Allied Telesis AT-x230L-17GT, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...613 002604 REV C AT x230L 17GT AT x230L 26GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switches MAC Address Label x230L 17GT x230L 26GT Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...respective owners Allied Telesis Inc reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior written notice The information provided herein is subject to change without notice In no event shall Allied Telesis Inc be liable for any incidental special indirect or consequential damages whatsoever including but not limited to lost profits ari...

Page 3: ... FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential ...

Page 4: ... Safety Statements Important The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled Translated Safety Statements posted on the Allied Telesis website at www alliedtelesis com ...

Page 5: ...0 1000BASE T 100BASE TX Link Activity Speed LED and Duplex Collision LED 19 SFP LEDs 21 SD card LED 22 ecofriendly button 24 Power supply 24 Fanless operation 24 Chapter 2 Installation Reviewing safety precautions 26 Selecting a site for the switch 28 Cable specifications 29 Unpacking the switch AT x230L 17GT 30 Unpacking the switch AT x230L 26GT 31 Installing the switch on a table or a desktop 32...

Page 6: ...Contents iv Weight 55 Environmental specifications 56 Power specifications 56 Electrical safety and electromagnetic certifications 57 Connectors and port pinouts 58 ...

Page 7: ...e 15 Attaching rack mount brackets to the switch 34 Figure 16 Mounting a switch in an equipment rack 35 Figure 17 Attaching wall mount brackets to the side of the switch 37 Figure 18 Securing the switch to the wall 38 Figure 19 Lifting the AC power cable hook on an x230L Series Switch 41 Figure 20 Plugging in the AC power cord on an x230L Series Switch 41 Figure 21 Connecting the management cable ...

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Page 9: ... Table 6 SD card LED functional descriptions 23 Table 7 Twisted pair cabling and distances 29 Table 8 Chassis dimensions 55 Table 9 Chassis weight 55 Table 10 Environmental specifications 56 Table 11 Input supply voltage 56 Table 12 Power specifications 56 Table 13 Safety and electromagnetic emissions certifications 57 Table 14 MDI pin signals 10BASE T or 100BASE TX 58 Table 15 MDIX pin signals 10...

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Page 11: ...ches Installation Guide 1 Preface This guide contains the installation instructions for the following switches AT x230L 17GT AT x230L 26GT This preface contains the following sections Symbol conventions on page 2 Contacting Allied Telesis on page 3 ...

Page 12: ...tions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury Warning Warnings inform you that an eye and skin hazard exists due to the presence of a Class 1 laser device ...

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Page 14: ...ation guides Click on the link above and search for the product series Getting Started with AlliedWare Plus Feature Overview and Configuration Guide Click on the link above and search for Getting started with AlliedWare Plus Feature Overview and Configuration Guides Click on the link above and search for the feature name Command References Click on the link above and search for the product series ...

Page 15: ...e following sections Features on page 6 Package contents for AT x230L 17GT Switches on page 8 Package contents for the AT x230L 26GT Switch on page 9 Front and back panels on the AT x230L 17GT Switch on page 10 Front and back panels on the AT x230L 26GT Switch on page 12 Twisted pair ports on page 15 LEDs on page 17 ecofriendly button on page 24 Power supply on page 24 Fanless operation on page 24...

Page 16: ...EEE 802 3x Flow Control in 10BASE T 100BASE TX full duplex operation IEEE 802 3x Back Pressure in 10BASE T 100BASE TX half duplex operation IEEE803 3z 1000BASE T Flow Control Support for jumbo packets up to 10KB One RJ45 connector on front panel for RS232 console purposes SFP slots Here are the basic features of the SFP ports AT x230L 17GT 1 SFP port per switch AT x230L 26GT 2 SFP ports per switch...

Page 17: ...on on page 24 Installation options The switches can be installed in the following ways Rack mounted in a 19 inch equipment rack Mounted on a desk or tabletop Wall mounted Power conservation The switches implement Eco Switch Green Power saving features and use less power than the METI specification The switches have the following power conservation features ecofriendly button to turn off the port L...

Page 18: ... 1 illustrates the package contents for the x230L 17GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 1 X230L 17GT PACKAGING 1 Power cable hook AT x230L 17GT 4 x Rubber feet M3 x 4 5 screws for rubber feet x 4 1 Power cable 1 8m 1 Console cable 2m MAC Ad dr es s La be l x2 30 L 17 GT ...

Page 19: ...ch Figure 2 illustrates the package contents for the AT x230L 26GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 2 AT X230L 26GT PACKAGING 1 Power cable hook AT x230L 26GT 4 x Rubber feet M3 x 4 5 screws for rubber feet x 4 Rack Mount Kit 1 Power cable 1 8m 1 Console cable 2m 2 x Brackets 6 x Screws x2 30 L 26 GT ...

Page 20: ...ront panel of the AT x230L 17GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 3 AT X230L 17GT FRONT PANEL MAC Address Label x230L 17GT 10 100 1000 Mbps ports Link activity speed LED Duplex Mode LED ecofriendly button SD card slot MAC address label Console port SD Fault Power LEDs SFP slot SFP LED Lower right ...

Page 21: ... AT x230L 26GT Switch Installation Guide 11 Figure 4 illustrates the back panel of the AT x230L 17GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 4 AT X230L 17GT BACK PANEL Power connector Power cable hook Power cable hook mount ...

Page 22: ...h Figure 5 illustrates the front panel of the AT x230L 26GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 5 AT X230L 26GT FRONT PANEL x230L 26GT 10 100 1000 Mbps ports Link activity speed LED Duplex Mode LED SFP slots SD card slot SD Fault Power LEDs Console port ecofriendly button ...

Page 23: ... AT x230L 26GT Switch Installation Guide 13 Figure 6 illustrates the back panel of the AT x230L 26GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switch FIGURE 6 AT X230L 26GT BACK PANEL Power connector Power cable hook Power cable hook mount ...

Page 24: ... interfaces Here are the management software and interfaces AlliedWare Plus Management Software Command Line Interface Web browser interface Management methods Here are the methods for managing the switches Local management through the console port Remote Telnet or Secure Shell management Remote HTTP and HTTPS web browser management ...

Page 25: ...or MDIX This feature allows you to use straight through twisted pair cables regardless of the wiring configurations of the ports on the end nodes Note A switch port connected to an end node that is not using Auto Negotiation should not use Auto Negotiation to set the speed and duplex mode as a duplex mode mismatch may occur In this case disable Auto Negotiation and set the port s speed and duplex ...

Page 26: ...egory 5 Cat 5e shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a frequency of 100 MHz Yes Yes Yes Cat 6 or 6a Standard TIA EIA 568 B compliant Category 6 or 6a shielded cabling Yes Yes Yes TABLE 1 TWISTED PAIR CABLE REQUIREMENTS Cable type 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps ...

Page 27: ...tches beside the console port See Figure 7 Note All port LEDs are OFF when the switch is operating in the low power mode To toggle on the LEDs use the ecofriendly button See ecofriendly button on page 24 for more information FIGURE 7 POWER LED ON AN X230L SERIES SWITCH ss Label 7GT Power LED Table 2 describes the POWER LED for x230L Series switches TABLE 2 POWER LED FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS LED Sta...

Page 28: ...GT Fault LED Table 3 describes the functions of the FAULT LED TABLE 3 FAULT LED FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS LED State Description FAULT Off The switch is receiving AC input power and is operating normally Red flashing once Indicates fan failure Red flashing six times Indicates the switch s temperature has exceeded the threshold ...

Page 29: ... Speed and Duplex Collision status with two LEDs for each port Figure 9 For each port the left LED corresponds to Link Activity Speed the right LED corresponds to Duplex Collision status Note All of the port LEDs are OFF when the switch is operating in the low power mode To toggle on the LEDs use the ecofriendly button See ecofriendly button on page 24 for more information FIGURE 9 LINK ACTIVITY S...

Page 30: ...established a link with a network device and is active 1000M Flashing amber Rx or Tx activities at 10 100M Steady amber The port has established a link with a network device and is active 10 100M Duplex Collision RIGHT LED Off The port has not established a link with a network device or the ecofriendly feature is enabled Steady green A port is operating in full duplex mode Steady amber A port is o...

Page 31: ...vity LEDs indicate the activity status for each SFP slot Each SFP slot has ONE uni color LED Note All of the port LEDs are OFF when the switch is operating in the low power mode To toggle on the LEDs use the ecofriendly button See ecofriendly button on page 24 for more information FIGURE 10 SFP LINK ACTIVITY LEDS ON AN X230L SERIES SWITCH SFP 17 SFP slot Lower right SFP LED ...

Page 32: ... enabled Flashing green Rx or Tx activities Steady green The SFP transceiver has established a link with a network device SD card LED x230L Series switches have an SD card LED on the front panel see Figure 11 Note All of the port LEDs are OFF when the switch is operating in the low power mode To toggle on the LEDs use the ecofriendly button See ecofriendly button on page 24 for more information FI...

Page 33: ...erted or is reading or writing Table 6 describes the functions of the SD card LED TABLE 6 SD CARD LED FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS LED State Description SD card Off SD card is not inserted OR the ecofriendly feature is enabled Flashing green Writing or reading Steady green SD card is inserted Flashing amber Writing or reading error ...

Page 34: ...etwork operations of the switch FIGURE 12 ECOFRIENDLY BUTTON ON AN X230L SERIES SWITCH MAC Address La x230L 17GT ecofriendly button Note The ecofriendly button does not control the POWER LED or SD card LED Power supply Each switch has an internal power supply with a single AC power supply socket on the back panel To power the switch on or off connect or disconnect the power cord provided with the ...

Page 35: ...g the switch AT x230L 26GT on page 31 Installing the switch on a table or a desktop on page 32 Removing the feet from a switch before installing it in an equipment rack or on a wall on page 33 Installing the switch in an equipment rack on page 34 Installing the switch on a wall on page 36 Cabling the switch on page 39 Powering on the switch on page 41 Starting a local management session on page 43...

Page 36: ...re connecting or disconnecting the cables E1 Warning Do not work on equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity E2 Warning Power cord is used as a disconnection device To de energize equipment disconnect the power cord E3 Warning Class I Equipment This equipment must be earthed The power plug must be connected to a properly wired earth ground socket outlet An improperly wired socket o...

Page 37: ... is not created due to uneven mechanical loading E25 If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the room ambient temperature Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra E35 Caution Installation of...

Page 38: ...y enough to hold the switch s weight You may need to position the switch so that it can be screwed into the wall s framing timber or an equivalent structural element The power outlet for the switch should be located near the unit and should be easily accessible The site should provide for easy access to the ports on the front of the switch This will make it easier for you to connect and disconnect...

Page 39: ... or TIA EIA 568 B compliant Enhanced Category 5 Cat 5e shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a frequency of 100 MHz 100 m 328 ft 1000 Mbps Standard TIA EIA 568 A compliant Category 5 or TIA EIA 568 B compliant Enhanced Category 5 Cat 5e shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a frequency of 100 MHz 100 m 328 ft Note The twisted pair ports on the switch feature...

Page 40: ...ing material in a safe location You must use the original shipping material if you need to return the unit to Allied Telesis 2 Place the switch on a level secure surface 3 Verify that the shipped package includes the following items 1 Power cable hook AT x230L 17GT 4 x Rubber feet M3 x 4 5 screws for rubber feet x 4 1 Power cable 1 8m 1 Console cable 2m MAC Ad dr es s La be l x2 30 L 17 GT ...

Page 41: ...the packaging material in a safe location You must use the original shipping material if you need to return the unit to Allied Telesis 2 Place the switch on a level secure surface 3 Verify that the shipped package includes the following items 1 Power cable hook AT x230L 26GT 4 x Rubber feet M3 x 4 5 screws for rubber feet x 4 Rack Mount Kit 1 Power cable 1 8m 1 Console cable 2m 2 x Brackets 6 x Sc...

Page 42: ...uld be a dust free environment The site should include dedicated power circuits or power conditioners to supply reliable electrical power to the network devices The rubber feet on the base of the switches should be left on for table or desktop installation If your switch does not already have rubber feet fitted fit these as follows 1 Turn the switch over and place it on a table 2 Remove the rubber...

Page 43: ...pment rack or on a wall you need to remove the rubber feet if they are attached to the base of the switch To do this follow these steps 1 Place the unit upside down on a level secure surface 2 Remove the rubber feet with a screwdriver Figure 14 shows how to do this on an AT x230 17GT switch FIGURE 14 REMOVING THE RUBBER FEET FROM A SWITCH MAC Address Label x230L 17GT 3 Turn the switch back over ...

Page 44: ...nt kit is AT RKMT J13 and can be purchased separately from your Allied Telesis dealer To install the switch in a 19 inch equipment rack follow these steps 1 If rubber feet are attached to the base of the switch remove them Figure 14 on page 33 2 Attach two rack mount brackets to the sides of the switch using the six bracket screws that come with the rack mount kit Figure 15 FIGURE 15 ATTACHING RAC...

Page 45: ...on Guide 35 3 Mount the switch in a 19 inch equipment rack using four equipment rack screws supplied with the equipment rack Figure 16 FIGURE 16 MOUNTING A SWITCH IN AN EQUIPMENT RACK MAC Address Label x230L 17GT 4 Go to Cabling the switch on page 39 ...

Page 46: ...ch so that it can be screwed into the wall s framing timber or an equivalent structural element You can mount the switch with its front panel pointing up to left or to the right Do not mount it with its front panel pointing down To install the switch on a wall perform the following procedure 1 If the rubber feet are attached to the bottom of the switch remove them with a screwdriver Figure 14 on p...

Page 47: ...AT x230L 17GT and AT x230L 26GT Switch Installation Guide 37 FIGURE 17 ATTACHING WALL MOUNT BRACKETS TO THE SIDE OF THE SWITCH MAC Address Label x230L 17GT ...

Page 48: ...le another person holds the switch at the wall location secure it to the wall using the eight wall mounting screws Figure 18 FIGURE 18 SECURING THE SWITCH TO THE WALL MAC Address Label x230L 17GT 4 Go to Cabling the switch on page 39 ...

Page 49: ...efault setting is appropriate for switch ports that are connected to 10BASE T and 100BASE TX network devices that also support auto MDI MDIX The default auto MDI MDIX setting is not appropriate for switch ports that are connected to 10BASE T and 100BASE TX network devices that do not support auto MDI MDIX and have a fixed wiring configuration For switch ports connected to those types of network de...

Page 50: ... ports is Auto Negotiation This setting is appropriate for ports connected to network devices that also support Auto Negotiation for duplex modes The default duplex mode setting for the ports is Auto Negotiation This setting is appropriate for ports connected to network devices that also support Auto Negotiation for duplex modes The default duplex mode setting of Auto Negotiation is not appropriat...

Page 51: ...e power cable hook as shown in Figure 19 on the back of the switch FIGURE 19 LIFTING THE AC POWER CABLE HOOK ON AN X230L SERIES SWITCH Power cable hook Power cable hook mount 2 Plug the power cord into the AC power connector as shown in Figure 20 on the back of the switch FIGURE 20 PLUGGING IN THE AC POWER CORD ON AN X230L SERIES SWITCH Power cable ...

Page 52: ...e easily accessible E5 4 Verify that the POWER LED is green If the LED is OFF see Chapter 3 Troubleshooting on page 51 The switch is now powered on and ready for network operations The switches are shipped with the management software pre installed The software provides a command line interface and a GUI Graphical User Interface for in band over the network management For information about how to ...

Page 53: ...anagement cable to the console port on the front panel of the switch as shown below FIGURE 21 CONNECTING THE MANAGEMENT CABLE TO THE CONSOLE PORT OF AN X230L SERIES SWITCH MAC Address Label 17GT 2 Connect the other end of the cable to an RS 232 port on a terminal or PC with a terminal emulator program 3 Configure the terminal or terminal emulator program as follows Baud rate 9600 bps The baud rate...

Page 54: ...2 Installation 44 Note The port settings are for a DEC VT100 or ANSI terminal or an equivalent terminal emulator program 4 If you have not already done so power up the switch as described in the previous steps ...

Page 55: ...ESSAGES Verifying release OK Booting Starting base first OK Mounting virtual filesystems OK ______________ ____ ______ _ __ ______ ______ ____ ______ ____ ____________ Allied Telesis Inc AlliedWare Plus TM v0 0 0 Current release filename x230 5 4 8 0 2 rel Original release filename x230 5 4 8 0 1 rel Built Mon Apr 16 12 15 15 NZDT 2018 Mounting static filesystems OK Checking flash filesystem OK Mo...

Page 56: ...event hardware done Starting network startup OK Starting base external media OK Received event network enabled Initializing HA processes cntrd hostd hsl nsm sflowd atmfd auth epsr imi lacp lldpd loopprot mstp rmon udldd Received event network initialized Received event standalone Assigning Active Workload to HA processes hsl lacpd loopprotd nsm rmond authd epsrd lldpd mstpd sflowd imi Received eve...

Page 57: ...er Note You should always install the transceiver before connecting the fiber optic cables to it 1 Remove the transceiver from its shipping container and store the packaging material in a safe location Warning An SFP transceiver can be damaged by static electricity Be sure to observe all standard electrostatic discharge ESD precautions such as wearing an antistatic wrist strap to avoid damaging th...

Page 58: ...to place as shown in Figure 25 FIGURE 25 INSERTING AN SFP TRANSCEIVER INTO AN SFP SLOT SFP 5 Verify that the handle on the transceiver is in the upright position as shown in Figure 26 This secures the transceiver and prevents it from being dislodged from the slot FIGURE 26 POSITIONING THE SFP HANDLE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION SFP SFP Transceiver Handle ...

Page 59: ...at steps 2 through 6 to install an additional SFP transceiver Note SFP transceivers are dust sensitive Always keep the plug in the optical bores when a fiber optic cable is not installed or when storing the SFP When you do remove the plug keep it for future use Note Unnecessary removal and insertion of an SFP transceiver can lead to premature failure For information on the cable specifications of ...

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Page 61: ...he required levels for your region Problem 2 All of the port LEDs are off even though the ports are connected to active network devices Solution The switch is probably operating in low power mode To toggle on the LEDs press the ecofriendly button on the front panel for 1 to 4 seconds Problem 3 A twisted pair port on the switch is connected to a network device but the port s Link Activity Speed LED...

Page 62: ... channel and to the port on the remote network device Check that the SFP module is fully inserted in the slot Verify that the operating specifications of the fiber optic ports on the SFP transceiver and the remote network device are compatible Verify that the correct type of fiber optic cabling is being used Verify that the port is connected to the correct fiber optic cable This is to eliminate th...

Page 63: ...ing range Use the SHOW SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT command in the Privileged Exec mode to verify that the fan is operating correctly Verify that the location of the switch allows for adequate airflow The unit will shut down if it is in danger of overheating Problem 8 A port s Link Activity Speed LED is blinking Solutions The link between the port and the network device is intermittent Try the following Con...

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Page 65: ...ons of the x230L Series switches Physical specifications Dimensions TABLE 8 CHASSIS DIMENSIONS Model W x D x H mm in AT x230L 17GT 341 mm x 210mm x 44mm 13 42 in x 8 27 in x 1 73 in AT x230L 26GT 341 mm x 231mm x 44mm 13 42 in x 9 10 in x 1 73 in Weight TABLE 9 CHASSIS WEIGHT Model Weight AT x230L 17GT 2 2 kg 4 85 lb AT x230L 26GT 2 4 kg 5 29 lb ...

Page 66: ... F Operating humidity 90 non condensing Storage humidity 95 non condensing Operating altitude range Up to 2 000 m 6 651 ft Power specifications TABLE 11 INPUT SUPPLY VOLTAGE Model Input supply voltage AT x230L 17GT 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 0 40A maximum AT x230L 26GT 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 0 60A maximum TABLE 12 POWER SPECIFICATIONS Model Maximum power consumption AT x230L 17GT 18 W AT x230L 26GT 26 W ...

Page 67: ...TROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS CERTIFICATIONS EMC EN 55032 Class A EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 FCC Part 15 CFR 47 Class A VCCI Class A CISPR 32 Class A ICES 003 Environmental compliance RoHS WEEE Electrical safety EN 60950 1 edition 2 IEC 60950 1 edition 2 UL 60950 1 edition 2 Laser safety EN 60825 Regulatory Compliance RCM CE C UL US UL EU ...

Page 68: ...28 RJ45 CONNECTOR AND PORT PIN LAYOUT Table 14 lists the RJ45 pin signals when a twisted pair port is operating in the MDI configuration TABLE 14 MDI PIN SIGNALS 10BASE T OR 100BASE TX Pin Signal 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 6 RX Table 15 lists the RJ45 port pin signals when a twisted pair port is operating in the MDIX configuration TABLE 15 MDIX PIN SIGNALS 10BASE T OR 100BASE TX Pin Signal 1 RX 2 RX 3 TX 6 TX...

Page 69: ...6 lists the RJ45 connector pins and their signals when a 1000BASE T port is operating at 1000Mbps TABLE 16 RJ 45 1000BASE T CONNECTOR PINOUTS Pin Pair Signal 1 1 TX and RX 2 1 TX and RX 3 2 TX and RX 4 3 TX and RX 5 3 TX and RX 6 2 TX and RX 7 4 TX and RX 8 4 TX and RX ...

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