- Enterasys Gigabit Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

SecureStack C2 Installation Guide 1-1

Introduction

ThischapterintroducestheC2K122‐24stackableswitch.

Overview

TheC2K122‐24isastackableswitch,whichcanbeadaptedandscaledtohelpmeetyour

networkneeds.Theswitchprovides24‐GigabitEthernetportsandtwo10‐Gigabit

Ethernetinterfaceportslots.Theswitchprovidesamanagementplatformanduplink toa

backboneforastackedgroupofup

toeightSecureStackswitches.Thetwobuilt‐inXFP

(10GigabitSmallFormFactorPluggable)interfaceslotsprovideyouwiththeoptionof

installing802.3aeXFP‐compliantmodules10GBASE‐L/‐LR/‐ERfiber‐opticconnectionsfor

10‐Gbpshighspeeduplinkstothenetworkbackbone.

Theswitchalsosupportstheuse

ofaredundantDCpowersupplytohelpprevent

downtimeduetoaninternalpowersupplyfailureintheswitchorACpowersource.

Youcaninstalltheswitch

onaflatsurfaceorintoastandard19‐inchrackwithuser‐

suppliedmountinghardware,andconfiguretheswitchfunctionsusingtheWebView™

application,CLIswitchingcommands,and/orSNMP.

Important Notice

Depending on the firmware version used in the switch, some features described in this document

may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the C2K122-24

to determine which

features are supported.