Hardware Panels; Chapter 3 Hardware Panels; Front Panel; Gigabit Ethernet Ports - ZyXEL Communications XGS2210-28 User Manual

This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the Switch and shows you how to make the
hardware connections.

3.1 Front Panel

The following figures show the front panels of the Switch.
Figure 7 Front Panel: XGS2210-28
Figure 8 Front Panel: XGS2210-28HP
Figure 9 Front Panel: XGS2210-52
Figure 10 Front Panel: XGS2210-52HP

3.1.1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

The Switch has 1000Base-T auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
Ethernet, the speed can be 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps. The duplex mode can be half duplex or
full duplex.
An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100/1000 Mbps)
and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.
An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automatically works with a straight-through or crossover
Ethernet cable.
When auto-negotiation is turned on, an Ethernet port negotiates with the peer automatically to
determine the connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer Ethernet port does not support auto-
negotiation or turns off this feature, the Switch determines the connection speed by detecting the signal

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