HP PS1810-24G Quick Setup Guide and Safety/Regulatory Information (5998-4024)

4. Connect the network cables. Connect network devices to any of the switch’s RJ-45 ports using Class 5E or better

Ethernet cables, or fiber optic cables that meet the required specifications. For more information on connecting network

devices and cable specifications, see the switch Installation and Getting Started Guide.

Note: For transceiver connections, install and use only HP SFP

transceivers supported by the switch.

See “SFP Installation Notes” on page 6.

Example Connections to HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers:

An example of the network devices that can connect to the PS1810-24G Switch are the HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers.

Note: Any of the switch’s network ports can be used for the following connections. You do not have to use the specific ports

shown in the illustrations.

As shown in the following two illustrations, for connection to a HP ProLiant Gen8 Server, it is recommended that you make

the following connections:

■ ➊ to ➋ – to provide internet access for the switch and server, connect any of the switch ports (1 - 24) to your ISP

connection, or to a router that is connected to the internet.

■ ➌ to ➍ – for data communication between the switch and the server, connect a network cable between any of the

available switch ports and either one of the server’s Ethernet ports. Connection to Ethernet port 2 is shown.

■ ➎ to ➏ – to be able to discover and monitor the health status of HP servers from the switch, connect a network

cable between any of the available switch ports and the server’s iLO port.

Note: It is also possible to use a single cable between the switch and server for data and iLO communications, but this

requires that you connect to server Ethernet port 1, and requires changes to the server configuration to cause the server

Ethernet 1 port to be “shared” for data and iLO communications. See the server documentation on shared iLO mode for

more information.

■ You can also connect other devices to the switch, such as printers and PCs, to form your local network.