Allied Telesis x530 Series Installation Manual page 6

Contents
Selection of the Master Switch .................................................................................................................................... 50
Switch ID Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Optional Feature Licenses .................................................................................................................................................. 53
Planning the Stack .............................................................................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 55
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 56
Choosing a Site for the Switch............................................................................................................................................ 60
Unpacking the AT-x530-28GTXm or AT-x530-28GPXm Switch......................................................................................... 61
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch on a Table ................................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 5: Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ............................................................................................... 67
Installing AT-x530-28GTXm or AT-x530-28GPXm Switches in an Equipment Rack ......................................................... 68
Required Items ............................................................................................................................................................ 68
Switch Orientations in the Equipment Rack................................................................................................................. 68
Installing the Switch ..................................................................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 6: Installing the Switch on a Wall ..................................................................................................................... 73
Switch Orientations on a Wall ............................................................................................................................................. 74
Installation Guidelines......................................................................................................................................................... 76
Tools and Material ....................................................................................................................................................... 77
Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs ..................................................................................................................... 78
Installing a Plywood Base ................................................................................................................................................... 81
Installing the Switch on a Plywood Base ............................................................................................................................ 82
Installing the Switch on a Concrete Wall............................................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 7: Powering On the Stack ................................................................................................................................. 91
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clips........................................................................................................................... 93
Powering On the Switches Individually ............................................................................................................................... 94
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously ........................................................................................................................ 98
Starting a Local Management Session ............................................................................................................................. 100
Verifying the Stack ............................................................................................................................................................ 102
Adding Ports 25 and 26 to the Stack Trunk ...................................................................................................................... 103
Monitoring the Initialization Processes.............................................................................................................................. 105
Chapter 8: Cabling the Networking Ports .................................................................................................................... 109
Cabling Twisted Pair Ports................................................................................................................................................ 110
Guidelines to Handling SFP and SFP+ Transceivers ....................................................................................................... 111
Installing SFP or SFP+ Transceivers in AT-x530-28GTXm and AT-x530-28GPXm Switches ......................................... 112
Installing AT-SP10TW Direct Connect Twinax Cables in AT-x530-28GTXm and AT-x530-28GPXm Switches .............. 115
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 117
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 121
Physical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................... 122
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 123
Power Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 124
Certifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 125
RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts ....................................................................................................................................... 126
RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts .......................................................................................................................... 127
USB Port ........................................................................................................................................................................... 128
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