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Maintaining the PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware

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Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Installing the device 15 Desktop installation 15 Rack mount installation 15 Powering on the system 18 Powering off the system 19 Verifying proper operation 19 Observing the power status LEDs 20 Attaching a PC or terminal 20 Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity In this chapter 23 Assigning permanent passwords 23 Recovering from a lost password 24 Configuring IP addresses 25 Devices running Layer 2 software 25 Connecting network devices 26 Connectors and cable specifications 26 Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs 26 Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers 27 Connecting a network device to a fiber port 28 Testing connectivity 29 Pinging an IP address 29 Observing LEDs 30 Tracing a route 31 Troubleshooting network connections 31 Support for digital optical monitoring 31 Managing the PowerConnect B-Series TI24X In this chapter 33 Managing temperature settings 33 Using the temperature sensor 33 Displaying the temperature 33 Displaying temperature messages 34 Changing the temperature warning level 34 Changing the device temperature polling interval 34 Removing MAC address entries 35 Maintaining the PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware In this chapter 37 Hardware maintenance schedule 37 iv Dell PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware Installation Guide 53-1002265-01

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Dell PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002265-01
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Powering off the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Observing the power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3
Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Devices running Layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connectors and cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Testing connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Support for digital optical monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4
Managing the PowerConnect B-Series TI24X
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Managing temperature settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Displaying the temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Displaying temperature messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the temperature warning level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the device temperature polling interval. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 5
Maintaining the PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Hardware
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37