Allied Telesis AT-IX5-28GPX - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
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Master and Member Switches ..............................................................................................................................................48
Selection of the Master Switch ......................................................................................................................................48
ID Numbers ...................................................................................................................................................................49
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface..................................................................................................................50
Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation ..............................................................................................................................51
Reviewing Safety Precautions ..............................................................................................................................................52
Choosing a Site for the Switches..........................................................................................................................................56
Planning a Stack...................................................................................................................................................................57
Unpacking the Switch ...........................................................................................................................................................59
Chapter 4: Installing the Switch and its Power Supplies ...............................................................................................61
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clip ..............................................................................................................................62
Installing Power Supply Modules ..........................................................................................................................................63
Overview........................................................................................................................................................................63
Installing a Power Supply ..............................................................................................................................................63
Installing the Switches on a Table or Desktop......................................................................................................................66
Installing the Switch in an Equipment Rack ..........................................................................................................................67
Connecting AC Power to a Power Supply Module................................................................................................................70
Starting a Local Management Session .................................................................................................................................72
Monitoring the Initialization Processes..................................................................................................................................73
Chapter 5: Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations ...................................................................................77
Configuring the Switch for Stand-alone Operations..............................................................................................................78
Disabling VCStack .........................................................................................................................................................78
Confirming the Status of the VCStack Feature..............................................................................................................81
Specifying Ports in the Command Line Interface for Stand-alone Switches.........................................................................83
Chapter 6: Verifying the Status of VCStack and Activating VCStack ...........................................................................85
Verifying the Status of VCStack............................................................................................................................................86
Activating the VCStack Feature............................................................................................................................................87
Activating VCStack ........................................................................................................................................................87
Chapter 7: Cabling the Stacking Ports ............................................................................................................................91
Cabling Switches with AT-StackXS/1.0 Transceivers...........................................................................................................92
Cabling Switches with AT-StackOP/0.3 or AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers ...........................................................................97
Chapter 8: Powering On the Stack .................................................................................................................................101
Powering On the Switches Individually ...............................................................................................................................102
Powering On the Switches Simultaneously ........................................................................................................................104
Verifying the Stack..............................................................................................................................................................106
Setting the Priority Numbers........................................................................................................................................107
Chapter 9: Cabling the Networking Ports ......................................................................................................................109
Cabling the Twisted Pair Ports............................................................................................................................................110
Installing SFP and SFP+ Transceivers ...............................................................................................................................112
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................................117
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................................................123
Physical Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................123
Environmental Specifications..............................................................................................................................................123
Power Specifications...........................................................................................................................................................124
Certifications .......................................................................................................................................................................124
RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts .........................................................................................................................................125
RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts ............................................................................................................................127
Fiber Optic Specifications of the AT-StackOP/0.3 and AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers.......................................................128