Air Flow 21
Humidity 22
Altitude 22
Dust and Particles 23
Air Quality 23
Corrosion 23
EMI and Radio Frequency Interference 24
Shock and Vibration 25
Power Source Interruptions 25
System Grounding 26
Maintaining Safety with Electricity 28
Preventing ESD Damage 29
Tools and Equipment 29
Verifying Switch Operation 30
Installing the Switch 31
CHAPTER 3
Shipping Box Contents 31
Planning a Switch Data Stack 32
Switch Stacking Guidelines 32
Data Stack Cabling Configurations 34
Data Stack Bandwidth and Partitioning Examples 35
Power-On Sequence for Switch Stacks 37
Mounting the Switch 38
Rack-Mounting 38
Attaching the Rack-Mount Brackets 40
Mounting the Switch in a Rack 41
Installing the Switch on a Table or Shelf 42
After Switch Installation 43
Connecting to the StackWise Ports 43
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports 46
10/100/1000/Multigigabit Ethernet Port Connections 46
Auto-MDIX Connections 46
PoE and POE+ Port Connections 46
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