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