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Preparing for installation ················································································· 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2
EMI ····························································································································································· 2
Laser safety ················································································································································ 3
Installation tools ················································································································································· 3
Installation accessories ······································································································································ 3
Installing the switch ························································································· 5
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ················································································································ 6
Mounting brackets ······································································································································ 6
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ··························································································· 6
Rack-mounting the switch ·························································································································· 8
Mounting the switch on a workbench ················································································································· 9
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 10
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 10
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 11
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 12
Connecting the switch to an AC power source ························································································ 12
Connecting the switch to an A-RPS1600 ································································································· 13
Connecting the switch to an A-RPS800 ··································································································· 14
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 15
Accessing the switch for the first time ··························································· 16
Logging in to the Web interface ······················································································································· 16
Setting up the configuration environment ································································································· 16
Restrictions and guidelines ······················································································································ 16
Logging in to the Web interface for the first time ······················································································ 17
Logging in to the quick set-up CLI ··················································································································· 18
Setting up the configuration environment ································································································· 18
Connecting the console cable ·················································································································· 19
Connecting the mini USB console cable ·································································································· 20
Setting terminal parameters ····················································································································· 21
Powering on the switch ···························································································································· 22
Setting up an HPE OfficeConnect 1950 stack ·············································· 23
Setup flow ························································································································································ 23
Planning the stack setup ·································································································································· 24
Planning stack size and the installation site ····························································································· 24
Identifying the master switch and planning stack member IDs ································································ 24
Planning stack topology and connections ································································································ 25
Identifying stack physical interfaces on the member switches ································································· 26
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 26
Configuring basic stack settings ······················································································································ 28
Connecting the stack physical interfaces ········································································································· 28
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································· 29
Power supply failure ········································································································································· 29
AC input failure ········································································································································· 29
RPS DC input failure ································································································································ 29
Concurrent RPS and AC input failure ······································································································ 30
Configuration terminal display problems ·········································································································· 31
No display ················································································································································ 31
Garbled display ········································································································································ 31