Allied Telesis AT-x230L-17GT User manual

613-002604 REV C
AT-x230L-17GT
AT-x230L-26GT
Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switches
MAC Address Label
x230L-17GT
x230L-26GT
Installation Guide

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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards
This product meets the following standards.
Radiated Energy
EMC EN 55032 Class A
EN 55024
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
VCCI Class A
CISPR 32 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
User documentation ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1: Overview
Features....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Twisted pair ports .................................................................................................................................. 6
SFP slots ............................................................................................................................................... 6
LEDs...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installation options................................................................................................................................. 7
Power conservation ............................................................................................................................... 7
MAC address table ................................................................................................................................ 7
Package contents for AT-x230L-17GT Switches ......................................................................................... 8
Package contents for the AT-x230L-26GT Switch ....................................................................................... 9
Front and back panels on the AT-x230L-17GT Switch ..............................................................................10
Front and back panels on the AT-x230L-26GT Switch ..............................................................................12
Management software................................................................................................................................ 14
Management software and interfaces ................................................................................................. 14
Management methods......................................................................................................................... 14
Twisted pair ports....................................................................................................................................... 15
Cable requirements ............................................................................................................................. 15
LEDs .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
POWER and FAULT LEDs.................................................................................................................. 17
10/1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX Link/Activity/Speed LED and Duplex/Collision LED ........................... 19
SFP LEDs............................................................................................................................................ 21
SD card LED........................................................................................................................................ 22
ecofriendly button....................................................................................................................................... 24
Power supply.............................................................................................................................................. 24
Fanless operation....................................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 2: Installation
Reviewing safety precautions .................................................................................................................... 26
Selecting a site for the switch..................................................................................................................... 28
Cable specifications ................................................................................................................................... 29
Unpacking the switch: AT-x230L-17GT ..................................................................................................... 30
Unpacking the switch: AT-x230L-26GT ..................................................................................................... 31
Installing the switch on a table or a desktop .............................................................................................. 32
Removing the feet from a switch before installing it in an equipment rack or on a wall ............................. 33
Installing the switch in an equipment rack.................................................................................................. 34
Installing the switch on a wall..................................................................................................................... 36
Cabling the switch ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Powering on the switch .............................................................................................................................. 41
Starting a local management session ........................................................................................................ 43
Monitoring the initialization processes ....................................................................................................... 45
Installing optional SFP transceivers ........................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 51
Appendix A: Technical specifications
Physical specifications ............................................................................................................................... 55
Dimensions.......................................................................................................................................... 55

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Weight.................................................................................................................................................. 55
Environmental specifications ......................................................................................................................56
Power specifications................................................................................................................................... 56
Electrical safety and electromagnetic certifications .................................................................................... 57
Connectors and port pinouts ...................................................................................................................... 58

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Figures
Figure 1: x230L-17GT packaging .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2: AT-x230L-26GT packaging .................................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3: AT-x230L-17GT front panel.................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 4: AT-x230L-17GT back panel ................................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 5: AT-x230L-26GT front panel.................................................................................................................................. 12
Figure 6: AT-x230L-26GT back panel ................................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 7: POWER LED on an x230L Series Switch ............................................................................................................ 17
Figure 8: FAULT LED on an x230L Series Switch............................................................................................................... 18
Figure 9: Link/Activity/Speed and Duplex/Collision LEDs.................................................................................................... 19
Figure 10: SFP Link/Activity LEDs on an x230L Series Switch ........................................................................................... 21
Figure 11: SD card slot LED on an x230L Series Switch .................................................................................................... 22
Figure 12: ecofriendly button on an x230L Series Switch.................................................................................................... 24
Figure 13: Attaching the rubber feet to a switch .................................................................................................................. 32
Figure 14: Removing the rubber feet from a switch............................................................................................................. 33
Figure 15: Attaching rack mount brackets to the switch ...................................................................................................... 34
Figure 16: Mounting a switch in an equipment rack ............................................................................................................ 35
Figure 17: Attaching wall mount brackets to the side of the switch ..................................................................................... 37
Figure 18: Securing the switch to the wall .......................................................................................................................... 38
Figure 19: Lifting the AC power cable hook on an x230L Series Switch ............................................................................. 41
Figure 20: Plugging in the AC power cord on an x230L Series Switch ............................................................................... 41
Figure 21: Connecting the management cable to the console port of an x230L Series Switch........................................... 43
Figure 22: Switch initialization messages............................................................................................................................ 45
Figure 23: Switch initialization messages (continued) ......................................................................................................... 46
Figure 24: Removing the dust plug from an SFP slot.......................................................................................................... 47
Figure 25: Inserting an SFP transceiver into an SFP slot.................................................................................................... 48
Figure 26: Positioning the SFP handle in the upright position ............................................................................................ 48
Figure 27: Ejecting an SFP transceiver after lowering the SFP handle to the downwards position .................................... 49
Figure 28: RJ45 connector and port pin layout.................................................................................................................... 58

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Tables
Table 1. Twisted pair cable requirements ...........................................................................................................................15
Table 2. POWER LED functional descriptions ...................................................................................................................17
Table 3. FAULT LED functional descriptions ......................................................................................................................18
Table 4. Link/Activity/Speed and Duplex/Collision LED descriptions .................................................................................20
Table 5. SFP Link/Activity LED functional descriptions ......................................................................................................22
Table 6. SD card LED functional descriptions ....................................................................................................................23
Table 7. Twisted pair cabling and distances ......................................................................................................................29
Table 8. Chassis dimensions ..............................................................................................................................................55
Table 9. Chassis weight .....................................................................................................................................................55
Table 10. Environmental specifications ..............................................................................................................................56
Table 11. Input supply voltage ............................................................................................................................................56
Table 12. Power specifications ...........................................................................................................................................56
Table 13. Safety and electromagnetic emissions certifications .........................................................................................57
Table 14. MDI pin signals (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX) ....................................................................................................58
Table 15. MDIX pin signals (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX) ..................................................................................................58
Table 16. RJ-45 1000BASE-T connector pinouts ...............................................................................................................59

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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 following switches:
AT-x230L-17GT
AT-x230L-26GT
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 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 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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User documentation
For full AlliedWare Plus documentation and product information, see our
Resource Library at:
http://www.alliedtelesis.com/support
From the Resource Library the following documents are available:
Datasheets
Click on the link above and search for the product series.
Installation guides
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Getting Started with AlliedWare Plus Feature Overview and
Configuration Guide
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AlliedWare Plus’.
Feature Overview and Configuration Guides
Click on the link above and search for the feature name.
Command References
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You can also find a range of helpful case studies, solution guides,
whitepapers and videos.

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Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter provides descriptions of the AT-x230L-17GT and
AT-x230L-26GT Gigabit Lite Ethernet Switches. It contains the following
sections:
“Features” on page 6
“Package contents for AT-x230L-17GT Switches” on page 8
“Package contents for the AT-x230L-26GT Switch” on page 9
“Front and back panels on the AT-x230L-17GT Switch” on page 10
“Front and back panels on the AT-x230L-26GT Switch” on page 12
“Twisted pair ports” on page 15
“LEDs” on page 17
“ecofriendly button” on page 24
“Power supply” on page 24
“Fanless operation” on page 24

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Features
This section describes the hardware features of the x230L Series Gigabit
Lite Ethernet Switches.
Twisted pair
ports
Here are the basic features of the 10/100/1000Mbps twisted-pair ports:
AT-x230L-17GT: 16 non-PoE ports per switch
AT-x230L-26GT: 24 non-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
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 Here are the basic features of the SFP ports:
AT-x230L-17GT: 1 SFP port per switch
AT-x230L-26GT: 2 SFP ports per switch
Available for 100Mbps or 1000Mbps of fiber, and 1000Mbps of
copper
Support 100BASE-FX and 1000BASE-SX/LX transceivers.
You need to purchase SFP transceivers separately. See the product data
sheets for the specific ATI SFP modules supported by the x230L 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 17.
Link/Activity/Speed/Duplex/Collision LEDs for the twisted pair
ports; see “10/1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX Link/Activity/Speed LED
and Duplex/Collision LED” on page 19.
Link/Activity LEDs for the SFP slots; see “SFP LEDs” on page 21.
SD card LED: refer to “SD card LED” on page 22.
Note
The ecofriendly button turns off the LEDs (excluding the POWER
LED and SD card LED) to conserve electricity. See “ecofriendly
button” on page 24.
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

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Package contents for AT-x230L-17GT Switches
Figure 1 illustrates the package contents for the x230L-17GT Gigabit Lite
Ethernet Switch.
FIGURE 1. X230L-17GT PACKAGING
1 Power cable hook
AT-x230L-17GT
4 x Rubber feet
M3 x 4.5 screws for
rubber feet x 4
1 Power cable (1.8m)
1 Console cable (2m)
MAC Address Label
x230L-17GT

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Package contents for the AT-x230L-26GT Switch
Figure 2 illustrates the package contents for the AT-x230L-26GT Gigabit
Lite Ethernet Switch.
FIGURE 2. AT-X230L-26GT PACKAGING
1 Power cable hook
AT-x230L-26GT
4 x Rubber feet
M3 x 4.5 screws for
rubber feet x 4
Rack Mount Kit
1 Power cable (1.8m)
1 Console cable (2m)
2 x Brackets
6 x Screws
x230L-26GT

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Front and back panels on the AT-x230L-17GT Switch
Figure 3 illustrates the front panel of the AT-x230L-17GT Gigabit Lite
Ethernet Switch.
FIGURE 3. AT-X230L-17GT FRONT PANEL
MAC Address Label
x230L-17GT
10/100/1000 Mbps ports
Link/activity/speed LED
Duplex Mode LED
ecofriendly button
SD card slot
MAC address label
Console port
SD/Fault/Power LEDs
SFP slot
SFP LED: Lower (right)