Chapter 1
Product Overview
Port LEDs and Modes
The port LEDs, as a group or individually, display information about the switch and about the individual
ports:
Table 1-4
Selected Mode
LED
STAT
DUPLX
SPEED
PoE
1. When installed in Catalyst 3560 switches, 1000BASE-T SFP modules can operate at 10, 100, or 1000 Mb/s in
Even if the PoE mode is not selected, the PoE LED shows PoE problems when they are detected. The
PoE LED applies only to Catalyst 3560 switches that support PoE.
Table 1-5
Color
Off
Green
Blinking amber
To select or change a mode, press the Mode button until the desired mode is highlighted. When you
change port modes, the meanings of the port LED colors also change.
the port LED colors in different port modes.
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Modes for Port LEDs
Port Mode
Port status
Port duplex mode
Port speed
PoE port power
full-duplex mode or at 10 or 100 Mb/s in half-duplex mode.
PoE Mode LED
PoE Status
PoE mode is not selected. None of the 10/100 or 10/100/1000 PoE ports have been
denied power or are in a fault condition.
PoE mode is selected, and the PoE status is shown on the port LEDs.
PoE mode is not selected. At least one of the 10/100 or 10/100/1000 PoE ports has
been denied power, or at least one of the ports has a PoE fault.
Description
The port status. This is the default mode.
The port duplex mode: full duplex or half duplex.
The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000
The PoE status.
Table 1-6
Catalyst 3560 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Front Panel Description
1
Mb/s.
explains how to interpret
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