Cisco WS-C2960G-8TC-L Configuration page 3

Before you begin connecting any cables to your Cisco switches, you should
become familiar with their chassis and interfaces. First, you should understand how
to turn on your Cisco device, what interfaces it has, and the meanings of the various
LEDs (light-emitting diodes) on the chassis. The next few sections cover this in
more depth for the 2960.
2960 Chassis
Figure 12-1 shows illustrations of the front (at top) and rear (at bottom) views of a
2960-24TT switch. For the front view, the ports on the left are the 10/100 BaseTX
ports and the two on the right are the two 10/100/1000 BaseTX ports. For the
10/100 ports, the ports are numbered in the first column, 1 at the top and 2 at the
bottom; in the second column, 3 at the top and 4 at the bottom; and so on. The
front of the chassis contains the MODE button as well as the LEDs.
The rear of the chassis has the management connections. You'll notice that no
toggle switch is included to turn the switch on or off. To turn the switch on, plug
one end of the power cable into the back of the switch and the other into a power
outlet. To turn the switch off, unplug the power cable from either end. The 2960
supports an RJ-45 console interface, which uses a rollover cable for connectivity to
a terminal or terminal emulation device for console access.
FIGURE 12-1
A 2950-24TT
switch
2960 Front
SYST
RPS
STAT
DUPLX
SPEED
MODE
2960 Rear
RJ-45 Fan exhaust
console port
2960 Overview
Ports and LEDs
RPS outlet
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Power