HP ProCurve Switch 1800-24G User manual

Installation and Getting
Started Guide
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ProCurve Switch 1800-24G

ProCurve Switch 1800-24G
Installation and Getting Started Guide

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Publication Number
5991-6249
April 2007
Applicable Product
ProCurve Switch 1800-24G (J9028B)
Safety
Before installing and operating this product, please read the “Installation Precautions” in Chapter 2, “Installing the Switch”, and the safety
statements in Appendix B, “Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements”.
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Contents
1 Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Switch Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Installing the Switch
Included Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. Prepare the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Verify the Switch Passes Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Mount the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Connect the Switch to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Connect the Network Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. Installing or Removing mini-GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Configuring the Switch
Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Changing the PC’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Where to Go From Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Diagnosing with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Diagnostic Tips: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Forgotten the IP Address or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Testing the Switch by Resetting It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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HP Customer Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Before Calling Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A Switch Specifications
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
B Safety and EMC Regulatory Statements
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EMC Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C Recycle Statements
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Statements . . . . . . . . 1
Index

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Switch Overview
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Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features
The ProCurve Switch 1800-24G (J9028B)is a multiport switch that can be used
to build high-performance switched workgroup networks. This switch is a
store-and-forward device that offers low latency for high-speed networking.
Switch Ports
The switch has 24 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports and two dual-
personality ports (ports 23 and 24). Because the RJ-45 ports support automatic
MDI/MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through cables for all network
connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs.
Dual-personality ports use either the 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 connector, or a
supported ProCurve mini-GBIC for fiber-optic connections. By default, the RJ-
45 connectors are enabled.
This switch is designed to be used primarily as a high-density wiring closet or
desktop switch. With this switch you can directly connect computers, printers,
and servers to provide dedicated bandwidth to those devices, and you can
build a switched network infrastructure by connecting the switch to hubs,
other switches, or routers. In addition, the switch offers network management
capabilities.
ProCurve Switch 1800-24G
Power LED Port Link/Act and
Mode LEDs
LED Mode Select button
and indicator LEDs 10/100/1000Base-T
RJ-45 ports
Dual-personality ports
(10/100/1000Base-T or
mini-GBIC)

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Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features
Switch Overview
LEDs
The front panel of the switch provides status LEDs for system monitoring. The
following table details the functions of the various indicators.
LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs
To optimize the amount of information that can be displayed for each of the
switch ports, the ProCurve Switch 1800-24G uses a Mode LED for each port.
The operation of this LED is controlled by the LED Mode Select button on the
switch panel, and the current selection is indicated by the mode indicator
LEDs near the button. Press the button to change from one mode to the next.
System LED State Meaning
Power
(green)
On The switch is receiving power.
Off The switch is NOT receiving power.
LED Mode
Select
(2 green LEDs)
FDx Indicates the port Mode LEDs are lit for ports that are in full-duplex mode.
Speed Indicates the port Mode LEDs are lit for ports that are in 1000 Mbps mode.
* The blinking behavior is an on/off cycle once every 1.6 seconds, approximately.
Port LED State Meaning
Link/Act On The port is enabled and receiving a link indication from the connected device.
Off The port has no active network cable connected, or is not receiving link signal.
Flashing Indicates that there is network activity on the port.
Mode Depending on the mode selected, displays if the port is configured for full-duplex operation or
indicates the operating speed. See “LED Mode Select Button and Indicator LEDs” below for more
information.

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Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features
Switch Overview
■When the FDx (full duplex) indicator LED is on, the port Mode LEDs turn
on for those ports that are operating at full duplex.
■When the Speed indicator LED is on, the port Mode LEDs turn on for ports
operating at 1000 Mbps. The port Mode LEDs are off for ports operating
at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
Switch Features
The features of the ProCurve Switch 1800-24G include:
■24 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports.
■plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI /MDI-X on all twisted-pair ports, meaning that all
connections can be made using straight-through twisted-pair cables.
Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also work. The pin
operation of each port is automatically adjusted for the attached device:
if the switch detects that a 10/100 Mbps switch or hub is connected to the
port, it configures the port as MDI; if the switch detects that a 10/100 Mbps
end-node device is connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI-X.
■automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch’s 8000-
address forwarding table.
■automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for all 10/100/1000Base-T
RJ-45 ports when connected to other auto-negotiating devices
■the mini-GBIC ports always operate at full duplex. (1800-24G)
LED Mode Select button
and indicator LEDs
Mode LEDs

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Switch Overview
Switch Hardware Features
Switch Overview
■easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• Web browser interface — an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common Web browsers.
• ProCurve Manager (PCM) — allows network administrators to
discover and map the ProCurve Switch 1800 within their network and
launch the ProCurve Switch 1800's built-in graphical interface from
within PCM to configure the switch.
■support for up to 64 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the
attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
■support for up to 12 trunks so you to assign physical links to one logical
link (trunk) that functions as a single, higher-speed link providing
dramatically increased bandwidth.
■support for many advanced features to enhance network performance—
for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide.
■download of new switch software for product bug fixes.