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Catalyst 3560 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Product Overview
The Catalyst 3560 switch—also referred to as the switch—is an Ethernet switch to which you can
connect devices like Cisco Wireless Access Point workstations, Cisco IP Phones, and other network
devices such as servers, routers, and other switches. This chapter provides a functional overview of the
Catalyst 3560 switch. These topics are included:
• Setting up the Switch, page 1-1
• Features, page 1-1
• Front Panel Description, page 1-2
• Rear Panel Description, page 1-14
• Management Options, page 1-15
Setting up the Switch
See the Catalyst 3560 Switch Getting Started Guide that shipped with the switch for instructions on how
to use Express Setup to initially configure your Catalyst switch. The Getting Started Guide also covers
switch management options, basic rack-mounting procedures, port and module connections, power
connection procedures, and troubleshooting help.
For instructions on setting up your switch using the command-line interface (CLI), see Appendix C,
“Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program.”
Features
The Catalyst 3560 switch can be deployed as a backbone switch, aggregating 10BASE-T and
100BASE-TX Ethernet traffic from other network devices. See the switch software configuration guide
for examples showing how you might deploy the switch in your network.
These are the switch features:
• Fast Ethernet
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Catalyst 3560-24PS switch—24 10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports and 2 small
form-factor pluggable (SFP) module slots
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Catalyst 3560-24TS-S—24 10/100 ports and 2 SFP module slots
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Catalyst 3560-48PS switch—48 10/100 PoE ports and 4 SFP module slots
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Catalyst 3560-48TS-S—48 10/100 ports and 4 SFP module slots