User's Manual

Contents
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Port Pinouts ................................................................................................................................................................. 38
SFP Slots............................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Power Over Ethernet .......................................................................................................................................................... 41
PoE Standards ............................................................................................................................................................ 41
Powered Device Classes............................................................................................................................................. 42
Power Budget .............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Port Prioritization ......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Wiring Implementation................................................................................................................................................. 44
Stacking Ports..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
eco-friendly Button.............................................................................................................................................................. 46
LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs...................................................................................................................... 47
10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Port LEDs ............................................................................................................... 48
100Base-FX Port LEDs ............................................................................................................................................... 49
SFP Slot LED .............................................................................................................................................................. 50
Stacking Port LEDs ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
Stack ID LED ............................................................................................................................................................... 51
Console Port ....................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Power Supplies................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Power Connectors .............................................................................................................................................................. 55
Chapter 2: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 57
Installation Procedures ....................................................................................................................................................... 58
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 59
Choosing a Site for the Switch............................................................................................................................................ 63
Unpacking the Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 64
8100L Series Switches ................................................................................................................................................ 64
8100S Series Switches................................................................................................................................................ 66
AT-8100S/24C Switch ................................................................................................................................................. 67
Chapter 3: Installing the Switch on a Table or in an Equipment Rack ....................................................................... 69
Installing the Switch on a Table or Desktop........................................................................................................................ 70
Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack........................................................................................................................ 71
Chapter 4: Cabling the Networking Ports ...................................................................................................................... 77
Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports .................................................................................................................. 78
Twisted Pair Ports ....................................................................................................................................................... 78
Fiber Optic Ports.......................................................................................................................................................... 79
General Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................... 79
Installing Optional SFP Transceivers.................................................................................................................................. 80
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ter 5: Powering On the Switch ............................................................................................................................... 85
Powering On an AC Switch................................................................................................................................................. 86
Monitoring the Initialization Processes ........................................................................................................................ 87
Powering On a DC Switch .................................................................................................................................................. 91
Setting the Stack ID Number .............................................................................................................................................. 95
Starting a Local Management Session........................................................................................................................ 95
Starting a Telnet Management Session....................................................................................................................... 96
Changing the Stack ID Number................................................................................................................................... 97
Starting a Management Session......................................................................................................................................... 99
Local Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 99
Telnet Management..................................................................................................................................................... 99
Secure Shell Management ........................................................................................................................................ 100
Web Browser Management ....................................................................................................................................... 100
SNMP ........................................................................................................................................................................ 101
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Stand-alone Switches.............................................................. 101
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 103
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 107
Physical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................... 107
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 108
Power Specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 109