Cabletron Systems 2H28-08R Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 1:
Introduction
1-2 2H28-08R SmartSwitch 2208 User’s Guide
Appendix B,
FE-100TX, FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Specifications
,
contains information about FE-100TX pinouts and information
concerning cable types used with the FE-100FX and FE-100F3.
Appendix C,
Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings
,
describes how to install optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and how
to set the Mode Switch.
1.3 2H28-08R OVERVIEW
The 2H28-08R (Figure 1-1) is a switching device that provides six fixed
100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet ports using multimode fiber optic cable. Each
Ethernet segment supports 802.1D switching (bridging), IEEE 802.1Q
switching, and Cabletron Systems SecureFast Switching Virtual Network
technology.
Figure 1-1 2H28-08R
The 2H28-08R also has two slots (7 and 8) for optional Fast Ethernet
Interface Modules.
The device bridges each Ethernet segment to the other switch ports, and
to the optional interface modules in port slots 7 and 8. The optional Fast
Ethernet Interface Modules provide uplinks to 100BASE-TX or
100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet networks, and connectivity to 10BASE-T.
Port LEDs
Switched Ethernet Ports
2380_02
System LEDs
COM Port
RESET Button
Optional Fast
Ethernet Interface
Module Ports 7 & 8
Receive (RX)
Transmit (TX)
LEDs