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    R apier Series Switch Quick Install Guide Rapier G6 Rapier G6F Rapier 8/8 Rapier 16F Rapier 16Fi Rapier 24 Rapier 24i Rapier 48 Rapier 48i[...]

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    Rapier Series Switch Quick Install Guide Docu ment Numbe r C613-0 4017-0 1 REV H. Copyrigh t © 1999-2 005 A llied T elesyn Inter national, Corp. 19800 North Cr eek Par kway , Suit e 200, Both ell, W A 9801 1, USA. All rights r eserved. No part of this pub lication may be rep roduced witho ut prior written permission f ro m Allied T elesyn. Allied [...]

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    Qu ick Ins t all G uid e 3 C613- 04017-01 REV H Models Co ver ed By This Gui de This Qu ick Install G uide incl udes informa tio n on the following models : ■ Rapier G6 ■ Rapier G6F-LX/SC ■ Rapier G6F-SX/SC ■ Rapier G6F-SX/MT ■ Rapier 8/8MT ■ Rapier 8/8SC ■ Rapier 16F-FX/MT ■ Rapier 16F i -FX/MT ■ Rapier 16F-FX/SC ■ Rapier 16F i[...]

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    4 Rapier Se ries Switch C613- 04017-01 REV H Package Contents The follo w ing items a re included wit h each Ra pi er Switc h. Contact your sales r epresenta tive if any items are damaged o r missing. ■ One Rapier Switch. ■ One AC power cord ( A C models onl y). ■ One serial cable for connecting the switch to a terminal or PC. ■ On e 1 9 i [...]

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    Qu ick Ins t all G uid e 5 C613- 04017-01 REV H Instal ling the Sw itch All AC and DC vers ions of this equipmen t mus t be e arthed. Follow thes e step s to inst all the switc h: 1. Bef ore ins t alli ng the swi tc h , read th e sa fe ty in f orm at io n For safety information, see the Safe ty and Stat u t ory In form atio n booklet . A copy of th[...]

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    6 Rapier Se ries Switch C613- 04017-01 REV H Figur e 1: Rapier fron t panel and re ar panel with AC power inlet . 7. Apply DC power to the swi tch (for DC models) Rea d the S af et y an d St atu to ry In for m ati on booklet before c onnecting a DC power sup ply . A cop y o f this bo oklet is inclu ded w ith ea ch swit ch . It is also in clud ed on[...]

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    Qu ick Ins t all G uid e 7 C613- 04017-01 REV H d) At the switch, connect the posit ive feed to the + (positive) ter minal and th e ne ga ti ve fe ed to the - (n eg at iv e) te r m ina l. Tigh ten th e ter m i na ls to between 0.6 and 0.8 Nm (0.041 to 0.055 pound- force per foot ) e) Ensure there ar e no exposed c onductor strands f) Sec ure the su[...]

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    8 Rapier Se ries Switch C613- 04017-01 REV H Configuring t he Switch Some conf igura tion is necessa ry if you wis h to enable the switc h’s advanc ed switch ing capab ilities. The switch can be config ured by usi ng the Com mand Line Interfac e (CLI) or Graphical U ser Int erface (GUI). Using t he CLI to c onfigure a switch 1. Con nect a termina[...]

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    Qu ick Ins t all G uid e 9 C613- 04017-01 REV H See the R apier Switch S oftware Ref erence for m ore in form at io n o n st art - up and co nfiguration p rocedures ( includin g a list of m es sage defini tions ). Using the GUI to con figure a switch This sect i on d escri bes h ow to acces s the GUI fr om a PC via VLAN 1, in or der to configure th[...]

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    10 Rapier Se ries Switch C613- 04017-01 REV H 5. Bro w se to the GUI. If you acc ess the I nter net t hr ough a p ro xy s erve r , set your br owser to bypass t he pr oxy for the IP address you just assigned to the VL AN1 interfa ce. Point your w eb bro ws er at the IP ad dres s of the VLAN i nterfa ce. 6. Log in and set the passwor d. At the log i[...]

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    Qu ick Ins t all G uid e 11 C613- 04017-01 REV H 1. DC mo dels of t he Rapie r S witch do not ha ve an RPS c onne ctor and t he RPS L ED wi ll no t fu ncti on. 2. N ot i ncl uded on th e Rap ier 4 8, G6, G 6F-S X/SC, G6F -LX/ SC , or G 6F-S X/MT -RJ. 3. Ho t swapp ing is suppo r te d by Soft war e Rele ase 2 .3. 1 or l ater . A T -AR0 21 (S ) BRI -[...]