Allied Telesis AT-GS924MX Installation Manual page 6

Contents
Unpacking the Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Chapter 3: Installing the Switch on a Table or in an Equipment Rack ....................................................................... 59
Selecting a Site for the Switch ............................................................................................................................................ 60
Installing the Switch on a Table .......................................................................................................................................... 61
Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ........................................................................................................................ 62
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch on a Wall ..................................................................................................................... 67
Installing the AT-GS924MX Switch on a Wall..................................................................................................................... 68
Positions of the Switch on a Wall................................................................................................................................. 68
Recommended Minimum Wall Area Dimensions ........................................................................................................ 69
Wall Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................ 70
Tools and Material ....................................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing the AT-GS924MX Switch.............................................................................................................................. 71
Installing the AT-GS924MPX, AT-GS948MX, and AT-GS948MPX Switches on a Wall .................................................... 76
Position of the Switch on the Wall ............................................................................................................................... 76
Recommended Minimum Wall Area Dimensions ........................................................................................................ 76
Positions of the Brackets ............................................................................................................................................. 78
Plywood Base for a Wall with Wooden Studs.............................................................................................................. 78
Wall Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................ 81
Tools and Material ....................................................................................................................................................... 82
Installing the Plywood Base......................................................................................................................................... 82
Installing the Switch on the Plywood Base .................................................................................................................. 82
Installing the Switch on a Concrete Wall ..................................................................................................................... 85
Chapter 5: Cabling the Networking Ports ...................................................................................................................... 89
Cabling the Twisted Pair Ports............................................................................................................................................ 90
Installing SFP Transceivers ................................................................................................................................................ 92
Installing SFP Modules ................................................................................................................................................ 93
Chapter 6: Powering On the Switch ............................................................................................................................... 97
Powering On the Switch...................................................................................................................................................... 98
Monitoring the Initialization Processes.............................................................................................................................. 101
Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations.......................................................................................................... 104
Starting a Local Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 104
Disabling VCStack ..................................................................................................................................................... 106
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Stand-alone Switches..................................................................... 109
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 111
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 115
Physical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................... 115
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 116
Power Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 116
Certifications ..................................................................................................................................................................... 117
RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts ....................................................................................................................................... 118
RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts .......................................................................................................................... 119
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