How to Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide
This preface provides an overview of this guide and the DFE‐Platinum Series manual set, a brief summary of each chapter, defines the conventions used in this document, and instructs how to obtain technical support from Enterasys Networks. To locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table:
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An overview of the | Chapter 1, Introduction |
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Network requirements that must be met before | Chapter 2, Network Requirements |
installing the |
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Instructions to install the | Chapter 3, Installation |
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Troubleshooting installation problems and | Chapter 4, Troubleshooting |
diagnosing network/operational problems using the |
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LANVIEW LEDs in either the RX/TX port status |
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mode or PoE port status mode |
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Specifications, environmental requirements, and | Appendix A, Specifications |
physical properties of the |
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Instructions to set the mode switches when | Appendix B, Mode Switch Settings and |
necessary and remove and replace the DRAM SIMM | Option Installations |
or DIMM memory |
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An overview of Power over Ethernet technology and | Appendix C, About PoE (Power over |
how it is implemented in relation to the | Ethernet) |
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Related Documents
The manuals listed below can be obtained from the World Wide Web in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following site:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
•Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide describes how to use the Command Line Interface to set up and manage the DFE‐Platinum modules.
•Matrix N‐Series N‐POE Power System Installation Guide describes how to implement PoE and connect to the 48 Vdc Optional Power connector of the DFE module.
•Cabling Guide provides information on dB loss and cable specifications.
Unlike the Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide and the Matrix N‐Series N‐POE Power System Installation Guide, the Cabling Guide is not listed alphabetically on the web site. Instead, it is listed under the Overview Guides link.
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