3Com 9100 - INSTALLATION AND SETUP; Determining the Switch 9100 Location

2
I
NSTALLATION AND
S
ETUP
This chapter describes the following:
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How to decide where to install the Switch 9100
■
Ethernet configuration rules
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How to install the switch in a rack or free-standing
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How to connect equipment to the console port
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How to check the installation using the
Power On Self-Test (POST)
WARNING: Safety Information.
Before installing or removing any
components from the Switch 9100 or carrying out any maintenance
procedures, you must read the safety information provided in Appendix A
of this guide.
AVERTISSEMENT: Consignes de sécurité.
Avant d'installer ou d'enlever
tout composant du Switch 9100 ou d'entamer une procédure de
maintenance, lisez les informations relatives à la sécurité qui se trouvent
dans l'Appendice A de ce guide.
WARNHINWEIS: Sicherheitsinformationen.
Bevor Sie Komponenten
aus dem Switch 9100 entfernen oder dem Switch 9100 hinzufuegen
oder Instandhaltungsarbeiten verrichten, lesen Sie die
Sicherheitsanweisungen, die in Appendix A (Anhang A) in diesem
Handbuch aufgefuehrt sind.
Determining the
Switch 9100
Location
The Switch 9100 is suited for use in the office, where it can be
free-standing or mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack.
Alternatively, the device can be rack-mounted in a wiring closet or
equipment room. Two mounting brackets are supplied with the switch.