Magnum 6KQ Managed Field Switch Installation and User Guide | (04/07) |
consumption will range from about 20 up to 35 watts, depending on the port quantity and types in the configuration.. When connecting the Ethernet cabling, there is no need to power down the unit. Individual cable segments can be connected or disconnected without concern for
Power input options are available to suit the 6KQ Switches to special high- availability communications and/or heavy
*
*
External AC power supplies are optional, see Section 1.2, Ordering Information.
See the Appendices of this manual for more details. Use an RFQ for other variations.
3.5Alarm Contacts for monitoring internal power, and Software Traps
The Alarm Contacts feature, standard on Magnum 6KQ’s, provides two
Form C Normally Closed (NC) contacts to which the user can attach two sets of status monitoring wires at the green terminal block. When this option is present, the terminal block for Alarm Contacts is part of the Power Input panel in the 6KQ case. The DC power input connection is in the same panel.
The first NC Alarm Contact (top position, switch vertically mounted) is a “Software Alarm”, operated by user settings in the
The second NC Alarm Contact is held closed when there is power on the main board inside of the Switch. This provides a “Hardware Alarm” because the NC contacts will open when internal power is lost,
either from an external power down condition or by the failure of the power supply inside of the Magnum Switch.
Useful info. about Alarm
contacts:
1. | There are four terminal blocks (1,2,3,4) |
|
| |
provided next to the DC power supply |
|
| ||
|
| |||
2. | The top two pins (1,2) are software operated |
|
| |
|
| |||
3. | The bottom two pins (3,4) are hardware |
|
| |
Relay Contacts | ||||
operated | ||||
|
|
4.These are both NC (normally closed) relays
5.The switch’s software operation needs to be enabled and set to get the Alarm traps. For detailed information about the Software Alarm and software control of SNMP alarm traps, please reference the Magnum
www . GarrettCom . com
28