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CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

This chapter describes the hardware features of the NETGEAR Model GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit

Ethernet Switch. Topics include:

Front and back panels

10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing RJ-45 ports

SFP module bay

LED descriptions

Console port

Front and Back Panels

Figures 2-1 and 2-2 show the key components on the front and back panels of the NETGEAR Model

GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

The front panel contains LEDs, RJ-45 jacks, SFP module bays, and a console port. The back panel has a

standard AC power receptacle for accommodating the supplied power cord.

Figure 2-1. Front Panel of the GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Figure 2-2. Back Panel of the GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ports

As Figures 2-1 and 2-3 shows, the GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch has 24

10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 ports. These ports are auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Mbps ports: When you insert a

cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch automatically ascertains the maximum speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps)

and duplex mode (half- or full-duplex) of the attached device.

To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports support Auto Uplink. This technology lets

you attach devices to the RJ-45 ports using either straight-through or crossover cables. When you insert a

cable into the switch’s RJ-45 port, the switch automatically:

• Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable.

• Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a “normal” connection (such as when

connecting the port to a PC) or an “uplink” connection (such as when connecting the port to a

router, switch, or hub).

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