Table of Contents
Intended Readers............................................................................................................................................................................ x
Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................................................................................................x
Notes, Notices, and Cautions ........................................................................................................................................................ xi
Safety Instructions........................................................................................................................................................................ xii
Safety Cautions............................................................................................................................................................................................ xii
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products .................................................................................................................................... xiii
Lithium Battery Precaution.....................................................................................................................................................................xiv
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge..................................................................................................................................................xiv
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................1
Switch Description.....................................................................................................................................................................................1
Features...........................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Ports................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Front-Panel Components ...........................................................................................................................................................................4
LED Indicators................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Rear Panel Description ..............................................................................................................................................................................7
Side Panel Description...............................................................................................................................................................................8
Installation........................................................................................................................................................9
Package Contents.......................................................................................................................................................................................9
Installation Guidelines...............................................................................................................................................................................9
Installing the Switch without the Rack ....................................................................................................................................................10
Installing the Switch in a Rack ................................................................................................................................................................10
Mounting the Switch in a Standard 19" Rack..........................................................................................................................................11
Power On ......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Power Failure...........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Installing the SFP ports............................................................................................................................................................................12
The Optional Module....................................................................................................................................................................................13
Installing the Module...............................................................................................................................................................................14
External Redundant Power System...............................................................................................................................................................15
Connecting the Switch...................................................................................................................................17
Switch to End Node.................................................................................................................................................................................17
Switch to Switch......................................................................................................................................................................................17
Connecting To Network Backbone or Server ...............................................................................................................................................18
Introduction to Switch Management ...........................................................................................................19
Management Options...............................................................................................................................................................................19
Connecting the Console Port (RS-232 DCE)...........................................................................................................................................20
Managing the Switch for the First Time ..................................................................................................................................................21
Password Protection.................................................................................................................................................................................22
IP Address Assignment............................................................................................................................................................................24
Web-based Switch Configuration.................................................................................................................26
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Logging in to the Web Manager ...................................................................................................................................................................26