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Catalyst 2940 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Overview
This chapter provides information about these topics:
• Setting up the Switch, page 1-1
• Features, page 1-1
• Front-Panel Description, page 1-2
• Rear-Panel Description, page 1-9
• Management Options, page 1-11
Setting up the Switch
See the Catalyst 2940 Switch Getting Started Guide for instructions on initially configuring your
Catalyst switch by using the Express Setup. Also covered in the getting started guide are switch
management options, basic rack-mounting procedures, port and module connections, power connection
procedures, and troubleshooting help. For instructions on setting up your switch by using the
command-line interface (CLI), see Appendix C, “Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based
Setup Program.”
Features
The Catalyst 2940 switches are a family of Ethernet switches that you can use to connect workstations
and other network devices, such as servers, routers, and other switches. All models of the switch are
cluster-capable.
See the switch software configuration guide for examples that show how you might deploy the switches
in your network.
These are the switch features:
• Hardware
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Catalyst 2940-8TT-S switch—Eight 10/100 Ethernet ports and one Gigabit Ethernet
10/100/1000 port.
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Catalyst 2940-8TF-S switch—Eight 10/100 Ethernet ports, one 100BASE-FX port, and one
small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) module slot. The Cisco SFP modules that are supported by
this switch include the1000BASE-LX, 1000BASE-SX, Coarse Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (CDWM) fiber-optic modules, and the 1000BASE-T copper module.
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