Allied Telesis CentreCOM GS970M Series, Quick Installation Manual

Page 1: ... 613 003051 Rev A 613 003051 Rev A CentreCOM GS970M Series Gigabit Ethernet Switches AlliedWare Plus GS970M 10 GS970M 10PS GS970M 18 GS970M 18PS GS970M 28 GS970M 28PS Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...elesis web site at www alliedtelesis com us en services support This guide contains the following sections Front Panels next PoE Power Budgets on page 4 Beginning the Installation on page 5 Installing the Switch on page 9 Ports on page 13 Powering On the Switch on page 15 LEDs on page 16 Starting a Local Management Session on page 19 Troubleshooting on page 20 Front Panels The front panels of the ...

Page 3: ...h configuration files 3 Console port for local switch management 4 System LEDs 5 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet copper ports 6 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet copper ports with PoE 7 Ports for 100Mbps and1Gbps SFP transceivers Switch 10 100 1000Mbps Ports 10 100 1000Mbps Ports with PoE GS970M 10 Ports 1 to 8 GS970M 10PS Ports 1 to 8 GS970M 18 Ports 1 to 16 GS970M 18PS GS970M 28PS 6 7 2 3 1 GS970M 28 5 7 2 3 1 ...

Page 4: ... on the Ethernet copper ports The switches support IEEE 802 3at Classes 0 to 4 maximum 30 0W at the ports GS970M 18PS Ports 1 to 16 GS970M 28 Ports 1 to 24 GS970M 28PS Ports 1 to 24 Switch SFP Transceiver Ports GS970M 10 Ports 9 and 10 GS970M 10PS Ports 9 and 10 GS970M 18 Ports 17 and 18 GS970M 18PS Ports 17 and 18 GS970M 28 Ports 25 to 28 GS970M 28PS Ports 25 to 28 Switch PoE Budget GS970M 10PS 1...

Page 5: ... energize equipment disconnect the power cord E3 Warning To prevent electric shock do not remove the cover No user serviceable parts inside This unit contains hazardous voltages and should only be opened by a trained and qualified technician To avoid the possibility of electric shock disconnect electric power to the product before connecting or disconnecting the cables E1 Warning Class I Equipment...

Page 6: ...items Warning To reduce the risk of electric shock the PoE ports on this product must not connect to cabling that is routed outside the building where this device is located E40 Table Standard 19 inch equipment rack Wood or concrete wall One 2m 6 6 ft local management cable with RJ 45 8P8C and DB 9 D sub 9 pin connectors One AC power cord One AC power cord retaining clip ...

Page 7: ...ckets for the GS970M Series are sold separately Two RKMT J13 brackets and six M4x8 flathead screws for installing the switch in a standard 19 inch equipment rack Two brackets and six M4x8 flathead screws for installing the switch in a standard 19 inch equipment rack RKMT J05 bracket kit for installing the GS970M 10 Switch in an equipment rack RKMT J14 bracket kit for installing the GS970M 10PS Swi...

Page 8: ... bottom of the rack with the heavier devices near the bottom Before installing the switch on a table verify that the table is level and stable RKMT J13 bracket kit for installing the GS970M 18 and GS970M 18PS Switches in an equipment rack RKMT J15 rack mount shelf for installing two GS970M 10PS Switches in an equipment rack BRKT J23 brackets for installing the GS970M 10 Switch on a wall BRKT J24 b...

Page 9: ...bjects on top of the switch The site should not expose the switch to moisture or water The site should be a dust free environment The site should use dedicated power circuits or power conditioners to supply reliable electrical power to the network devices Do not install the switch in a wiring or utility box that does not have adequate airflow The switch might overheat and shutdown Installing the S...

Page 10: ...brackets Included with the GS970M 28 and GS970M 28PS Switches For other switches refer to Optional Wall and Equipment Rack Brackets on page 7 Six M4x8mm bracket screws included with the brackets Cross head screwdriver not provided Four standard equipment rack screws not provided To install the switch perform the following procedure 1 If the bumper feet are attached to the bottom panel of the switc...

Page 11: ...d Four wall anchors for concrete walls not provided Cross head screwdriver not provided Flat head screwdriver not provided Stud finder for a wooden wall capable of identifying the middle of wall studs and hot electrical wiring not provided Drill and 1 4 carbide drill bit for a concrete wall not provided Note You can install the switch on a wall with the front panel facing up left or right Do not i...

Page 12: ...r BRKT J24 wall brackets to the sides of the unit with sixteen M4x8mm screws This figure shows the GS970M 28PS Switch Note If you need to drill holes in the wall for the screws perform steps 3 to 7 Otherwise go to step 8 3 Have another person hold the switch on the wall at the selected location for the device while you use a pencil or pen to mark the wall with the locations of the four screw holes...

Page 13: ...liant unshielded Category 3 cabling 1000Mbps ports Standard TIA EIA 568 A compliant Category 5 or TIA EIA 568 B compliant unshielded Enhanced Category 5 Cat 5e cabling Cabling Ethernet Copper Ports Observe the following guidelines when connecting Ethernet copper cables to the ports on the switch The connectors on the cables should fit snugly into the ports and the tabs should lock the connectors i...

Page 14: ...ifications and fiber optic cable requirements are included with the transceivers Install the transceivers before connecting their fiber optic cables Fiber optic transceivers are dust sensitive Always keep the dust cover in the optical ports when a fiber optic cable is not installed Unnecessary removal and insertion of transceivers can lead to premature failures To install SFP transceivers perform ...

Page 15: ...to the transceiver The connector should fit snugly into the port and the tab should lock the connector into place 5 Repeat this procedure to install additional transceivers 6 Go to Powering On the Switch on page 15 Powering On the Switch 1 Install the power cord retaining clip on the AC power connector on the rear panel of the switch and raise the clip 2 Connect the power cord to the connector and...

Page 16: ...e port has established a 1Gbps link to a network device Flashing Green The port is transmitting or receiving packets at 1Gbps Solid Amber The port has established a 10 or 100Mbps link to a network device Flashing Amber The port is transmitting or receiving packets at 10 or 100Mbps Off Possible causes of this state are listed here The port has not established a link with another network device The ...

Page 17: ... the port because of a fault condition Flashing Amber The switch has detected a powered device on the port but cannot supply power to it because it is already providing its maximum power to other devices The maximum power budgets are listed in PoE Power Budgets on page 4 Off This LED state can result from the following conditions The port is not connected to a powered device or the device is power...

Page 18: ...has not established a link with another network device The LEDs are turned off To turn on the LEDs use the eco friendly button SD LED Solid green The switch has detected an SD card in the SD slot Flashing green The switch is writing to or reading from the SD card Flashing amber The switch encountered an error with the SD card Off The SD slot is empty or the LEDs are off Fault Flashing red once The...

Page 19: ...ble requires a software driver from Allied Telesis The VT Kit3 management cable is sold separately To start a local management session perform this procedure 1 Connect the RJ 45 connector on the management cable to the Console RS 232 port on the management panel 2 Connect the other end of the cable to an RS 232 port on a terminal or personal computer with a terminal emulation program 3 Configure t...

Page 20: ... LEDs are off even though the ports are connected to active network devices Solution The switch might be operating in the low power mode To toggle on the LEDs press the eco friendly button on the front panel of the switch You can also toggle the LEDs off and on with the ECOFRIENDLY LED and NO ECOFRIENDLY LED commands in the command line interface Problem A LINK ACT LED is off for a Ethernet copper...

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