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Item 
S5120-28C-EI 
S5120-24P-EI 
S5120-52C-EI 
S5120-48P-EI 
S5120-28C- 
PWR-EI 
S5120-52C-PWR-EI
AC input
Rated voltage range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz 
Input voltage range: 90 VAC to 264 VAC, 47 Hz to 63 Hz
 
Use the external RPS power supply units recommended by H3C only. 
 
Input 
voltage
 
RPS 
input
 
Rated voltage range: 10.8 VDC to 
13.2 VDC 
RPS500-A3 (+12 V/10.5 A output, 
power cable 0404A03C) 
Rated voltage range: –52 VDC to –55 
VDC 
RPS1000-A3 (–54 V/25 A output, 
power cable 0404A053)
 
Static power 
consumption 
S5120-28C-EI: 36 
W 
S5120-24P-EI: 35 
W 
S5120-52C-EI: 
55 W 
S5120-48P-EI: 
54 W 
55 W  78 W 
Power 
consumption (full 
load)
 
S5120-28C-EI: 
103W 
S5120-24P-EI: 
62W 
S5120-52C-EI: 
145W 
S5120-48P-EI: 
110W 
495 W, with 
125 W of 
system power 
consumption 
and 370 W of 
PoE power
 
550 W when RPS is 
not connected, with 
180 W of system 
power consumption 
and 370 W of PoE 
power 
920 W when RPS is 
connected, with 180 
W of system power 
consumption and 
740 W of PoE power
Cooling system  Four fans for heat dissipation  Six fans for heat dissipation 
Operating 
temperature
 
0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) 
Relative humidity 
(noncondensing)
 
10% to 90% 
* indicates that you can select AC power input, RPS power input, or both (with the AC power input 
and the RPS power input work as backup for each other). 
 
 
z  Only the recommended RPS can be used for S5120-EI Ethernet switches. The –48 VDC in the 
equipment room cannot be used directly. Otherwise, the device may be damaged. 
z  For details about the RPS power supply units, see the user manual and RPS Ordering Guide for 
H3C Low-End Series Ethernet Switches. 
 
Introduction to S5120-EI Series Ethernet Switches 
S5120-28C-EI 
Front Panel 
The S5120-28C-EI Ethernet switch provides 24 × 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet ports, four 
1000 Base-X SFP ports and one console port on the front panel. The last four 10/100/1000Base-T