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Hardware Overview
This section provides an overview of the switch hardware. The topics covered
in this section include:
• PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series Front Panel
• PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series Back Panel
• LED Definitions
•Switch Addresses
PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series Front
Panel
The following sections describe the ports on the front panel of each switch.
PowerConnect 8024 Front Panel
The PowerConnect 8024 front panel provides 24 100M/1G/10GBase-T ports,
four of which are combined with SFP/SFP+ ports.
Figure 3-1. PowerConnect 8024 Front Panel
Combo Ports100M/1G/10GBase-T Auto-sensing
Full Duplex RJ-45 Ports