Cisco Catalyst 2950 Hardware Installation Guide

Chapter 3 Installation
Verifying Switch Operation
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Verifying Switch Operation
Before installing the switch in a rack, on a wall, or on a table or shelf, you should
power on the switch and verify that the switch passes POST. See Chapter 1,
“Quick Installation,” for the steps required to connect a PC to the switch console
port and to power on the switch.
After a successful POST, follow these steps:
Step 1 Turn off power to the switch.
Step 2 Disconnect the cables.
Step 3 Determine where you want to install the switch.
Installing the Switch in a Rack
Warning To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must
take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The
following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the
only unit in the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack
from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the
bottom of the rack.
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the
stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
Note Figure 3-1 to Figure 3-20 show the Catalyst 2950-24, 2950G-24-EI-DC, and
2950G-48-EI switches as examples. You can install other Catalyst 2950 switches
in a rack as shown in these illustrations.

Cisco Catalyst 2950 Specifications

General

Forwarding Bandwidth	8.8 Gbps
Switching Capacity	13.6 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	6.6 Mpps
Weight	3.6 kg
RAM	16 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing
Uplink Ports	2 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Dimensions	4.4 cm x 44.5 cm x 24.2 cm
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), VLAN support
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Status Indicators	system
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C
Ports	24 x 10/100 Ethernet ports
MAC Address Table Size	8, 192 entries
Power Supply	Internal 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz