Chapter 1: Overview
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Features
The Allied Telesis GS980MX Series switches are stackable Gigabit, Layer
3+ Ethernet switches. The following sections list the features:
GS980MX
Models
Table 1 lists the basic features.
Twisted Pair
Ports
The twisted pair ports on the GS980MX/10HSm (1 to 8) and GS980MX/
18HSm (1 to 16) switches have these features:
Supports 100Mbps and 1/2.5/5Gbps operation
100 meters (328 feet) maximum operating distance per port
Auto-Negotiation for speed
Half-duplex mode at 100Mbps
Full-duplex mode at 100Mbps and 1/2.5/5Gbps
Auto-MDI/MDI-X at 100Mbps and 1/2.5/5Gbps
Port Link/Activity (L/A) and Duplex/Collision (D/C) LEDs
Table 1. Basic Features
Feature
GS980MX
/10HSm
(PoE++)
GS980MX
/18HSm
(PoE++)
GS980MX
/28
GS980MX
/28PSm
(PoE+)
GS980MX
/52
GS980MX
/52PSm
(PoE+)
100Mbps and 1/2.5/5 Gbps
PoE++ Twisted Pair Ports
8 16 - - - -
10Mbps, 100Mbps and
1 Gbps Twisted Pair Ports
- - 24 - 48 -
10Mbps, 100Mbps and
1 Gbps PoE+ Twisted Pair
Ports
- - - 20 - 40
100Mbps and 1/2.5/5Gbps
PoE+ Twisted Pair Ports
- - - 4 - 8
1Gbps SFP and 10Gbps
SFP+ Transceiver Ports
2 2 4 4 4 4
VCStack Up to 4 Up to 4 Up to 4 Up to 4 Up to 4 Up to 4
Pre-installed Power Supply
(Not field replaceable)
1 1 1 1 1 1