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Do not overtighten thumb screws or lug nuts. Tighten until snug plus a quarter turn. If you use a power tool to tighten screws, use a low torque setting (2-3 in/lbs). For additional information on installing modules, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation — Modules (NN46200-305). Protecting cables and connectors •...
Place the chassis on antistatic material. Check all items for damage. Use the following chassis shipping accessories checklist to verify the contents of the shipping container. —End— If you find any damage, contact your Nortel sales representative. Chassis shipping accessories checklist Check Accessory Use To...
Chassis Installation and Maintenance (NN46200-304). Removing a module or power supply filler panel Nortel ships the 8300 series chassis with a filler panel covering each empty module slot. On an 8306 and 8310 chassis, the filler panel covers an empty module slot.
—End— For more information on chassis installation, see Installing and Maintaining the Ethernet Routing Switch 8306 and 8310 Chassis (316795-C) or Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation — Chassis Installation and Maintenance (NN46200-304). Installing the cable guides for the 8306 and 8310 chassis The cable guides keep cable clusters fastened and out of the way, but still accessible for maintenance.
1 through 4 and in slots 7 through 10. Slots 5 and 6 are reserved for Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 switch fabric modules. Nortel Networks Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation and Commissioning — Quick Start NN46200-100 02.01 Standard 3.0 6 September 2006...
The 8306 chassis provides four slots for installing interface modules and two slots for installing switch fabric modules. Slots are numbered from the top down. For more information on module installation, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation — Modules (NN46200-305). "Installing a module: 8306 and 8310 chassis" (page 14) shows the location of the modules in the 8306 and 8310 chassis.
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8302AC power supplies). If they are not the same, all PoE (8348TX-PWR, 8348GTX-PWR) modules lose PoE. For more information on installing AC power supply modules, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation — AC Power Supply (NN46200-301). Installing AC power supply modules...
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16 Installing the chassis For more information on the PCMCIA card, see the Important Notice for the 8300 Series Switch PCMCIA Card (318844-B). Powering up the system Upon power up, all modules run a set of internal self-diagnostics. Turning AC power supplies on Note: Do not mix power supply modules.
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If the LEDs on the modules light in this sequence, your installation is successful. Contact your network administrator to verify that the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 is now connected to the network. Nortel Networks Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation and Commissioning — Quick Start NN46200-100 02.01 Standard 3.0 6 September 2006...
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To customize your switch configuration, see the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Release Notes — Software Release 3.0 (NN46200-401) for a list of Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 documents and information about the latest features. Nortel Networks Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation and Commissioning —...
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