This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of the DES-
1210G.
Front Panel
The front panel of the Switch consists of LED indicators for power and for each port, an
RS-232 communication port, eight 10/100 Mbps twisted-pair ports and two 1000BASE-
SX fiber optic ports.
♦ An RS-232 DCE console port for setting up and managing the switch via a
connection to a console terminal or PC using a terminal emulation program.
♦ Eight high-performance, NWay Ethernet ports all of which operate at 10/100
Mbps for connections to end stations, servers and hubs. All ports can auto-
negotiate between 10Mbps or 100Mbps, full or half duplex, and flow control.
♦ MDI-X/MDI-II button for port 1x located between the RS-232 DCE console port
and the RJ-45 UTP ports. This port can be put in uplink (MDI-II) position by
pushing the button in.
Two 1000BASE-SX Gigabit ports for connections to server or network backbone.
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Figure 3-1. Front panel view of the Switch
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