Hardware Description 27Hardware DescriptionPort DescriptionPowerConnect 3524 Port DescriptionThe Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3524 device is configured with the following ports:• 24 Fast Ethernet ports — RJ-45 ports designated as 10/100Base-T ports• 2 Fiber ports — Designated as 1000Base-X SFP ports• 2 Gigabit ports — Designated as 1000Base-T ports• Console port — RS-232 based portThe following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 3524 front panel.Figure 2-1. PowerConnect 3524 Front PanelThe front panel contains 24 RJ-45 ports number 1-24. The upper row of ports is marked withodd numbers 1-23, and the lower row of ports is marked with even numbers 2-24. In addition,the front panel also contains ports G1 - G2 which are fiber ports and ports G3- G4 which arecopper ports. Ports G3 - G4 can either be used as stacking ports, or used to forward network trafficin a stand-alone device.Stacking LEDsStacking ButtonReset ButtonSystem LEDs10/100 Base-T Ports 1, 3, 5, 7, ...2310/100 Base-T Ports 2, 4, 6, 8, ...24 G1 G2 G3 G41000Base-XSFP PortsStackingPorts
