Quick Start (For Japan)
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 Installation
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so-called chassis ground (commonly known as PGND). This chassis
ground must be securely connected to the earth so that the faradism
and leakage electricity can be safely released to the earth, enhancing
the EMS capability of the switch.
Ground your switch as follows:
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When a grounding strip is available at the installation site,
attach one end of the yellow-green grounding cable of the
switch to the grounding screw on the grounding strip and
fasten the captive nut. (Note that the fire main and lightning
rod of your building are not suitable for grounding the switch.
The grounding cable of the switch should be connected to
the construction engineering ground of the equipment
room.)
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(1) Power input
(2) Grounding screw
(3) Grounding cable
(4) Grounding strip
Figure 3-28
Grounding the switch through a grounding strip
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When there is no grounding strip but there is cement floor
nearby where a grounding body is allowed to be buried,
hammer an angle steel/steel pipe no shorter than 0.5 m
(19.7 in.) into the earth, with the yellow-green grounding