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Preface H3C IE4300-12P-AC & IE4300-12P-PWR Industrial Switches Installation Guide describes the appearance, installation, power-on, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the H3C IE4300-12P-AC & IE4300-12P-PWR Industrial Switches . This preface includes the following topics about the documentation: • Audience. • Conventions. •...
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Convention Description Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create > > Folder. Symbols Convention Description An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed WARNING! can result in personal injury. An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed CAUTION: can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
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It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots, and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device. Documentation feedback You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com. We appreciate your comments.
Connecting power cords ··········································································································· 2-5 Connecting an AC power cord for an IE4300-12P-AC switch ····················································· 2-5 Connecting a DC power cord for an IE4300-12P-PWR switch ···················································· 2-6 Verifying the installation ············································································································ 2-7 3 Accessing the switch for the first time ·············································· 3-1 ...
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Power status LED ············································································································· 7-3 Alarm LED ······················································································································ 7-4 Diag LED ························································································································ 7-4 SFP port LED ·················································································································· 7-4 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port LED (IE4300-12P-AC) ········································ 7-4 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port LED (IE4300-12P-PWR) ····································· 7-5 ...
Preparing for installation CAUTION: If the switch is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the switch may be impaired. Safety recommendations WARNING! When the ambient temperature exceeds 60°C (140°F), the outer surface temperature of the switch might exceed 70°C (158°F).
Humidity To ensure correct operation and long service life of your switch, maintain the ambient humidity at the acceptable ranges. For the humidity requirements of the switch, see "Technical specifications." • Lasting high relative humidity can cause poor insulation, electricity leakage, mechanical property change of materials, and metal corrosion.
Use a cabinet with the IP rating of IPX1 or higher for installing the switch. • Keep the tamper-proof seal on a mounting screw on the chassis cover intact, and if you want to open the chassis, contact H3C for permission. Otherwise, H3C shall not be liable for any consequence.
Mounting the switch on a DIN rail DIN rail mounting bracket The switch comes with a DIN rail mounting bracket installed on it. Figure2-2 DIN rail mounting bracket (1) Metal spring (2) Screw hole Installing the switch on a DIN rail Wear an ESD wrist strap.
Connecting the grounding cable WARNING! Correctly connecting the grounding cable for the switch is crucial to lightning protection and EMI protection. The power input end of the switch has a noise filter, whose central ground is directly connected to the chassis to form the chassis ground (commonly known as PGND).
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As a best practice, use AWG23 to AWG12 wires and AWG23 to AWG16 wires for the IE4300-12P-AC and IE4300-12P-PWR switches, respectively. The alarm output connection (DO) outputs alarms by closing or opening the relay contact. It has a current carrying capacity of 1 A/24 VDC and does not support power supply to the connected device.
• Before connecting a power cord, make sure the circuit breaker for the power cord is turned off. An IE4300-12P-AC switch supports AC power input. An IE4300-12P-PWR switch supports DC power input. They use a terminal block to connect a power cord.
Connecting a DC power cord for an IE4300-12P-PWR switch CAUTION: • As a best practice, use an H3C DG-240-55 industrial power supply for an IE4300-12P-PWR switch. • To avoid connection mistakes, identify the positive (+) and negative (-) marks above the DC power receptacle for the terminal block connection.
• The wire colors in the preceding figure are for illustration only. • The IE4300-12P-PWR switch supports dual DC power feeds. You can use two H3C DG-240-55 industrial power supplies connected in parallel for the switch to achieve 1+1 redundancy.
Accessing the switch for the first time To access the switch for the first time, use a console cable to connect a configuration terminal (a PC for example) to the console port on the switch. Connecting a terminal to the console port CAUTION: •...
Figure3-2 Connecting the console port on the switch to a PC Setting terminal parameters To configure and manage the switch through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your PC. For more information about the terminal emulator programs, see the user guides for these programs.
Powering on the switch To power on the switch, connect the power cord to a power source and then turn on the circuit breaker. During the startup process, you can access Boot ROM menus to perform tasks such as software upgrade and file management.
"IRF fabric" to provide flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability. The IE4300-12P-AC and IE4300-12P-PWR switches can form an IRF fabric only with switches of the same model. IRF fabric setup flowchart...
To set up an IRF fabric: Step Description Plan the following items for setting up an IRF fabric: • IRF fabric size • Installation scheme • Master switch Plan IRF fabric setup • IRF member IDs • IRF physical ports •...
NOTE: An IRF fabric is highly scalable. You can easily add new member devices to an IRF fabric after the fabric is set up. Master switch IRF uses two member roles: master and standby. When devices form an IRF fabric, they elect a master to manage and control the IRF fabric, and all the other devices back up the master.
Figure4-2 IRF fabric in ring topology Figure4-3 IRF fabric in daisy chain topology IRF connection scheme The cables used for IRF connection depends on the port type. • 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port—Category 5 or above twisted pair cable. • SFP port—SFP transceiver module and fiber or SFP cable. For the available models, see "SFP port."...
Use twisted pair cables, SFP cables, or SFP transceiver modules and fibers to connect the IRF member switches based on the network topology and cabling scheme. For information about connecting the transceiver modules and cables, see H3C Transceiver Modules and Network Cables Installation Guide.
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NOTE: IRF split occurs when an IRF fabric breaks up into multiple IRF fabrics because of IRF link failures. The split IRF fabrics operate with the same IP address. IRF split causes routing and forwarding problems on the network. To quickly detect a multi-active collision, configure a minimum of one MAD mechanism.
Power failure An IE4300-12P-AC switch has an AC power receptacle. An IE4300-12P-PWR switch uses two DC power receptacles. A power status LED is provided for each power input line to indicate the power input status.
Verify that the console cable is connected correctly. Verify that the console cable is in good condition. Verify that the terminal settings are correct. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Garbled display on the configuration terminal Symptom The configuration terminal displays garbled texts.
Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications Chassis views IE4300-12P-AC Figure6-1 Front panel (1) Diag LED (2) SFP port (3) 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port (4) 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port LEDs (5) SFP port LED (6) Alarm LED (7) Power status LED (PWR)
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Figure6-2 Top panel (1) Alarm input connection (DI) (2) Alarm output connection (DO) (3) AC power receptacle (4) DIP switch (1: Traffic control; 2: Broadcast suppression; 3: Link aggregation; 4: RRPP) (5) Console port (6) Grounding screw CAUTION: The IE4300-12P-AC switch has a caution label on the top panel, indicating that no alarm cable and power cord are provided with the switch.
IE4300-12P-PWR Figure6-4 Front panel (1) PWR2 status LED (2) Diag LED (3) SFP port (4) 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port (5) 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port LEDs (6) SFP port LED (7) Alarm LED (8) PWR1 status LED...
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(7) Grounding screw CAUTION: The IE4300-12P-PWR switch has a caution label on the top panel, indicating that no alarm cable and power cord are provided with the switch. Use only a copper alarm cable and power cord for the switch.
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Item IE4300-12P-AC IE4300-12P-PWR UL 61010, UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, GB4943, IEC 62368-1, UL Safety compliance 62368-1, EN 62368-1...
Appendix B Ports and LEDs Ports Console port Table7-1 Console port specifications Item Specification Connector type RJ-45 Compliant standard EIA/TIA-232 Transmission baud rate 9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps • Provides connection to an ASCII terminal. Services • Provides connection to the serial port of a local terminal (PC for example) running a terminal emulation program.
SFP port Table7-3 GE SFP transceiver modules and cables available for the SFP ports GE SFP Central Cable/Fiber Modal transceiver Connect wavelength type and bandwidth transmission module and (nm) diameter (µm) (MHz × km) distance cable SFP copper transceiver module Twisted pair SFP-GE-T RJ-45...
• As a best practice, use H3C transceiver modules and cables for the switch. • The H3C transceiver modules and cables are subject to change over time. For the most recent list of H3C transceiver modules and cables, contact H3C marketing staff or technical support.
Alarm LED The switch provides an alarm input connection on the top panel and can detect changes of the digital input voltage. When the digital input voltage exceeds the acceptable range, the system uses the alarm LED to indicate the exception. Table7-6 Alarm LED description LED mark Status...
10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port LED (IE4300-12P-PWR) An IE4300-12P-PWR switch provides a green and a yellow LED for each 10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing Ethernet port. The green and yellow LEDs indicate the data rate and PoE power supply status of the port, respectively.
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