Installation guide

Overview 1-5
Front-Panel Description
Front-Panel Description
The switch front panel contains the ports and the LEDs. This section describes these
features.
10/100 Ports
Figure 1-2 shows the 10/100 Ethernet ports on the switches. The switch 10/100 Ethernet
ports are internally switched to all other switch ports and use RJ-45 connectors and
Category 5 cabling. They operate at either 10 or 100 Mbps in full or half duplex. For
autonegotiation with other devices, the ports are IEEE 802.3u-compliant.
When connected to another device, a port senses the speed and duplex settings of the
attached device and advertises its own capabilities. If the connected device also supports
autonegotiation, the switch port negotiates the best connection (that is, the fastest line speed
that both devices support and full-duplex transmission, if the attached device supports it)
and configures itself accordingly. Ports can also be explicitly set to operate in any
combination of half duplex, full duplex, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps. In all cases, the attached
device must be within 100 meters of the switch.