Allied Telesis AT-9448Ts/XP (Basic Layer 3) - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
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Planning the Installation of a Stack ..................................................................................................................38
Maximum Number of Switches in a Stack ........................................................................................................39
Unpacking a Switch ..........................................................................................................................................40
Installing the AT-StackXG Stacking Module .....................................................................................................41
Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clip (AC Switches Only) ..........................................................................44
Disconnecting the Network Cables ..................................................................................................................45
Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack ..................................................................................................46
Labeling the Switches ......................................................................................................................................48
Chapter 3
Preparing the Switches .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Powering on a Switch .......................................................................................................................................50
Starting a Local Management Session .............................................................................................................52
Verifying the AT-S63 Version Number .............................................................................................................54
Updating the AT-S63 Management Software ...................................................................................................55
Assigning the Static Module ID Number 1 to the Master Switch ......................................................................56
Assigning Static Module ID Numbers to the Member Switches .......................................................................59
Chapter 4
Cabling and Powering on the Stack ................................................................................................................................................... 61
Cabling the AT-StackXG Stacking Modules .....................................................................................................62
Powering On the Switches of the Stack ...........................................................................................................65
Verifying the Installation ...................................................................................................................................67
Troubleshooting the Discovery Process ...........................................................................................................69
Chapter 5
Cabling the Network Ports ....................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Installing Optional Transceivers .......................................................................................................................72
Installing an SFP Transceiver .....................................................................................................................72
Installing an XFP Transceiver .....................................................................................................................74
Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports ...............................................................................................76
Chapter 6
Adding and Removing Switches .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Replacing the Master Switch ............................................................................................................................78
Uploading the Active Configuration File......................................................................................................78
Removing the Current Master Switch .........................................................................................................79
Configuring the New Master Switch............................................................................................................84
Connecting the New Master Switch to the Stack ........................................................................................86
Adding a New Member Switch .........................................................................................................................87
Replacing a Member Switch .............................................................................................................................89
Chapter 7
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 91
No Master Switch .............................................................................................................................................92
Power LED is Off ..............................................................................................................................................93
Twisted Pair Port Link LED is Off .....................................................................................................................94
Fiber Optic Port Link LED is Off .......................................................................................................................95
Transceiver is Installed but the Status is “Not Present” ...................................................................................96
System Fault LED is Blinking ...........................................................................................................................97
System Fault LED is Steadily On .....................................................................................................................98
Cannot Establish a Local (Out-of-Band) Management Session .......................................................................99
Switch Functions Intermittently .......................................................................................................................100