

Changing the port mode changes the information provided by each port status LED.

LEDs: You can use the LEDs to monitor switch activity and performance. The ports can connect to10BASE-T-compatible devices, such as workstations and hubs or 100BASE-TX-compatible devices, such as high-speed workstations, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches or 1000BASE-T-compatible devices, such as high-speed workstations, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches. 10/100/1000 Ports : The 10/100/1000 ports on Catalyst 2950T-24 switches use RJ-45 connectors and twisted-pair cabling.
#FUNCTION OF THE MODE BUTTON ON CISCO 2950 SWITCH PATCH#
You can connect a 100BASE-FX port to an SC or ST port on a target device by using one of the MT-RJ fiber-optic patch cablesģ. These ports only operate at 100Mbps in full-duplex mode. 100BASE-FX Ports : The 100BASE-FX Ports use 50/125- or 62.5/125-micron multimode fiber-optic cabling. The 10/100 ports can be explicitly set to operate in any combination of half duplex, full duplex, 10Mbps, or 100Mbps.Ģ. 10/100 Ports : These use RJ-45 Connectors and twisted-pair cabling and they can be connected to 10BASE-T-compatible devices, such as workstations and hubs, or 100BASE-TX-compatible devices, such as high-speed workstations, servers, hubs, routers, and other switches. Please note that the 2950 series switches come in different flavors and vary greatly in the number and type of ports available.Įxplanation: The switch front panel contains Ports, LEDs and the Mode button.ġ. Introduction to Cisco SwitchesĬisco 2950 switch (CISCO CATALYST 2950 24 PORT SWITCH WS-C2950-24 10/100)įront Panel: The switch front panel consists of 24 RJ-45 port connectors that support 10/100 Mbps speed and LED indicators as shown in the figures below.
