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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
RELATED PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Description ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Switch Architecture ...........................................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3 Network Management Options ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Hardware Description ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 1000BASE-T Ports ........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
2.4.2 SFP Transceiver Slots ..................................................................................................................................................................................................12
2.4.3 Port and System Status LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................................................12
3. NETWORK PLANNING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Introduction to Switching ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.2 Application Examples ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4. INSTALLING THE SWITCH .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Selecting a Site .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Ethernet Cabling ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
4.3 Equipment Checklist ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.4 Package Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.5 Mounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.5.1 Rackmounting................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
4.5.2 Desktop or Shelf Mounting .........................................................................................................................................................................................16
4.6 Installing an Optional SFP Transceiver ........................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.7 Connecting to a Power Source ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.8 Connecting to the Console Port ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.9 Wiring Map for Serial Cable .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.10 Operation of Web-based Management ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
5. MAKING NETWORK CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Connecting Network Devices ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2 Twisted-Pair Connections ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.3 Cabling Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.4 Connecting to PCs, Servers, Hubs, and Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 20
5.5 Network Wiring Connections ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.6 Fiber Optic SFP Devices ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.7 Connectivity Rules............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
5.8 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.9 1000- Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain ............................................................................................................................................. 22
5.10 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain ................................................................................................................................................... 23