User guide

SUMMIT SWITCH INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE 2-1

Installation and Setup

This chapter describes the following:

¥ How to decide where to install the Summit

¥ Gigabit Ethernet conÞguration rules

¥ How to install the Switch in a rack or free-standing

¥ How to connect equipment to the console port

¥ How to check the installation using the Power On Self-Test (POST)

FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION

Before installing or removing any components of the Switch, or before carrying out any

maintenance procedures, you must read the safety information provided in Appendix A

of this guide.

DETERMINING THE SWITCH LOCATION

The Summit is suited for use in the ofÞce, where it can be free-standing or mounted in a

standard 19-inch equipment rack. Alternatively, the device can be rack-mounted in a

wiring closet or equipment room. Two mounting brackets are supplied with the Switch.

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