
4 – Installation Installing a Switch
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4.2.13
Configure the Ports
Configuring a port involves defining the port mode. For public devices and other switches, a switch automatically sets the port mode as each port discovers the type of device to which it is connected. The default port mode is GL_Port.
AGL_Port will self configure as an FL_Port when connected to a loop of public devices or an F_Port when connected to a single device. A G_Port will self configure as an F_Port when connected to a single public device. Both GL_Ports and G_Ports self configure as E_Ports when connected to another switch. Refer to the
4.2.14
Cable Devices to the Switch
Connect cables to the SFP transceivers and their corresponding devices, and then energize the devices. Device host bus adapters can have SFP (or SFF) transceivers or GigaBit Interface Converters (GBIC).