Dell PowerConnect 5324 User Manual

4 Contents
3 Installing the PowerConnect Device
Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Site Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unpacking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Package Contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unpacking the Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mounting the Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mounting the System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing the Device without a Rack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting the Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting a Device to a Terminal
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Connecting a Device to a Power Supply
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Port Connections, Cables, and Pinout Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports
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Port Default Settings
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Auto-Negotiation
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MDI/MDIX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Flow Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Back Pressure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching Port Default Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Starting and Configuring the Device
Configure the Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Booting the Device
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Configuration Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Initial Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Static IP Address and Subnet Mask
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Static Route Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Assigning Static IP Addresses on an Inband Interface
. . . . . . . . . 49
Verifying the IP and Default Gateway Addresses
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User Name
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Dell PowerConnect 5324 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	64 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Power Device	Internal power supply
Voltage Required	AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x SFP
Management	Web-based, SNMP, CLI
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Routing Protocol	Static IP routing
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP 1, 2, 3
Features	Flow control, auto-negotiation, port mirroring, Quality of Service (QoS)
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 °C to 70 °C
Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Layer	Layer 2