Avaya 5900 Series Installing Manual page 54

Switch installation
Procedure
1. Determine which unit will be the base unit.
2. Locate the Base Unit switch on the rear panel.
3. Slide the switch to the down position to designate it as the base unit.
Setting non-base units
About this task
The following procedure describes the steps to set the units as non-base switches.
Procedure
Set the Base Unit switches to the up position to designate them as non-base units.
Cabling a stack
This procedure describes the steps to cable a stack.
Procedure
1. Choose a Cascade up or Cascade down configuration.
2. Connect cables as appropriate for the chosen configuration.
3. Select the base unit.
4. Connect the console cable.
5. Connect the AC power cord.
If you assign the base unit and non-base units with the switches powered up, you must reset
the switches for the assignments to be applied.
Identifying cables to use with the Ethernet Routing Switch
The following table lists the required cables for a switch and cable specifications.
Table 13: Switch cabling requirements
Required cable
10/100/1GBase-T Ports
Console Port
September 2017
Description
The interconnect cabling must conform to the Cat5e, Cat6, or Cat6e
specification of the Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard, ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B fitted with an RJ-45 Module Jack.
Serial cable with a DB-9 female connector on both ends. The
maximum length for the console port cable is 25 feet (8.3 meters).
Installing Avaya ERS 5900 Series
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