Installation guide

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Table of Contents

Electrical Safety and Emission Statement ...............................................................................................................................................3

Preface ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................9

Purpose of this Guide ...........................................................................................................................................................................................9

How This Guide is Organized ...........................................................................................................................................................................10

Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................11

Where to Find Related Guides .........................................................................................................................................................................12

Contacting Allied Telesyn .................................................................................................................................................................................13

Online Support..............................................................................................................................................................................................13

E-mail and Telephone Support ...............................................................................................................................................................13

Returning Products......................................................................................................................................................................................13

For Sales or Corporate Information .......................................................................................................................................................13

Obtaining Management Software Updates .......................................................................................................................................13

Tell Us What You Think...............................................................................................................................................................................13

Chapter 1

Installing the Network Adapter Card .......................................................................................................................................................15

Verifying Package Contents......................................................................................................................................................................15

Reviewing Safety Precautions .........................................................................................................................................................................16

Installing a Network Adapter Card ................................................................................................................................................................17

Installing an AT-2801FX.............................................................................................................................................................................19

Chapter 2

Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................21

Running Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................................................................................22

For the AT-24xx Series................................................................................................................................................................................22

For the AT-24xx, AT-25xx, AT-27xx, AT-2915, and AT-2930 Series.............................................................................................22

For the AT-2801FX Series...........................................................................................................................................................................23

For the AT-2916T, AT-2970, and AT-2971 Series...............................................................................................................................24

Loopback Test for Fiber Adapters..........................................................................................................................................................25

Repeater Test for Copper Adapters .......................................................................................................................................................27

Failure of a Test.............................................................................................................................................................................................29

Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program ...................................................................................................................................31

Checking Other Displays and Data........................................................................................................................................................31

Main Program................................................................................................................................................................................................31

Reading Sensor Data...................................................................................................................................................................................32

Reading Configuration Data.....................................................................................................................................................................33

Reading VPD Data........................................................................................................................................................................................34