Allied Telesis AT-8100S/24C manual

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    613-001478 Rev. D 8100S Series Fast Ethernet Switches  A T -8100S/24C  A T -8100S/24  A T -8100S/24POE  A T -8100S/16F8-SC  A T -8100S/16F8-LC  A T -8100S/24F-LC Stack Installation Guide[...]

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    Copyright  2012 Allied Telesis, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this pub lication may be reproduced without prior wr itten permission from Al lied Telesis, Inc. Allied Telesis and th e Allied Telesis logo are trademarks of Allied Telesis, Incor porated . All other product names, company nam es, logos or other designations me ntioned herein [...]

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    3 Electrical Safety and Emissions S tandards This product meets the following standards. RFI Emissions FCC Class A, EN55022 Cl ass A, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, VCCI Class A, C-TICK, CE EMC (Immunity) EN55024 Electrical Safety EN60950-1 (TUV), UL 60950-1 ( C UL US ) U.S. Federal Communications Commission Radiated Energy Note: This equipment has been[...]

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    4 T ranslated Safety S tatements Important: The  indicates that translations of t he safety statement are available in the PDF document “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis website at www.alliedtelesis.com.[...]

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    5 Preface ....................... ........... ........... .............. ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... . ........ ........... ........... .............. ... 13 Document Conventions ............. .............. .............. ................... ............ ........... ........... ........... ......... ...[...]

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    Contents 6 Power Budget ................... .............. .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. ........ ........... ............ ........... . 36 Port Prioritization ... .............. ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... .............. .......... .......... ...[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 7 SNMP .......... .............. ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ .............. ........... ...... ...................... ........... ........... .. 112 Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Switc hes in a Stack ................... ............[...]

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    Contents 8[...]

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    9 Figure 1: 8100S Series Switches.... ........................................................ .............. ............ .......... . ........... ........... .............. ..... 22 Figure 2: Front Panel Components on th e 8100S Twisted Pair Switches ..................... .............. .............. ........... ................ 22 Figure 3: Fro[...]

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    Figures 10 Figure 50: PORT Parameter in the Command Li ne Interface . ............ ......................... ............ ........... ........... ......... ............112 Figure 51: SHOW BOOT Command ............... ........... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... ...................... ..........121 Figur[...]

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    11 Ta b l e s Table 1: Hardware Features of the 810 0S Twisted Pair Series ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ .............. .......... 21 Table 2: Hardware Features of the 810 0S Fiber Optic Se ries ............. ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... . .............. .......... 23 Table 3[...]

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    Tables 12[...]

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    13 Pr eface This guide contains instructions on how to install the 8100S Series of Fast Ethernet switches in a stack con figuration. For instructions on how to install the switches as stand-alon e units, refer to the S tand-alone Switch Installation Guide for 8 100L and 8100S Series Switches . This preface contains the f ollowing sections:  “D[...]

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    Preface 14 Document Conventions This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional informatio n. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a sp ecific action may result in bodily injury.[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 15 Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this prod uct, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Suppo rt & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support . You can find links for the following services on this page:  [...]

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    Preface 16[...]

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    17 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter contains the following sections:  “Features” on page 18  “8100S T wisted Pair Series Switches” on p age 21  “8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches” on page 23  “Back Panel Components ” on page 26  “Management Panel” on p age 27  “Model Naming Conventions” on p age 28  “10[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 18 Features Here is a list of the switches and the ir features: 8100S Models Here are the 8100S Series switches:  AT-8100S/24C  AT-8100S/24  AT-8100S/24POE  AT-8100S/16F8-SC  AT-8100S/16F8-LC  AT-8100S/24F-LC 10/100 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports Here are the basic features of the 10 /100 Mbps twisted pair ports: [...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 19  Port prioritization 10/100/1000 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports Here are the basic features of the 10/100 /1000 Mbps twisted pair ports:  Two ports per switch  10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T complian t  IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation compliant  Auto-MDI/MDIX  100 meters (328 feet)[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 20 LEDs Here are the port LEDs:  Duplex mode and lin k/activity LE Ds for the twisted pair ports  Link/activity LEDs for the 100Base-FX fiber optic ports  Link/activity LEDs for the SFP slots  Link LEDs for the stacking ports  Stack ID number LED  eco-friendly button to turn off the L EDs to conserve electrici[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 21 8100S Twisted Pair Series Switches The three twisted pair mode ls in the 8100S Series are listed here:  AT-8100S/24C  AT-8100S/24  AT-8100S/24POE For information on the fiber optic models, re fer to “8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches” on page 23. Table 1 lists the hardware featu res[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 22 Front Panels The front panels of the 8100S Series switches with twisted pair port s are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. 8100S Series Switches Front Panel Components Figure 2 identifies the front pane l components on the models with twisted pair ports. Figure 2. Front Panel Components on the 8 100S Twisted Pair Switches AT-8100S[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 23 8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches The three fiber optic models in th e 8100S Series are listed here:  AT-8100S/16F8-SC  AT-8100S/16F8-LC  AT-8100S/24F-LC Hardware Features Table 2 lists the hardware featu res of the fiber optic 8100S Series switches. T able 2. Hardware Features of the 8[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 24 Front Panels The front panels of the fiber optic switches are shown in Figure 3 here and Figure 4 on page 25. Figure 3. Front Panels of the 8100 S Fiber Optic Series AT-8100S /16F8-SC AT-8100S/16F8-L C 100Base-FX Fiber Combo Ports and SFP Slots Optic Ports wit h 10/100Base- TX Twisted Pair Duplex SC Connectors Ports 10/100/1[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 25 Figure 4. Front Panels of the 8100 S Fiber Optic Series (Continued) Fiber Optic Ports Table 3 lists the general specifications of the fiber optic ports on the fiber optic switches. AT-8100S/24-LC 100Base-FX Fiber Combo Ports and SFP Slots Optic Ports with Duplex LC Connectors 10/100/100 0Base-T [...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 26 Back Panel Components Figure 5 shows the back panel of the AT-81 00S/24C Switch, which has a single powe r supply. Figure 5. Back Panels of the Single Power Supply Switches Figure 6 shows the back panels of the dual power supply models. Figure 6. Back Panels on the Dual Power Su pply Models AC Power Connector AC Power Connec[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 27 Management Panel Figure 7 identifies the compone nts of the management panel. Figure 7. Management Pa nel Console eco-friendly Button Stack ID Port LED Management Stacking Ports[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 28 Model Naming Conventions The letters and numbers in the model names identify the hard ware features of the switches. The naming conventions for the t wisted pair 8100S Series switches are identified in Figure 8. Figure 8. Model Naming Conventions for the Twisted Pair 8100S Series Switches The conventions are defined in Table[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 29 The conventions are defined in Ta ble 5. T able 5. Model Naming Conventions of the Fiber Optic 8100S Series Switches Convention Definition 1 This is the product name. 2 The letter “S” indicates that the model is st ackable. 3 This is the number of 100Base-FX fiber optic port s. 4 The letter [...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 30 10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Ports The switches have 8 or 24 10/100Ba se-TX ports. Speed The ports can operate at either 10 or 100 Mbps. The speeds may be set manually using the management softw are or automatically with Auto- Negotiation (IEEE 8 02.3u), the default setting. Duplex Mode The twisted pair ports can operate in ei[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 31 Maximum Distance The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet). Power Over Ethernet The 10/100Base-TX ports on the AT-8100S/24POE Switch supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), which is a standard whereby DC power is provided by the switch to netwo rk dev ices over the network[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 32 10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Ports The switches have two 10/100/1000Base-T p orts. These ports are paired with SFP slots to form combo ports. Speed The ports can operate at 10, 100, or 1 000 Mbps. The speeds may be set manually using the management softw are or automatically with Auto- Negotiation (IEEE 8 02.3u), the defau[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 33 Maximum Distance The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet). Power Over Ethernet The 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the A T -8100S/24POE Switch does not support PoE. Cable Requirements The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 7. Port Pinouts Refer to Table 25 [...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 34 SFP Slots The switches have two slo ts for 100Mbp s 100Base-FX or 1000Mbp s 1000Base-SX/LX fiber optic transceivers. Y ou may add transceivers to connect the switches to o ther network devices over large distances, bu ild a high-speed backb one network between netwo rk devices, or connect high-speed devices, such as serve rs[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 35 Power Over Ethernet The AT-8100S/24POE Switch features Power over Et hernet (PoE) on the 10/100Base-TX ports. PoE is used to supply power to netwo rk devices over the same twisted pair cables that carry the n etwork traffic. The main advantage of PoE is that it can make it ea sier to install a n[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 36 Power Budget The AT-8100S/24POE Switch has a power bu dget of 370 watts. This is the maximum amount of power the switches can provide at one time to the powered devices. The PoE switch has two power supplies. Each power su pply is responsible for providing 185 watts, or half, of th e power budget. Both power supplies must be[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 37 Port Prioritization If the power requirements of t he powered devices exceed the switch’s power budget, the switch will deny power to some ports based o n a system called port prioritization. Y ou may use th is mechanism to ensure that powered devices critical to the operatio ns of your networ[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 38 Wiring Implementation The IEEE 802.3af standard defines two me thods by which a PSE, such as the switch, can transmit DC power over t wisted pair cables to PDs. These methods, known as modes A and B, identify the wire strand s the switch should use when sending DC powe r to a PD. Twisted pair cabling typica lly consists of e[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 39 S1 and S2 Stacking Ports The switch may be used as a stand-alone un it or as part of a stack in which multiple units are interconnected via the S1 and S2 stacking ports on the front panels. Co mpared to stand-alone switches, which function as independent units, the switches of a stack synchr oni[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 40 eco-friendly Button You may turn off the port L EDs to conserve electricity when you are not monitoring the switch. The LEDs ma y be toggled with the eco-friendly button on the front panel of the switch or the ECOFRIENDLY LED and NO ECOFRIENDLY LED commands in the Gl obal Configuration mode of the command line interface. Tog[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 41 LEDs Here are the descriptions of the switch’s LEDs. 10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs The 10/100Base-TX twisted pair ports have link/activity and duplex mode LEDs. Figure 10. 10/100Base-TX Port LEDs The LEDs are described in this table. T able 10. 10/100Base-TX Port LEDs LED St ate Descrip[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 42 Here are the LED guidelines:  The LEDs do not display port speed. That information may be viewed using the management software.  The LEDs on the AT-8100S/24POE Switch do n ot display PoE information. That informati on may be viewed using the management software.  If the port LEDs are off, the switch may be operatin [...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 43 100Base-FX Port LEDs Each of the 100Base-FX ports on the AT-8100S/16F8 -SC, AT-8100S/ 16F8-LC, and AT-8100S/24F-LC Switches has a single LED, labeled L/A for Link/Activity. Figure 12. 100Base-FX Po rt LED The 100Base-FX port LED is described in Table 12. Duplex Mode Off The port is operating in [...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 44 SFP Slot LED Each SFP slot has one LED. Figure 13. SFP Slot LEDs The SFP slot LED is described in Table 13. T able 13. SFP Slot LED LED St ate Description Link/Activity Of f The SFP slot is empty or the SFP module has not established a link to a network device. Solid green The SFP module has established a link to a network d[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 45 S1 and S2 Stack Ports LEDs Each stacking port has one link/activity LED labelled LINK/ACT. Figure 14. Stacking Port S1 and S2 LEDs The stacking port LED is described in T able 14. Note The stacking port LEDs do not indicate pa cket activity. T able 14. S tacking Port LED LED St ate Description L[...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 46 Stack ID LED The Stack ID LED displays the ID number of the switch. A stand-a lone switch should have the ID number 0. Switches connected with the stacking ports to form a virtual stack must h ave unique numbers. Chapter 5, “Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling th e Stacking Ports” on page 79 has the procedure for [...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 47 Console Port The Console port is used t o configure the features and paramet er settings of the switch. This type of management uses serial RS-232 and is commonly referred to as local or out-of-band management because it is not conducted over your network. To perform local management, you mu st [...]

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    Chapter 1: Ove rview 48 Power Supplies The switches are powered by two intern al AC power supplies, except for the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has one power supply. The supplies are not field-replaceable and each has a separate AC connector on the back panels. Only one power supply is active at a time in non-PoE switches. Th e second power supply op[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 49 Power Connectors The 8100S Series switches have two AC or DC power supply sockets o n the back panels, except for the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has just one AC power supply socket. AC switches are powered on or o ff by connectin g or disconnecting the power cords. DC switches are powered on or [...]

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    51 Chapter 2 S tacking Overview This chapter contains the following sections:  “S tacking Guidelines” on p age 52  “Master Switch” on page 54  “S tacking Port T opologies” on page 5 5  “Active Boot Configuration File” on p age 57  “Initialization Process” on p age 59[...]

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    Chapter 2: St acking Overview 52 Stacking Guidelines A stack is a group 8100S Series switch es linked together with the S1 and S2 stacking ports to function a s a unified Fast Ethernet switch. They synchronize their actions so that ne twork op erations, such as spanning tree protocols, virtual LANs, and static por t trunks, span across all of the F[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 53  The other units are referred to as member switche s.  The stacking feature described in this guide is u nrelated to the enhanced stacking feature d escribed in the A T -8100 Series AlliedWare Plus Comman d Line Interface User ’s Guid e . They are completely different features.[...]

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    Chapter 2: St acking Overview 54 Master Switch A stack must have a master switch to coordinate and monitor stack operations. It verifies that the switc hes are using the same version of management software, that no two switches have the same ID number, and that the stacking ports are cabled correctly. The selection of the master switch is base d on[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 55 Stacking Port Topologies The switches are connected together wi th the S1 and S2 ports in the management panels, and the stackin g cables that come with the units. There are two wiring configurations. The first topolog y is called the duplex- chain topology. This topology connects the switches w[...]

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    Chapter 2: St acking Overview 56 Figure 16 Duplex-chain and Duplex-ring Configurations Duplex-chain Configurati on Duplex-ring Configurat ion[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 57 Active Boot Configuration File The master switch stores the settings of the entire stack in a file in its file system. This file is referred to as the active boot configura tion file. The switch updates the file with the most recent parameter changes whenever you issue the WRITE or COPY RUNNING-[...]

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    Chapter 2: St acking Overview 58 instructs the other switches to designate that filename as the active boot configuration file so that they use that file if they become the master switch. Here is an example of how the process wo rks. Let’s assume your stack has three switches, assigned the ID numbers 1 to 3. Th e switch with the ID number 1 is th[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 59 Initialization Process The switches of the stack synchron ize their operations in a five phase process when they are powered on or rese t, and prior to forwarding network traffic from their ports. In the first three phases the switches initialize th eir management software and features. These ph[...]

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    Chapter 2: St acking Overview 60[...]

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    61 Chapter 3 Beginning the Installation The chapter contains the following sections:  “Installation Overview” on p age 62  “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on p age 63  “Planning the Installation” on p age 67  “Unpacking th e Switch” on p age 69[...]

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    Chapter 3: Be ginning the Install ation 62 Installation Overview Table 15 lists the installation procedures for a stack of 8100S Series switches. The procedures should be performed in the order presented in the table. T able 15. Installation Procedures Step Pro cedure 1 “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on p age 63 2 “Planning the Inst allation?[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 63 Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the followin g safety precautions before yo u begin to install the switch. Note The  indicates that a transla tion of the safety statement is available in a PDF document title d “Translated Safety Statements” posted on the Allied Telesis webs ite[...]

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    Chapter 3: Be ginning the Install ation 64 Warning Class I Equipment. This equipment must be earthed. Th e power plug must be connected to a properly wired earth ground socket outlet. An improperly wired socket out let could place hazardous voltages on accessib le metal p arts.  E4 Note Pluggable Equipment. The socke t outlet shall be inst alled[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 65 Caution Risk of explosion if battery is re placed by an incorrect type. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended b y the manufacturer. Dispose of used batter ies according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Attention: Le remplacement de la batterie par une batterie de type in[...]

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    Chapter 3: Be ginning the Install ation 66 Warning Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be give n to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit s (e.g., use of power strip s).  E37 Warning T o reduce the risk of electric shock, the PoE port s on this product mus[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 67 Planning the Installation Observe these requirements when planning the installation of t he stack. Warning The switches of a stack should only be installed in a standard 19- inch equipment rack. Allied Telesis does n ot recommend placing switches on top of one another o n a table or desktop beca[...]

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    Chapter 3: Be ginning the Install ation 68 To count the ports on the twisted pair models, in clude the two 10/100/ 1000Base-T ports along with the 10/100 Base-TX ports, but not the SFP slots. For example, a stack of AT-8100S/24 Switches could have up to eight units: 8 switches x 26 ports = 208 ports To count the ports on the fiber optic models, inc[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 69 Unpacking the Switch Refer to the figures in this section to verify the conte nts of the shipping container of the switch. If any items are missing or damaged, contact yo ur Allied Telesis sales representative for assistance . 8100S Series Switches The 8100S Series switches, except the A T -8100[...]

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    Chapter 3: Be ginning the Install ation 70 AT-8100S/24C Switch The AT-8100S/24C Switch comes with the items listed in Figure 20. Figure 20. Components of the AT-8100S/2 4C Switch Note You should retain the original packaging material in the event yo u need to return the unit to Allie d Telesis. One AT-8100S/24C Switch One short rack mounting bracke[...]

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    71 Chapter 4 Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack Here are the procedures in this chapter:  “Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack” on p age 72  “Labeling the Switches” on p age 77[...]

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    Chapter 4: Inst alling and Labeling the Switches in an Equipme nt Rack 72 Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack This procedure requires the following items:  Eight bracket screws (included with the switch)  Two equipment rack brackets (included with the switch)  Flat-head screwdriver (not provided)  Cross-head screwdriver (not pr[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 73 4. For all switches excep t the AT-8100S/24C Switch, secu re the two rack mount brackets to the sides of t he switch using the eight bracket screws included with the unit. Figure 23 h ere and Figure 24 on page 74 illustrate the four pos sible bracket positions. Figure 23. Attaching th e Brackets[...]

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    Chapter 4: Inst alling and Labeling the Switches in an Equipme nt Rack 74 Figure 24. Attaching the Brackets to Install the Switch in an Equipment Rack (Continued) The A T -8100S/24C Switch comes with two short brackets and one long bracket. T o install the device in an equipment rack, use on e of the short brackets a nd the long bracket. Allied T e[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 75 Figure 26. Attaching the Brackets to the AT-8 100S/24C Switch to Install the Switch in an Equipment Rack (Continue d)[...]

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    Chapter 4: Inst alling and Labeling the Switches in an Equipme nt Rack 76 5. Have another person hold the switch in t he equipment rack while you secure it using standard screws (not provided). Figure 27. Mounting the Switch in an Equipment Rack Repeat this procedure to install all of the switches in the equipment rack. Afterwards, go to “Labelin[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 77 Labeling the Switches Starting with the top or bottom switch of the sta ck, assign each unit a number starting with 1 and affix labels with the numbers to their front panels or adjacent to the units on the equipment ra ck. The numbers will be their stack ID numbers, which you’ll assign in Chap[...]

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    Chapter 4: Inst alling and Labeling the Switches in an Equipme nt Rack 78[...]

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    79 Chapter 5 Assigning the S tack ID Numbers and Cabling the S tacking Ports The procedures in this chapter expl ain how to con figure the stack ID numbers on the switches and cabl e the S1 and S2 stacking ports:  “Powering on a Switch” on p age 80  “V erifying and Setting the S tack ID Numbe rs” on page 82  “Cabling the S tackin[...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 80 Powering on a Switch Power on one of the swit ches in the stack with these instructions. 1. Plug the power cord into the AC power connector on the back panel of the unit (see Figure 29). Note If you are installing a DC powered switch, refer to “Powering On DC Switches?[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 81 2. Connect the other end of the po wer cord to an appropr iate AC power outlet. For power specifications for the switch , refer to “Power Specifications” on page 132. 3. Wait one minute for the switch to in itialize its management software and then go to “Verifying and Setting the Sta ck I[...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 82 Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers After the switch has initialized its management software, examine the number displayed on the Stack ID LED to see if it matches th e number you want it to have in the stack. (This is the number yo u wrote on the switch’s label[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 83 Figure 30. Connecting the Management Cable to the RJ-45 Terminal Port on the Switch 2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a te rminal or a personal computer with a terminal emulation pro gram. 3. Configure the terminal or termin al emulation p rogram as follows:  Baud rat[...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 84 Note Your computer automatically defaults to an 169.254. n . n address if it is running a DHCP client and does not receive a response from a DHCP server. To have a DHCP client assign the address, disconnect your computer from your netwo rk, power it on, wait for the DHCP[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 85 Changing the Stack ID Number To set the stack ID number: 1. When prompted, enter a user name and password to log on the switch. If this is the initial management session of the switch, enter “manager” as the user name “friend” as th e password. The use r name and password are case sensit[...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 86 4. Type Y to change the switch’s ID number and reset the unit, or N to cancel the procedure. 5. Wait for the switch to initialize its management software and afterwards examine the Stack ID LED again to confirm that it’s displaying the correct stack ID number for the[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 87 Cabling the Stacking Ports Now that you’ve assigned and verified t he stack ID numbers of the switches, you may connect the stacking cables to the S1 an d S2 stacking ports on the front panels of the units. A stacking cable must crossover to different stacking ports on two switches, su ch that[...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 88 An example of a st ack of four switches is shown in th is figure. Figure 35. Example Stack of Four Switches[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 89 4. To add a redundant path to the stack, connect a stacking cable to the empty stacking ports on the top and b ottom switches. An example of a stack wit h a redundant p ath is shown in Figure 36. Figure 36. Example Stack of Four Switches wit h a Redundant Path 5. Go to Chapter 6, “Powering On [...]

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    Chapter 5: Assi gning the Stack ID Num bers and Cabling the St acking Ports 90[...]

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    91 Chapter 6 Powering On and V erifying the S tack The procedures in this chapter are listed he re:  “Powering on AC Switches” on page 92  “Powering On DC Switches” on pag e 97  “V erifying the Installatio n” on pag e 101[...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 92 Powering on AC Switches To power on the stack for the first time, conn ect the power cords to the connectors on the back panels and to the appropriate power sources. All of the models have two power suppl ies with separate connect ors. The only exception is the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has only o[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 93 Warning Power cord is used as a disconnec tion device. T o de-energize equipment, disconnect the power cord.  E3 Note Pluggable Equipment. The socket outl et shall be installed near th e equipment and shall be easily accessible.  E5 Monitoring the Initialization Processes It takes a minimu[...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 94 You may also monitor the processes by connecting a terminal or computer with has a terminal emulator prog ram to the Console port on the master switch. The messages in Figure 38 here, F igure 39 on page 95, and Figure 40 on page 96 are displayed du ring the initialization process. Figure 38. Switch[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 95 Figure 39. Switch Initialization Messages (Continued ) Initializi ng Port Stat istics .... ........... ......... d one! Initializi ng Snmp Service .. ........... ............ .. done! Initializi ng Web Service ... ........... ............ .. done! Initializi ng Monitor . ........... ........... [...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 96 Figure 40. Switch Initia lization Messages (Continued) At this point, the stack is operational a nd ready to forward networ k traffic. Before connecting the network cables, go to “Verifying the Installation” on page 101. Note After the stack becomes operational, the stack ID LEDs o n the master[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 97 Powering On DC Switches Perform this procedure to power on a stack of DC 8100S Series switches: Warning As a safety preca ution, install a circuit breaker with a minimum value of 15 Amps between the equipment and the DC power source. Always connect the wires to the LAN equip ment first before yo[...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 98 Figure 41. DC Terminal Block 3. With a 14-gauge wire-stripping tool, strip the three wires in the tray cable coming from the DC input power source to 8 mm  1mm (0.31 in.,  0.039 in.), as shown in Figure 42 on p age 98. Warning Do not strip more than the recommended amount of wire. Stripping m[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 99 Figure 43. Inserting Wires into the DC Terminal Block 5. Connect the positive feed wire to the te rminal block marked + (plus). 6. Connect the negative feed wire to the terminal block marked - (minus). Warning Check to see if there are any exposed copper strands coming from the installed wires. [...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 100 11. Repeat this procedure to power on the secon d power supply. Warning This unit might have more than one power source. To reduce t he risk of electric shock, disconnect all power cords before servicing the unit.  E 30 12. Repeat this procedure to power on the oth er switches in the stack. At [...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 101 Verifying the Installation To verify the installation of the stack, perform the following procedure: 1. Establish a local or Telne t management session on the master switch of the stack. For instructions, re fer to “Starting a Local Managemen t Session” on page 82 or “Starting a Telnet Ma[...]

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    Chapter 6: Powe ring On and Verifying the Stack 102  Examine the stack ID LEDs to verify that each switch has be en assigned a unique ID numb er, in the range of 1 to 8. I f there are switches with duplicate numbers, p ower off the stack and perform the procedures in Chapter 5, “Assigning the Stack ID Numb ers and Cabling the Sta cking Ports?[...]

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    103 Chapter 7 Cabling the Network Ports This chapter contains the following pro cedures:  “Cabling the T wisted Pair and Fiber Optic Port s” on page 104  “Installing Optional SFP T ransceivers” on p age 106  “Managing the S tack” on p age 1 10[...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 104 Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports This section contains the guidelin es to cabling the twisted pair and fib er optic ports. Twisted Pair Ports Here are the guidelines to cabl ing the 10/100 Base-TX and 10/100/ 1000Base-T twisted pair ports:  The cable specifications for the 10/100Base-TX and[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 105  The 10/100/1000Base-T ports mu st be set to Auto-Negotiation, the default setting, to operate at 1000Mb ps.  The default duplex mode set ting for the ports is Auto-Negotiation . This setting is appropriate for ports connected to network devices that also support Auto-Negotiation for dup [...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 106 Installing Optional SFP Transceivers Review the following guidelines bef ore installing optional SFP transceivers in the switch:  The SFP slots are part of combo ports, with 10/100/1000Base-T ports. For operational information, refer to “SFP Slots” on p age 34.  SFP transceivers can be hot-swa ppe[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 107 Figure 45. Removing the Dust Plug from an SFP Slo t 2. Remove the transceiver from its shipping containe r and store the packaging material in a safe loca tion. 3. If you are installing the transceiver in t he top SFP slot, positio n the transceiver with the Allied Te lesis label facing up. If [...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 108 Figure 47. Removing the Dust Cover from t he SFP Module 6. Verify that the handle on the SFP transceiver is in th e upright position, as shown in Figure 48. Figure 48. Positioning the SFP Handle in th e Upright Position SFP Handle[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 109 7. Connect the fiber optic cable to the SFP module, as shown in Figure 49. Figure 49. Connecting the Fiber Optic Cable to the SFP Module 8. Repeat this procedure if you have other SFP tran sceivers to inst all.[...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 110 Managing the Stack You may manage an 8100S Series st ack with these methods and tools:  Local management  Telnet client  Secure shell clie nt  Web browser  SNMPv1, v2C, v3 Local Management You may manage a stack throug h the Console port on the master switch. This is called local management o[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 111 address 169.254.1.1. Refer to your computer’s documentation for instructions on how to set the IP addre ss. Note Your computer automatically defaults to an 169.254. n . n address if it is running a DHCP client and does n ot receive a response from a DHCP server. To have a DHCP client assign t[...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 112 Web Browser Management Yet another way to remotely manage a stack is with a web browser. A special web browser interface, featuring both non-se cure (HTTP) and secure (HTTPS) operation, lets you monitor and configure many of the switch’s features from a series of windows. The interface, howe ver, may only[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 113 The slot ID value, which is used to spe cify slot numbers in a mu lti-module chassis, does not apply to 8100S Se ries switches and sho uld always be 0. The third value is a port number on the switch . You may specify one port number in a PORT parameter, but you may specify more than one PORT pa[...]

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    Chapter 7: Cablin g the Network Ports 114[...]

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    115 Chapter 8 T r oubleshooting This chapter contains suggestions on ho w to trou bleshoot the switch if a problem occurs. Note For further assistance, please contact Allied Te lesis Technical Support. Refer to “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 15. Problem 1: The Stack ID LED on the front of the switch is off. Solutions: The unit is not recei[...]

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    Chapter 8: Tro ubleshooting 116 Problem 3: The stack ID LEDs on the switche s of the stack are flashing the ID numbers and the letter “H” every few seconds. Solution: This is normal for th e LEDs when the switches are opera ting in a stack configuration. Problem 4: All of the port LEDs are off even tho ugh the ports are connected to active netw[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 117  Check that the SFP module is fully inserted in the slot.  Verify that the operating specifications of the fiber optic p orts on the SFP transceiver and the remote network device are compatible.  Verify that the correct type of fiber optic cabling is being used.  Verify that the por[...]

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    Chapter 8: Tro ubleshooting 118[...]

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    119 Chapter 9 Adding or Removing Switches The procedures in this chapter expl ain how to add or remove switches from the stack. The chapter contains the followin g sections:  “Removing or Replacing the Master Switch” on p age 120  “Adding a New Member Switch” on page 128  “Removing a Member Switch” on p age 130[...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 120 Removing or Replacing the Master Switch This procedure is divided into the following phases:  Phase 1: “Uploading the Active Configuration File” on p age 121  Phase 2: “Removing the Curre nt Master Switch” on p age 122  Phase 3: “Configuring the New Master Switch” on page 125  Pha[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 121 Uploading the Active Configuration File The first step to replacing the ma ster switch of the stack is to upload the active boot configuration f ile, which co n tains the configuration settings of the stack, to your workstation or, alterna tively, to a TFTP server. You’ll download the file to[...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 122 sure to include the .CFG extension. This exa mple of the command uploads a configuration file called sta ck_eng.cfg: awplus# copy stack_eng.c fg zmodem 4. After you enter the command, begin the file transfer using your terminal emulator program. The upload, which takes o nly a few seconds, is completed w[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 123 Note If the switch has SFP modules, perform steps 3 t o 7. Otherwise, go to step 8. 3. Label and remove the fiber opt ic cable from the SFP module. Figure 53. Removing the Fiber Optic Cable from the SFP Module 4. Install the dust cover on the fiber optic port. Figure 54. Installing the Dust Cov[...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 124 5. Remove and label the modu le from the switch, as shown in Figure 55. Figure 55. Removing the SF P Module 6. Install the dust cover in the SFP slot, as shown in Figure 56. Figure 56. Installing the Du st Cover in the SFP Slot 7. If the switch has two SFP modules, repeat steps 3 to 6 to remove t he seco[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 125 Figure 57. Removing the Stacking Cab les 9. Remove the switch from the equipment rack. 10. Go to the next procedure. Configuring the New Master Switch With the master switch removed from the equipment rack, you a re ready to install the new master switch by configuring its stack ID number and d[...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 126 5. Assign the switch its stack ID number. For instructions, refer to “Changing the Stack ID Nu mber” on page 85. 6. After configuring t he stack ID number, reestablish your local management session. 7. Download onto th e switch the configuration file you uploaded e arlier from the previous master swi[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 127 11. Use the EXIT command to return to the Privileged Exec mode and Issue the SHOW CONFIG command to verify that the downloaded configuration file is the new active configuratio n file. The “Current boot config” field should contain th e name of the configuration file you designated in step [...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 128 Adding a New Member Switch Here are the guidelines to adding a new me mber switch to a stack:  You have to power off a stack to add n ew member switches. To minimize the disruption to net work use rs, you should add new switches to a stack during non-business hours.  Adding a new member switch to a[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 129 c. If the “Current boot config” field is displaying the file name BOOT.CFG, perform this command to crea te an archive copy of it . Otherwise, go to step 2. awplus# copy bo ot.cfg archive _boot.cfg d. Log off by entering the EXIT command. 2. Power off the switch. 3. Label and disconnect all[...]

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    Chapter 9: Addin g or Removing Swit ches 130 Removing a Member Switch Here are the guidelines to removing a member switch from the stack:  You may leave the stack powered on if it is cabled in the duplex- ring topology, or if it is cabled in the duplex-chain topology a nd the switch to be removed is located at the en d of the stack.  You shou[...]

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    131 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix contains the te chnical specifications for the 8100S Se ries Switches. For the technical specif ications for the non-sta cking 8100L Series switches, refer to the Stand-alone Switch Installation Guide for 8100L and 8100S Series Switches . Physical Specifications Dimensions (H x W x D) Weights T[...]

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    Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 132 Ventilation Environmental Specifications Power Specifications Maximum Power Consumptions Input Voltages Table 19. Ventilation Requirements Recommended Minimum Ventilation on All Sides 10 cm (4.0 in) Table 20. Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 0° C to 40° C (32° F to 104° F) Storage Temp[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 133 Certifications Quality and Reliability A T -8100S/24 AC model: 100-240 VAC, 1.0 A maximum, 50/60 Hz per input DC model: 40-60 VDC, 1.5 A maximum per inp ut A T -8100S/24POE AC model: 100-240 VAC, 3.0 A maximum, 50/60 Hz per input AT-8100S/16F8-SC AC model: 100-240 VAC, 1.0 A maximum, 50/60 Hz p[...]

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    Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 134 RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts Figure 58 illustrates the pin layout of a n RJ-45 connector and port. Figure 58. RJ-45 Connector and Po rt Pin Layout Table 25 lists the pin signals for 10 and 10 0 Mbps. AT-8100S/16F8-LC 170,000 hours AT-8100S/24F-LC 140,000 hours Table 24. MTBF (Co ntinued) Table 25. Pin Si[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 135 Table 26 lists the pin signals w hen a port operating at 1000 Mbps. Fiber Optic Port Specifications Table 27 lists the specifications of the 100Base-FX fiber optic ports on the AT-8100S/16F8-SC Switch. Table 26. Pin Signals - 1000 Mbps Pinout Pair 1 Pair 1 + 2 Pair 1 - 3 Pair 2 + 4 Pair 3 + 5 P[...]

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    Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 136 Table 28 lists the specifications of the 100Base-FX fibe r optic ports on the AT-8100S/16F8-LC and AT-8100S/ 24F-LC Switches. Receiver Wavelength 1310 nm Sensitivity Maximum: -31.8 dBm Maximum Input Power Minimum: -14 dBm Table 28. Fiber Optic Port Sp ecifications for the AT-8100S/16F8-LC and AT-8100S/24F-L[...]

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    Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 137 RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts Table 29 lists the pin signals of the RJ-45 style serial Console port. Stacking Port Pinouts Figure 59 illustrates the pin layout of the S1 and S2 stacking ports. Figure 59. Stacking Port Pin Layout (Front View) Table 30 lists the pin signals for the stac[...]

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    Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 138 4 Transmit data1+ Receive data1+ 5 Ground Ground 6 Transmit data1- Receive data1- 7 Receive data0+ Transmit data0+ 8 Ground Ground 9 Receive data0- Transmit data0- 10 Not connected Not connected 11 Ground Ground 12 to 19 Not connected Not connected Table 30. Stacking Port Pin Signals (Continu ed) Pin S1 Por[...]