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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
To remove a transceiver that has a plastic tab or plastic collar, push the tab or
collar toward the switch until you see the transceiver release from the switch
(you will see it move outward), and then pull the transceiver from the slot.
To remove a the transceiver that has a wire bail, lower the bail until it is
horizontal, and then using the bail, pull the transceiver from the slot.
7. Connect the Network Cables
Connect the network cables, described under “Cabling Infrastructure” (page
2-5), from the network devices or your patch panels to the fixed RJ-45 ports
on the switch or to any transceivers you have installed in the switch.
Using the RJ-45 Connectors
To connect: Push the RJ-45 plug into the
RJ-45 jack until the tab on the plug
clicks into place. When power is on for
the switch and the connected device,
the Link LED for the port should light
to confirm a powered-on device (for
example, an end node) is at the other
end of the cable.
If the Link LED does not go on when the
network cable is connected to the port,
go to “Using LEDs to Diagnose an Error
Condition” on page 5-4 to troubleshoot
the problem.
To disconnect: Press the small tab on
the plug and pull the plug out of the
jack.
Connecting Cables to Transceivers
Note Each of the four SFP (mini-GBIC) slots is shared with an associated 10/100/
1000Base-T RJ-45 port. If an SFP transceiver is installed in a slot, the associ-
ated RJ-45 port is disabled.
If you have any transceivers installed in the switch, the type of network
connections you will need to use depends on the type of transceivers you have
installed. See Appendix B, “Cabling and Technology Information”, for infor-
mation on transceiver cabling.
Unshielded twisted-pair cable:
• Category 3, 4, or 5 for 10 Mbps ports
• Category 5 or better for 100 Mbps ports
• Category 5e or better for 1000 Mbps ports
Maximum distance: 100 meters
RJ-45
connector
Figure 2-25. Connecting RJ-45s
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