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The User Guide and CLI Reference Guide of the product are provided on the resource CD. 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.
1.2 Appearance Front Panel ■ The front panel of T2500-28TC is shown as the following figure. Figure 1-1 Front Panel of T2500-28TC LEDs Console Port...
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“Combo” port, which means they cannot be used simultaneously, otherwise only SFP port works. Rear Panel ■ The rear panel of T2500-28TC is shown as the following figure. Figure 1-2 Rear Panel of T2500-28TC Grounding Terminal...
L2 Managed Switch Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 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 One Power Cord and one This Installation Guide Console Cable One Resource CD Two mounting brackets,eight...
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L2 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. For normal temperature and humidity of the device, please check the following table.
L2 Managed Switch this instant current is strong enough to damage electronic devices, more effective lightning protection measures should be taken. Ensure the rack and device are well earthed. ■ Make sure the power socket has a good contact with the ground. ■...
L2 Managed Switch 3. Turnover the device and attach the supplied rubber feet to the recessed areas on the bottom at each corner of the device. Figure 2-1 Desktop Installation Feet Bottom of the Device Notch Rack Installation ■ To install the device in an EIA standard-sized, 19-inch rack, follow the instructions described below: 1.
L2 Managed Switch Chapter 3 Lightning Protection 3.1 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 to use Ethernet cables outdoors.
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L2 Managed Switch Requirements for the distance between Ethernet cable and other pipelines are ■ shown in the table. Ethernet Cable Other Pipelines Min Parallel Net Min Parallel-overlapping Net Length L (mm) Height H (mm) Down-conductor 1000 Service pipe Compressed air pipe Thermal pipe (not wrapped) Thermal pipe (wrapped)
L2 Managed Switch 3.2 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.
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L2 Managed Switch Figure 3-1 Connecting to the Grounding Bar Switch (Rear Panel) Grounding Terminal Ground Cable Grounding Bar Note: The grounding bar and ground cable are not provided with our product. If needed, please purchase them. Equipotential Bonding Equipotential Bonding is the practice of intentionally electrically connecting all earthed systems to the same grounding grid or connecting the grounding grids of all the earthed systems together through the ground or overground metal so as to create an earthed equipotential zone.
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L2 Managed Switch When equipotential bonding, please note that the cable should be copper wrapped Kelly with its area being 6mm at least. The shorter cable the better, and use a grounding bar to establish an equipotential bonding point. Note: The is not provided with our product.
L2 Managed Switch Chapter 4 Connection 4.1 Ethernet Port Connect the Ethernet ports of the switch to the network devices by RJ45 cable as the following figure shows. Figure 4-1 Connecting the RJ45 Port RJ45 Port RJ45 Cable 4.2 SFP Port Connect the SFP port to an SFP module.
L2 Managed Switch Figure 4-3 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. ■...
L2 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. 4.6 Initialization After the device is powered on, it begins the Power-On Self-Test.
L2 Managed Switch Chapter 5 Configuration 5.1 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 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
Data bits: 8 ■ Parity: none ■ Stop bits: 1 ■ Flow control: none ■ 5. The DOS prompt ”T2500-28TC>” will appear after pressing the Enter button as Figure 5-4 shows. It indicates that you can use the CLI now. Configuration...
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L2 Managed Switch Figure 5-4 Log in the Switch Logon by Telnet ■ To log on to the switch by a Telnet connection, please take the following steps: 1. Firstly CLI commands about configuring Telnet login mode, login authentication information and Privileged EXEC Mode password should be configured through Console connection.
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L2 Managed Switch Figure 5-7 Enter into the User EXEC Mode For detailed CLI configuration instructions, please refer to the CLI Reference Guide on the resource CD. Configuration...
L2 Managed Switch Appendix A Troubleshooting What could I do if I forgot the username and password of the switch? 1. Connect the console port of the PC to the console port of the switch and open hyper terminal. 2. Power off and restart the switch. When you are prompted that “Press CTRL-B to enter the bootUtil”...
EU declaration of conformity TP-Link hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of directives 2014/30/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2009/125/EC and 2011/65/EU. The original EU declaration of conformity may be found at http://www.tp-link.com/en/ce Продукт...
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