Table of Contents 
 
Intended Readers............................................................................................................................................................................ v 
Typographical Conventions............................................................................................................................................................................v 
Notes, Notices, and Cautions......................................................................................................................................................... v 
Safety Instructions......................................................................................................................................................................... vi 
Safety Cautions..............................................................................................................................................................................................vi 
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products ..................................................................................................................................... vii 
Lithium Battery Precaution......................................................................................................................................................................... viii 
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge................................................................................................................................................. viii 
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................9 
Switch Description......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 
Features.........................................................................................................................................................................................................10 
Ports..............................................................................................................................................................................................................11 
Front-Panel Components.............................................................................................................................................................. 12 
LED Indicators............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 
Rear Panel Description................................................................................................................................................................. 15 
Side Panel Description................................................................................................................................................................. 16 
Installation......................................................................................................................................................17 
Package Contents......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 
Installation Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 
Installing the Switch without the Rack..........................................................................................................................................................18 
Installing the Switch in a Rack......................................................................................................................................................................18 
Mounting the Switch in a Standard 19" Rack ...............................................................................................................................................19 
Power On ......................................................................................................................................................................................................19 
Power Failure................................................................................................................................................................................................19 
Installing the SFP ports.................................................................................................................................................................................20 
The Optional Module....................................................................................................................................................................................21 
Installing the Module ....................................................................................................................................................................................22 
External Redundant Power System...............................................................................................................................................................23 
Connecting the Switch...................................................................................................................................25 
Switch to End Node ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 
Switch to Switch .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 
Connecting To Network Backbone or Server .............................................................................................................................. 26 
Introduction to Switch Management ...........................................................................................................27 
Management Options................................................................................................................................................................... 27 
Connecting the Console Port (RS-232 DCE)............................................................................................................................... 28 
Managing the Switch for the First Time ...................................................................................................................................... 29 
Password Protection..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 
SNMP Settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 
Traps .............................................................................................................................................................................................................31 
MIBs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................31