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H3C WX5540E Access Controller
Installation Guide
New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
http:// www.h3c.com
Document version: 6W104-20191112

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  • Page 1 H3C WX5540E Access Controller Installation Guide New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http:// www.h3c.com Document version: 6W104-20191112...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All contents in this document, including statements, information, and recommendations, are believed to be accurate, but they are presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied. H3C shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
  • Page 3 Preface The H3C WX5540E Access Controller Installation Guide describes preparing for installation, installing the access controller, troubleshooting, and hardware management and maintenance of the WX5540E access controller. This preface includes: Audience • Conventions • Documentation feedback • Audience This documentation is intended for: Network planners •...
  • Page 4 Convention Description An alert that contains additional or supplementary information. NOTE Documentation feedback You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com. We appreciate your comments.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1 Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1 Safety symbols ·························································································································································· 1 General safety recommendations ··························································································································· 1 Electrical safety ························································································································································· 1 Laser safety ································································································································································ 2 Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 2 Temperature and humidity ······································································································································· 2 Cleanness ·································································································································································· 2 Cooling ······································································································································································...
  • Page 6 Hardware management and maintenance ·············································································································· 32 Displaying hardware information for the device ········································································································ 32 Displaying software and hardware version information for the controller engine ········································· 32 Displaying operational statistics for the device ·································································································· 33 Displaying detailed information about the device ····························································································· 33 Displaying the electronic label data for the device ···························································································...
  • Page 7: Preparing For Installation

    Preparing for installation Safety recommendations Safety symbols When reading this document, note the following symbols: WARNING means an alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can result in personal injury. CAUTION means an alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
  • Page 8: Laser Safety

    Always check that the power has been disconnected when you perform operations that require the • device to be powered off. Laser safety WARNING! Do not stare into any fiber port when the device is powered on. The laser light emitted from the optical fiber might hurt your eyes.
  • Page 9: Cooling

    Cooling The device uses left to right airflow for heat dissipation. Plan the installation site for adequate ventilation. H3C recommends that you leave a minimum of 10 cm (3.94 in) of clearance around the air vents. • Make sure the rack is well ventilated.
  • Page 10: Emi

    Always wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap. Make sure the wrist strap makes skin contact and is well • grounded when installing the transceiver module. NOTE: The ESD-preventive wrist strap is not provided with the device. Order it yourself. To attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap: Wear the wrist strap on your wrist.
  • Page 11: Lightning Protection

    Use electromagnetic shielding, for example, shielded interface cables, when necessary. • Lightning protection To better protect the device from lightning, follow these guidelines: Make sure the grounding cable of the chassis is well grounded. • Make sure the grounding terminal of the AC power receptacle is well grounded. •...
  • Page 12 Item Requirements Result • The equipment and rack are well grounded. • The equipment room is dust-proof. • The humidity and temperature are at a proper level. • Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap. Make sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact and is well grounded ESD prevention when installing FRUs.
  • Page 13: Installing The Access Controller

    WARNING! Keep the tamper-proof seal on a mounting screw on the chassis cover intact, and if you want to open the chassis, contact H3C Support for permission. Otherwise, H3C will not be liable for any consequence caused thereby. Confirming installation preparations Before you install the device, verify that you have read "Preparing for...
  • Page 14: Mounting The Device On A Workbench

    Mounting the device on a workbench If a standard 19-inch rack is not available, you can place a device on a clean, flat workbench, as follows: Clean the recessed areas on the chassis bottom. Attach the four rubber feet to the recessed areas on the chassis bottom. Place the device on the workbench.
  • Page 15: Mounting Brackets

    Mounting brackets Figure 5 Front mounting bracket Figure 6 Rear mounting bracket Installing the device by using front and rear mounting brackets Wear the ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure the rack is well grounded and sturdy enough. Mark the position on the rack for installing the mounting brackets, and install cage nuts. Figure 7 Installing cage nuts Use the screws packed with the front mounting brackets to secure the front mounting brackets to both sides of the device.
  • Page 16 Figure 8 Installing the front mounting brackets Attach the weight-bearing screws packed with the rear mounting brackets to both sides of the device. The rear mounting brackets work with the weight-bearing screws to support the device. Figure 9 Installing the weight-bearing screws Determine the device installation position in the rack and use screws and cage nuts to attach the rear mounting brackets to the rear rack posts.
  • Page 17 Figure 10 Installing rear mounting brackets Supporting the bottom of the device with one hand, push the device horizontally into the rack. Attach the front mounting brackets on the device to the front rack posts with screws and cage nuts, as shown in Figure Figure 11 Installing the device to the rack...
  • Page 18: Installing The Device By Using Front Mounting Brackets And A Rack Shelf

    Installing the device by using front mounting brackets and a rack shelf The rack shelf is an optional component that needs to be separately ordered if needed. The rack shelf in this example is for illustration only. To install the device by using front mounting brackets and a rack shelf: Wear the ESD-preventive wrist strap and verify that the rack is well grounded and sturdy enough.
  • Page 19: Installing The Device By Using Front Mounting Brackets And Slide Rails

    Figure 13 Installing the device to the rack Installing the device by using front mounting brackets and slide rails The slide rails are optional components that need to be separately ordered if needed. The slide rails in this example are for illustration only. To install the device by using front mounting brackets and slide rails: Wear the ESD-preventive wrist strap and verify that the rack is well grounded and sturdy enough.
  • Page 20: Grounding The Device

    Holding both sides of the device, push the device to the rack along the slide rails, as shown Figure 15. Make sure the chassis bottom makes close contact with the slide rails. Figure 15 Installing the device to the rack Attach the front mounting brackets on the device to the front rack posts with M6 screws and cage nuts.
  • Page 21 Ground the device with a grounding strip—If a grounding strip is available at the installation site, connect the other end of the grounding cable to the grounding strip and make sure the grounding strip has been correctly grounded. Figure 16 Grounding the device with a grounding strip Ground the device with the rack—Connect the other end of the grounding cable to the grounding point on the rack and make sure the rack has been correctly grounded.
  • Page 22 Figure 17 Grounding the device with the rack (1)
  • Page 23 Figure 18 Grounding the device with the rack (2) Grounding the device with a grounding conductor buried in the earth—If earth is available at the installation site, hammer a 0.5 m (1.64 ft) or longer angle iron or steel tube into the earth to serve as a grounding conductor.
  • Page 24: Installing A Lightning Protector For A Network Port

    Installing a lightning protector for a network port A lightning protector is not provided with the device. H3C recommends that you install a lightning protector for 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 copper Ethernet ports. IMPORTANT: Before installing the lightning protector, read the instructions that come with the lightning protector.
  • Page 25: Precautions

    Precautions If the performance of the port lightning protector is adversely affected in the following situations, follow the recommended solution: • Problem 1—The port lightning protector is installed in reverse direction. Solution—Connect the Surge end to the outdoor network cable and the Protect end to the network port on the device.
  • Page 26: Connecting The Console Cable And Setting Terminal Parameters

    Figure 21 Power strip with lightning protection On means the circuit is operating properly. (1) Operating LED (green) Off means the circuit is damaged. On indicates a wrong wire connection (the wire is not grounded (2) Grounding/pole detection LED (red) or the live line and null line are reversely connected), and you need to check the power supply line.
  • Page 27: Setting Terminal Parameters

    Figure 22 Connecting the console cable NOTE: Identify the mark on the console port and make sure you are connecting to the correct • port. If the device has been powered on, connect the console cable to the PC before •...
  • Page 28 Figure 23 Connection description Select the serial port to be used from the Connect using list, and click OK. Figure 24 Setting the serial port used by the HyperTerminal connection Set Bits per second to 9600, Data bits to 8, Parity to None, Stop bits to 1, and Flow control to None, and click OK.
  • Page 29 Figure 25 Setting the serial port parameters NOTE: To restore the default settings, click Restore Defaults. Select File > Properties in the HyperTerminal window. Figure 26 HyperTerminal window On the Settings tab, set the emulation to VT100 and click OK.
  • Page 30: Connecting The Ethernet Cables

    Figure 27 Setting the terminal emulation in Test Properties dialog box Connecting the Ethernet cables Connecting a copper Ethernet port Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the copper Ethernet port of the device, and the other end to the Ethernet port of the peer device. After powering on the device, examine the LEDs of the fixed copper Ethernet port.
  • Page 31: Installing A Power Module

    Make sure the Tx and Rx ports on a transceiver module are correctly connected. • To connect the device to the network through an optical fiber: Remove the dust plug on the fiber port. Remove the dust cover from the transceiver module, and insert the transceiver module into the fiber port.
  • Page 32: Connecting The Ac Power Cord

    Figure 29 Installing an AC power module Figure 30 Installing a DC power module Connecting the AC power cord CAUTION: Before powering on the device, connect the grounding cable of the device. To connect the AC power cord: Pivot the bail latch upward. Connect one end of the AC power cord to the AC-input power receptacle on the device.
  • Page 33: Connecting The Dc Power Cord

    Figure 31 Connecting an AC power cord Connecting the DC power cord Use a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the protection cover from the DC power module. Correctly insert the DC plug into the DC power receptacle. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to fasten the screws on the DC plug. Connect the other end of the DC power cord to the DC power source.
  • Page 34: Verifying The Installation

    Press Ctrl+T to start heavy memory test Booting Normal Extend BootWare..The Extend BootWare is self-decompressing..Done! **************************************************************************** H3C WX5540E BootWare, Version 5.09 **************************************************************************** Copyright (c) 2004-2017 New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Compiled Date : Mar 21 2017 CPU Type : XLP432 CPU Clock Speed...
  • Page 35 Cryptographic Algorithms Known-Answer Tests passed. Line con1 is available. Press ENTER to get started.. Press Enter at the prompt, and you can configure the device when the prompt <H3C> appears. During the startup process, the CPLD is automatically upgraded to the latest version.
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    The power cord is in good condition. • NOTE: If the problem persists, contact H3C Support. Configuration terminal problems If the configuration environment setup is correct, the configuration terminal displays booting information when the device is powered on. If the setup is incorrect, the configuration terminal either displays nothing or displays garbled text.
  • Page 37: Software Loading Failure

    When you use FTP to load software, you entered an incorrect IP address, software name, username, • or password. If software loading has failed even if the physical connections are in good condition and the software loading process does not have any input errors, contact H3C Support.
  • Page 38: Hardware Management And Maintenance

    H3C Comware Software, Version 7.1.064, Release 5323 Copyright (c) 2004-2017 New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. H3C WX5540E uptime is 0 weeks, 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes Last reboot reason : User soft reboot Boot image: cfa0:/boot.bin Boot image version: 7.1.064, Release 5323...
  • Page 39: Displaying Operational Statistics For The Device

    ===============display version=============== H3C Comware Software, Version 7.1.064, Release 5323 Copyright (c) 2004-2017 New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. H3C WX5540E uptime is 0 weeks, 0 days, 0 hours, 18 minutes Last reboot reason : User soft reboot …...
  • Page 40: Displaying The Electronic Label Data For The Device

    An electronic label is a profile of a device. It contains the permanent configuration, including the serial number, manufacturing date, MAC address, and vendor name. Use the display device manuinfo command to display the electronic label data for the device. <H3C> display device manuinfo Slot 2 CPU 0: DEVICE_NAME...
  • Page 41: Displaying The Memory Usage Of The Device

    CPU usage at the interval of 5 minutes). Displaying the memory usage of the device Use the display memory command to display the memory usage statistics for the device. <H3C> display memory Memory statistics are measured in KB: Slot 2:...
  • Page 42: Displaying The Operating State Of A Power Module

    It is the least-preferrred method. Restrictions and guidelines Before you reboot the device, perform the following tasks: • Use the save command to save the running configuration. For more information about the save command, see H3C WX5540E Access Controller Fundamentals Command Reference.
  • Page 43: Configuration Procedure

    To avoid a reboot failure, use the boot-loader file command to specify a new startup software image. For more information about the display startup and display boot-loader commands, see H3C WX5540E Access Controller Fundamentals Command Reference.
  • Page 44: Appendix A Chassis Views And Technical Specifications

    Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications The figures in this document are for illustration only. Chassis views Figure 33 Front view (1) 100/1000Base-T autosensing Ethernet ports (1 to 12) (2) 100Base-FX/1000Base-X SFP ports (13 to 24) (3) 10GBase-R SFP+ ports (25 to 28) (4) 100/1000 Base-T management Ethernet ports (5) Console port Figure 34 Rear view...
  • Page 45: Power Module Views

    Power module views AC power module Figure 35 AC power module (1) Captive screw (2) Power switch (3) Air outlet vent (4) Power receptacle DC power module Figure 36 DC power module (1) Captive screw (2) Power switch (3) Air outlet vent (4) Power receptacle Transceiver module, fiber connector, and optical fiber views...
  • Page 46: Technical Specifications

    Figure 37 SFP transceiver module Figure 38 SFP+ transceiver module Figure 39 Optical fiber with LC-type connectors (1) LC-type connector (2) Optical fiber Technical specifications Table 11 Technical specifications Item Specification Console port One, 9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps Gigabit Ethernet port 12 100/1000 Base-T autosensing Ethernet ports SFP port...
  • Page 47: Transceiver Module Specifications

    Item Specification Memory 4 × 2 GB DDR3 Storage media 4 GB CF card Dimensions (H × W × D) (without rubber feet and 88.1 × 440 × 480 mm (3.47 × 17.32 × 18.90 in) mounting brackets) Rate AC voltage range 100 VAC to 240 VAC @ 50 Hz or 60 Hz Rate DC voltage range –48 VDC to –60 VDC...
  • Page 48 Item Specification Receive sensitivity ≤ –30 dBm Saturation ≤ –14 dBm Table 15 SFP-FE-LX-SM1310-A specifications Item Specification Central wavelength 1310 nm Transmission distance 15 km (9.32 miles) Transmission rate 125 Mbps Connector type Duplex LC Fiber mode Fiber diameter 9 μm Transmit power –15 to –8 dBm Receive sensitivity...
  • Page 49 Item Specification Receive sensitivity ≤ –17 dBm Saturation ≤ –3 dBm Table 18 SFP-GE-LX-SM1310-A specifications Item Specification Central wavelength 1310 nm Transmission distance 10 km (6.21 miles) Transmission rate 1250 Mbps Connector type Duplex LC Fiber mode Fiber diameter 9 μm Transmit power –9.5 to –3 dBm Receive sensitivity...
  • Page 50 Item Specification Receive sensitivity ≤ –21 dBm Saturation ≤ –3 dBm Table 21 SFP-GE-LH70-SM1550 specifications Item Specification Central wavelength 1550 nm Transmission distance 70 km (43.50 miles) Transmission rate 1250 Mbps Connector type Duplex LC Fiber mode Fiber diameter 9 μm Transmit power –4 to +5 dBm Receive sensitivity...
  • Page 51: Interface Arrangement

    Receive sensitivity ≤ –15.8 dBm Saturation ≤ –1 dBm Interface arrangement The WX5540E provides fixed interfaces GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet 1/0/32: GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through GigabitEthernet 1/0/12—100/1000 Base-T autosensing Ethernet • ports. You can identify an interface by its mark. •...
  • Page 52: Appendix B Leds

    Appendix B LEDs Panel LEDs Figure 40 LEDs (1) 100/1000Base-T autosensing Ethernet port status LEDs (2) 100Base-FX/1000Base-X SFP port status LEDs (3) 10GBase-R SFP+ port status LEDs (4) 100/1000 Base-T out-of-band management Ethernet port status LEDs (LINK/ACT) (5) Power module 1 status LED (PWR1) (6) Power module 2 status LED (PWR2) (7) System status LED (SYS) (8) Expansion slot status LED (MOD)
  • Page 53: Power Module Leds

    Mark Status Description Steady green An interface card is present. Flashing green The hard disk is reading or writing data. Expansion slot status LED (green/yellow) Steady yellow A failure has occurred. No interface card is present. No link is present. 100/1000 Base-T out-of-band LINK/...
  • Page 54 Table 27 AC power module LED description Status Description No power is input or the power module has an input problem. AC OK Steady green The power input is normal. No power is output or the power module has an output problem. DC OK Steady green The power output is normal.
  • Page 55: Index

    Index built-in fan operational status, console cable connection, controller engine version information, installation, copper Ethernet port connection, installation flow, CPU usage display, power cord connection, DC power cord connection, troubleshooting power supply failure, displaying hardware information, Appendix A (Chassis views and technical electronic label data display (on controller specifications), engine),...
  • Page 56 troubleshooting no terminal display, hardware dust (installation site), AC installation, chassis cooling and ventilation, controller engine version information, electricity device grounding, AC power cord connection, device power-on, DC power cord connection, device rack installation, device grounding, lightning protector for network port, device power on, troubleshooting configuration terminal electrical cooling requirements,...
  • Page 57 port copper Ethernet port connection, laser safety recommendations, fiber port connection, lightning power cooling requirements, protection, power module protector for network port, views, power supply maintaining AC power cord connection, hardware maintenance, DC power cord connection, managing operating state display, hardware management, troubleshooting failure, memory usage display,...
  • Page 58 setting terminal parameters, system administration troubleshooting device, built-in fan operational status display, troubleshooting garbled terminal display, device CPU usage display, troubleshooting no terminal display, device electronic label data display (on controller engine), troubleshooting power supply failure, device electronic label data display (on switching troubleshooting software loading failure, engine), verifying installation,...

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