CHAPTER 10

Connecting the Switch
ConnectingEarth Ground to an EX Series Switch on page 67
ConnectingAC Power to an EX2200 Switch on page73
Connectingan EX Series Switchto a Network for Out-of-Band Management on page74
Connectingan EX Series Switch to a Management Console on page76
Connectingan EX Series Switch to a Modem on page 77
Connectinga Fiber-Optic Cable to an EX Series Switch on page 81

Connecting Earth Groundto an EX Series Switch

Tomeet safety and electromagneticinterference (EMI) requirements and to ensure
properoperation, you must connect the switches to earth ground beforeyou connect
themto power.
Forinstallations that require a separate grounding conductorto the chassis, use the
protectiveearthing terminal on the EX Series switch chassis to connectto the earth
ground(see Figure 25 on page 67).

Figure 25:Connecting a Grounding Cable to an EX Series Switch

Beforeyou connect earth ground to the protectiveearthing terminal of an EX Series
switch,ensure that a licensed electrician has attachedan appropriate grounding lug to
thegrounding cable.
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