Document Outline

• Contents
• About This Document
  • Supported hardware and software
  • Document conventions
    • Text formatting
    • Command syntax conventions
    • Notes, cautions, and danger notices
  • Notice to the reader
  • Related publications
  • Getting technical help or reporting errors
  • Document feedback
• Product Overview
  • Hardware features
    • FWS624, FWS648, FWS624G, FWS648G
    • FWS624-POE, FWS648-POE, FWS624G-POE, FWS648G-POE
    • Control features
    • Power supplies
• Installing FWS624 and FWS648 Models
  • Unpacking the device
    • Package contents
    • General requirements
  • Summary of installation tasks
  • Installation precautions
    • General precautions
    • Lifting precautions
    • Power precautions
  • Preparing the installation site
    • Cabling infrastructure
    • Installation location
    • Installing the device
    • Desktop installation
    • Rack mount installation
  • Installing a redundant power supply
    • RPS2-EIF Redundant Power Supply
    • RPS12 external redundant power supply
    • Selecting a redundant power supply installation site
    • Equipment checklist
    • Mounting a redundant power supply in a rack
    • Connecting devices to the redundant power supply
    • Port pin-out diagram for the RPS2-EIF power supply
    • Port pin-out diagram for the RPS12 power supply
  • Activating power to the device
  • Verifying proper operation
  • Attaching a PC or terminal
• Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity
  • Assigning permanent passwords
    • Recovering from a lost password
  • Configuring IP addresses
    • Devices running layer 2 software
    • Devices running layer 3 software
    • Connecting network devices
    • Connectors
    • Cable specifications
    • Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Hubs
    • Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers
    • Connecting a network device to a fiber port
  • Testing connectivity
    • Pinging an IP address
    • Observing LEDs
    • Tracing a route
  • Troubleshooting network connections
    • Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable
    • Digital Optical Monitoring
• Managing the FastIron WS Hardware
  • Managing FastIron WS temperature settings
    • Removing MAC address entries
  • Displaying CPU usage
  • Hardware maintenance schedule
  • Replacing a fiber optic module
    • Removing a fiber optic module
    • Installing a new fiber optic module
  • Cabling a fiber optic module
  • Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors
• Hardware Specifications
  • Hardware specifications for FastIron WS models
    • Physical dimensions and weight
    • Environmental considerations
    • Cooling system and fans
    • Pinouts and signalling
    • Cable specifications
    • Power cords
    • AC power supply specifications
    • Power specifications for POE
• Troubleshooting
  • Diagnosing switch indicators
    • Power and cooling problems
    • Installation
    • In-band access
• Regulatory Statements
  • USA (FCC CFR 47 part 15 warning)
  • Industry Canada statement
  • Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 class A warning)
  • Japan (VCCI)
  • Japan power cord
  • Korea
  • Russia
  • China
  • BSMI statement (Taiwan)
  • Regulatory compliance
• Caution and Danger Notices
  • Cautions
  • Danger