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613-001764 Rev. B x510 Series Gigabit Ethernet Switches A T -x510-28GTX A T -x510-28GPX A T -x510-28GSX A T -x510-52GTX A T -x510-52GPX Installation Guide for Stand-alone Switches[...]
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Copyright 2013 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 Class 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 be[...]
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4 T ranslated Safety S tatements Important: Safety statements that have the symbol are translated into multiple languages in the T ranslated Safe ty S tatements document at www.alliedtelesis.com/support .[...]
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5 Preface .............. ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... .............. ............ ........... ........... ......... ...................... ........... ........... ... 11 Document Conventions ............. .............. .............. ................... ............ ........... ........... ........... ......... ....[...]
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Contents 6 Chapter 3: Installing the Switch on a Table or in an Equipment Ra ck ........... ........... .............. ........... ............ ........... . 53 Installing the Switch on a Table or Desktop ............ ....................................... ............ ........... .......... ......... ............... ........... . 54 Installing th[...]
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7 Figure 1: Front Panels of the AT-x51 0-28GTX and AT-x510-28GPX Switches .......................... .............. .............. ... .......... 19 Figure 2: Front Panels of the AT-x510- 28GSX, AT-x510-52GTX, and AT-x510-52GPX Switches ........ ........... ............ ....... 20 Figure 3: Back Panel of the AT-x510-28GTX, AT-x510-52 GTX, and AT-x5[...]
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9 Ta b l e s Table 1: Twisted Pair Cable for the 10/100/1 000Base-T Po rts ............. .......................................... ............ .............. .......... 24 Table 2: IEEE Powered Device Classes ............ .............. .......................................... ...................... ... .............. ............ ....... 26 Ta[...]
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11 Pr eface This guide contains the installat ion instructions for the x510 Series of Layer 2+ and Basic Layer 3, Gigabit Ethernet switche s. This preface contains the following sections: “Document Conventions” on p age 12 “Contacting Allie d T elesis” on page 13 Note This guide explains how to install the switches as stand-alone un[...]
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Preface 12 Document Conventions This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional informatio n. Caution Cautions inform you t hat 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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x510 Series Insta llation Guide for Stan d-alone Switche s 13 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 pa[...]
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Preface 14[...]
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15 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter contains the following sections: “Features” on p age 16 “Front and Back Panels” on pa ge 19 “Management Panel” on p age 22 “10/100/1000Base-T T wisted Pair Port s” on p age 23 “Power Over Ethernet” on p age 25 “SFP+ Slots” on page 30 “S tacking SFP+ Slot s” o[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 16 Features Here are the switches and their features: x510 Models Here are the x510 Series switches: AT-x510-28GTX AT-x510-28GPX AT-x510-28GPX AT-x510-52GTX AT-x510-52GPX 10/100/1000 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports Here are the basic features of the 10 /100/1000 Mbps twisted pair ports: 24 or 48 ports per switch[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 17 Supports single-port BiDi 1000Base -LX SFP transceivers Supports 1000Base-ZX SFP transceivers Supports 10/100/1000Base-T twisted pair tra nsceivers Note SFP transceivers must be purchased se parately. For a list of supported transceivers, contact your Allied Telesis distributo[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 18 LEDs Here are the port LEDs: Link/activity and duplex mode LEDs for the twisted p air ports on non-PoE switches Link/activity and PoE status LEDs for the twisted pair ports on PoE switches Link/activity LEDs for SFP and SFP+ slots Stack ID number LED eco-friendly button turns o ff the LEDs to conserve ele[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 19 Front and Back Panels The front panels of the x510 Series switch es are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 on page 20. Figure 1. Front Panels of the AT-x510-28GTX and AT-x51 0-28GPX Switches AT-x510-28GPX AT-x510-28GTX 10/100/1000Base-T Ports SFP+ Slots Manageme nt Panel SFP+ or Stacking Slot[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 20 Figure 2. Front Panels of the AT-x510-28GSX, AT-x510-52GTX, and AT- x510-52GPX Switches AT-x510-52GPX AT-x510-52GTX SFP+ Slots Management Panel SFP+ or Stacking Slots 10/100/1000Base-T Ports SFP+ Slots Management Panel SFP+ or Stacking Slots 10/100/1000Base-T Ports with PoE AT-x510-28GSX 10/100/1000Base-T and 10 0/1000Base-F[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 21 Figure 3 shows the back panel of the AT-x510-28GTX, AT-x510-52GTX, and AT-x510-28GSX Switches. Figure 3. Back Panel of the AT-x 510-28GTX, AT-x510-52GTX, and AT- x510-28GSX Switches Figure 4 shows the back panel of the AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510- 52GPX Switches. Figure 4. Back Panel of the[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 22 Management Panel Figure 5 identifies the components in the management panels on the x510 Series switches. Figure 5. x510 Series Management Panel Console eco-friendly Button Switch Port ID LED Management USB Port[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 23 10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Ports The switches have 24 or 48 10/100/1000Base -T ports. Speed The ports can operate at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. The speeds may be set manually using the management so ftware or automatically with Auto- Negotiation (IEEE 802.3u), the default setting. Note Th[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 24 The MDI and MDI-X settings do not apply when ports are op erating at 1000 Mbps. Maximum Distance The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet). Cable Requirements The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 1. Note For the cable requirements for the ports on the AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52G[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 25 Power Over Ethernet The AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52GPX Switch es feature Power over Ethernet (PoE) on the 10/100/1000Bas e-T ports. PoE is used to supply power to network devices over the same twisted pair cables that carry the network traffic. The main advantage of PoE is that it can ma[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 26 Cable Requirements The cable requirements for ports operating a t 10 or 100Mbps are given in Table 3. T able 2. IEEE Powered Device Classes Class Maximum Power Output from a Switch Port PD Power Range 0 15.4W 0.44W to 12.95W 1 4.0W 0.44W to 3.84W 2 7.0W 3.84W to 6.49W 3 15.4W 6.49W to 12.95W 4 30.0W 12.95W to 25.5W T able 3.[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 27 The cable requirements for ports op erating at 1000Mbps are given in Table 4. Power Budget The AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52GPX Switches ha ve a power budget of 370 watts. This is the maximum amount of power the switche s can provide at one time to the powere d devices. The AT-x510-28GPX a[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 28 simultaneously as long as the total is belo w its power budget. If the tota l exceeds the available power budget, you shou ld consider reducing the number of PoE devices so that all of the devices re ceive power. Otherwise, the switch powers a sub set of the devices, based on port prioritization. The switch can handle differ[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 29 of the power supplies fail or lose pow er. If you limit the power requirements of the critical devices connected to a switch to less than 185 watts, the PoE power provided by a single power supply, a switch will have sufficient power to support the critical devices even if it has only one[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 30 SFP+ Slots The switches have four SFP+ slots that support the following types of SFP 1000Mbps and SFP+ 10Gbp s transceivers: 1000Base-SX/LX SFP transceivers Single-port BiDi 1000Base -LX SFP transceivers 1000Base-ZX SFP transceivers 10Gbps, 10GBase-SR/LR fiber optic transceivers 10Gbps AT-SP10TW direct co[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 31 Stacking SFP+ Slots Two of the four SFP+ slots on the front pa nel of the switch can be used with special stacking transceivers to crea te a VCStack of up to four switches. The switches of a VCStac k act as a single virtual unit. They synchronize their actions so that switching operations[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 32 eco-friendly Button The eco-friendly button on the front panel of th e switch is used to toggle the port LEDs on or off. You might turn off the LEDs to conserve electricity when you are not monitoring the devic e. You can also toggle the LEDs with the ECOFRIENDLY LED and NO ECOFRIENDLY LED commands in the Global Configuratio[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 33 LEDs Here are descriptions of the LEDs. LEDs for the Twisted Pair Ports The twisted pair ports on the AT-x510-28GTX and AT-x510-52GTX Switches have two LEDs that display link, activity and duplex mode information. The LEDs are shown in Figure 6. Figure 6. LEDs for the 10/100/1000Base-T Po[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 34 The twisted pair ports on the AT-x510-28GPX an d AT-x510-52GPX Switches have two LEDs that display link, activity and PoE information. The LEDs are shown in Figure 7 on page 35. Note The duplex mode information fo r the ports on the AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52GPX Switches can be viewed with the management software. Table 6.[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 35 Figure 7. LEDs for the 10/100/1 000Base-T Ports on the AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52GPX Switches The LEDs are described in Table 7. Table 7. LEDs on the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports o n the AT-x510-28GPX and AT-x510-52GPX Switches LED State Description Link/ Activity LED Solid Green A port has [...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 36 LEDs for the SFP Slots The LEDs for the SFP slots on the AT-x510-28GSX Switch are located between the slots, as shown in Figure 9. Each SFP slot has one LED. The left-hand LED is for the top slot and t he right-hand LED is for the bottom slot. Figure 8. SFP Slot LEDs on the AT-x510-28GSX Switch PoE Green The switch is detect[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 37 The LEDs are described in Table 8. LEDs for the SFP+ Slots The LEDs for the SFP+ slots are located between the slots, as sho wn in Figure 9. Each SFP+ slot has one LED. The left -hand LED is for the top slot and the right-hand LED is for the bot tom slot. Figure 9. SFP+ Slot LEDs The LEDs[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 38 LEDs for the Stacking Slots SFP+ slots 27 and 28 on the 28-port swit ches and slots 51 and 5 2 on the 52-port switches may be used as stacking slots to build a VCSt ack of up to four switches. For background informa tion, refer to the x510 Series Installation Guide for V irtual Chassis S tacking . Table 10 d efines the LED s[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 39 Figure 10. Switch ID LED The states of the LED when the switch is not operating in th e low power mode are shown in Figure 11. Figure 11. Switch ID LED The switch displays the letter “F” for fault on the ID LED if it encounters one of the following problems: A cooling fan has fail[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 40 Note You can use the SHOW SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT co mmand in the command line interface to identify the source o f the problem. The states of the LED when the switch is opera ting in the low powe r mode are shown in Figure 12. Figure 12. Switch ID LEDs in the Low Power Mode The switch is the master switch of a VCStack. The switc[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 41 USB Port The management panel has a USB port. You may use the port t o store configuration files on flash drives and to restore configuration files to switches whose settings have be en lost or corrupted, or to quickly configure replacement units. You may also use the port and flash drive[...]
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Chapter 1: Ove rview 42 Console Port The Console port is used to estab lish a manageme nt session with the switch to configure its features and parameter settings. This type of management uses serial RS-232 and is commonly referre d to as local or out-of-band management because it is not conducted over you r network. To perform local management, yo[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 43 Power Supplies The x510 Series switches have two AC power supp lies with separate AC connectors on the back panels. The power supplies, which a re not field- replaceable, provide a switch with power redundancy and protect again st interruptions to network operatio ns in the event one of t[...]
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45 Chapter 2 Beginning the Installation The chapter contains the following sections: “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on p age 46 “Choosing a Site for the Switch” on p age 50 “Unpacking th e Switch” on p age 51[...]
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Chapter 2: Be ginning the Install ation 46 Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before begin ning the installation procedure. Note Safety statements tha t have the symbol are transla ted into multiple languages in the T ranslated Safety S tatements document at www.alliedtelesis.com/support . Warning Class [...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 47 Warning Class I Equipment. This equipment must be earthed. The power plug must be connected to a properly wired eart h ground socket outlet. An improperly wired socket outlet could place hazardous voltages on acce ssible met al pa rts. E4 Note Pluggable Equipment. The socket outl et s[...]
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Chapter 2: Be ginning the Install ation 48 Caution Risk of explosion if battery is r eplaced by an incorrect type. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batterie s according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Attention: Le remplacement de la batte rie par u ne batterie de type incorrect pe[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 49 Warning Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maint ained. Particular attention should be giv en to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circ uit s (e.g., use of power strip s ). E37 Warning T o reduce the risk of electric shock, the PoE ports[...]
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Chapter 2: Be ginning the Install ation 50 Choosing a Site for the Switch Observe these requirements when plannin g the installation of the switch. If you plan to install the switch in an equipment ra ck, check to be sure that the rack is safely secured so that it will no t tip over. Devices in a rack should be installed starting at the bottom,[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 51 Unpacking the Switch Figure 13 lists the items that come with the switch. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Allie d Telesis sales representative for assistance. Figure 13. Components of the x510 Series Switch es Note You should retain the original pac kaging materia l in the[...]
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53 Chapter 3 Installing the Switch on a T able or in an Equipment Rack The procedures in this chap ter are: “Installing the Switch on a T able or Desktop” on page 54 “Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack” on p age 55[...]
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Chapter 3: Inst alling the Switch on a T able or in an Equipmen t Rack 54 Installing the Switch on a Table or Desktop You may install the switch on a table or d esktop. Here are the guidelin es to selecting a site: The table should be level and stable. The power outlet should be located near the switch a nd be easily accessible. The sit[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 55 Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack This procedure requires the following it ems: Eight bracket screws (included with the switch) Two equipment rack brackets (included with the switch) Flat-head screwdriver (not provided) Cross-head screwdriver (not provided) Fo[...]
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Chapter 3: Inst alling the Switch on a T able or in an Equipmen t Rack 56 3. Turn the switch over. 4. Attach the two rack mount brackets to the sides o f the switch using the eight bracket screws included with the unit. Figure 16 and Figure 17 on page 57 illustrate the four possible bracket position s. Figure 16. Attaching the Equipment Rack Bracke[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 57 Figure 17. Attaching the Equipment Rack Brackets (Continued) 5. While another person holds the switch in the equipment rack, secure it using standard equipment rack scre ws (not provided), as shown in Figure 18. Figure 18. Mounting the Switch in an Equipme nt Rack Go to Chapter 4, “Cabl[...]
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Chapter 3: Inst alling the Switch on a T able or in an Equipmen t Rack 58[...]
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59 Chapter 4 Cabling the Networking Ports This chapter contains the following pro cedures: “Cabling the T wisted Pair Ports” on page 60 “Installing SFP and SFP+ T ransceivers” on page 62[...]
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Chapter 4: Cablin g the Networking Ports 60 Cabling the Twisted Pair Ports Here are the guidelines to cabli ng the 10/100 /1000Base-T twisted pair ports: The cable specifications for the 10/100/1000Ba se-T twisted pair ports are listed in Table 1 on page 24 . The connectors on the cables should fit snugly into the ports, and the tabs should[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 61 The default duplex mode set ting of Auto-Negotiation is not appropriate for ports connected to network devices that do not support Auto-Negotiation and have a fixed duplex mode. You should disable Auto-Negotiation on those ports and set their duplex modes manually to avoid the possibi[...]
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Chapter 4: Cablin g the Networking Ports 62 Installing SFP and SFP+ Transceivers This section contains guidelines and procedures for installing SFP and SFP+ transceivers. The installation procedures are listed here: “Installing SFP Mod ules in the A T -x510-28GSX Switch” on page 63 “Installing SFP and SFP+ Modules” o n page 66 Here [...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 63 Installing SFP Modules in the AT-x510-28GSX Switch To install SFP transceivers in slots 1 t o 24 of the AT -x510-28GSX Switch, perform the following procedure: 1. Remove the dust plug from a transceiver slot on the switch. Re fer to Figure 19. Figure 19. Removing the Dust Plug from an SFP[...]
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Chapter 4: Cablin g the Networking Ports 64 Figure 20. Installing an SFP Transceiver Note If you are ready to attach the fiber optic cable to the transceiver, continue with the next step. Otherwise, repeat step s 1 to 4 to install the remaining SFP transceivers in the switch. 5. Remove the dust cover from the transceiver, as sh own in Figure 21. Fi[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 65 Figure 22. Positioning the SFP Handle in the Upright Positio n 7. Connect the fiber optic cable to th e transceiver, as shown in Figure 23. The connector on the cab le should fit snugly into the port, and the tab should lock the connector int o place. Figure 23. Connecting a Fiber Optic C[...]
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Chapter 4: Cablin g the Networking Ports 66 Installing SFP and SFP+ Modules To install SFP and SFP+ transceivers in slots 27 and 28 of the 28-port switches and slots 51 and 52 of t he 52- port switches, perform the following procedure: 1. Remove the dust plug from a transceiver slot on the switch. Refer to Figure 24 on page 66. Figure 24. Removing [...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 67 Figure 25. Installing an SFP or SFP+ Transceiver Note If you are ready to attach the fiber opt ic cable to the transceiver, continue with the next step. Otherwise, repeat steps 1 to 4 to in stall the remaining SFP or SFP+ transceivers in the switch. 5. Remove the dust cover from the trans[...]
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Chapter 4: Cablin g the Networking Ports 68 6. Verify the position of the ha ndle on the SFP transceiver. If the transceiver is in a top slot, th e handle should be in the upright position, as shown in Figure 27. If the transceiver is in a bottom slot, the handle should be in the down position. Figure 27. Positioning the SFP or SFP+ Handle in the U[...]
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69 Chapter 5 Powering On the Switch This chapter contains the following pro cedures: “Powering On the Switch” on page 70 “Configuring the Switch for S tand -alone Operations” o n page 74 “S pecifying Ports in the Command L ine Interface for S tand-alone Switches” on page 80[...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 70 Powering On the Switch To power on the switch, con nect the power cords to the connectors on the back panels and to the appropriate powe r sources. All the models have two power supplies with separate connectors. Figure 29. Plugging in th e AC Power Cord Consider the following items as you power on the switch [...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 71 Monitoring the Initialization Processes It takes about thirty seconds fo r the switch to initialize its management software programs and features, and lo ad the default configuration. You may monitor the progress of the init ialization process by watching th e switch ID LED. It displays t[...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 72 Figure 31. Switch Initia lization Messages (Continued) Starting ba se/loopba ck... [ OK ] Starting ba se/poe_do ne... [ OK ] Starting ba se/sysctl ... [ OK ] Received ev ent poefw .done Starting ba se/portma pper... [ OK ] Received ev ent syslo g.done Starting ba se/reboot -stability. .. [ OK ] Starting ba se/[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 73 Figure 32. Switch Initialization Messages (Continued ) After the switch has initialized its manageme nt software, go to “Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations” on page 74 to confirm its ID number. Assigning A ctive Wor kload to HA processe s: hsl, nsm, rm ond, sflo wd, vrr[...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 74 Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations After the switch has initialized its management software, examine the switch ID LED on the front panel and do one of the following: If the LED is displaying “0,” the installation pr ocedure is complete. The switch is now ready for network operations a s[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 75 Figure 33. Connecting the Management Cable to the Console Port 2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a te rminal or PC with a terminal emulator program. 3. Configure the terminal or termin al emulator prog ram as follows: Baud rate: 9600 bps (The baud rate of the [...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 76 Disabling VCStack To disable the VCStack feature to use the switch as stand-alone unit, perform the following procedure: Caution Disabling the VCStack feature requires resetting the switch. If the switch is already connected to a live network, so me network traffic may be lost. 1. When prompted, enter a user n[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 77 If the Operational Status is “Sta ndalone Unit,” as shown in Figure 35 on page 76, the VCStack feature is active on the unit. You must disable it by performing the steps in the rest of this procedure before you can use the SFP+ stacking slots with regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers.[...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 78 Figure 39. Saving the Changes with th e WRITE Command 9. Enter the REBOOT command to reboot the switch. 10. At the confirmation prompt, type “Y” for yes. 11. Wait for the switch to initialize its management software and afterwards examine the Switch ID LED. Th e switch is ready for normal network operation[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 79 Figure 40. Status of a Stacking Slot Wh en VCStack is Disabled The switch displays the message in Figure 41 if VCS ta ck is not disabled, in which case you need to disable it by performin g the commands in “Disabling VCS tack” on p age 76. Figure 41. Status of a Stacking Slot When VCS[...]
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Chapter 5: Po wering On the Swi tch 80 Specifying Ports in the Command Li ne Interface for Stand-alone Switches The command line interface in the management software on the switch has a parameter that you use to specify the individual port s. The parameter is the PORT parameter and Figure 42 shows its format. Figure 42. PORT Parameter in the Comma [...]
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81 Chapter 6 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 at www.alliedtelesis.com/support . Problem 1: The Switch ID LED on the front of the swit ch is off. Solutions: The unit is not receiving power. Try th[...]
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Chapter 6: Tro ubleshooting 82 Try connecting another net work device to th e twisted pair port with a different cable. If the twisted pair port is able to establish a link, then the problem is with the cable or th e other network device. Verify that the twisted pair cabl e does not exceed 100 meters (32 8 feet). Verify that you are usi[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 83 Test the attenuation of both dire ctions on the fiber optic cab le with a fiber optic tester to determine whether the o ptical signal is too weak (sensitivity) or too strong (maximum in put power). Problem 5: Network performance between a twisted pair port on the switch and a network [...]
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Chapter 6: Tro ubleshooting 84 Problem 8: The AT-x510-28GPX or AT-x510-52GPX Switch is not providing power to a PoE device. Solutions: Try the following: Review the PD’s docu mentation to confirm that the device supports Mode A of the IEEE 80 2.3at standard. Mode A is one of two modes that define the co nnector pins that deliver the po wer fr[...]
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85 Appendix A T echnical Specifications Physical Specifications Dimensions (H x W x D) Weights Ventilation Table 11. Product Dimensions AT-x510-28GTX 4.4 cm x 44.0 cm x 32.3 cm (1.7 in. x 17.3 in. x 12.7 in.) AT-x510-28GPX 4.4 cm x 44.0 cm x 39.8 cm (1.7 in. x 17.3 in. x 15.7 in.) AT-x510-28GSX 4.4 cm x 44.0 cm x 32.3 cm (1.7 in. x 17.3 in. x 12.7 [...]
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Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 86 Environmental Specifications Power Specifications Maximum Power Consumption Input Voltages Table 14. Environmental Sp ecifications Operating Temperature 0° C to 45° C (32° F to 113° F) Storage Temperature -25° C to 70° C (-13° F to 158° F) Operating Humidity 5% to 90% noncondensing Storage Humidity 5[...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 87 Certifications RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts Figure 43 illustrates the pin layout of the RJ-45 connectors and p orts. Figure 43. RJ-45 Socket Pin Layout (Front View) Table 18 lists the pin si gnals for 10 and 100 Mbps. AT-x510-52GPX AC model: 100-240 VAC, 3.0A maximum, 50/60 Hz per inpu[...]
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Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 88 Table 19 lists the pin signals when a p ort operating at 1000 Mb ps. RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts Table 20 lists the pin signals of the RJ-45 style se rial Console port. 3R X + T X + 4 Not used Not used 5 Not used Not used 6R X - T X - 7 Not used Not used 8 Not used Not used Table 19. Pin Signals [...]
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x510 Series Installat ion Guide for Stand-al one Switches 89 3 Transmit Data 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 Receive Data 7 Looped to pin 2. 8 Looped to pin 1. Table 20. RJ-45 Style Serial Cons ole Port Pin Signals (Continued ) Pin Signal[...]
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Appendix A: Technica l Specifications 90[...]