ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24F User Manual

 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

MES3500-24/24F User’s Guide

MES3500-24F Front Panel: DC Model

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured to the 
following parameters:

• VT100
• Terminal emulation
• 9600 bps
• No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
• No flow control

Fast SFP Slots

Dual Personality Interfaces

Console Port

LEDs

Signal slot

Power Connection

Power Switch

Front Panel Connections

Power Switch

This is for DC model only. After you connect the DC power properly (see 

.), put the power switch in the ON position to turn on the Switch. 

Power 
Connection

Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.

24 10/100 
Mbps RJ-45 
Fast Ethernet 
Ports 
(MES3500-24)

Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.

24 100 Mbps 
Fast SFP Slots 
(MES3500-24F)

Use transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to a computer, a hub, a 
switch or router.

Four Dual 
Personality 
Interfaces 

Each interface has one 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) 
slot (also called a mini-GBIC slot), with one port or transceiver active at a time. 

•

Four 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using 

1000BASE-T compatible Category 5/5e/6 copper cables.

•

Four  Mini-GBIC Slots:
Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet 

switches.

Console Port

The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.

Signal slot

Connect the signal input pins to signal output terminals on other pieces of equipment.

Connect the signal output pins to a signal input terminal on another piece of equipment.