Installing As A Free-Standing Switch; Connecting A Switch To A Terminal; Connecting A Switch To A Power Supply - Dell PowerConnect 6200 Serie Erste Schritte

Insert the switch into the 48.26 cm (19 inch) rack, ensuring that the rack-mounting holes on the switch line
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up to the mounting holes in the rack.
Secure the switch to the rack with either the rack bolts or cage nuts and cage nut bolts with washers
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(depending on the kind of rack you have). Fasten the bolts on bottom before fastening the bolts on top.
NOTICE:
CAUTION:

Installing as a Free-standing Switch

NOTICE:
Install the switch on a flat surface if you are not installing it in a rack. The surface must be able to support
the weight of the switch and the switch cables. The switch is supplied with four self-adhesive rubber pads.
Attach the self-adhesive rubber pads on each location marked on the bottom of the switch.
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Set the switch on a flat surface, and make sure that it has proper ventilation by leaving 5 cm (2 inches)
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on each side and 13 cm (5 inches) at the back.

Connecting a Switch to a Terminal

Connect the supplied RS-232 cable to a VT100 terminal or to the serial connector of a personal computer
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running VT100 terminal emulation software.
Connect the female DB-9 connector at the other end of the RS-232 crossover cable to the serial port
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connector on the rear of the switch.
NOTE:
If you are installing a stack of switches, connect the terminal to the Master Switch. This switch will light the
Master Switch LED, the top left LED in the array on the front panel. When a stack is powered up for the first time, the
switches elect the Master Switch, which may occupy any location in the stack. If you connect the terminal to a member
switch, you will not be able to use the CLI.

Connecting a Switch to a Power Supply

CAUTION:
switches that connect to or support the switch.
Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC power connector located on the back panel.
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Figure 1-2 illustrates where to connect the power cable.
To provide a redundant source of power, connect the 12 VDC power cable from a (separately purchased)
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PowerConnect RPS-600 for non-PoE switches or PowerConnect EPS-470 for PoE switches to the DC power
connector located on the back panel.
NOTE:
Do not connect the power cable to a grounded AC outlet at this time. Connect the switch to a power source
as described in the step detailed in "Starting and Configuring the Switch."
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Make sure that the ventilation holes are not obstructed.
Make sure that the supplied rack bolts fit the pre-threaded holes in the rack.
We strongly recommend mounting the switch in a rack.
Read the safety information in the Product Information Guide as well as the safety information for other
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