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Chapter 2 Product Overview

Front-Panel Description

The switch front panel includes the 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports or

100BASE-FX ports, GBIC module slots, and switch LEDs as shown in Figure 2-3

and described on the following pages.

Note Figure 2-3 shows the Catalyst 3550-12T switch as an example. All the Catalyst

switches have similar components.

Feature Description

Inline Power

• Power for Cisco IP Phones and access points from all 10/100 Ethernet ports

• Auto-detection and control of inline power on a per-port basis on all 10/100

ports

• Support for fan-fault and over-temperature detection through CMS

1. Only Catalyst 3550-24PWR switch

Table 2-1 Switch Features (continued)