Dell PowerConnect 5424 User Manual

Hardware Description 25
Hardware Description
Device Port Configurations
PowerConnect 54xx Series Systems Front Panel Port Description
The PowerConnect 54xx series systems are configured with the following ports:
• 24/48 Copper ports — RJ-45 ports designated as 10/100/1000 BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports
•
4 Fiber ports — Designated as Gigabit ports
•
Terminal port — RS-232 console based port
The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 54xx series systems front panel.
Figure 2-1. PowerConnect 5424 Front Panel
The front panel contains ports1-24/48, which are copper based RJ-45 ports, designated as
10/100/1000 Mbps and support both Half and Full Duplex modes. There are four SFP fiber ports
which are designated as Combo ports 21-24/45-48. A Combo port is a single logical port with two
physical connections. Only one physical connection can be active at a time, so either the copper
ports or the equivalent fiber ports 21-24 can be active, but they cannot both be active
simultaneously. The upper row of ports are marked by odd numbers and the lower row of ports are
marked with even numbers.
On the front panel are all the device LEDs and a Reset Button which is used to manually reset
the device.
The device automatically detects whether the cable connected to an RJ-45 port is crossed or straight
through, and functions either way.

Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerConnect 5424
Category	Switch
Language	English