Installation And Setup; Following Safety Information; Determining The Switch Location - Extreme Networks Summit1 Installation And User Manual

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Installation and Setup

This chapter describes the following:
• How to decide where to install the Summit
• Gigabit Ethernet configuration rules
• How to install the switch in a rack or free-standing
• How to connect equipment to the console port
• How to check the installation using the Power On Self-Test (POST)
F S I
OLLOWING AFETY NFORMATION
Before installing or removing any components of the switch, or before carrying out any
maintenance procedures, you must read the safety information provided in Appendix A
of this guide.
D S L
ETERMINING THE WITCH OCATION
The Summit is suited for use in the office, where it can be free-standing or mounted in a
standard 19-inch equipment rack. Alternatively, the device can be rack-mounted in a
wiring closet or equipment room. Two mounting brackets are supplied with the switch.
S S I U G 2-1
UMMIT WITCH NSTALLATION AND SER UIDE