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Introducing the Baseline Switch, Overview of the Baseline Switch 2226 Plus, Features and Capabilities

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1 INTRODUCING THE BASELINE SWITCH This chapter provides an overview of the features and capabilities of the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2226 Plus. It also identifies the contents of the Switch package and helps you get to know the physical features of the device. Overview of the Baseline Switch 2226 Plus The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226 Plus is a versatile, easy-to-use configurable Switch. It is ideal for users who want the high-speed performance of 10/100 switching with the added functionality of Gigabit links, but do not need sophisticated management capabilities. The Switch is shipped ready for use. No configuration is necessary, unless you want to configure advanced features such as VLAN support, link aggregation, and traffic prioritization. Features and Capabilities The Switch has 24 shielded RJ-45, 10/100 Mbps autonegotiating ports and two dual purpose 10/100/1000BASE-T ports that operate in conjunction with two Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver slots on the front panel for easy, flexible connection to fiber-based Gigabit media. While there are four physical Gigabit ports, only a maximum of two can be operational at any given time. Autosensing of MDI/MDIX Connections All ports on the Switch can autosense both medium dependent interface (MDI) and medium dependent interface crossover (MDIX) connections. This allows you to connect network devices to each port using either a normal straight-through TP (twisted pair) cable or a 'crossover' TP cable. Any port can therefore be used to connect to another switch port, server, or workstation without additional configuration. Autonegotiating 10/100 Mbps Ports Each 10/100 Mbps port automatically determines the speed and duplex mode of the connected equipment and provides a suitable switched connection. The 1000BASE-T ports also support automatic 10/100/1000 Mbps speed detection. 10/100 Mbps connections on these 1000BASE-T ports can operate in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode. 1000 Mbps connections, on the other hand, only operate in full duplex mode.

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1
I
NTRODUCING
THE
B
ASELINE
S
WITCH
This chapter provides an overview of the features and
capabilities of the 3Com
®
Baseline Switch 2226 Plus.
It also identifies the contents of the Switch package
and helps you get to know the physical features of
the device.
Overview of the Baseline Switch 2226 Plus
The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226 Plus is a versatile,
easy-to-use configurable Switch. It is ideal for users
who want the high-speed performance of 10/100
switching with the added functionality of Gigabit
links, but do not need sophisticated management
capabilities.
The Switch is shipped ready for use. No configuration
is necessary, unless you want to configure advanced
features such as VLAN support, link aggregation, and
traffic prioritization.
Features and Capabilities
The Switch has 24 shielded RJ-45, 10/100 Mbps auto-
negotiating ports and two dual purpose
10/100/1000BASE-T ports that operate in conjunction
with two Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) trans-
ceiver slots on the front panel for easy, flexible con-
nection to fiber-based Gigabit media.
While there are four physical Gigabit ports, only a
maximum of two can be operational at any given
time.
Autosensing of MDI/MDIX Connections
All ports on the Switch can autosense both medium
dependent interface (MDI) and medium dependent
interface crossover (MDIX) connections. This allows
you to connect network devices to each port using
either a normal straight-through TP (twisted pair)
cable or a ‘crossover’ TP cable.
Any port can therefore be used to connect to another
switch port, server, or workstation without additional
configuration.
Autonegotiating 10/100 Mbps Ports
Each 10/100 Mbps port automatically determines the
speed and duplex mode of the connected equipment
and provides a suitable switched connection. The
1000BASE-T ports also support automatic
10/100/1000 Mbps speed detection.
10/100 Mbps connections on these 1000BASE-T
ports can operate in either half-duplex or full-duplex
mode. 1000 Mbps connections, on the other hand,
only operate in full duplex mode.