3com 2226 PLUS Betriebsanweisung

This chapter provides an overview of the features and 
capabilities of the 3Com

®

 Baseline Switch 2226 Plus. 

It also identifies the contents of the Switch package 
and helps you get to know the physical features of 
the device.

The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226 Plus is a versatile, 
easy-to-use configurable Switch. It is ideal for users 
who want the high-speed performance of 10/100 
switching with the added functionality of Gigabit 
links, but do not need sophisticated management 
capabilities. 

The Switch is shipped ready for use. No configuration 
is necessary, unless you want to configure advanced 
features such as VLAN support, link aggregation, and 
traffic prioritization.

The Switch has 24 shielded RJ-45, 10/100 Mbps auto-
negotiating ports and two dual purpose 
10/100/1000BASE-T ports that operate in conjunction 
with two Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) trans-
ceiver slots on the front panel for easy, flexible con-
nection to fiber-based Gigabit media. 

While there are four physical Gigabit ports, only a 
maximum of two can be operational at any given 
time.

All ports on the Switch can autosense both medium 
dependent interface (MDI) and medium dependent 
interface crossover (MDIX) connections. This allows 
you to connect network devices to each port using 
either a normal straight-through TP (twisted pair) 
cable or a ‘crossover’ TP cable. 

Any port can therefore be used to connect to another 
switch port, server, or workstation without additional 
configuration.

Each 10/100 Mbps port automatically determines the 
speed and duplex mode of the connected equipment 
and provides a suitable switched connection. The 
1000BASE-T ports also support automatic 
10/100/1000 Mbps speed detection. 

10/100 Mbps connections on these 1000BASE-T 
ports can operate in either half-duplex or full-duplex 
mode. 1000 Mbps connections, on the other hand, 
only operate in full duplex mode.