Getting To Know Your Switch; Introduction; Bridging Example - ZyXEL Communications XGS-4728F User Manual

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Getting to Know Your Switch

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch.

1.1 Introduction

Your Switch is a stand-alone, layer-3, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch with two 12
Gigabit stacking ports as well as support for an optional 2-port 10 Gigabit uplink
module. By integrating router functions, the Switch performs wire-speed layer-3
routing in addition to layer-2 switching.
The Switch comes with 24 GbE dual personality interfaces. A dual personality
interface includes one Gigabit port and one slot for a mini-GBIC transceiver (SFP
module) with one port active at a time.
There are two XGS-4728F models. The XGS-4728F DC model requires DC power
supply input of -36 VDC to -72 VDC, 1.5 A Max no tolerance. The XGS-4728F AC
model requires 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 0.8 A power.
With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In
addition, the Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator
program on the console port, or third-party SNMP management.
See Chapter 50 on page 393
Switch.

1.1.1 Bridging Example

In this example the Switch connects different company departments (RD and
Sales) to the corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and
eliminate server and network bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can
connect to high-speed department servers via the Switch. You can provide a
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