Lucent Technologies P115G manual

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    Cat No. 130008 Rev.0 September 1998 . Lucent Technologies Installation Guide Cajun P115G S TACKABLE W ORKGROUP S WITCH[...]

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    Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 1 Preface Important information SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRE 1. All servicing should be undertaken ONLY by qualified personnel. The parts inside the unit CANNOT be serviced or repaired by the end user. Please call your service representative for assistan[...]

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    Preface Safety Instructions 2 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 4. Austauschen einer durchgebrannten Sicherung NUR mit der gleichen Sorte und Belastbarkeit wie sie auf der Sicherheitsaufschrift markiert ist. Die Aufschrift befindet sich neben der Stromzufuhr wo sich auch der Sicherungskasten befindet. 5. Bedienen Sie das Gerät NICHT [...]

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    Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 3 Chapter 1 Overview This guide is divided into two sections: • Overview: A general description of the features of the Lucent Technologies’ Cajun™ P115G Stackable Switch. • Installation: Instructions for getting the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch and Cajun P110 hub stack up and running. Descript[...]

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    Chapter 1 Description 4 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide[...]

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    Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 5 Chapter 2 Installation Setting the DIP switches First, set the DIP switches. The drawing below shows the default positions of the DIP switches on the rear panel of the Cajun P115G. Figure 1 The Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Rear Panel Showing the DIP Switches in their Default Positions The DIP switch[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation 6 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide • 100M 1-8, 100M 9-16, and 100M 17-24: Selects whether the port groups will operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. • 100M: Selects whether the copper uplink port will operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. • FDX: Selects whether the uplink will operate at full or half duplex mode. Not[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 7 Installing the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch The procedure for getting the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch up and running depends on whether the hub is to operate standalone or as part of a stack. First, attach the adhesive rubber legs to the base of the Cajun switch. If the switc[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation 8 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide Note: Configuration parameters will be set back to factory defaults if they were set using the management station. The factory default parameters are described in the Cajun P110 NMA 8.4 Release Note. 4. Place the Cajun P115G and any other additional Cajun P110 hubs in the stac[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 9 Figure 2 Rear View of a Cajun P110 Stack, Showing how the Units are linked via the Cajun P110 Exoplane Cables. A Cajun P110 NMA Resides in the Uppermost Unit. 6. Two terminators are supplied with the Cajun P110 NMA. Insert the two terminators into the lowest two connectors at [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation 10 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide Rack Mounting Cajun switches slot into a standard 19 inch rack. Remove the rubber legs from the base of any switch that is to be rack mounted. Place the switches in the rack, as follows: 1. Snap open the ends of the front panel to reveal the fixing holes. 2. Insert the switch[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 11 Diagnostics Tables 2 and 3 explain the meaning of the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch diagnostic LED indicators. Figure 4 The Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Front Panel LEDs and Buttons Table 2 Meaning of the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Front Panel Buttons Button Function Meaning[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation 12 Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide Table 3 Meaning of the Cajun P115G Stackable Switch front panel LEDs LED Indicator Function Status Meaning PWR Power OFF ON Blinking Mains power not connected Mains power connected Working on back-up power supply NMA Agent OFF ON No agent in hub Hub contains an active agent P[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installation Cajun P115G Stackable Switch Installation Guide 13 Management Application Notes 1. When a segment port is disabled, the whole segment is disabled. 2. A disabled port reports its link as okay, regardless of its status.[...]

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    Lucent Technologies Inc., Data Networking Systems, 211 Mt. Airy Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Cajun and Cajun View are trademarks, and in some jurisdictions may be registered trademarks of Lucent Technologies or its affiliated companies. Other trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 1998 Lucen[...]