Chapter 1
| Switch Description
Overview
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Key Hardware
Components
The switch consists of several key hardware components. This manual describes
each specific component, or related components, together with their installation
requirements and procedures in each chapter. To understand each component in
detail, refer to the relevant section.
Figure 1: Front Panel ECS4210-12P
10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 Ports
The switch contains ten 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports that support 10/100/
1000BASE-T copper links to other devices. For more information, see “How to
Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports” on page 34.
Gigabit SFP Slots
The switch contains two Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver slots that
operate up to 1 Gbps full duplex. For more information, see “How to Connect to SFP
Fiber Optic Ports” on page 38.
PoE Button
Pressing the PoE button on the ECS4210-12P front panel changes the port LEDs to
display PoE status. For more information, see “Understanding the System Status
LEDs” on page 42.
Port LEDs RJ-45 Console Port
1000BASE-T RJ-45 PoE Ports PoE Button
1000BASE-T RJ-45 Uplink Ports Reset Button
Gigabit SFP Slots System LEDs