Chapter 2 Product Overview
Front Panel Description
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Catalyst 3560 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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To select or change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is
highlighted. When you change port modes, the meanings of the port LED colors
also change. Table 2-5 explains how to interpret the port LED colors in different
port modes.
Even if PoE mode is not selected, the PoE LED still shows PoE problems when
they are detected.
Table 2-4 lists the PoE mode LED colors and their meanings.
Table 2-3 Modes for Port LEDs
Selected Mode
LED Port Mode Description
STAT Port status The port status. This is the default mode.
DUPLX Port duplex mode The port duplex mode: full duplex or half duplex.
SPEED Port speed The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000
1
Mbps.
1. When installed in Catalyst 3560 switches, 1000BASE-T SFP modules can operate at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps in full-duplex
mode or at 10 or 100 Mbps in half-duplex mode.
PoE 10/100 PoE port power The PoE status.
Table 2-4 PoE Mode LED
Color PoE Status
Off PoE mode is not selected. None of the 10/100 ports have been denied power or are
in a fault condition.
Green PoE mode is selected, and the PoE status is shown on the port LEDs.
Blinking amber PoE mode is not selected. At least one of the 10/100 ports has been denied power,
or at least one of the 10/100 ports has a PoE fault.