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NXA-ENET24 Hardware Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Making VLAN Connections............................................................................................ 12

Application Notes ................................................................................................... 12

Installing the Switch .........................................................................................13

Selecting a Site ....................................................................................................... 13

Ethernet Cabling..................................................................................................... 13

Equipment Checklist ............................................................................................... 14

Package Contents.......................................................................................................... 14

Optional Rack-Mounting Equipment ............................................................................. 14

Mounting ................................................................................................................ 15

Rack Mounting .............................................................................................................. 15

Desktop or Shelf Mounting ........................................................................................... 16

Installing a Third Party SFP Transceiver ................................................................ 17

Stacking Switches ................................................................................................... 17

Installing a Stacking Transceiver.................................................................................... 18

Connecting Switches in a Stack Using a Transceiver ................................................. 18

Connecting Switches in a Ring-topology Stack.............................................................. 19

Connecting to a Power Source ............................................................................... 21

Connecting to the Console Port ............................................................................. 22

Wiring Map for Serial Cable ........................................................................................ 22

Making Network Connections ..........................................................................23

Connecting Network Devices ................................................................................. 23

Twisted-Pair Devices............................................................................................... 23

Power-over-Ethernet Connections................................................................................. 23

Cabling Guidelines ........................................................................................................ 23

Connecting to MAX, AVM, WAPs, Breakout Boxes, Servers, Hubs and Switches ......... 24

Network Wiring Connections ........................................................................................ 25

Fiber Optic Devices ....................................................................................................... 25

Connectivity Rules .................................................................................................. 26

1000BASE-T Cable Requirements ................................................................................. 26

1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain ................................................... 27

100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain .................................................................. 27

10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain ............................................................................ 27

Cable Labeling and Connection Records ................................................................ 28

Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................29

Diagnosing Switch Indicators ................................................................................ 29

Power and Cooling Problems.................................................................................. 29

Installation .............................................................................................................. 29

In-Band Access ........................................................................................................ 30

Stack Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 30