Allied Telesis AT-x230-10GP User manual

C613-04068-00 REV B
AT-x230-10GP
AT-x230-18GP
AT-x230-28GP
Gigabit Ethernet Switches
x230-10GP
CONSOLE
RS-232
SD
FAULT
POWER
SD
1000 LINK ACT 10/100 LINK ACT PD ON PD ERR MAX CURRENT
SFP
9
10
24 68
1357
MAC Address Label
MAC Address Label
Installation Guide

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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards
This product meets the following standards.
Radiated Energy
EMC EN 55022 Class A
EN 55024
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
EN 62311
FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
VCCI Class A
CISPR 22 Class A
ICES-003
Warning: In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Environmental RoHS
Compliance WEEE
Electrical Safety EN 60950-1 (edition 2)
IEC 60950-1 (edition 2)
UL 60950-1
Laser Safety EN 60825
(edition 2)
Regulatory RCM
Compliance CE
C-UL-US
UL-EU
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15
of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Note: Modifications or changes not expressly approved of by the manufacturer or the FCC, can void your right to operate
this equipment.
Industry Canada
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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Translated Safety Statements
Important: The indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF
document titled Translated Safety Statements posted on the Allied Telesis website at
www.alliedtelesis.com.

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Contents
Preface............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Symbol conventions ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Contacting Allied Telesis.............................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2: Features........................................................................................................................................... 6
Twisted Pair Ports ................................................................................................................................. 6
SFP Slots............................................................................................................................................... 6
LEDs...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installation Options ................................................................................................................................ 7
Power Conservation .............................................................................................................................. 7
MAC Address Table .............................................................................................................................. 7
Package contents for the AT-x230-10GP switch ......................................................................................... 8
Package contents for the AT-x230-18GP switch ......................................................................................... 9
Package contents for the AT-x230-28GP switch ....................................................................................... 10
Front and back panels on the AT-x230-10GP switch................................................................................. 11
Front and back panels on the AT-x230-18GP switch................................................................................. 13
Front and back panels on the AT-x230-28GP switch................................................................................. 15
Management software................................................................................................................................ 17
Twisted pair ports....................................................................................................................................... 18
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ........................................................................................................................ 19
PoE Standards .................................................................................................................................... 19
Powered Device Classes..................................................................................................................... 19
Cable Requirements............................................................................................................................ 20
Power Budget ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Port Prioritization ................................................................................................................................. 23
Wiring Implementation......................................................................................................................... 24
LEDs .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Power and Fault LEDs......................................................................................................................... 25
10/1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX Link/Activity/Speed LED and PoE Status LED ................................... 27
SFP LEDs............................................................................................................................................ 30
SD card LED........................................................................................................................................ 31
Ecofriendly button ...................................................................................................................................... 33
Power supply.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Fans ........................................................................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 3: Reviewing safety precautions ........................................................................................................ 38
Selecting a site for the switch..................................................................................................................... 40
Cable specifications ................................................................................................................................... 41
Unpacking the switch: AT-x230-10GP ....................................................................................................... 42
Unpacking the switch: AT-x230-18GP ....................................................................................................... 43
Unpacking the switch: AT-x230-28GP ....................................................................................................... 44
Installing the switch on a table or a desktop .............................................................................................. 45
Removing the feet from a switch before installing it in an equipment rack or on a wall ............................. 46
Installing an AT-x230-10GP switch in an equipment rack..........................................................................47
Installing an AT-x230-18GP switch in an equipment rack..........................................................................49
Installing an AT-x230-28GP switch in an equipment rack..........................................................................51
Installing an x230 Series switch on a wall using brackets.......................................................................... 53
Cabling the switch ...................................................................................................................................... 55
Powering on the switch .............................................................................................................................. 57
Starting a local management session ........................................................................................................ 59
Monitoring the initialization processes ....................................................................................................... 61
Installing optional SFP transceivers ........................................................................................................... 64

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Chapter 4: Appendix A: Physical specifications .............................................................................................71
Dimensions ..........................................................................................................................................71
Weight..................................................................................................................................................71
Environmental specifications ......................................................................................................................72
Power specifications................................................................................................................................... 72
Electrical safety and electromagnetic certifications ....................................................................................72
Connectors and port pinouts ...................................................................................................................... 74

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Figures
Figure 1: AT-x230-10GP packaging ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2: AT-x230-18GP packaging ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3: AT-x230-28GP packaging .................................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 4: AT-x230-10GP front panel.................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 5: AT-x230-10GP back panel ................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 6: AT-x230-18GP front panel.................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 7: AT-x230-18GP back panel ................................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 8: AT-x230-28GP front panel.................................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 9: AT-x230-28GP back panel ................................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 10: POWER LED on an x230 Series Switch ............................................................................................................ 25
Figure 11: FAULT LED on an x230 Series Switch............................................................................................................... 26
Figure 12: Link/Activity/Speed and PoE LEDs..................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 13: SFP Link/Activity LEDs on an x230 Series switch.............................................................................................. 30
Figure 14: SD card slot LED on an x230 Series switch ....................................................................................................... 31
Figure 15: ecofriendly button on an x230 Series switch ...................................................................................................... 33
Figure 16: Attaching the rubber feet to a switch .................................................................................................................. 45
Figure 17: Removing the rubber feet from a switch............................................................................................................. 46
Figure 18: Attaching rack mount brackets to an AT-x230-10GP ......................................................................................... 47
Figure 19: Mounting an AT-x230-10GP switch in an equipment rack ................................................................................. 48
Figure 20: Attaching rack mount brackets to the AT-x230-18GP switch ............................................................................. 49
Figure 21: Mounting an AT-x230-18GP switch in an equipment rack ................................................................................. 50
Figure 22: Attaching rack mount brackets to the AT-x230-28GP switch ............................................................................. 51
Figure 23: Mounting an AT-x230-28GP switch in an equipment rack ................................................................................. 52
Figure 24: Attaching wall mount brackets to the side of the switch ..................................................................................... 53
Figure 25: Securing the switch to the wall .......................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 26: Lifting the AC power cable hook on an x230 Series switch................................................................................ 57
Figure 27: Plugging in the AC power cord on an x230 Series switch.................................................................................. 57
Figure 28: Connecting the management cable to the console port of an x230 Series switch ............................................. 59
Figure 29: Switch initialization messages............................................................................................................................ 61
Figure 30: Switch initialization messages (continued) ......................................................................................................... 62
Figure 31: Switch initialization messages (continued) ........................................................................................................ 63
Figure 32: Removing the dust plug from an SFP slot .......................................................................................................... 64
Figure 33: Inserting an SFP transceiver into an SFP slot.................................................................................................... 65
Figure 34: Positioning the SFP handle in the upright position ............................................................................................ 65
Figure 35: Ejecting an SFP transceiver after lowering the SFP handle to the downwards position .................................... 66
Figure 36: RJ45 connector and port pin layout.................................................................................................................... 74

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Tables
Table 1. IEEE powered device classes ..............................................................................................................................20
Table 2. Twisted pair cable requirements for the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX ports at 10 or 100 Mbps .........................21
Table 3. Twisted pair cable requirements for the 10/1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX ports at 1000 Mbps .......................22
Table 4. POWER LED functional descriptions ...................................................................................................................26
Table 5. FAULT LED functional descriptions ......................................................................................................................27
Table 6. Link/Activity/Speed and PoE LED descriptions ....................................................................................................29
Table 7. SFP Link/Activity LED functional descriptions ......................................................................................................31
Table 8. SD card LED functional descriptions ....................................................................................................................32
Table 9. Twisted pair cabling and distances ......................................................................................................................41
Table 10. Chassis dimensions ............................................................................................................................................71
Table 11. Chassis weight ...................................................................................................................................................71
Table 12. Environmental specifications ..............................................................................................................................72
Table 13. Chassis weight ...................................................................................................................................................72
Table 14. Safety and electromagnetic emissions certifications ..........................................................................................72
Table 15. MDI pin signals (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX) ....................................................................................................74
Table 16. MDIX pin signals (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX) ..................................................................................................74
Table 17. RJ-45 1000BASE-T connector pinouts ...............................................................................................................75

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AT-x230-10GP, AT-x230-18GP and AT-x230-28GP Switches Installation Guide
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Preface
This guide contains the installation instructions for the AT-x230-10GP, AT-
x230-18GP and AT-x230-28GP Gigabit Ethernet Switches. This preface
contains the following sections:
“Symbol conventions” on page 2
“Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 3

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Symbol 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 specific action
may result in bodily injury.
Warning
Warnings inform you that an eye and skin hazard exists due to the
presence of a Class 1 laser device.

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Contacting Allied Telesis
If you need assistance with this product, you can 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 links for
the following services on this page:
24/7 Online Support - Enter our interactive support center to
search for answers to your questions in our knowledge database,
check support tickets, learn about RMAs and contact Allied Telesis
technical experts.
USA and EMEA phone support - Select the phone number that
best fits your location and customer type.
Hardware warranty information - Learn about Allied Telesis
warranties and register your product online.
Replacement Services - Submit a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) request via our interactive support center.
Documentation - View the most recent installation guides, user
guides, software release notes, white papers and data sheets for
your product.
Software Updates - Download the latest software releases for your
product.
For sales or corporate contact information, go to 
www.alliedtelesis.com/purchase and select your region.

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Chapter 2
Overview
This chapter provides descriptions of the AT-x230-10GP, AT-x230-18GP
and AT-x230-28GP Gigabit Ethernet switches and contains the following
sections:
“Features” on page 6
“Package contents for the AT-x230-10GP switch” on page 8
“Package contents for the AT-x230-18GP switch” on page 9
“Package contents for the AT-x230-28GP switch” on page 10
“Front and back panels on the AT-x230-10GP switch” on page 11
“Front and back panels on the AT-x230-18GP switch” on page 13
“Front and back panels on the AT-x230-28GP switch” on page 15
“Twisted pair ports” on page 18
“Power over Ethernet (PoE)” on page 19
“LEDs” on page 25
“Ecofriendly button” on page 33
“Power supply” on page 34
“Fans” on page 35

Appendix : Overview
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Features
This section describes the hardware features of the x230 Series Gigabit
Ethernet switches.
Twisted Pair
Ports
Here are the basic features of the 10/100/1000 Mbps twisted-pair ports:
8, 16 or 24 PoE ports per switch
10BASE-T (IEEE 802.3i), 100BASE-TX (IEEE 802.3u) and
1000BASE-T (IEEE 802.3ab) compliant
IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation compliant
Auto-MDI/MDIX
PoE Plus
Full wire-speed non-blocking
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control in 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX full-duplex
operation
IEEE 802.3x Back Pressure in 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX half-
duplex operation
IEEE803.3z 1000BASE-T Flow Control
Support for jumbo packets up to 10KB
One RJ45 connector on front panel for RS232 console purposes.
SFP Slots The 10GP and 18GP switches have 2 SFP ports, and the 28GP switch
has 4 SFP ports on the front panel. The ports are available for 100 Mbps
or 1000 Mbps of fiber, and 1000 Mbps of copper, and support 100BASE-
FX and 1000BASE-SX/LX transceivers. You need to purchase SFP
transceivers separately. For a list of supported transceivers, contact your
Allied Telesis distributor or reseller.
Note
See the product data sheets for the specific ATI SFP modules
supported by the x230 Series switches.

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LEDs Here is a brief description of the port LEDs:
POWER and FAULT LEDs; refer to “Power and Fault LEDs” on
page 25.
Link/Activity/Speed/PoE LEDs for the twisted pair ports; see “10/
1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX Link/Activity/Speed LED and PoE
Status LED” on page 27.
Link/Activity LEDs for the SFP slots; see “SFP LEDs” on page 30.
SD card LED: refer to “SD card LED” on page 31.
Note
The ecofriendly button turns off the LEDs (excluding the POWER
LED and SD card LED) to conserve electricity. See “Ecofriendly
button” on page 33.
Installation
Options
The switches can be installed in the following ways:
Rack mounted in a 19-inch equipment rack
Mounted on a desk or tabletop
Wall mounted
Power
Conservation
The switches implement Eco-Switch Green Power saving features and
use less power than the METI specification. The switches have the
following power conservation features:
ecofriendly button to turn off the port LEDs when the system is not
being monitored
High efficiency power supply
Power scaling based on traffic loads on ports operating at
1000Mbps (port power scaling not available at 10 or 100Mbps)
Power shutdown on unused ports
MAC Address
Table
Here are the basic features of the MAC address table:
Storage capacity up to 16K MAC address entries
Automatic learning and aging

Appendix : Overview
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Package contents for the AT-x230-10GP switch
Figure 1 illustrates the package contents for the AT-x230-10GP Gigabit
Ethernet switch.
FIGURE 1. AT-X230-10GP PACKAGING
1 Power cable hook
AT-x230-10GP
x230-10GP
CONSOLE
RS-232
SD
FAULT
POWER
SD
1000 LINK ACT 10/100 LINK ACT PD ONPDERR MAX CURRENT
SFP
9
10
24 68
1 3 57
MAC Address Label
1 Power cable (1.8m)
1 Console cable (2m)

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Package contents for the AT-x230-18GP switch
Figure 2 illustrates the package contents for the AT-x230-18GP Gigabit
Ethernet switch.
FIGURE 2. AT-X230-18GP PACKAGING
1 Power cable hook
1 Power cable (1.8m)
1 Console cable (2m)
AT-x230-18GP

Appendix : Overview
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Package contents for the AT-x230-28GP switch
Figure 2 illustrates the package contents for the AT-x230-28GP Gigabit
Ethernet switch.
FIGURE 3. AT-X230-28GP PACKAGING
2 x Brackets
6 x Screws
1 Power cable (1.8m)
1 Console cable (2m)
AT-x230-28GP
1 Power cable hook