Lantronix
SM24TBT2DPB Install Guide
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2. Installation
This chapter provides a high-level procedure for installing the SM24TBT2DPB followed by more detailed
information about the connections and power supplies.
Safety Precautions
Please follow the safety precautions described below when installing and operating the switch.
Cautions and Warnings
Definitions
Cautions indicate that there is the possibility of poor equipment performance or potential damage to the
equipment. Warnings indicate that there is the possibility of injury to person.
Cautions and Warnings appear here and may appear throughout this manual where appropriate. Failure to read
and understand the information identified by this symbol could result in poor equipment performance, damage to
the equipment, or injury to persons.
Caution
: EQUIPMENT IS FOR INDOOR USE ONLY!
Caution
: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Caution
: While installing or servicing the power supply, wear a grounding device and observe all electrostatic
discharge precautions. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to, or failure of the power supply.
Warnings
Warning
: Do not connect the power supply to an external power source before installing it into the chassis. Failure
to observe this warning could result in an electrical shock, even death.
WARNING
: The power supply has a provision for grounding. Equipment grounding is vital to ensure safe
operation. The installer must ensure that the power supply is properly grounded during and after installation.
Failure to observe this warning could result in an electric shock, even death.
WARNING
: A readily accessible, suitable National Electrical Code (NEC) or local electrical code approved
disconnect device and branch-circuit protector must be part of the building's installed wiring to accommodate
permanently connected equipment. Failure to observe this warning could result in an electric shock, even death.
WARNING
: Turn the external power source OFF and ensure that the power supply is disconnected from the
external power source before performing any maintenance. Failure to observe this warning could result in an
electrical shock, even death.
WARNING
: Ensure that the disconnect device for the external power source is OPEN (turned OFF) before
disconnecting or connecting the power leads to the power supply. Failure to observe this warning could result in
an electric shock, even death.
See Electrical Safety Warnings below for Electrical Safety Warnings translated into multiple languages.
See the ANSI/NECA/BICSI 568-2006 Standard for Installing Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling.
Ethernet and PoE Intra-Building Cabling Warning
Warning
: Ethernet cables are intended for intrabuilding use only. Connecting your Lantronix switch directly to
Ethernet cables that run outside the building in which the switch is housed will void the user's warranty and could
create a fire or shock hazard.