Juniper EX4300 User Manual

Day One+

EX4300

INTHISGUIDE

Step 1: Begin | 1

Step 2: Up and Running | 6

Step 3: Keep Going | 9

Step1:Begin

INTHISSECTION

Meet the EX4300 Line of Ethernet Switches | 1

Install the EX4300 | 2

Power On | 5

MeettheEX4300LineofEthernetSwitches

TheJuniperNetworks® EX4300EthernetSwitchesarefixed-configurationplatformsthatcanbedeployedasstandalone systemsoraspartofaVirtualChassisswitchingarchitecture. TheEX4300switchesareavailablein24-port,32-port,and 48-port models, with or without PoE+, with AC or DC power supplies, and with different airflow directions. EX4300 switches also provide uplink ports and a slot for installing an optional uplink module.

Model

10/100/1000BASE-T Ports

PoE/PoE+ Ports

EX4300-24T

24

0

EX4300-24P

24

24

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Model

10/100/1000BASE-T Ports

PoE/PoE+ Ports

EX4300-48T

48

0

EX4300-48P

48

48

EX4300-48MP

24

48

 

(plus 24 100/1000/2500/5000/10000BASE-T

 

 

ports)

 

EX4300-32F

32 100/1000BASE-X ports

0

In this guide, we show you how to install an AC-powered EX4300 switch with the fan modules and power supplies preinstalled. If you need instructions for installing fans, power supplies, and optional uplink modules, see the EX4300 Switch Hardware Guide.

InstalltheEX4300

INTHISSECTION

What’s in the Box? | 3

What Else Do I Need? | 3

Install the EX4300 Switch in a Two-Post Rack | 3

3

You can install the EX4300 switch on a table or desktop, on a wall, or in a two-post or four-post rack. The mounting kit that ships in the box has the brackets you need to install the EX4300 switch in a two-post rack. We’ll walk you through how to do that.

NOTE: Ifyouwanttoinstalltheswitchonthewallorinafour-postrack,you’llneedtoorderseparatemounting kits. The four-post rack mount kit also has brackets for mounting the EX4300 switch in a recessed position in the rack.

What’sintheBox?

EX4300 switch

An AC power cord appropriate for your geographical location

Two mounting brackets and eight mounting screws

An Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors attached and an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter

WhatElseDoINeed?

You’ll need to provide the following:

Four rack mount screws to secure the chassis to the rack

A number two Phillips (+) screwdriver

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap

A management host such as a laptop or desktop PC

A serial-to-USB adapter (if your laptop or desktop PC doesn’t have a serial port)

Someone to help you secure the switch to the rack

InstalltheEX4300SwitchinaTwo-PostRack

1.Review General Safety Guidelines and Warnings

2.WrapandfastenoneendoftheESDgroundingstraparoundyourbarewrist,andconnecttheotherendtoasiteESD

point.

3.Attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the EX4300 switch using the eight screws and a screwdriver.

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