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TP-Link T3700G-28TQ Installation Manual

TP-Link T3700G-28TQ Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Business Networking Solution Installation Guide Stackable L3 Managed Switch T3700G-28TQ...

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2014 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 The User Guide and CLI Reference Guide of the product are provided on the resource To obtain the latest product information, please visit the Official Website: http://www.tp-link.com About this Installation Guide This Installation Guide describes the hardware characteristics, installation methods and the points that should be attended to during installation.
  • Page 5 Audience This Installation Guide is for: Network Engineer Network Administrator Conventions This guide uses the specific formats to highlight special messages. The following table lists the notice icons that are used throughout this guide. Remind to be careful. A caution indicates a potential which may result in device damage.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ———————————— 01 Product Overview .........01 Appearance ..........01 Chapter 2 Preparing For Installation —————— 05 Package Contents .........05 Safety Precautions ........05 Installation Tools ..........07 Installation & Connection Flow ......07 Chapter 3 Installation ————————————— 09 Installing the Switch on a Desktop ....09 Installing the Switch Into a 19-inch Rack ...09 Installing &...
  • Page 7 Appendix A Troubleshooting —————————— 29 Appendix B Hardware Specifications —————— 30 Appendix C Technical Support ————————— 31 Contents...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Product Overview T3700G-28TQ is TP-LINK’s JetStream Stackable L3 Managed Switch, supporting up to 4 SFP+ slots. T3700G-28TQ is ideal for large businesses, campuses or SMB networks requiring an outstanding, reliable and affordable 10 Gigabit solution. T3700G-28TQ supports stacking of up to 8 units, thus providing flexible scalability and protective redundancy for your networks.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Status Indication Green All the fans work properly Yellow Not all the fans work properly The switch works as master in the stack system, or does not join any stack system Master The switch works as slave in the stack system An Interface Card is connected to the switch and works On(green1 properly...
  • Page 10 SFP+ Port Port 25-26, designed to install the 10Gbps SFP+ transceiver or SFP+ cables. T3700G-28TQ also provides an interface card slot on the rear panel to install the expansion card (TX432 of TP-LINK for example1. If TX432 is installed, you get another two 10Gbps SFP+ ports.
  • Page 11 RPS Input Connector Designed to connect the RPS (Redundant Power Supply1. You can selected an RPS (RPS150 of TP-LINK for example1 for your switch if needed. For how to install an RPS, please refer to 5.6 Power on via Redundant Power Supply.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Preparing For Installation

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch ChaCter 1 PreCaring For Installation Package Contents Make sure that the package contains the following items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. One Switch O n e Po w e r C o rd a n d o n e This Installation Guide Console Cable One PSM150-AC...
  • Page 13 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Please keep a proper temperature and humidity in the equipment room. Too high/low humidity may lead to bad insulation, electricity leakage, mechanical property changes and corrosions. Too high temperature may accelerate aging of the insulation materials and can thus significantly shorten the service life of the device.

  • Page 14: Installation Tools

    Installation & Connection Flow T3700G-28TQ provides interfaces to install the swappable Power Supply Module, Interface Card and Redundant Power Supply. The switch is already supplied with a Power Supply Module PSM150-AC, and you can also self-purchase the Interface Card/ Redundant Power Supply if needed.
  • Page 15 Stackable L3 Managed Switch The Installation & Connection flow is shown as the following figure. Start Install the switch to the specified position Connect to the ground Install the Power Supply Module Install Interface Card? Install the Interface Card Verify installation Power on via Power Supply Module Connect to SFP/SFP+...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Installation

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch ChaCter 2 Installation Installing the Switch on a DesktoC To install the switch on the desktop, please follow the steps below: Set the switch on a flat surface strong enough to support the entire weight of the device with all fittings.

  • Page 17: Installing & Removing The Power Supply Module

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Rack Figure 3-3 Rack Installation Caution: Please set 5~10cm gaps around the device for air circulation. ■ Please avoid any heavy thing placed on the switch. ■ Please mount switches in sequence from the bottom to top of the rack and ensure a ■...

  • Page 18: Installing & Removing The Interface Card

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Switch Figure 3-5 Installing the Power Supply Module Tighten the captive screws with a Phillips screwdriver to fix the power supply module in place. Removing the Power Supply Module ■ Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, and make sure that it has good skin contact and is well grounded.

  • Page 19: Stacking Using Interface Card On Rear Panel

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Hold the captive screws on the front panel of the interface card, and gently push the interface card in along the slot guide rail until the interface card is flush with the switch, as shown in the following figure. Switch Figure 3-6 Installing the Interface Card...
  • Page 20 Caution: In the process of using TP-LINK SFP+ Cables, please never bend them into a radius of 45mm (1.77 inch1 or less, because it may permanently damage the SFP+ Cables.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Lightning Protection

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch ChaCter 2 Lightning Protection Cabling Reasonably In the actual network environment, you may need cable outdoors and indoors, and the requirements for cabling outdoors and indoors are different. A reasonable cabling system can decrease the damage of induced lightning to devices. Note: It’s not recommended using Ethernet cables outdoors.
  • Page 22 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Requirements for the distance between Ethernet cable and other pipelines are shown ■ in the table. Ethernet Cable Other Pipelines Min Parallel Net Length Min Parallel-overlapping Net Height L (mm1 H (mm1 Down-conductor 1000 Service pipe Compressed air pipe Thermal pipe (not wrapped1 500 Thermal pipe (wrapped1...

  • Page 23: Connect To Ground

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Connect to Ground Connecting the device to ground is to quickly release the lightning over-voltage and over-current of the device, which is also a necessary measure to protect the body from electric shock. In different environments, the device may be grounded differently. The following will instruct you to connect the device to the ground in two ways, connecting to the grounding bar or connecting to the ground via the power cord.

  • Page 24: Equipotential Bonding

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Note: The figure is to illustrate the application and principle. The power cord you get from ■ the package and the socket in your situation will comply with the regulation in your country, so they may differ from the figure above. If you intend to connect the device to the ground via the PE (Protecting Earth1 cable ■...

  • Page 25: Use Lightning Arrester

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Use Lightning Arrester Power lightning arrester and signal lightning arrester are used for lighting protection. Power lightning arrester is used for limiting the voltage surge due to a lightning. If an outdoor AC power cord should be directly connected to the device, please use a power lightning arrester.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Connection

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch ChaCter 3 Connection Ethernet Port Connect the Ethernet ports of the switch to the network devices by RJ45 cable as the following figure shown. RJ45 Port RJ45 Cable Figure 5-1 Connecting the RJ45 Port SFP Port Connect an SFP transceiver to the SFP port .

  • Page 27: Verify Installation

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Figure 5-3 Connecting the Console Port You can also manage the device through the console port, for details please refer to the CLI Reference Guide on the resource CD. Note: The console port is the first port on the left of the front panel. ■...

  • Page 28: Power On Via Redundant Power Supply

    Power on via Redundant Power SuCCly (OCtional) Follow the steps below to connect the Redundant Power Supply (RPS150 for example1 to T3700G-28TQ. Confirm that the power supply of the RPS150 is cut off.

  • Page 29: Initialization

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Initialization After the device is powered on, it begins the Power-On Self-Test. A series of tests run automatically to ensure the device functions properly. During this time, its LED indicators will respond as follows: The Power LED indicator will light on all the time. ■...

  • Page 30: Chapter 6 Configuration

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch ChaCter 5 Configuration Configure the Switch via GUI Note: To log on to the GUI of the switch, the IP address of your PC should be set in the same subnet addresses of the switch. The IP address is 192.168.0.x ("x" is any number from 2 to 2541, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 31: Configure The Switch Using Cli

    Stackable L3 Managed Switch Figure 6-3 Main Page of the Switch Configure the Switch Using CLI You can log on to the switch and access the CLI by the following two methods: Log on to the switch by the console port on the switch. ■...
  • Page 32 Stackable L3 Managed Switch The Connection Description Window will prompt as Figure 6-5. Enter a name into the Name field and click OK. Figure 6-5 Connection Description Select the port to connect in Figure 6-6, and click OK. Figure 6-6 Select the port to connect Configure the port selected in the step above as the following Figure 6-7 shown.
  • Page 33 Type in the User name and Password in the Hyper Terminal window, the factory default value for both of them is admin. The DOS prompt” T3700G-28TQ>” will appear after pressing the Enter button as Figure 6-8 shown. It indicates that you can use the CLI now.
  • Page 34 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Figure 6-9 Open the Run window Type in cmd in the prompt Run window as Figure 6-10 and click OK. Figure 6-10 Run Window Type in telnet 192.168.0.1 in the command prompt shown as Figure 6-11, and press the Enter button.
  • Page 35 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Type in the User name and Password (the factory default value for both of them is admin1 and press the Enter button, then you can use the CLI now, which is shown as Figure 6-12. Figure 6-12 Log in the switch For detailed CLI configuration instructions, please refer to the CLI Reference Guide on the resource CD.
  • Page 36 Stackable L3 Managed Switch ACCendiA A Troubleshooting What could I do if I forgot the username and Cassword of the switch? Connect the console port of the PC to the console port of the switch and open hyper terminal. Power off and restart the switch. When you are prompted that “Press CTRL-B to enter the bootUtil”...
  • Page 37 Stackable L3 Managed Switch ACCendiA B Hardware SCecifications Item Content IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Standards IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-X IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR IEEE 802.3x Flow Control 10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or above 100Base-TX: UTP/STP of Cat.
  • Page 38 Stackable L3 Managed Switch ACCendiA C Technical SuCCort For more help, please go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq ■ To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: ■ http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details: ■...
  • Page 39 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Switzerland Tel: +41 (01 848 800 998 (German Service1 Fee: 4-8 Rp/min, depending on rate of different time. E-mail: support.ch@tp-link.com Service time: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30. GMT+ 1 or GMT+ 2 (DST1 Turkey Tel: 0850 7244 488 (Turkish Service1 Fee: Depending on rate of different carriers.
  • Page 40 Website: http://www.tp-link.com Tel: +86 755 26504400 E-mail: support@tp-link.com 7106504527 REV1.0.0...

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