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Order of Installation Steps
Enterasys G-Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-3
Order of Installation Steps
Onceasuitablesitehasbeenchosen,proceedtoinstalltheG‐SeriesEthernetswitchcom ponents.
Itisrecommendedthattheinstallationproceedinthisorder:
1. (Optional)InstallaPoEcard.Referto“G3G124‐24OptionalPoEModuleInstallation
Considerations”onpage 2‐3.
2. Mountthechassistoa19‐inch
(48.26‐centimeter)rackorothersecurelocation.Referto
“MountingtheSwitch”onpage 2‐3.
3. Installpowersupplymodule(s).Referto“InstallingandRemovingaPowerSupply”on
page 2‐5.
4. (Optional)InstallIOMs.RefertoInstallingandRemovinganIOMonpage 2‐9.
5. Connectpowertotheswitch.Referto
“ConnectingPowertotheSwitch”onpage 2‐12.
6. Connecttotheconsoleport.Referto“Connectingtothe ConsolePort”onpage 2‐13.
7. Connecttothenetwork(includinginstallingoptionalSFPs)Referto“Connectingtothe
Network”onpage 2‐14.
8. Completetheinstallation.Referto“CompletingtheInstallation”
onpage 2‐20.
G3G124-24 Optional PoE Module Installation Considerations
InstallingPoEcapabilityintheG3G124‐24baseswitchrequiressignificantdisassemblyofthe
switch.Beforeinstallingthecard, youmustuninstallthecomponentsdescribedinthischapter,
includingthefollowing:
1. Unpluggingallpowerandnetworkconnectionstotheswi tch.
2. RemovingIOMmodules.
3. Removingpowersupplies.
4. Removingandretainingscrewssecuringthe
switchcovertopandcompactflashslot
coverplate.
5. Removingtheswitchcover.
Referto“InstallinganOptionalPoEModuleintheG3G124‐24Switch”onpage 2‐21formore
information.
InstallingPoEcapabilityinaG3G‐24TXIOMrequiresthatyoufirstuninstallthemodule,if
necessary,andfollowtheprocedure
describedin“InstallinganOptionalPoEModuleontheG3G‐
24TX”onpage 2‐9.
Mounting the Switch
Performoneofthefollowingtoinstalltheswitch:
•IfyouareinstallingtheG‐SeriesEthernetswitchasafreestandingdevice,installtherubber
feetasdescribedin“PlacingtheSwitchonaFlatSurface”onpage 2‐4.
•Installtherack‐mountkitandmounttheswitchtoa48.26
‐centimeter(19‐inch)rackorother
securelocation,asdescribedin“InstallingtheSwitchintoaRack”onpage 2‐4.
Note: Instructions for installing PoE on the base switch do not apply to the G3G124-24P model
since it is already equipped with a PoE card.