User's Manual
Contents
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Power Budget .............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Port Prioritization ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Wiring Implementation................................................................................................................................................. 38
S1 and S2 Stacking Ports................................................................................................................................................... 39
eco-friendly Button.............................................................................................................................................................. 40
LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs...................................................................................................................... 41
10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Port LEDs ............................................................................................................... 42
100Base-FX Port LEDs ............................................................................................................................................... 43
SFP Slot LED .............................................................................................................................................................. 44
S1 and S2 Stack Ports LEDs....................................................................................................................................... 45
Stack ID LED ............................................................................................................................................................... 46
Console Port ....................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Power Supplies................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Power Connectors .............................................................................................................................................................. 49
Chapter 2: Stacking Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 51
Stacking Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Master Switch ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Stacking Port Topologies.................................................................................................................................................... 55
Active Boot Configuration File............................................................................................................................................. 57
Initialization Process ........................................................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 61
Installation Overview........................................................................................................................................................... 62
Reviewing Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 63
Planning the Installation...................................................................................................................................................... 67
Choosing the Switches of the Stack ............................................................................................................................ 67
Choosing a Site ........................................................................................................................................................... 68
Unpacking the Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 69
8100S Series Switches................................................................................................................................................ 69
AT-8100S/24C Switch ................................................................................................................................................. 70
Chapter 4: Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack .................................................................... 71
Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack .................................................................................................................... 72
Labeling the Switches......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Chapter 5: Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports .......................................................... 79
Powering on a Switch ......................................................................................................................................................... 80
Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers....................................................................................................................... 82
Starting a Local Management Session.............................................................................................
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Starting a Telnet Management Session....................................................................................................................... 83
Changing the Stack ID Number................................................................................................................................... 85
Cabling the Stacking Ports.................................................................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 6: Powering On and Verifying the Stack ......................................................................................................... 91
Powering on AC Switches................................................................................................................................................... 92
Monitoring the Initialization Processes ........................................................................................................................ 93
Powering On DC Switches.................................................................................................................................................. 97
Verifying the Installation.................................................................................................................................................... 101
Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports ......................................................................................................................... 103
Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports ................................................................................................................ 104
Twisted Pair Ports ..................................................................................................................................................... 104
Fiber Optic Ports........................................................................................................................................................ 105
General Guidelines.................................................................................................................................................... 105
Installing Optional SFP Transceivers................................................................................................................................ 106
Managing the Stack .......................................................................................................................................................... 110
Local Management .................................................................................................................................................... 110
Telnet Management................................................................................................................................................... 110
Secure Shell Management ........................................................................................................................................ 111
Web Browser Management ....................................................................................................................................... 112