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Allied Telesis AT-8724XL manual

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  • Page 1

    A T -8700 XL Series Switch Quick Install Guide A T -8724XL A T -8748XL[...]

  • Page 2

    A T - 8700 XL Series Switch Quick Install Guide Docu ment Number C61 3-0404 2-0 1 REV D. Copyrigh t © 2003-2005 Allied T elesyn Inte rnat ional, Corp. 19800 North Cr eek Par kway , Suite 200, Both ell , W A 9801 1 , US A. All rights r eser ved. No part of t his publication may be rep roduced witho ut prior writte n permission fr om Allie d T elesy[...]

  • Page 3

    Qu ick Ins tal l G uid e 3 C613- 04042-01 REV D Models Co ver e d By This Gui de This Qu ick Install Guide includes informat ion on the following models : ■ A T -8724XL 24-port 10 BASE-T/100BAS E-TX Advanced Fast Ethernet Switch ■ A T -8748XL 48-port 10 BASE-T/100BAS E-TX Advanced Fast Ethernet Switch Quick Ins tall Guide up dates can be dow nl[...]

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    4 A T - 8700XL Se ri es Switch C613- 04042-01 REV D Selec ting a Site The switch can be instal led in a st andar d 19- inch rack or on a level surfac e such as a deskt op o r bench. When ins talling t he sw itch, c hoose a site t hat: ■ Al lows ad eq uate ai rfl o w arou nd the swit ch and its ven t s. ■ Is fr ee of du st and mo istur e. ■ W [...]

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    Qu ick Ins tal l G uid e 5 C613- 04042-01 REV D 5. Inst all upl ink modul es (opti onal ) If you purchas ed up link mod ules, in stall t hem no w by fo llowing t he instruct ions in the Up lin k Module Qui ck Ins tal l Guide . 6. Plac e the swit ch in its oper at ing locat ion If installing the switch in a rack: • Remove the rubber feet. • Atta[...]

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    6 A T - 8700XL Se ri es Switch C613- 04042-01 REV D 9. Apply DC power to the swi tch (for DC models) Rea d the S afe ty an d St atut ory In form at ion bo ok let befor e co nnecting a DC power supp ly . A c opy o f this boo klet is i ncluded w ith ea ch swit ch. It is also in clud ed on th e Docu men tati on and T ool s C D-ROM, or can be dow nload[...]

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    Qu ick Ins tal l G uid e 7 C613- 04042-01 REV D Figur e 2: DC Po w er i nl et te rminals on an A T -8724 XL. Th e F au lt L ED sh oul d fla s h f or a pp roxi m ate ly 1 0 se c on ds a s th e s w itc h runs in ternal t ests. I f the LE D continues to f lash or rem ains lit , refer to the A T -8 700XL Series Hardwar e Refer ence for troubleshooting [...]

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    8 A T - 8700XL Se ri es Switch C613- 04042-01 REV D 3. Log i n After the switch has booted, the l og-in prompt appears. If the log-in pro mpt doesn’t appear , pr ess [E nter] t wo or t hr ee ti mes. When t he s witc h boots for the f ir st t ime, it auto mati ca ll y cr ea tes a n acc ount with manage r privile ges. The account has the lo g in na[...]

  • Page 9

    Qu ick Ins tal l G uid e 9 C613- 04042-01 REV D 2. Connect t he PC t o the route r Use an Ethernet cable to connect an Ether net card on the PC to any one of the switch ports. Y ou can browse to the router through any VLAN, as long a s you give that VLA N an IP address (see bel ow). The se instruc tions assu me you will use vla n1. The sw itch port[...]

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    10 A T - 8700XL Se ri es Switch C613- 04042-01 REV D System L ED s System LEDs on its front p anel indicate the s witch ’s oper ational s tatus. 1. D C m ode ls of th e switches d o not h ave an R PS connecto r and th e RPS LED will not function. Th e A T -8 700XL Series Har dware Reference h as fu rt her tr oub l es hoo ti n g inform ation, incl[...]