1.2. Interfaces and Ports

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This section is an overview of the NetWall W50 product's external connectivity options.

Figure 1.2. NetWall W50 Interfaces and Ports

The NetWall W50 features the following connection ports on the front panel:

A single fixed RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces with the logical cOS Core name G1. This is the default interface for management access over a network. However, it can be used for other purposes.
An RS-232 RJ45 port for console connection marked with the letter C. This port is used for direct access to the cOS Core Boot Menu and the cOS Core Command Line Interface (CLI). Connection to this port is discussed in Section 3.5, Local Console Port Connection.
4 x PCIe Ethernet interface expansion slots on the right side of the front panel. In a new unit, these slots are covered with a removable panel. Expansion modules can be ordered separately for these slots and the following module options are available:
1. 8 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
2. 8 x SFP Gigabit interfaces.
3. 2 x SFP+ 10 Gigabit interfaces.
4. 4 x SFP+ 10 Gigabit interfaces.
Module installation is discussed further in Chapter 6, Interface Expansion Modules as well as details about logical name assignment in cOS Core.

Note that only the SFP and SFP+ modules available from Clavister have been tested to function correctly with the W50 hardware. Clavister cannot guarantee that others will function correctly.

	Note: The two USB Type A ports are not currently used
	The two USB Type A ports on the W50 front panel are for future functionality and are not currently used by cOS Core.

Figure 1.3. NetWall W50 Interface Ports (including expansion module)

The full connection capabilities of all the NetWall W50 Ethernet interfaces are listed at the end of Appendix A, NetWall W50 Specifications.

RJ45 Ethernet Interface Status LEDs

The status lights on the sides of the NetWall W50 RJ45 Ethernet interface sockets indicate the following states for each interface:

Left LED:
1. Solid Green - The interface has power.
2. Flashing Green - The interface is active.
Right LED:
1. Dark - 10 Mbit link or no link.
2. Green - 100 Mbit link.
3. Yellow - 1000 Mbit link.