Difference between revisions of "Dell PowerConnect 7048"

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== Firmware - Images - Configuration ==
Access via the GUI is here: System, File Management (upload and download are from the Switches perspective)
Image1 and Image2 is the Firmware (
startup-config and backup-config are the settings 
Even though this is about a Dell PowerConnect 7048 Switch, it applies to a huge range of their switches in the PowerConnect series including the  2700, 2800, 3400, 3500, 5400, 5500, 6200, 7000, 8000, and 8100 series. It is not a step by step article on how to configure the device.  This article is only about the cable.  And the reason I'm writing this is because there was so little information available to me about the cable pin outs.  Everyone wants to sell you a cable, but hardly anyone has information about the cable itself.   
Even though this is about a Dell PowerConnect 7048 Switch, it applies to a huge range of their switches in the PowerConnect series including the  2700, 2800, 3400, 3500, 5400, 5500, 6200, 7000, 8000, and 8100 series. It is not a step by step article on how to configure the device.  This article is only about the cable.  And the reason I'm writing this is because there was so little information available to me about the cable pin outs.  Everyone wants to sell you a cable, but hardly anyone has information about the cable itself.