Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches Installation guide

Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed Series 8-Port and 16-Port Switch

Hardware Installation Guide

First Published: 2018-11-30

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CONTENTS

Preface ix

PREFACE

Document Conventions ix

Related Documentation x

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xi

Product Overview 1

CHAPTER 1

Switch Models 1

Front Panel 2

PoE Ports 3

10/100/1000 Ports 4

Console Ports 4

SFP Module Slots 4

LEDs 5

System LED 6

Port LEDs and Modes 6

PoE LED 7

Console LEDs 7

Port LEDs 8

Rear Panel 8

Internal Power Supply 9

Security Slot 9

Network Configurations 10

Switch Installation 11

CHAPTER 2

Safety Warnings 11

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Box Contents 14

Tools and Equipment 15

Installation Guidelines 15

Verifying Switch Operation 16

Mounting the Switch 16

Mounting on a Desk or Shelf Without Mounting Screws 16

On a Desk, Shelf, or Wall (with Mounting Screws) 16

Desk- or Shelf-Mounting 16

Under a Desk- or Shelf-Mounting 17

Wall-Mounting 19

With a Mounting Tray 20

Mounting Tray with Screws 20

Mounting Tray with a Magnet 22

In a Rack 24

On a DIN Rail 26

Attaching the DIN-Mount Tray to the Switch 26

Mounting the Switch on a DIN Rail 27

Removing the Switch from a DIN Rail 28

Installing the Power Cord Retainer (Optional) 29

Installing the Cable Guard (Optional) 32

Installing SFP Modules 35

Installing an SFP Module 35

Removing an SFP Module 36

10/100/1000 PoE and PoE+Port Connections 37

10/100/1000 Port Connections 38

Auto-MDIX Connections 38

Troubleshooting 41

CHAPTER 3

Diagnosing Problems 41

Switch POST Results 41

Switch LEDs 41

Switch Connections 41

Bad or Damaged Cable 41

Ethernet and Fiber-Optic Cables 42

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Link Status 42

10/100/1000 Port Connections 42

10/100/1000 PoE+ Port Connections 42

SFP Module 43

Interface Settings 43

Ping End Device 43

Spanning Tree Loops 43

Switch Performance 44

Speed, Duplex, and Autonegotiation 44

Autonegotiation and Network Interface Cards 44

Cabling Distance 44

Finding the Switch Serial Number 44

Technical Specifications 47

APPENDIX A

Physical Specifications 47

Environmental Specifications 48

Power Requirements 48

PoE Power Consumption 49

Connector and Cable Specifications 51

APPENDIX B

Connector Specifications 51

10/100/1000 Ports (Including PoE) 51

SFP Module Connectors 51

Cables and Adapters 52

SFP Module Cables 52

Cable Pinouts 53

Console Port Adapter Pinouts 54

Configuring the Switch 57

APPENDIX C

Configuring the Switch Using the Configuration Setup Wizard 57

Quick Setup: Accessing the Configuration Setup Wizard 57

Configuring the Switch Using the CLI 59

Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port 59

Connecting the RJ-45 Console Port 59

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Connecting the USB Console Port 60

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver 61

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver 61

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver 62

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 USB Driver 62

Uninstalling the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Driver 63

Uninstalling the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 USB Driver 63

Uninstalling the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 USB Driver 64

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Preface

•Document Conventions , on page ix

•Related Documentation, on page x

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, on page xi

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CHAPTER 1

Product Overview

The Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed Series switches are fixed-configuration, Gigabit Ethernet switches

that provide entry-level enterprise-class Layer 2 access for branch offices, conventional workspace, and

out-of-wiring closet applications.

Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed Series switches provide support for the following features:

• 8 or 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports with line-rate forwarding performance

• Two Gigabit Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) uplinks

• Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) support with up to 120W of PoE budget and Persistent PoE

• Fanless operation with operational temperature up to 45°C for deployment outside the wiring closet

• Reduced power consumption and advanced energy management

• RJ-45 and USB Mini-Type B console ports

• USB Type A port supports file system

•Switch Models, on page 1

•Front Panel, on page 2

•Rear Panel, on page 8

•Network Configurations, on page 10

Switch Models

Table 1: Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed 8-Port and 16-Port Switch Models and Description

DescriptionSoftware

Image

Switch Model

8 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports; 2 1-Gigabit small form-factor pluggable

(SFP) module uplink slots.

Lan LiteWS-C2960L-SM-8TS

8 10/100/1000 Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports (PoE budget of

67W); 2 1-Gigabit small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module uplink

slots.

Lan LiteWS-C2960L-SM-8PS

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DescriptionSoftware

Image

Switch Model

16 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports; 2 1-Gigabit small form-factor pluggable

(SFP) module uplink slots.

Lan LiteWS-C2960L-SM-16TS

16 10/100/1000 Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports (PoE budget of

120W); 2 1-Gigabit small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module uplink

slots.

Lan LiteWS-C2960L-SM-16PS

Front Panel

This section describes the front panel components of a 8-port and 16-port Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart

Managed switch.

• 8 or 16 downlink Ethernet ports of one of these types:

• 10/100/1000

• 10/100/1000 PoE+

• 2 SFP module ports

• RJ-45 console port

• USB mini-Type B (console) port

• USB Type A port

• LEDs

Figure 1: Front Panel of an 8-Port Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed PoE Switch

The yellow color marking around the ports indicates that the switch is a PoE switch.

Note

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Front Panel

System LEDs5Mode button1

8 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports6USB Type A port2

SFP module slots7RJ-45 Console Port3

USB mini-Type B

(console) port

4

Figure 2: Front Panel of a 16-Port Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Smart Managed PoE Switch

System LEDs5Mode button1

16 10/100/1000 PoE+

ports

6USB Type A port2

SFP module slots7RJ-45 Console Port3

USB mini-Type B

(console) port

4

PoE Ports

The ports provide PoE support for devices compliant with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at and also provide

PoE support for Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points. The PoE switch ports are Power Source

equipment (PSE) and Power Device (PD) capable and source power to PD devices connected to the downlink

ports. A switch can source POE power of up to 30.8W per port.

Depending on the switch model and the number of PoE ports, the maximum switch power output varies

between 91.66 W to 150.11 W. On a per-port basis, you can control whether or not a port automatically

provides power when an IP phone or an access point is connected.

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PoE Ports

The PoE ports use RJ-45 connectors with Ethernet pinouts. The 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T

traffic requires Category 5 or Category 5e twisted pair (UTP) cable. The 10BASE-T traffic can use Category 3

or Category 4 UTP cable.

10/100/1000 Ports

The 10/100/1000 ports use RJ-45 connectors with Ethernet pinouts. The maximum cable length is 328 feet

(100 meters). The 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T traffic requires Category 5 or Category 5e twisted

pair (UTP) cable. The 10BASE-T traffic can use Category 3 or Category 4 UTP cable.

Console Ports

The console ports connect the switch to a PC running Microsoft Windows or to a terminal server.

• RJ-45 console port (EIA/TIA-232). The RJ-45 console port connection uses an RJ-45-to-DB-9 female

cable.

• USB mini-Type B console port (5-pin connector).

If you use the USB mini-Type B console port, the Cisco Windows USB device driver must be installed on

any PC connected to the console port (for operation with Microsoft Windows). Mac OS X or Linux do not

require special drivers.

The 4-pin mini-Type B connector resembles the 5-pin mini-Type B connectors. They are not compatible. Use

only the 5-pin mini-Type B.

This illustration shows a 5-pin mini-Type B USB port.

Figure 3: USB Mini-Type B Port

With the Cisco Windows USB device driver, you can connect and disconnect the USB cable from the console

port without affecting Windows HyperTerminal operations.

The console output always goes to both the RJ-45 and the USB console connectors, but the console input is

active on only one of the console connectors at any one time. The USB console takes precedence over the

RJ-45 console. When a cable is connected into the USB console port, the RJ-45 console port becomes inactive.

Conversely, when the USB cable is disconnected from the USB console port, the RJ-45 port becomes active.

You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to configure an inactivity timeout which reactivates the RJ-45

console if the USB console has been activated and no input activity has occurred on the USB console for a

specified time.

After the USB console deactivates due to inactivity, you cannot use the CLI to reactivate it. Disconnect and

reconnect the USB cable to reactivate the USB console. For information on using the CLI to configure the

USB console interface, see the software guide.

SFP Module Slots

The switch has two 1G SFP module slots. The SFP modules provide copper or fiber-optic connections to

other devices. These transceiver modules are field replaceable, and provide the uplink interfaces when installed

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10/100/1000 Ports

in an SFP module slot. The SFP modules have LC connectors for fiber-optic connections or RJ-45 connectors

for copper connections. The SFP slots support only SFP modules.

For Cisco SFP modules documentation, including compatibility matrixes, refer to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html

LEDs

You can use the switch system and port LEDs to monitor switch activity and performance.

Figure 4: Switch LEDs

PoE LED 1

4SYST LED (system)1

Console LED5STAT LED (status)2

Port LEDs6SPEED LED3

1Only on switch models that support PoE.

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LEDs

System LED

System StatusColor

System is not powered on.Off

System is operating normally.Green

System is receiving power but is not operating

properly.

Amber

POST is in progress.Blinking Green

Port LEDs and Modes

The port and module slots each has a port LED. As a group or individually, the LEDs display information

about the switch and about the individual ports.

Table 2: Port Mode LEDs

DescriptionPort ModeLED

The port status. This is the default mode.Port statusSTAT

The port operating speed: 10, 100, or 1000

Mb/s.

Port speedSPEED

The PoE status.PoE port powerPoE

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.

Table 3: Meanings of LED Colors in Different Modes

DescriptionColorPort ModeLED

No link or port is administratively shut down.OffPort statusSTAT

Link is present.Green

Activity. Port is sending or receiving data.Blinking green

Link fault. Error frames can affect connectivity, and errors

such as excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment errors

are monitored for link faults.

Alternating green

amber

Port is blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and is not

forwarding data. After a port is reconfigured, the port LED

is amber for up to 30 seconds as STP searches for loops.

Amber

Port is blocked by STP and is not sending data.Blinking amber

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System LED

DescriptionColorPort ModeLED

Port is operating at 10 Mb/s.Off

Port speedSPEED

Port is operating at 100 Mb/s.2

Green

Port is operating at 1000 Mb/s.Blinking green

PoE is off. If the powered device is receiving power from an

AC power source, the PoE port LED is off even if the

powered device is connected to the switch port.

Off

PoE port

power

PoE

PoE is on. The port LED is green only when the switch port

is providing power.

Green

PoE is denied because providing power to the powered device

will exceed the switch power capacity.

Alternating green

amber

PoE for the port is disabled. By default, PoE is enabled.Amber

PoE is off due to a fault.Blinking Amber

2Applies only to RJ-45 ports.

PoE LED

Even if the PoE mode is not selected, the LED shows PoE problems when they are detected. The PoE LED

is only on the switches that support PoE.

DescriptionColor

PoE mode is not selected.Off

PoE mode is selected. Ports are functioning correctly.Green

• PoE mode is not selected

• At least one of the 10/100 or 10/100/100 PoE ports has been denied

power

• At least one of the ports has a PoE fault

Blinking amber

Console LEDs

The console LEDs show which console port is in use.

If you connect a cable to a console port, the switch automatically uses that port for console communication.

If you connect two console cables, the USB-mini console port has priority.

DescriptionColorLED

USB-mini console port is active.GreenUSB-mini console port

Port is not active.

RJ-45 console port is active.

Off

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PoE LED

Port LEDs

RJ-45 ports and SFP-module slots have port LEDs. These LEDs, as a group or individually, provide information

about the switch and about the individual ports.

DescriptionLED Color

No link or port was administratively shut down.Off

Link present but is not sending or receiving data.Green

Activity. Port is sending or receiving data.

Currently this is not supported for SFP ports.

Note

Blinking green

Link fault. Error frames can affect connectivity, and errors such as

excessive collisions, CRC errors, and alignment and jabber errors are

monitored for link faults.

Currently this is not supported for SFP ports.

Note

Alternating green-amber

Port is blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and is not forwarding

data. After a port is reconfigured, the port LED is amber for up to 30

seconds as STP searches for loops.

Currently this is not supported for SFP ports.

Note

Amber

Rear Panel

• A security slot

• An AC power connector

• A loop (for the optional power cord retainer)

• Heat sink fins (PoE models only)

Figure 5: Rear Panel of a Non-PoE Switch

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