Contents
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Example 3.................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Example 4.................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Master and Member Switches ............................................................................................................................................ 57
Selection of the Master Switch .................................................................................................................................... 57
Switch ID Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Optional Feature Licenses.................................................................................................................................................. 60
Planning the Stack.............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Stacking Worksheet............................................................................................................................................................ 62
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 65
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Choosing a Site for the Switch............................................................................................................................................ 70
Unpacking the Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 71
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch on a Table ................................................................................................................... 73
Installing the Bumper Feet.................................................................................................................................................. 74
Chapter 5: Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ............................................................................................... 77
Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack........................................................................................................................ 78
Required Items ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Switch Orientations in the Equipment Rack................................................................................................................. 78
Installing the Switch..................................................................................................................................................... 79
Chapter 6: Installing the Switch on a Wall ..................................................................................................................... 83
Switch Orientations on a Wall............................................................................................................................................. 84
Installation Guidelines......................................................................................................................................................... 86
Tools and Material ....................................................................................................................................................... 87
Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs..................................................................................................................... 89
Installing a Plywood Base................................................................................................................................................... 92
Installing the Switch on a Plywood Base ............................................................................................................................ 93
Installing the Switch on a Concrete Wall............................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 7: Powering On the Stack ............................................................................................................................... 101
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clips......................................................................................................................... 103
Powering On the Switches Individually............................................................................................................................. 104
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously ...................................................................................................................... 108
Starting a Local Management Session ............................................................................................................................. 110
Verifying the Stack............................................................................................................................................................ 112
Adding Ports 25 and 26 to the Stack Trunk ...................................................................................................................... 113
Adding Ports 49 and 50 to the Stack Trunk ...................................................................................................................... 115
Monitoring the Initialization Processes.............................................................................................................................. 117
Chapter 8: Cabling the Networking Ports .................................................................................................................... 121
Cabling Twisted Pair Ports................................................................................................................................................ 122
Guidelines to Handling SFP and SFP+ Transceivers ....................................................................................................... 123
Installing SFP or SFP+ Transceivers in the Switches....................................................................................................... 124
Installing AT-SP10TW Direct Connect Twinax Cables in the Switches............................................................................ 126
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 129
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 133
Physical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................... 134
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 137
Power Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 138
Certifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 140
RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts....................................................................................................................................... 141
RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts .......................................................................................................................... 143
USB Port........................................................................................................................................................................... 144