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Chapter2 Site Planning Site-Planning Checklist
Step9 Prepare the other end of the grounding wire and connect it to an appropriate
grounding point at your site to ensure adequate earth ground for the switch.
Site-Planning Checklist
Table 2 -2 lists the site-planning activities that you should complete before you
install the Catalyst2948G, 2948G-GE-TX, and 2980G switches. Completing
each activity helps ensure a successful switch installation.
Table2-2 Site-Planning Checklist
Task No. Planning Activity Verified By Time Date
1 Space evaluation:
Space and layout
Floor covering
Impact and vibration
Lighting
Maintenance access
2 Environmental evaluation:
Ambient temperature
Humidity
Altitude
Atmospheric contamination
Airflow
3 Power evaluation:
Input power type
Proximity of receptacle to the equipment
Dedicated (separate) circuits for redundant power supplies
UPS for power failures
4 Grounding evaluation:
Circuit breaker size