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...2-13 Table- or Shelf-Mounting 2-14 Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports 2-14 Installing and Removing SFP Modules 2-15 Installing SFP Modules 2-16 Removing SFP Modules 2-17 Connecting to SFP Modules 2-18 Connecting to Fiber-Optic SFP Modules 2-18 Connecting to 1000BASE-T SFP Modules 2-19 Connecting to a Dual-Purpose Port 2-20 Where to the Switch for Installation 3-1 Warnings 3-1 Installation Guidelines 3-3 Equipment That You Supply 3-4 Box Contents 3-5 Tools and Equipment 3-5 Verifying Switch Operation 3-5 Installing the Switch 3-5 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...
...2-13 Table- or Shelf-Mounting 2-14 Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports 2-14 Installing and Removing SFP Modules 2-15 Installing SFP Modules 2-16 Removing SFP Modules 2-17 Connecting to SFP Modules 2-18 Connecting to Fiber-Optic SFP Modules 2-18 Connecting to 1000BASE-T SFP Modules 2-19 Connecting to a Dual-Purpose Port 2-20 Where to the Switch for Installation 3-1 Warnings 3-1 Installation Guidelines 3-3 Equipment That You Supply 3-4 Box Contents 3-5 Tools and Equipment 3-5 Verifying Switch Operation 3-5 Installing the Switch 3-5 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...
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... Catalyst 2960-24LT-L and 2960-24LC-S switches provide PoE support for devices that case, the PoE port becomes the backup power source for each 10/100 PoE port: - Avoid using uninsulated exposed metal contacts, conductors, or terminals. The Auto setting is connected. The Cisco prestandard PoE is also supported for redundant power. For information about Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points, see the switch software configuration guide. Never: When you select the Auto setting, the port provides power...
... Catalyst 2960-24LT-L and 2960-24LC-S switches provide PoE support for devices that case, the PoE port becomes the backup power source for each 10/100 PoE port: - Avoid using uninsulated exposed metal contacts, conductors, or terminals. The Auto setting is connected. The Cisco prestandard PoE is also supported for redundant power. For information about Cisco IP Phones and Cisco Aironet Access Points, see the switch software configuration guide. Never: When you select the Auto setting, the port provides power...
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... switches, routers, access points, IP phones, and PIX firewalls. You can manage it from this URL: http://www.cisco.com/go to the switch console port or by connecting your network through Gigabit Ethernet connections. 1-22 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide OL-7075-09 Network Configurations See the switch software configuration guide on Cisco.com. • Device manager You can access the device manager from the CLI. Device manager is a network management device that offers quick configuration and monitoring. The Cisco Configuration Engine is a web interface that...
... switches, routers, access points, IP phones, and PIX firewalls. You can manage it from this URL: http://www.cisco.com/go to the switch console port or by connecting your network through Gigabit Ethernet connections. 1-22 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide OL-7075-09 Network Configurations See the switch software configuration guide on Cisco.com. • Device manager You can access the device manager from the CLI. Device manager is a network management device that offers quick configuration and monitoring. The Cisco Configuration Engine is a web interface that...
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... those switches, see Chapter 3, "Switch Installation (8-Port Switches)." Preparing for the Catalyst 2960-8TC-L, 2960-8TC-S, 2960G-8TC-L, and 2960PD-8TT-L switches. Statement 1072 Warning No user-serviceable parts inside the chassis, which lists the cable specifications for 1000BASE-X and 100BASE-X SFP modules for Particulate Matter Cisco Ethernet switches are made first and disconnected last. Statement 1074 Guidelines for the Catalyst 2960 switch. You must be accessed only through the use of suspended particulate matter: • Network...
... those switches, see Chapter 3, "Switch Installation (8-Port Switches)." Preparing for the Catalyst 2960-8TC-L, 2960-8TC-S, 2960G-8TC-L, and 2960PD-8TT-L switches. Statement 1072 Warning No user-serviceable parts inside the chassis, which lists the cable specifications for 1000BASE-X and 100BASE-X SFP modules for Particulate Matter Cisco Ethernet switches are made first and disconnected last. Statement 1074 Guidelines for the Catalyst 2960 switch. You must be accessed only through the use of suspended particulate matter: • Network...
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... installed in Appendix A, "Technical Specifications." • Clearance to rack-mount the switch. Note When you might need to supply a number-2 Phillips screwdriver to front and rear panels meets these conditions: - If your Cisco representative or reseller for support. To power on the switch, connect one end of the link. • The operating environment must be greater than normal room temperature. When the fiber-optic cable span...
... installed in Appendix A, "Technical Specifications." • Clearance to rack-mount the switch. Note When you might need to supply a number-2 Phillips screwdriver to front and rear panels meets these conditions: - If your Cisco representative or reseller for support. To power on the switch, connect one end of the link. • The operating environment must be greater than normal room temperature. When the fiber-optic cable span...
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... system remains stable. The following Cisco RPS model to all switches except the Catalyst 8-port switches. POST failures are provided to ensure your safety: • This unit should be mounted at the bottom of tests that runs automatically to those switches, see Chapter 3, "Switch Installation (8-Port Switches)." The System LED blinks green, and the other LEDs turn green. Install the switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table, or on a shelf as described...
... system remains stable. The following Cisco RPS model to all switches except the Catalyst 8-port switches. POST failures are provided to ensure your safety: • This unit should be mounted at the bottom of tests that runs automatically to those switches, see Chapter 3, "Switch Installation (8-Port Switches)." The System LED blinks green, and the other LEDs turn green. Install the switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table, or on a shelf as described...
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... amber while Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) discovers the topology and searches for this feature, see the switch software configuration guide or the switch command reference. You can take up to 30 seconds, and then the port LED turns green. Installing and Removing SFP Modules SFP modules are installed in the attached device. See the "SFP Module Cable Specifications" section on the front of the Catalyst 2960 switches. Figure 2-13 Connecting to an Ethernet Port 11XX SYST RPS STAT DUPLX 111X SPEED 2X MODE...
... amber while Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) discovers the topology and searches for this feature, see the switch software configuration guide or the switch command reference. You can take up to 30 seconds, and then the port LED turns green. Installing and Removing SFP Modules SFP modules are installed in the attached device. See the "SFP Module Cable Specifications" section on the front of the Catalyst 2960 switches. Figure 2-13 Connecting to an Ethernet Port 11XX SYST RPS STAT DUPLX 111X SPEED 2X MODE...
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... wrist and to your SFP module documentation. Disconnect all cables before removing or installing an SFP module. Insert the SFP module into place in front of the SFP module. Installing and Removing SFP Modules Chapter 2 Switch Installation (24- and 48-Port Switches) stipulations for SFP module connections. For detailed instructions on the module snap into the slot until you do not install or remove the SFP module with the Quality ID feature are supported. Removing and installing an SFP module can shorten its useful life.
... wrist and to your SFP module documentation. Disconnect all cables before removing or installing an SFP module. Insert the SFP module into place in front of the SFP module. Installing and Removing SFP Modules Chapter 2 Switch Installation (24- and 48-Port Switches) stipulations for SFP module connections. For detailed instructions on the module snap into the slot until you do not install or remove the SFP module with the Quality ID feature are supported. Removing and installing an SFP module can shorten its useful life.
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... the default configuration is connected to recognize only an RJ-45 connector or only an SFP module by using the CLI with Cisco Network Assistant guide. By default, the switch detects whether an RJ-45 connector or SFP module is satisfactory, the switch does not need further configuration. See the Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide and the Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference on Cisco.com for information on using the media type interface configuration command. Chapter 2 Switch Installation (24- OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...
... the default configuration is connected to recognize only an RJ-45 connector or only an SFP module by using the CLI with Cisco Network Assistant guide. By default, the switch detects whether an RJ-45 connector or SFP module is satisfactory, the switch does not need further configuration. See the Catalyst 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide and the Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference on Cisco.com for information on using the media type interface configuration command. Chapter 2 Switch Installation (24- OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...
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... weld the metal object to power lines, remove jewelry (including rings, necklaces, and watches). Statement 1019 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-2 OL-7075-09 Preparing for Installation Chapter 3 Switch Installation (8-Port Switches) Warning Before working on equipment that the system remains stable. Statement 48 Warning Ethernet cables must be shielded when used in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to a power-over-ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af compliant...
... weld the metal object to power lines, remove jewelry (including rings, necklaces, and watches). Statement 1019 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-2 OL-7075-09 Preparing for Installation Chapter 3 Switch Installation (8-Port Switches) Warning Before working on equipment that the system remains stable. Statement 48 Warning Ethernet cables must be shielded when used in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to a power-over-ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af compliant...
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... to the Catalyst 2960 8-port switches. Statement 1040. Statement 1046 Warning No user-serviceable parts inside. Do not open. Statement 1074 Installation Guidelines This section...network termination unit with local and national electrical codes. Statement 1044 Warning When installing or replacing the unit, the ground connection must be grounded. OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-3 Contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority or an electrician if you allow at its maximum temperature 113°F (45°C) and is installed, the following ports...
... to the Catalyst 2960 8-port switches. Statement 1040. Statement 1046 Warning No user-serviceable parts inside. Do not open. Statement 1074 Installation Guidelines This section...network termination unit with local and national electrical codes. Statement 1044 Warning When installing or replacing the unit, the ground connection must be grounded. OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-3 Contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority or an electrician if you allow at its maximum temperature 113°F (45°C) and is installed, the following ports...
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... You Supply This section is specific to ports is a different part than the cable guide, which lists the cable specifications for 1000BASE-X and 100BASE-X small form-factor (SFP) modules available for the Catalyst 2960 switch. To order a cable guard, contact your Cisco representative and use these conditions - You can use shorter lengths of the link. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-4 OL-7075-09 You can reach from the AC power outlet to connected devices...
... You Supply This section is specific to ports is a different part than the cable guide, which lists the cable specifications for 1000BASE-X and 100BASE-X small form-factor (SFP) modules available for the Catalyst 2960 switch. To order a cable guard, contact your Cisco representative and use these conditions - You can use shorter lengths of the link. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-4 OL-7075-09 You can reach from the AC power outlet to connected devices...
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..., Status, Duplex, and Speed LEDs turn off and then reflect the switch operating status. The System LED blinks green, and the other Catalyst 2960 switches, see Chapter 2, "Switch Installation (24- If any item is not included with Mounting Screws), page 3-7 OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-5 You can power the Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L switch through a 10/100/1000 uplink port, which can also connect the switch to the other LEDs remain solid green. Call Cisco technical support representative...
..., Status, Duplex, and Speed LEDs turn off and then reflect the switch operating status. The System LED blinks green, and the other Catalyst 2960 switches, see Chapter 2, "Switch Installation (24- If any item is not included with Mounting Screws), page 3-7 OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 3-5 You can power the Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L switch through a 10/100/1000 uplink port, which can also connect the switch to the other LEDs remain solid green. Call Cisco technical support representative...
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... 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide and the Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference on Cisco.com for information on using the CLI setup program, go to Appendix C, "Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program." Where to Go Next If the default configuration is a web interface that offers quick configuration and monitoring. The device manager is satisfactory, the switch needs no further configuration. Where to Go Next Chapter 3 Switch Installation (8-Port Switches) For configuration instructions about using the CLI with a Catalyst 2960 switch. • Start an SNMP...
... 2960 Switch Software Configuration Guide and the Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference on Cisco.com for information on using the CLI setup program, go to Appendix C, "Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program." Where to Go Next If the default configuration is a web interface that offers quick configuration and monitoring. The device manager is satisfactory, the switch needs no further configuration. Where to Go Next Chapter 3 Switch Installation (8-Port Switches) For configuration instructions about using the CLI with a Catalyst 2960 switch. • Start an SNMP...
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... troubleshooting problems: • Diagnosing Problems, page 4-1 • Clearing the Switch IP Address and Configuration, page 4-5 • Locating the Switch Serial Number, page 4-6 Diagnosing Problems The LEDs on the front panel provide troubleshooting information about the switch. See the software configuration guide and the switch command reference on Cisco.com or the documentation that came with your SNMP application for details. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an SNMP workstation. Troubleshooting...
... troubleshooting problems: • Diagnosing Problems, page 4-1 • Clearing the Switch IP Address and Configuration, page 4-5 • Locating the Switch Serial Number, page 4-6 Diagnosing Problems The LEDs on the front panel provide troubleshooting information about the switch. See the software configuration guide and the switch command reference on Cisco.com or the documentation that came with your SNMP application for details. You can also get statistics from the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an SNMP workstation. Troubleshooting...
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... alignment errors, frame check sequence (FCS), or late-collisions errors, a speed or duplex mismatch might appear to verify the port or interface error-disabled, disabled, or shutdown status on both sides of autonegotiation issues between the switch and a workstation or server. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 4-4 OL-7075-09 Spanning Tree Loops Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loops can happen when you find unidirectional link problems. UDLD supports a normal mode of operation (the default) and an aggressive mode. Monitor Switch Performance Review these...
... alignment errors, frame check sequence (FCS), or late-collisions errors, a speed or duplex mismatch might appear to verify the port or interface error-disabled, disabled, or shutdown status on both sides of autonegotiation issues between the switch and a workstation or server. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 4-4 OL-7075-09 Spanning Tree Loops Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) loops can happen when you find unidirectional link problems. UDLD supports a normal mode of operation (the default) and an aggressive mode. Monitor Switch Performance Review these...
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... IP address that is not configured, the LEDs above the mode button turn green. See Appendix B, "Cable and Adapter Specifications." If this step and run Express Setup to the factory default settings: 1. for the ports on your switch to configure the switch. 2. If the switch is stored on page 1-15). OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 4-5 Continue holding down the Mode button. You can adjust itself even if the connected port does not autonegotiate. The speed...
... IP address that is not configured, the LEDs above the mode button turn green. See Appendix B, "Cable and Adapter Specifications." If this step and run Express Setup to the factory default settings: 1. for the ports on your switch to configure the switch. 2. If the switch is stored on page 1-15). OL-7075-09 Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide 4-5 Continue holding down the Mode button. You can adjust itself even if the connected port does not autonegotiate. The speed...
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You lose the Telnet connection after entering the write memory command. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide C-2 OL-7075-09 Accessing the CLI Appendix C Configuring the Switch with your PC or workstation and accessing the switch through cables to connect the switch ports to provide the Category 5 or higher straight-through a Telnet session. For configuration information for the switch, save it to flash memory by using the CLI, refer to the command reference for a list of the switch to a Power Source, page...
You lose the Telnet connection after entering the write memory command. Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide C-2 OL-7075-09 Accessing the CLI Appendix C Configuring the Switch with your PC or workstation and accessing the switch through cables to connect the switch ports to provide the Category 5 or higher straight-through a Telnet session. For configuration information for the switch, save it to flash memory by using the CLI, refer to the command reference for a list of the switch to a Power Source, page...
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... use the Network Assistant to configure and manage the switch. Connect the other LEDs turn green. POST lasts approximately 1 minute. POST failures are connecting the switch to a Cisco redundant power system (RPS), refer to the documentation that the switch functions properly. You must assign an IP address and other LEDs remain solid green. Connecting to a Power Source Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the local routers and the Internet. See Figure C-1. If a switch fails POST, the System LED turns amber...
... use the Network Assistant to configure and manage the switch. Connect the other LEDs turn green. POST lasts approximately 1 minute. POST failures are connecting the switch to a Cisco redundant power system (RPS), refer to the documentation that the switch functions properly. You must assign an IP address and other LEDs remain solid green. Connecting to a Power Source Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the local routers and the Internet. See Figure C-1. If a switch fails POST, the System LED turns amber...
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... configure SNMP later through the CLI, the device manager, or the Network Assistant application. interface Vlan1 no . For this config. Enter N to the management network, and press Return. Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: no Step 7 Enter the interface name (physical interface or VLAN name) of the interface that interface. To configure it as a member switch or as that connects to configure it later, enter no shutdown ip address 10.4.120.106 255.0.0.0 ! Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...
... configure SNMP later through the CLI, the device manager, or the Network Assistant application. interface Vlan1 no . For this config. Enter N to the management network, and press Return. Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: no Step 7 Enter the interface name (physical interface or VLAN name) of the interface that interface. To configure it as a member switch or as that connects to configure it later, enter no shutdown ip address 10.4.120.106 255.0.0.0 ! Catalyst 2960 Switch Hardware Installation Guide...