Contents
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Power Budget.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Port Prioritization.........................................................................................................................................................37
Wiring Implementation................................................................................................................................................. 38
S1 and S2 Stacking Ports...................................................................................................................................................39
eco-friendly Button.............................................................................................................................................................. 40
LEDs................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs...................................................................................................................... 41
10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Port LEDs............................................................................................................... 42
100Base-FX Port LEDs...............................................................................................................................................43
SFP Slot LED .............................................................................................................................................................. 44
S1 and S2 Stack Ports LEDs....................................................................................................................................... 45
Stack ID LED............................................................................................................................................................... 46
Console Port....................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Power Supplies................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Power Connectors..............................................................................................................................................................49
Chapter 2: Stacking Overview ........................................................................................................................................51
Stacking Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Master Switch.....................................................................................................................................................................54
Stacking Port Topologies.................................................................................................................................................... 55
Active Boot Configuration File............................................................................................................................................. 57
Initialization Process...........................................................................................................................................................59
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 61
Installation Overview........................................................................................................................................................... 62
Reviewing Safety Precautions............................................................................................................................................63
Planning the Installation...................................................................................................................................................... 67
Choosing the Switches of the Stack............................................................................................................................67
Choosing a Site...........................................................................................................................................................68
Unpacking the Switch.........................................................................................................................................................69
8100S Series Switches................................................................................................................................................ 69
AT-8100S/24C Switch.................................................................................................................................................70
Chapter 4: Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack .................................................................... 71
Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack.................................................................................................................... 72
Labeling the Switches......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Chapter 5: Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports ..........................................................79
Powering on a Switch.........................................................................................................................................................80
Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers....................................................................................................................... 82
Starting a Local Management Session........................................................................................................................ 82
Starting a Telnet Management Session.......................................................................................................................83
Changing the Stack ID Number................................................................................................................................... 85
Cabling the Stacking Ports.................................................................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 6: Powering On and Verifying the Stack .........................................................................................................91
Powering on AC Switches................................................................................................................................................... 92
Monitoring the Initialization Processes ........................................................................................................................ 93
Powering On DC Switches.................................................................................................................................................. 97
Verifying the Installation.................................................................................................................................................... 101
Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports .........................................................................................................................103
Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports................................................................................................................104
Twisted Pair Ports ..................................................................................................................................................... 104
Fiber Optic Ports........................................................................................................................................................ 105
General Guidelines.................................................................................................................................................... 105
Installing Optional SFP Transceivers................................................................................................................................106
Managing the Stack.......................................................................................................................................................... 110
Local Management.................................................................................................................................................... 110
Telnet Management...................................................................................................................................................110
Secure Shell Management........................................................................................................................................111
Web Browser Management.......................................................................................................................................112