Allied Telesis AT-IX5-28GPX manual Contents

Contents
Master and Member Switches	48
Selection of the Master Switch	48
ID Numbers	49
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface	50
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation	51
Reviewing Safety Precautions	52
Choosing a Site for the Switches	56
Planning a Stack	57
Unpacking the Switch	59
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch and its Power Supplies	61
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clip	62
Installing Power Supply Modules	63
Overview	63
Installing a Power Supply	63
Installing the Switches on a Table or Desktop	66
Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack	67
Connecting AC Power to a Power Supply Module	70
Starting a Local Management Session	72
Monitoring the Initialization Processes	73
Chapter 5: Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations	77
Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations	78
Disabling VCStack	78
Confirming the Status of the VCStack Feature	81
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Stand-alone Switches	83
Chapter 6: Verifying the Status of VCStack and Activating VCStack	85
Verifying the Status of VCStack	86
Activating the VCStack Feature	87
Activating VCStack	87
Chapter 7: Cabling the Stacking Ports	91
Cabling Switches with AT-StackXS/1.0 Transceivers	92
Cabling Switches with AT-StackOP/0.3 or AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers	97
Chapter 8: Powering On the Stack	101
Powering On the Switches Individually	102
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously	104
Verifying the Stack	106
Setting the Priority Numbers	107
Chapter 9: Cabling the Networking Ports	109
Cabling the Twisted Pair Ports	110
Installing SFP and SFP+ Transceivers	112
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting	117
Appendix A: Technical Specifications	123
Physical Specifications	123
Environmental Specifications	123
Power Specifications	124
Certifications	124
RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts	125
RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts	127
Fiber Optic Specifications of the AT-StackOP/0.3 and AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers	128

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