Chapter 2
Switch Installation
After the card is installed, close the guard door and fasten the captive screw using a Phillips screwdriver
Step 3
to keep the door in place.
Connecting to a Console Port (Optional)
You can also enter CLI commands through the console port. For more information about this process see
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port, page
If you connect or disconnect the console cable with power applied to the switch or any device on
Warning
the network, an electrical arc can occur. This could cause an explosion in hazardous location
installations. Be sure that power is removed or the area is nonhazardous before proceeding.
Statement 1080
Connecting to Power
Tools and Equipment
Obtain these necessary tools and equipment:
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Ratcheting torque flathead screwdriver that exerts up to 18 in-lb (2.03 N-m) of pressure.
For the protective ground connector, obtain a single or pair of stu size 6 ring terminals (such as
Hollingsworth part number R3456B or equivalent).
Crimping tool (such as Thomas & Bett part number WT4000, ERG-2001, or equivalent).
10-gauge copper ground wire.
For DC power connections, use UL- and CSA-rated, style 1007 or 1569 twisted-pair copper
appliance wiring material (AWM) wire.
Wire-stripping tools for stripping 10- and 18-gauge wires.
A number-2 Phillips screwdriver.
A flat-blade screwdriver.
Connecting to a Console Port (Optional)
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