VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
Hardware Connections 2-3
Table 2-A VES-1000 Series Switches: Front Panel Ports
VES-1008 FRONT PANEL PORTS
CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION
CONSOLE The CONSOLE port is an RS-232 port for local configuration of the VES-1000 Series
switch.
USER/CO The combined USER/CO port is a Telco-50 connector for external POTS/ISDN and VDSL
connections.
Two 10/100 Mbps
RJ-45 connectors
These ports connect to a Ethernet switch or WAN router.
VES-1012 FRONT PANEL PORTS
CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION
RJ-45 connectors
2.4.1 Console Port
For the initial configuration, you need to use terminal emulator software on a computer and connect it to the
console port on the VES-1000 Series switch. Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port
of the VES-1000 Series switch. Connect the other end (either a female 25-pin or female 9-pin) to a serial port
(COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer. You can use an extension RS-232 cable if the enclosed one
is too short. After the initial setup, you can modify the configuration remotely through a telnet connection.
2.4.2 VDSL Port Connections
The VES-1008 has a combined USER/CO Telco-50 connector and this is used for external POTS/ISDN and
VDSL connections (Appendix B - Diagram 2 shows the pin assignments for the combined Telco-50 connector).
Supplied with the VES-1008 is a cable that is designed to fit into the combined USER/CO socket and it is a
requirement for the installer to configure the other end of the cable to suit their installation requirements.
The Phone Port pins (pins 1-8 and 26-33) connect to the Main Distribution Frame (MDF) that is usually located in
the multi-tenant unit. Eight separate phone connections from different subscribers are available to be used on the
VES-1008 and each of their phone connections are required to be connected to their respective port on the MDF.
The VDSL Port pins are used to connect the VES-1008 to the VDSL modems (for example, ZyXEL’s Prestige
841). As with the phone port pins, each VDSL port requires 2 separate pins. Eight separate VDSL ports are
available on the VES-1008 and each port is available to a separate subscriber or user.
Diagram 2 details the pin assignments for the VES-1008 Phone and VDSL ports.
For the VES-1012 only, connect the lines from the user equipment (VDSL modems) to the
USER port and the
lines from the central office switch or PBX (Private Branch Exchange) to the
CO port. Make sure that the
USER line and the CO lines are not shorted on the MDF (Main Distribution Frame).
