TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Mounting

. 3-4

Rack Mounting

. 3-4

Desktop or Shelf Mounting

. 3-7

Installing an SFP Transceiver

. 3-8

Stacking Switches

. 3-9

Installing a Stacking Transceiver

. 3-9

Connecting Switches in a Stack

3-10

Connecting to a Power Source

3-12

Connecting to the Console Port

3-13

Wiring Map for Serial Cable

3-13

4 Making Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Connecting Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Twisted-Pair Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Power-over-Ethernet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Connecting to PCs, Servers, Hubs and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Network Wiring Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Fiber Optic Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Connectivity Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71000BASE-T Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Cable Labeling and Connection Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

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