Enterasys S-Series S4 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide xv
About This Guide
This guide provides an overview, installation and troubleshooting instructions, and specifications 
for the Enterasys S-Series
®
 S4 chassis models:
• S4-Chassis 
• S4-Chassis-POE4
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for a network administrator who is responsible for installing and setting up 
the S-Series chassis.
How to Use This Guide
Read through this guide completely to familiarize yourself with its contents and to gain an 
understanding of the features and capabilities of the S4 chassis. A general working knowledge of 
data communications networks is helpful when setting up this chassis.
This preface provides the following:
• An overview of this guide and the S-Series manual set 
• A brief summary of each chapter
• Definitions of the conventions used in this document
• Instructions regarding how to obtain technical support from Enterasys Networks.
To locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table.
Electrical Hazard: Only qualified personnel should install or service this unit.
Riesgo Electrico: Nada mas personal capacitado debe de instalar o darle servicio a esta unida.
Elektrischer Gefahrenhinweis: Installationen oder Servicearbeiten sollten nur durch 
ausgebildetes und qualifiziertes Personal vorgenommen werden.
For...  Refer to...
An overview of the S4 chassis Chapter 1, Introduction
Network requirements that you must meet before installing 
the S4 chassis
Chapter 2, Installation Requirements and 
Guidelines
Instructions to install the S4 chassis hardware Chapter 3, Chassis Setup
Specifications, environmental requirements, and physical 
properties of the S4 chassis
Appendix A, Specifications and 
Regulatory Compliance
An overview of PoE on S-Series devices Appendix B, About PoE (Power over 
Ethernet)
Environmental guidelines for operating your Enterasys 
equipment.
Appendix C, Environmental Guidelines