Switch Connections; Switch To An End Node; Switch To Another Switch - D-Link DXS-3600-EM-4QXS Hardware Installation Manual

DXS-3600-32S 10GbE Layer 2/3 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Switch Connections

Switch to an End Node

Switch to another Switch

Switch to a Server
Switch Stacking
Switch to an End Node
End node is a generic name for edge networking devices that will be connected to this switch. Typical examples of end
nodes are Personal Computers (PCs), Notebooks, Access Points, Print Servers, VoIP Phones and more. Each end
node will be outfitted with a 10/100/1000Mbps, RJ-45, networking port. Normally end nodes will connect to this switch
by using a standard twisted-pair, UTP/STP, network cable. After a successful connection, the corresponding Link/Act
light will illuminate and blink to indicate that packet activity is taking place on that port.
The diagram below display a typical end node connected to the Switch.
Figure 3-1 Connecting the Switch to an end node
Switch to another Switch
Another popular configuration is to connect this switch to another switch or hub. This network typography is considered
when one Switch does not have enough ports to cater for all the end nodes in the network. There is a great deal of
flexibility in the type of cabling that can be used to interlink switches. The copper ports support cables like Categories 3,
4, 5, and 5e running on standards like 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T. Two or more switches can also be
interlinked using fiber-optic cables via the switch's SFP/SFP+/WDM ports.
Figure 3-2 Connecting a Switch to another switch
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