User`s guide

Dimension Ethernet Switch Modules User’s Guide
Installing a Module 9
Installing a Module
Follow these steps to install a module.
Modules are NOT hot swappable!
Step 1. Turn off your switch and unplug the power cord from the switch.
Step 2. Loosen the screws from the cover plate and remove the cover plate from an expension slot. Do not
discard the cover plate. You can put the cover plate back on if you remove the new module.
Diagram 6 Loosening the Screws and Removing the Cover Plate
Before you continue, wear an anti-static wrist strap or touch any grounded or metal objects to
discharge any bodily static electricity.
Step 3. Remove the module from its protective anti-static packaging. holding the module by its edgeto avoid
touch the onboard circuit components.
Step 4. Insert the module into an available expansion slot on the switch. Press it firmly until the module snaps
into place.
Step 5. Secure it to the switch with the retaining screws.
Diagram 7 Inserting An Example Module
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Never force, bend or twist the modules into the expansion slots.
Step 6. Turn on the switch. The switch automatically detects the installed module. Connect any necessary
network cables to the module and check the LEDs to verify that it is functioning properly.
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This is an example module only!
Slide the module into the
expansion slot until it snaps
into place.