SFP+ Uplink Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . 117
RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 10 Planning the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Planning EX2300 Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Understanding EX2300 Virtual Chassis Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter 11 Unpacking the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Unpacking an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Registering Products—Mandatory for Validating SLAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Chapter 12 Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Installing and Connecting an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Mounting an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mounting an EX2300 Switch on a Desk or Other Level Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Mounting an EX2300-C Switch Under a Desk or Other Level Surface by Using
Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Mounting an EX2300 Switch on Two Posts of a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mounting an EX2300 Switch on Four Posts of a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Mounting an EX2300 Switch on a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mounting an EX2300-C Switch on a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mounting an EX2300 Switch Except the EX2300-C Switch on a Wall . . . . . 144
Mounting an EX2300-C Switch on or Under a Surface Made of Ferrous
Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mounting an EX2300 Switch in a Recessed Position in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . 153
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Connecting AC Power to an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Connecting DC Power to an EX2300 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Chapter 14 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connecting a Device to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connecting a Device to a Management Console by Using an RJ-45
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Connecting an EX2300 Switch to a Management Console by Using Mini-USB
Type-B Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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