Enterasys SecureStack C2 C2G170-24

SecureStack C2 Installation Guide 1-1
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Introduction
ThischapterintroducestheC2G170‐24stackableswitch.
Overview
TheC2G170‐24isastackableswitch,whichcanbeadaptedandscaledtohelpmeetyour
networkneeds.Theswitchprovides24GigabitEthernetSFP(SmallFormFactor
Pluggable)interfaceslotsforoptional802.3aecomplianthot‐swappableMini‐GBIC
interfaces.ThevariousversionsofhotswappableMini‐GBICsprovideyou
withthe
flexibilitytoinstallinterfacesthatsupport:
• 1000BASE‐TEthernetovercopperconnectionsfor10/100/1000Mbps
• 1000BASE‐SX/‐LX/‐ELXfiber‐opticconnectionsfor1‐Gbpsfiber‐opticconnections.
TheswitchalsosupportstheuseofaredundantDCpowersupplytohelpprevent
downtimeduetoaninternalpowersupply
failureintheswitchorACpowersource.
Youcaninstalltheswitch
onaflatsurfaceorintoastandard19‐inchrackwithuser‐
suppliedmountinghardware,andconfiguretheswitchfunctionsusingtheWebView™
application,CLIswitchingcommands,and/orSNMP.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in the switch, some features described in this document
may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the C2G170-24
to determine which
features are supported.