Installation Procedures - HP J9783A Installation And Getting Started Manual

Installation Procedures

These steps summarize your switch installation. The rest of this chapter
provides details on these steps.
1. Prepare the installation site
environment into which you will be installing the switch is properly
prepared, including having the correct network cabling ready to connect
to the switch and having an appropriate location for the switch. See
2-6 for some installation precautions.
2. Verify the switch passes self test
power source and observe that the LEDs on the switch's front panel
indicate correct switch operation.
3. Mount the switch
telco rack, in an equipment cabinet, on a wall, under a table, or on a
horizontal surface.
4.
Connect power to the switch
plug it into the main power source.
5. Connect the network devices
network cables, connect the network devices to the switch ports.
6. (Optional) Install SFP transceivers
slots for installing SFP transceivers. Depending on where you install the
switch, it may be easier to install the SFPs first. SFPs can be hot
swapped—they can be installed or removed while the switch is powered
on.
7. (Optional) Connect a console to the switch
wish to modify the switch's configuration, for example, to configure an IP
address so it can be managed using a Web browser, from an SNMP
network management station, or through a Telnet session. Configuration
changes can be made by using the included console cable to connect a PC
to the switch's console port.
At this point, your switch is fully installed. See the rest of this chapter if you
need more detailed information on any of these installation steps.
(page 2-8). Make sure the physical
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(page 2-11). The switch can be mounted in a 19-inch
2-16). Once the switch is mounted,
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(page 2-18). Using the appropriate
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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
2-9). Plug the switch into a
2-19). The switch has four
(page 2-20). You may
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