Chapter 3 Hardware Connections; Front Panel; Console Port; Figure 3-1 Es-3124Pwr Front Panel - ZyXEL Communications Dimension ES-3124PWR User Manual

This chapter acquaints you with the front and rear panels, shows you how to make the connections,

3.1 Front Panel

The following figure shows the front panel of the ES-3124PWR. The front panel contains switch LEDs, 24 RJ-45
Ethernet ports, four RJ-45 Gigabit ports, 2 mini-GBIC ports, and a console port and a management port for local
switch management.
LEDs
The following table describes the ports on the front panel.
CONNECTOR
24 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Connectors
Four 100/1000 Mbps
RJ-45 Gigabit Ports
Two Mini-GBIC Ports

Console Port

Management Port
3.1.1 Console Port
For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured to the following
parameters:
Hardware Connections
Ethernet Ports

Figure 3-1 ES-3124PWR Front Panel

Table 3-1 ES-3124PWR: Front Panel Ports

Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Connect these 1Gbps Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.
Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optical connections to backbone
Ethernet switches.
The console port is for local configuration of the switch.
Connect to a computer using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable for local configuration of the
switch.
VT100 terminal emulation
No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
Dimension ES-3124PWR Ethernet Switch
Hardware Connections
install/remove (optional) modules and explains the LEDs.
RJ-45 Gigabit Ports for stacking
DESCRIPTION
Chapter 3
Console Port
RJ-45 Gigabit / Mini-GBIC
Combo Ports for uplink
9600 bps
No flow control
Management Port
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