Allied Telesis CentreCOM GS980MX Series Quick Installation Manual page 2

Introduction
This Quick Installation Guide contains a short version of the
installation instructions for the GS980MX Series of Gigabit Ethernet
Switches. For more instructions, refer to the GS980MX Series of
Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guides on the Allied Telesis
web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/us/en/services-support. This
guide contains the following sections:
"Front Panels" next
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"PoE+ and PoE++ Power Budgets" on page 5
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"VCStack™ Feature" on page 5
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"Beginning the Installation" on page 6
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"Installing the Switch" on page 11
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"Ports" on page 18
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"Powering On the Switch" on page 21
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"LEDs" on page 22
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"Starting a Local Management Session" on page 24
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"Disabling the VCStack Feature" on page 25
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"Troubleshooting" on page 26
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Front Panels
The front panels of the switches are shown here.
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