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Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
ES3500 Series User’s Guide
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Figure 12 ES3500-24HP Rear Panel
Figure 13 ES3500-8PD Front Panel
Figure 14 ES3500-8PD Rear Panel
The following table describes the connectors on the front and rear panels.
AC Power Connection
Ethernet Ports
Dual-personality Interfaces
Console Port
LEDs
PoE In
DC Power Connection
Table 3 Front and Rear Panel Connections
LABEL DESCRIPTION
10/100 Mbps
RJ-45 Ethernet
Ports
Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Dual-
Personality
Interfaces
Each dual-personality interface has one RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable
(SFP) slot (also called a mini-GBIC slot), with one port or transceiver active at a time.
• RJ-45 Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using
Category 5/5e/6 copper cables.
•SFP Slots:
Use SFP transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet switches.
Console Port The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.
AC Power
Connection
Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.
DC Power
Connection
Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.