Intended Readers............................................................................................................................................................................ x

Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................................................................................................x

Notes, Notices, and Cautions ........................................................................................................................................................ xi

Safety Instructions........................................................................................................................................................................ xii

Safety Cautions ............................................................................................................................................................................................ xii

General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products .................................................................................................................................... xiii

Lithium Battery Precaution.....................................................................................................................................................................xiv

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ..................................................................................................................................................xiv

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................1

Switch Description.....................................................................................................................................................................................1

Features...........................................................................................................................................................................................................2

Ports ................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Front-Panel Components ...........................................................................................................................................................................4

LED Indicators................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Rear Panel Description ..............................................................................................................................................................................7

Side Panel Description...............................................................................................................................................................................8

Installation ........................................................................................................................................................9

Package Contents.......................................................................................................................................................................................9

Installation Guidelines ...............................................................................................................................................................................9

Installing the Switch without the Rack ....................................................................................................................................................10

Installing the Switch in a Rack ................................................................................................................................................................10

Mounting the Switch in a Standard 19" Rack ..........................................................................................................................................11

Power On ......................................................................................................................................................................................................11

Power Failure...........................................................................................................................................................................................11

Installing the SFP ports............................................................................................................................................................................12

The Optional Module ....................................................................................................................................................................................13

Installing the Module ...............................................................................................................................................................................14

External Redundant Power System ...............................................................................................................................................................15

Connecting the Switch ...................................................................................................................................17

Switch to End Node .................................................................................................................................................................................17

Switch to Switch ......................................................................................................................................................................................17

Connecting To Network Backbone or Server ...............................................................................................................................................18

Introduction to Switch Management ...........................................................................................................19

Management Options...............................................................................................................................................................................19

Connecting the Console Port (RS-232 DCE)...........................................................................................................................................20

Managing the Switch for the First Time ..................................................................................................................................................21

Password Protection.................................................................................................................................................................................22

IP Address Assignment............................................................................................................................................................................25

Web-based Switch Configuration.................................................................................................................27

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Logging in to the Web Manager ...................................................................................................................................................................27