Installation guide

Order of Installation Steps
Enterasys G-Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-3
Order of Installation Steps
Onceasuitablesitehasbeenchosen,proceedtoinstalltheG‐SeriesEthernetswitchcomponents.
Itisrecommendedthattheinstallationproceedinthisorder:
1. (Optional)InstallaPoEcard.Referto“G3G124‐24OptionalPoEModuleInstallation
Considerations”onpage 2‐3.
2. Mountthechassistoa19‐inch
(48.26‐centimeter)rackorothersecure location.Referto
“MountingtheSwitch”onpage 2‐3.
3. Installpowersupplymodule(s).Referto“InstallingaPowerSupply”onpage 2‐8.
4. (Optional)InstallIOMs.Referto“InstallingandRemovinganIOM”onpage 2‐10.
5. Connectpowertotheswi tch.Referto“Connecting
PowertotheSwitch”onpage 2‐13.
6. Connecttotheconsoleport.Referto“ConnectingtotheConsolePort”onpage 2‐14.
7. Connecttothenetwork(includinginstallingoptionalSFP s)Referto“Connectingtothe
Network”onpage 2‐16.
8. Completetheinstallation.Referto“CompletingtheInstallation”on
page 2‐22.
G3G124-24 Optional PoE Module Installation Considerations
InstallingPoEcapabilityintheG3G124‐24baseswitchrequiressig nificantdisassemblyofthe
switch.Beforeinstallingthecard, youmustuninstallthecomponentsdescribedinthischapter,
includingthefollowing:
1. Unpluggingallpowerandnetworkconnectionstotheswitch.
2. RemovingIOMs.
3. Removingpowersupplies.
4. Removingandretainingscrewssecuringtheswitch
covertopandcompactflashslot
coverplate.
5. Removingtheswitchcover.
Referto“InstallinganOptionalPoEModuleintheG3G124‐24Switch”onpage 2‐23formore
information.
InstallingPoEcapabilityinaG3G‐24TXIOMrequiresthatyoufirstu ninstallthe module,if
necessary,andfollowtheproceduredescribed
in“InstallinganOptionalPoEModuleinthe
G3G124‐24Switch”onpage 2‐23.
Mounting the Switch
Performoneofthefollowingtoinstalltheswitch:
•IfyouareinstallingtheG‐SeriesEthernetswitchasafreestandingdevice,installtherubber
feetasdescribedin“PlacingtheSwitchonaFlatSurface”onpage 2‐4.
•Installtherack‐mountkitandmounttheswitchtoa48.26
‐centimeter(19‐inch)rackorother
securelocation,asdescribedin“InstallingtheSwitchintoaRack”onpage 2‐4.
Note: Instructions for installing PoE on the base switch do not apply to the G3G124-24P model
since it is already equipped with a PoE card.