Chapter 3: Installation; Step 1: Preparing The Site; Table 3-1. Site Requirements - NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7212 Installation Manual

In addition to using the console port, you can manage the switch using a Web browser or a Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) management program.
For more information about console-port connections, see "Connecting to the Console Port" in Chapter 3
Installation. For more information about managing the switch, see the User Manual located on the CD-
ROM.

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION

This chapter describes the installation procedures for your NETGEAR Model GSM7212 Managed Layer 2
Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Switch installation involves the following steps:

Step 1: Preparing the site

Step 2: Installing the switch
Step 3: Checking the installation
Step 4: Applying AC power
Step 5: Connecting devices to the switch
Step 6: Installing a SFP module
Step 7: Connecting to the console port to manage the switch for initial configuration
Step 1: Preparing the Site
Before you install your switch, be sure your operating environment meets the operating environment
requirements in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1. Site Requirements

Characteristics
Mounting
Desktop installations:
Rack-mount
installations:
Access
Power source
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating humidity:
Requirements
Provide a flat table or shelf surface.
Use a 19-inch (48.3-centimeter) EIA standard equipment rack that is grounded
and physically secure. You also need the rack-mount kit supplied with your
switch.
Locate the switch in a position that lets you access the front panel RJ-45 ports,
view the front panel LEDs, and access the rear-panel power connector.
Provide a power source within 6 feet (1.8 meters) of the installation location.
Power specification for the switch is shown in Appendix A. Be sure the AC
outlet is not controlled by a wall switch, which can accidentally turn off power
to the outlet and the switch.
Install the switch in a dry area, with ambient temperature between 0 and 40ºC
(32 and 104ºF). Keep the switch away from heat sources such as direct
sunlight, warm air exhausts, hot-air vents, and heaters.
The installation location should have a maximum relative humidity of 90%,
non-condensing.
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