Installation guide

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Catalyst 3750 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Product Overview
The Catalyst 3750 family of switches—also referred to as the switches—are
stackable Ethernet switches to which you can connect devices like Cisco IP
Phones, Cisco Wireless Access Points workstations, and other network devices
such as servers, routers, and other switches. This chapter provides a functional
overview of the Catalyst 3750 switch models. These topics are included:
• Features, page 2-1
• Front Panel Description, page 2-3
• Rear Panel Description, page 2-14
• Management Options, page 2-18
Features
The switches can be deployed as backbone switches, aggregating 10BASE-T,
100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T Ethernet traffic from other network devices.
Refer to the switch software configuration guide for examples showing how you
might deploy the switches in your network.