Chapter 9 Pinout Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Console Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . 125
USB Port Specifications for an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Management Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . 127
Network Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . 128
RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Port Adapter Pinout Information for a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Uplink Modules Connector Pinout Information for EX4200 Switches . . . . . . . . . 130
Virtual Chassis Ports Connector Pinout Information for EX4200 Switches . . . . . 138
Chapter 10 Planning the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Understanding EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis Hardware
Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ports Used to Interconnect Virtual Chassis Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Number of Switches, Required Software Releases, and Member Roles That
You Configure in the Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Virtual Chassis Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Switch Role and Member ID on the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Planning EX4200, EX4500, and EX4550 Virtual Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Virtual Chassis Cabling Configuration Examples for EX4200 Switches . . . . . . . 148
Part 3 Initial Installation and Configuration
Chapter 11 Unpacking the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unpacking an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Parts Inventory (Packing List) for an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Registering Products—Mandatory for Validating SLAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 12 Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Installing and Connecting an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Mounting an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mounting an EX4200 Switch on a Desk or Other Level Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Mounting an EX4200 Switch on Two Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Mounting an EX4200 Switch on Four Posts in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Mounting an EX4200 Switch in a Recessed Position in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . 166
Mounting an EX4200 Switch on a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Installing and Removing EX4200 Switch Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Chapter 13 Connecting the Switch to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Parts and Tools Required for Connecting an EX Series Switch to Earth
Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Special Instructions to Follow Before Connecting Earth Ground to a
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Connecting Earth Ground to an EX Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Connecting AC Power to an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Connecting DC Power to an EX4200 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Chapter 14 Connecting the Switch to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Connecting a Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Connecting a Switch to a Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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