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Installing the PowerConnect Device
Figure 3-3. Connecting to Device Power Connector
Confirm that the device is connected and operating correctly by examining the LEDs on the front panel.
Port Connections, Cables, and Pinout Information
This section explains the device’s physical interfaces, and provides information about port connections.
Connector types, ports and cables are summarized in Ports, Connectors, and Cables. Copper Cable and
Optical Transceiver Diagnostics are supported.
RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports
The 10/100/1000BaseT ports are copper twisted-pair ports.
To establish a link for the twisted-pair ports, Tx pair on one cable end must be connected to the Rx pair on
the other cable end, and vice versa. If the cabling is done such that Tx on one end is wired to Tx on the other
end, and Rx is wired to Rx, a link is not established.
When selecting cables to connect the device ports to their networking peers, straight through cables must be
used to connect the device to a station, and crossover cables must be used to connect one transmission device
(switch or hub) to another. Both the straight through and crossover cables are category 5.
After a port is connected, its LINK indication LED is lit.
Back Panel
Power Connect
Rear View
Summary of Contents for PowerConnect 54 Series
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Page 22: ...22 Introduction ...
Page 64: ...64 Using Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator ...
Page 214: ...214 Configuring System Information ...
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Page 344: ...344 Configuring Device Information ...
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