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CHAPTER 3 Hardware Overview This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make the hardware connections. 3.1 Panel Connections The figure below shows the front panel of the switch. Figure 6 Front Panel LEDs 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Ports RJ-45 Gigabit / Mini-GBIC Dual Personality Interfaces The following table describes the ports on the panels. Table 1 Panel Connections CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION 24 10/100 Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router. Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Ports Two Dual Personality Interfaces Each interface has one 1000 Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) fiber port, with one port active at a time. • 2 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Gigabit Ports: Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches. • 2 Mini-GBIC Ports: Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic connections to backbone Ethernet switches. 3.1.1 Ethernet Ports The switch has 24 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex or full duplex. ES-1124 User's Guide 21