User guide

ReachNXT 100-8t User Guide
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1 Overview of the ReachNXT 100-8t Port Extender
This chapter describes the Extreme Networks
®
ReachNXT
™
100-8t ExtremeXOS
®
port extender. It
includes the following sections:
● About the ReachNXT 100-8t Port Extender on page 5
● ExtremeXOS Interoperability on page 6
● Power over Ethernet (PoE) Support on page 6
● Monitoring the ReachNXT 100-8t on page 7
● Upgrading Firmware on the ReachNXT 100-8t on page 7
● ReachNXT 100-8t Front Panel on page 7
● ReachNXT 100-8t Rear Panel on page 9
About the ReachNXT 100-8t Port Extender
The ReachNXT 100-8t port extender is an 8-port 10/100 switch with Gigabit uplink capability. It features
eight 10/100BASE-T ports for user access and one combination Gigabit Ethernet uplink port, which
connects to a switch running ExtremeXOS software.
The ReachNXT 100-8t does not run ExtremeXOS software, but instead is controlled by the ExtremeXOS
switch to which it is connected. The ReachNXT 100-8t operates as an extension of the ExtremeXOS
switch, providing additional access ports, aggregating network traffic from those ports, and sending the
traffic to the uplinked switch.
A typical application for the ReachNXT 100-8t is in a conference room, as illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 1: Typical ReachNXT 100-8t Installation
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