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Table of Contents
ARX®4000 Hardware Installation Guide vii
1
Introduction
Audience for this Manual ..............................................................................................................1-3
Document Conventions ................................................................................................................1-3
Related Documents ........................................................................................................................1-4
Safety and Regulatory Notices .....................................................................................................1-4
Class A ITE Label ...................................................................................................................1-4
Laser Product Notice ...........................................................................................................1-5
Qualified Personnel Warning ..............................................................................................1-5
Environmental .........................................................................................................................1-6
Power .......................................................................................................................................1-7
Contacting Customer Service ................................................................................................... 1-10
2
Product Overview
ARX Overview ................................................................................................................................2-3
Hardware Features .........................................................................................................................2-4
Redundant Pairs ...............................................................................................................................2-4
Resilient Overlay Network (RON) ............................................................................................2-5
Switch Management ........................................................................................................................2-5
Supported Protocols ......................................................................................................................2-6
Network ..................................................................................................................................2-6
File Services .............................................................................................................................2-6
Security and Authentication ................................................................................................2-6
Management ............................................................................................................................2-7
3
System Specifications and Requirements
Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................................................3-3
FCC Compliance .............................................................................................................................3-3
System Specifications ......................................................................................................................3-4
System Power Requirements .......................................................................................................3-4
Power Cord and Cable Requirements .......................................................................................3-5
Cable Connectors and Pinouts ....................................................................................................3-6
SFP Optical Connector .........................................................................................................3-6
Console Connector and Pinouts ........................................................................................3-7
4
Switch Hardware and Functions
Chassis Overview ...........................................................................................................................4-3
External Interfaces ..........................................................................................................................4-4
Internal Disks ...................................................................................................................................4-5
Fan Units ...........................................................................................................................................4-5
Application Control Module (ACM) ..........................................................................................4-5
Control and Management Functions .................................................................................4-6
Adaptive Services ..................................................................................................................4-6
Network Services ..................................................................................................................4-6
LEDs and Buttons ...........................................................................................................................4-7
Control Plane LEDs and Buttons .......................................................................................4-7
Data Plane LEDs .....................................................................................................................4-9
Power Supplies and LEDs ................................................................................................. 4-10
Ethernet-Port Link Status LEDs ...................................................................................... 4-11
Ethernet Management Port LEDs ................................................................................... 4-11