Allied Telesis AT-8100S/24 - Manual

9 Figure 1: 8100S Series Switches.......................................................................................................................................... 22Figure 2: Front Panel Components on the 8100S Twisted Pair Switches .............................................................

11 Tables Table 1: Hardware Features of the 8100S Twisted Pair Series ........................................................................................... 21Table 2: Hardware Features of the 8100S Fiber Optic Series ................................................................................

Preface 14 Document Conventions This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional information. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 15 Contacting Allied Telesis If you need assistance with this product, you may contact Allied Telesis technical support by going to the Support & Services section of the Allied Telesis web site at www.alliedtelesis.com/support . You can find lin...

17 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter contains the following sections:  “Features” on page 18  “8100S Twisted Pair Series Switches” on page 21  “8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches” on page 23  “Back Panel Components” on page 26  “Management Panel” on page 27  “Model Naming Conventions” on page 28 ...

Chapter 1: Overview 18 Features Here is a list of the switches and their features: 8100S Models Here are the 8100S Series switches:  AT-8100S/24C  AT-8100S/24  AT-8100S/24POE  AT-8100S/16F8-SC  AT-8100S/16F8-LC  AT-8100S/24F-LC 10/100 MbpsTwisted Pair Ports Here are the basic features of the 1...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 19  Port prioritization 10/100/1000 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports Here are the basic features of the 10/100/1000 Mbps twisted pair ports:  Two ports per switch  10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T compliant  IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation compliant  A...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 21 8100S Twisted Pair Series Switches The three twisted pair models in the 8100S Series are listed here:  AT-8100S/24C  AT-8100S/24  AT-8100S/24POE For information on the fiber optic models, refer to “8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches” on page 23...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 23 8100S Fiber Optic Series Switches The three fiber optic models in the 8100S Series are listed here:  AT-8100S/16F8-SC  AT-8100S/16F8-LC  AT-8100S/24F-LC Hardware Features Table 2 lists the hardware features of the fiber optic 8100S Series swit...

Chapter 1: Overview 24 Front Panels The front panels of the fiber optic switches are shown in Figure 3 here and Figure 4 on page 25. Figure 3. Front Panels of the 8100S Fiber Optic Series AT-8100S/16F8-SC AT-8100S/16F8-LC 100Base-FX Fiber Combo Ports and SFP Slots Optic Ports with 10/100Base-TX Twis...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 25 Figure 4. Front Panels of the 8100S Fiber Optic Series (Continued) Fiber Optic Ports Table 3 lists the general specifications of the fiber optic ports on the fiber optic switches. AT-8100S/24-LC 100Base-FX Fiber Combo Ports and SFP Slots Optic Po...

Chapter 1: Overview 26 Back Panel Components Figure 5 shows the back panel of the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has a single power supply. Figure 5. Back Panels of the Single Power Supply Switches Figure 6 shows the back panels of the dual power supply models. Figure 6. Back Panels on the Dual Power Su...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 27 Management Panel Figure 7 identifies the components of the management panel. Figure 7. Management Panel Console eco-friendly Button Stack ID Port LED Management Stacking Ports

Chapter 1: Overview 28 Model Naming Conventions The letters and numbers in the model names identify the hardware features of the switches. The naming conventions for the twisted pair 8100S Series switches are identified in Figure 8. Figure 8. Model Naming Conventions for the Twisted Pair 8100S Serie...

Chapter 1: Overview 30 10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Ports The switches have 8 or 24 10/100Base-TX ports. Speed The ports can operate at either 10 or 100 Mbps. The speeds may be set manually using the management software or automatically with Auto-Negotiation (IEEE 802.3u), the default setting. Duplex ...

Chapter 1: Overview 32 10/100/1000Base-T Twisted Pair Ports The switches have two 10/100/1000Base-T ports. These ports are paired with SFP slots to form combo ports. Speed The ports can operate at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. The speeds may be set manually using the management software or automatically wi...

Chapter 1: Overview 34 SFP Slots The switches have two slots for 100Mbps 100Base-FX or 1000Mbps 1000Base-SX/LX fiber optic transceivers. You may add transceivers to connect the switches to other network devices over large distances, build a high-speed backbone network between network devices, or con...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 35 Power Over Ethernet The AT-8100S/24POE Switch features Power over Ethernet (PoE) on the 10/100Base-TX ports. PoE is used to supply power to network devices over the same twisted pair cables that carry the network traffic. The main advantage of Po...

Chapter 1: Overview 36 Power Budget The AT-8100S/24POE Switch has a power budget of 370 watts. This is the maximum amount of power the switches can provide at one time to the powered devices. The PoE switch has two power supplies. Each power supply is responsible for providing 185 watts, or half, of...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 37 Port Prioritization If the power requirements of the powered devices exceed the switch’s power budget, the switch will deny power to some ports based on a system called port prioritization. You may use this mechanism to ensure that powered device...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 39 S1 and S2 Stacking Ports The switch may be used as a stand-alone unit or as part of a stack in which multiple units are interconnected via the S1 and S2 stacking ports on the front panels. Compared to stand-alone switches, which function as indep...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 41 LEDs Here are the descriptions of the switch’s LEDs. 10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port LEDs The 10/100Base-TX twisted pair ports have link/activity and duplex mode LEDs. Figure 10. 10/100Base-TX Port LEDs The LEDs are described in this table. Table...

Chapter 1: Overview 44 SFP Slot LED Each SFP slot has one LED. Figure 13. SFP Slot LEDs The SFP slot LED is described in Table 13. Table 13. SFP Slot LED LED State Description Link/Activity Off The SFP slot is empty or the SFP module has not established a link to a network device. Solid green The SF...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 45 S1 and S2 Stack Ports LEDs Each stacking port has one link/activity LED labelled LINK/ACT. Figure 14. Stacking Port S1 and S2 LEDs The stacking port LED is described in Table 14. Note The stacking port LEDs do not indicate packet activity. Table ...

Chapter 1: Overview 46 Stack ID LED The Stack ID LED displays the ID number of the switch. A stand-alone switch should have the ID number 0. Switches connected with the stacking ports to form a virtual stack must have unique numbers. Chapter 5, “Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stackin...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 47 Console Port The Console port is used to configure the features and parameter settings of the switch. This type of management uses serial RS-232 and is commonly referred to as local or out-of-band management because it is not conducted over your ...

Chapter 1: Overview 48 Power Supplies The switches are powered by two internal AC power supplies, except for the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has one power supply. The supplies are not field-replaceable and each has a separate AC connector on the back panels. Only one power supply is active at a time ...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 49 Power Connectors The 8100S Series switches have two AC or DC power supply sockets on the back panels, except for the AT-8100S/24C Switch, which has just one AC power supply socket. AC switches are powered on or off by connecting or disconnecting ...

51 Chapter 2 Stacking Overview This chapter contains the following sections:  “Stacking Guidelines” on page 52  “Master Switch” on page 54  “Stacking Port Topologies” on page 55  “Active Boot Configuration File” on page 57  “Initialization Process” on page 59

Chapter 2: Stacking Overview 52 Stacking Guidelines A stack is a group 8100S Series switches linked together with the S1 and S2 stacking ports to function as a unified Fast Ethernet switch. They synchronize their actions so that network operations, such as spanning tree protocols, virtual LANs, and ...

Chapter 2: Stacking Overview 54 Master Switch A stack must have a master switch to coordinate and monitor stack operations. It verifies that the switches are using the same version of management software, that no two switches have the same ID number, and that the stacking ports are cabled correctly....

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 55 Stacking Port Topologies The switches are connected together with the S1 and S2 ports in the management panels, and the stacking cables that come with the units. There are two wiring configurations. The first topology is called the duplex-chain t...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 57 Active Boot Configuration File The master switch stores the settings of the entire stack in a file in its file system. This file is referred to as the active boot configuration file. The switch updates the file with the most recent parameter chan...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 59 Initialization Process The switches of the stack synchronize their operations in a five phase process when they are powered on or reset, and prior to forwarding network traffic from their ports. In the first three phases the switches initialize t...

61 Chapter 3 Beginning the Installation The chapter contains the following sections:  “Installation Overview” on page 62  “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on page 63  “Planning the Installation” on page 67  “Unpacking the Switch” on page 69

Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation 62 Installation Overview Table 15 lists the installation procedures for a stack of 8100S Series switches. The procedures should be performed in the order presented in the table. Table 15. Installation Procedures Step Procedure 1 “Reviewing Safety Precautions” on...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 63 Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before you begin to install the switch. Note The  indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety Statement...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 67 Planning the Installation Observe these requirements when planning the installation of the stack. Warning The switches of a stack should only be installed in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. Allied Telesis does not recommend placing switches on...

Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation 68 To count the ports on the twisted pair models, include the two 10/100/1000Base-T ports along with the 10/100Base-TX ports, but not the SFP slots. For example, a stack of AT-8100S/24 Switches could have up to eight units: 8 switches x 26 ports = 208 ports To c...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 69 Unpacking the Switch Refer to the figures in this section to verify the contents of the shipping container of the switch. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your Allied Telesis sales representative for assistance. 8100S Series Switches ...

Chapter 3: Beginning the Installation 70 AT-8100S/24C Switch The AT-8100S/24C Switch comes with the items listed in Figure 20. Figure 20. Components of the AT-8100S/24C Switch Note You should retain the original packaging material in the event you need to return the unit to Allied Telesis. One AT-81...

71 Chapter 4 Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack Here are the procedures in this chapter:  “Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack” on page 72  “Labeling the Switches” on page 77

Chapter 4: Installing and Labeling the Switches in an Equipment Rack 72 Installing the Switches in an Equipment Rack This procedure requires the following items:  Eight bracket screws (included with the switch)  Two equipment rack brackets (included with the switch)  Flat-head screwdriver (not pr...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 77 Labeling the Switches Starting with the top or bottom switch of the stack, assign each unit a number starting with 1 and affix labels with the numbers to their front panels or adjacent to the units on the equipment rack. The numbers will be their...

79 Chapter 5 Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports The procedures in this chapter explain how to configure the stack ID numbers on the switches and cable the S1 and S2 stacking ports:  “Powering on a Switch” on page 80  “Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers” on page 8...

Chapter 5: Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports 80 Powering on a Switch Power on one of the switches in the stack with these instructions. 1. Plug the power cord into the AC power connector on the back panel of the unit (see Figure 29). Note If you are installing a DC powere...

Chapter 5: Assigning the Stack ID Numbers and Cabling the Stacking Ports 82 Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers After the switch has initialized its management software, examine the number displayed on the Stack ID LED to see if it matches the number you want it to have in the stack. (This is...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 83 Figure 30. Connecting the Management Cable to the RJ-45 Terminal Port on the Switch 2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a terminal or a personal computer with a terminal emulation program. 3. Configure the terminal or termi...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 85 Changing the Stack ID Number To set the stack ID number: 1. When prompted, enter a user name and password to log on the switch. If this is the initial management session of the switch, enter “manager” as the user name “friend” as the password. Th...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 87 Cabling the Stacking Ports Now that you’ve assigned and verified the stack ID numbers of the switches, you may connect the stacking cables to the S1 and S2 stacking ports on the front panels of the units. A stacking cable must crossover to differ...

91 Chapter 6 Powering On and Verifying the Stack The procedures in this chapter are listed here:  “Powering on AC Switches” on page 92  “Powering On DC Switches” on page 97  “Verifying the Installation” on page 101

Chapter 6: Powering On and Verifying the Stack 92 Powering on AC Switches To power on the stack for the first time, connect the power cords to the connectors on the back panels and to the appropriate power sources. All of the models have two power supplies with separate connectors. The only exceptio...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 93 Warning Power cord is used as a disconnection device. To de-energize equipment, disconnect the power cord.  E3 Note Pluggable Equipment. The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.  E5 Monitoring the ...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 97 Powering On DC Switches Perform this procedure to power on a stack of DC 8100S Series switches: Warning As a safety precaution, install a circuit breaker with a minimum value of 15 Amps between the equipment and the DC power source. Always connec...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 101 Verifying the Installation To verify the installation of the stack, perform the following procedure: 1. Establish a local or Telnet management session on the master switch of the stack. For instructions, refer to “Starting a Local Management Ses...

103 Chapter 7 Cabling the Network Ports This chapter contains the following procedures:  “Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports” on page 104  “Installing Optional SFP Transceivers” on page 106  “Managing the Stack” on page 110

Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports 104 Cabling the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Ports This section contains the guidelines to cabling the twisted pair and fiber optic ports. Twisted Pair Ports Here are the guidelines to cabling the 10/100Base-TX and 10/100/1000Base-T twisted pair ports:  The cabl...

Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports 106 Installing Optional SFP Transceivers Review the following guidelines before installing optional SFP transceivers in the switch:  The SFP slots are part of combo ports, with 10/100/1000Base-T ports. For operational information, refer to “SFP Slots” on page 34...

Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports 110 Managing the Stack You may manage an 8100S Series stack with these methods and tools:  Local management  Telnet client  Secure shell client  Web browser  SNMPv1, v2C, v3 Local Management You may manage a stack through the Console port on the master switc...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 111 address 169.254.1.1. Refer to your computer’s documentation for instructions on how to set the IP address. Note Your computer automatically defaults to an 169.254. n . n address if it is running a DHCP client and does not receive a response from...

115 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter contains suggestions on how to troubleshoot the switch if a problem occurs. Note For further assistance, please contact Allied Telesis Technical Support. Refer to “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 15. Problem 1: The Stack ID LED on the front of the switch...

119 Chapter 9 Adding or Removing Switches The procedures in this chapter explain how to add or remove switches from the stack. The chapter contains the following sections:  “Removing or Replacing the Master Switch” on page 120  “Adding a New Member Switch” on page 128  “Removing a Member Switch” ...

Chapter 9: Adding or Removing Switches 120 Removing or Replacing the Master Switch This procedure is divided into the following phases:  Phase 1: “Uploading the Active Configuration File” on page 121  Phase 2: “Removing the Current Master Switch” on page 122  Phase 3: “Configuring the New Master ...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 121 Uploading the Active Configuration File The first step to replacing the master switch of the stack is to upload the active boot configuration file, which contains the configuration settings of the stack, to your workstation or, alternatively, to...

Chapter 9: Adding or Removing Switches 122 sure to include the .CFG extension. This example of the command uploads a configuration file called stack_eng.cfg: awplus# copy stack_eng.cfg zmodem 4. After you enter the command, begin the file transfer using your terminal emulator program. The upload, wh...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 125 Figure 57. Removing the Stacking Cables 9. Remove the switch from the equipment rack. 10. Go to the next procedure. Configuring the New Master Switch With the master switch removed from the equipment rack, you are ready to install the new master...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 127 11. Use the EXIT command to return to the Privileged Exec mode and Issue the SHOW CONFIG command to verify that the downloaded configuration file is the new active configuration file. The “Current boot config” field should contain the name of th...

Chapter 9: Adding or Removing Switches 128 Adding a New Member Switch Here are the guidelines to adding a new member switch to a stack:  You have to power off a stack to add new member switches. To minimize the disruption to network users, you should add new switches to a stack during non-business ...

Chapter 9: Adding or Removing Switches 130 Removing a Member Switch Here are the guidelines to removing a member switch from the stack:  You may leave the stack powered on if it is cabled in the duplex-ring topology, or if it is cabled in the duplex-chain topology and the switch to be removed is lo...

131 Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix contains the technical specifications for the 8100S Series Switches. For the technical specifications for the non-stacking 8100L Series switches, refer to the Stand-alone Switch Installation Guide for 8100L and 8100S Series Switches . Physical Sp...

Appendix A: Technical Specifications 132 Ventilation Environmental Specifications Power Specifications Maximum Power Consumptions Input Voltages Table 19. Ventilation Requirements Recommended Minimum Ventilation on All Sides 10 cm (4.0 in) Table 20. Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 133 Certifications Quality and Reliability AT-8100S/24 AC model: 100-240 VAC, 1.0 A maximum, 50/60 Hz per inputDC model: 40-60 VDC, 1.5 A maximum per input AT-8100S/24POE AC model: 100-240 VAC, 3.0 A maximum, 50/60 Hz per input AT-8100S/16F8-SC AC m...

Appendix A: Technical Specifications 134 RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Pinouts Figure 58 illustrates the pin layout of an RJ-45 connector and port. Figure 58. RJ-45 Connector and Port Pin Layout Table 25 lists the pin signals for 10 and 100 Mbps. AT-8100S/16F8-LC 170,000 hours AT-8100S/24F-LC 140,000 hour...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 135 Table 26 lists the pin signals when a port operating at 1000 Mbps. Fiber Optic Port Specifications Table 27 lists the specifications of the 100Base-FX fiber optic ports on the AT-8100S/16F8-SC Switch. Table 26. Pin Signals - 1000 Mbps Pinout Pai...

Stack Installation Guide for 8100S Series Switches 137 RJ-45 Style Serial Console Port Pinouts Table 29 lists the pin signals of the RJ-45 style serial Console port. Stacking Port Pinouts Figure 59 illustrates the pin layout of the S1 and S2 stacking ports. Figure 59. Stacking Port Pin Layout (Front...