Allied Telesis 8100S Series - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
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Wiring Implementation.......................................................................................................................................... 38
S1 and S2 Stacking Ports............................................................................................................................................ 39
eco-friendly Button....................................................................................................................................................... 40
LEDs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 41
10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs .............................................................................................................. 41
10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Port LEDs........................................................................................................ 42
100Base-FX Port LEDs ........................................................................................................................................ 43
SFP Slot LED ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
S1 and S2 Stack Ports LEDs ............................................................................................................................... 45
Stack ID LED ........................................................................................................................................................ 46
Console Port ................................................................................................................................................................ 47
Power Supplies............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Power Connectors ....................................................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 2: Stacking Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 51
Stacking Guidelines ..................................................................................................................................................... 52
Master Switch .............................................................................................................................................................. 54
Stacking Port Topologies............................................................................................................................................. 55
Active Boot Configuration File ..................................................................................................................................... 57
Initialization Process .................................................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ............................................................................................................................ 61
Installation Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 62
Reviewing Safety Precautions ..................................................................................................................................... 63
Planning the Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 67
Choosing the Switches of the Stack ..................................................................................................................... 67
Choosing a Site .................................................................................................................................................... 68
Unpacking the Switch .................................................................................................................................................. 69
8100S Series Switches ........................................................................................................................................ 69
AT-8100S/24C Switch .......................................................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 4: Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack .................................................................... 71
Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack ............................................................................................................. 72
Labeling the Switches.................................................................................................................................................. 77
Chapter 5: Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports .......................................................... 79
Powering on a Switch .................................................................................................................................................. 80
Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers ............................................................................................................... 82
Starting a Local Management Session................................................................................................................. 82
Starting a Telnet Management Session ............................................................................................................... 83
Changing the Stack ID Number............................................................................................................................ 85
Cabling the Stacking Ports .......................................................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 6: Powering On and Verifying the Stack ......................................................................................................... 91
Powering on AC Switches ........................................................................................................................................... 92
Monitoring the Initialization Processes ................................................................................................................. 93
Powering On DC Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 97
Verifying the Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 101
Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports ......................................................................................................................... 103
Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports......................................................................................................... 104
Twisted Pair Ports .............................................................................................................................................. 104
Fiber Optic Ports ................................................................................................................................................ 105
General Guidelines............................................................................................................................................. 105
Installing Optional SFP Transceivers......................................................................................................................... 106
Managing the Stack ................................................................................................................................................... 110
Local Management ............................................................................................................................................. 110
Telnet Management ........................................................................................................................................... 110
Secure Shell Management ................................................................................................................................. 111
Web Browser Management ................................................................................................................................ 112
SNMP ................................................................................................................................................................. 112
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Switches in a Stack .......................................................... 112