Preface
Organization
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Catalyst 2970 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Organization
This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Product Overview,”
is a physical and functional overview of the
Catalyst 2970 switch. It describes the switch ports, the standards they support,
and the switch LEDs.
Chapter 2, “Switch Installation,”
contains the procedures on how to power the
switch, how to install the switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table, or on a shelf, and
how to make port connections.
Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting,”
describes how to identify and resolve some of the
problems that might arise when installing the switch.
Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,”
lists the physical and environmental
specifications for the switches.
Appendix B, “Connector and Cable Specifications,”
describes the connectors,
cables, and adapters that can be used to connect to the switch.
Appendix C, “Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program,”
has
an installation and setup procedure for a standalone switch.
Conventions
This document uses these conventions and symbols for notes, cautions, and
warnings:
Note
Means
reader take note
. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to
materials not contained in this manual.
