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Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 33
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 34
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ········································································ 34
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ·················································································· 34
Installing an SFP transceiver module ··················································································································· 35
Connecting an optical fiber connector to an SFP transceiver module ····························································· 35
Troubleshooting ······························································································································································ 37
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 37
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 37
Interface failure ······························································································································································ 38
PoE system failure ·························································································································································· 38
Appendix A Technical specifications··························································································································· 39
A3100 v2 SI Switch Series technical specifications ·································································································· 39
A3100 v2 EI Switch Series technical specifications ·································································································· 40
Non PoE switches technical specifications ········································································································· 40
PoE switches technical specifications ·················································································································· 41
Appendix B Ports and LEDs ·········································································································································· 44
Ports ················································································································································································· 44
Console port ·························································································································································· 44
10/100Base-TX Ethernet port ······························································································································ 44
Combo interface ···················································································································································· 44
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port ···················································································································· 45
100/1000Base-X SFP port ·································································································································· 45
LEDs ················································································································································································· 46
LEDs for the non PoE switches ······························································································································ 47
LEDs on the PoE switches ······································································································································ 48
Appendix C Ethernet twisted pair cable ····················································································································· 50
Ethernet twisted pair cable ············································································································································ 50
RJ-45 connector ····················································································································································· 50
Cable pinouts ························································································································································· 50
Cable type ····························································································································································· 50
Pin assignments ····················································································································································· 52
Making an Ethernet twisted pair cable ··············································································································· 53
Index ················································································································································································ 54