2Installation and Setup

This chapter describes the following:

How to decide where to install the Summit

Gigabit Ethernet configuration rules

How to install the switch in a rack or free-standing

How to connect equipment to the console port

How to check the installation using the Power On Self-Test (POST)

FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION

Before installing or removing any components of the switch, or before carrying out any maintenance procedures, you must read the safety information provided in Appendix A of this guide.

DETERMINING THE SWITCH LOCATION

The Summit is suited for use in the office, where it can be free-standing or mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. Alternatively, the device can be rack-mounted in a wiring closet or equipment room. Two mounting brackets are supplied with the switch.

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Extreme Networks Summit1 manual Installation and Setup, Following Safety Information, Determining the Switch Location