Contents

Preface 7

Who Should Use This Book 7

How This Book Is Organized 7

Contacting Us 8

Warranty 8

Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 9

Physical Description 10

Front Panels 10

Alteon 180 Series Web Switches 10

Alteon AD series Web Switches 11

Ports 12

Rear Panel 14

AC Power 14

DC Power 14

Chapter 2: Installing the Switch Hardware 15

Included Items 15

Preparing for Installation 15

Installing the Switch 17

Rack-Mounting the Web Switch 17

Table-Mounting the Web Switch 18

Connecting Power 19

AC Power 19

DC Power 19

Connecting Cables to Network Ports 20

Gigabit Ethernet via the Fiber Optic SC Connector 21

10/100 Mbps Ethernet via the RJ-45 Connector

21

Automatic Selection of Redundant Connections

22

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