Safety Statement: • To avoid harm to people and equipment, please read the safety recommendations in the Safety Precautions for FS Switches before installing the FS Switch. • Verify that the requirements described in the Safety Precautions for FS Switches have been met.
Contents 1. Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement 1.1 Installation Procedure 1.2 Installation Preparation 1.3 Installing a Switch 1.4 Installing an Optical Module 1.5 Connecting a Switch 1.6 Post-Installation Checks 1.7 System Commissioning 1.8 Parts Replacement 2. Troubleshooting After Installation 2.1 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2.2 Guide to Using Switches 2.3 Guide to Using Optical Modules Innovation ·...
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement S3260 series switches are the new generation of Gigabit Ethernet switches, which are mainly used for campus access. With a brand-new hardware architecture and modular operating system, this series of products provide larger resource table entries, faster hardware processing performance, and higher operation and usage experience.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 1.1 Installation Procedure Installation Preparation Installing Modules Installing a Switch Connecting the Switch System Commissioning Post-Installation Checks With Cables 1.2 Installation Preparation Confirm the following before installation: • The installation site provides sufficient space for heat dissipation. •...
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Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 1.2.2 Mounting the Cabinet or Rack When mounting the cabinet, please note the following: • All expansion bolts for fastening the cabinet base to the ground should be installed and tightened in sequence from bottom to up (large flat washer, spring washer, and nut), and the installation holes on the base and the expansion bolts are aligned.
Anti-static gloves, wire stripper, crimping plier, RJ45 connector crimping plier, and wire cutter Special Tools Multimeter, bit error rate tester (BERT), and optical power meter Meters The S3260 series switch is delivered without a tool kit. You need to prepare a tool kit by yourself. • 1.3 Installing a Switch Precautions : Please confirm the following before installing the switch: •...
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Ethernet cable only indoors. Take lightning protection measures if they need to be routed outdoors. 1.3.1 Mounting the Switch in a Cabinet or Rack The S3260 series switch meets the EIA standard size and can be installed in a 19-inch wiring closet with the following installation procedure:...
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Figure 3: Cabinet lug installation 1.3.2 Mounting the Switch on a Workbench In most cases, users do not have a standard 19-inch rack. Therefore, the most common method is to place the switch on a clean workbench.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 1.4 Installing an Optical Module Precautions: • Before the installation, take ESD protection measures, for example, wear an ESD wrist strap or ESD gloves. • Do not touch the edge connector of an optical module during the installation. •...
1. 5 Connecting a Switch 1.5.1 Connecting the Grounding Cable The grounding point with a protective earth on the back of the S3260 series mainframe should be connected first to the cabinet's grounding terminal, and then the cabinet's grounding terminal is connected to the grounding row in the equipment room.
1.5.2 Connecting Power Cables There is one ground terminal on the back of the S3260 series switch chassis, which should be connected to the grounding lug of the rack first, and then connect the grounding lug to the grounding bar of the equipment room.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide b. Connect the other end of the AC power cable to the external AC power supply system. 1.5.3 Connecting Ethernet Cables Connect the RJ45 connector of an Ethernet cable to the management port on the equipment, and the other end to a network management switch or terminal.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide 1.6.2 Verifying Cable Connection . The UTP and STP cables match with the interface type. . Cables are properly bundled. . Grounding cables are connected properly and observe the requirement. .
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Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Step 1: Connecting the Ethernet Cable Plug the DB-9 connector of the Ethernet cable into the serial port of the PC. Connect RJ45 connector of the Ethernet cable to the console port of the switch. Step 2: Check the Serial Port Number Open Device Manager on the computer and check the serial port number.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Step 4: Setting Terminal Parameters Parameter requirements: Baud rate is 9600, connection type is Serial, fill in COM port number according to the actual situation. The specific diagram is as follows. Figure 8: Setting Terminal Parameters Step 5: Once the serial port parameters are set, click <Open>...
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Checklist after Power-on (Recommended) After power-on, check the following items: Check that information is displayed on the terminal interface. Check that the switch status LED is normal. Check that the main program of the device is normally loaded. Check that the time on the device is consistent with the current Beijing time.
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Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Rotate the handle of the optical module down, gently push the optical module, and then pull out the optical module by the handle. Remove the optical fibers from the optical module and cover them with dust caps.
Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Figure 11: Pull-rod Handle Figure 12: Handle-type Handle 5. Take out the new optical module from the package, and slowly insert it into the interface until you hear a "pop"...
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Hardware Installation and Parts Replacement Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Check whether the business is ready for power-off, and save relevant business information. Disconnect the power cord and ground wire of the faulty device. Pull out all the network cables and optical fibers of the faulty device. Loosen the fixing screws of the faulty device and remove the faulty device.
Check the installation of the power supply module each module Check the installation of Check the LEDs on the device other modules Check serial port connection Check the cable connection and parameters Contact FS Technical Support Innovation · Expertise · Agility...
Sometimes glitches can appear on these hardware. Contact Vendor Support: If there is still no output on the serial port, please contact FS technical support. Fault 4: The serial port console output is garbled Fault Symptom The serial port console output is garbled.
Make sure that the character encoding used is consistent with the character encoding of the switch, usually ASCII encoding is used. Contact Vendor Support: If there is still no output on the serial port, please contact FS technical support. Fault 5: The link can not be set up between optical ports.
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Troubleshooting After Installation Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide If an optical module is not cleaned or protected properly, contaminants may accumulate on the fiber pin in the optical module. As a result, the coupling efficiency is reduced, optical signals are cut off, or even worse, the surface of the fiber pin is damaged permanently.
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Troubleshooting After Installation Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Figure 14: Cleaning Optical Fibers with Special Cleaning Tissues Place at least three cleaning tissues on the work bench. As shown in Figure 14, wipe the end of an optical connector from left to right or from right to left on a cleaning tissue, and then move the connector end to the unused part of the cleaning tissue to continue.
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Troubleshooting After Installation Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide Figure 16: Using Fibers to Protect an Optical Module Cover unused optical connectors with protective caps, as shown in Figure 17, and then lay out fibers on the fiber rack or coil them in a fiber management tray to prevent fibers from being squeezed. Figure 17: Installing a Protective Cap on a Fiber If a receptacle or an optical connector has not been used for a long time and is not covered with a...
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Troubleshooting After Installation Switch Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide When cleaning a receptacle, insert the cotton swab and turn it slowly in the receptacle. Do not use too much strength because the receptacle may be damaged. If optical signals are lost during the operation of a device, use the preceding method to clean the receptacle or the optical connector.
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