This section describes the switch’s physical interfaces and provides information about cable connections.

Stations are connected to the switch’s ports through the physical interface ports on the front panel. For each station, the appropriate mode (Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex, Auto) is set.

The switching port can connect to stations wired in standard RJ-45 Ethernet station mode.

SFP interfaces are on the console front. Figure 3‑2 illustrates an SFP connector.

The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 6200series switches support dual 10 Gb slot interfaces. These interfaces can operate at 10 Gbps when supporting optional SFP+, CX4, XFP, and 10GBase-T modules.

You can use the supplied serial cable (null-modem) to connect the switch to a terminal for initial setup and configuration (You can also use a computer running terminal emulation software). The switch’s serial cable is a female to female DB-9 crossover cable.