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To connect power to the Switch, insert the female end of the power cord to the AC power receptacle
on the rear panel. Connect the other end of the supplied power cord to a power outlet. Make sure
that no objects obstruct the airflow of the fans (located on the side of the unit).
See Chapter 47 on page 355 for information on the Switch’s power supply requirements.
3.3 LEDs
After you connect the power to the Switch, view the LEDs to ensure proper functioning of the
Switch and as an aid in troubleshooting.
Table 3 LED Descriptions
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
PoE
(GS2210 48HP
only)
Green On Each Ethernet port’s LED is changed to act as a PoE LED by using the LED
MODE button on the front panel.
Off Each Ethernet port’s LED is changed back to act as a LNK/ACT LED by
releasing the LED MODE button on the front panel.
PWR Green On The system is turned on.
Off The system is off or has failed.
SYS Green On The system is on and functioning properly.
Blinking The system is rebooting and performing self-diagnostic tests.
Off The power is off or the system is not ready/malfunctioning.
ALM Red On A hardware failure is detected.
Off The system is functioning normally.
LOCATOR Blue Blinking Shows the actual location of the Switch between several devices in a rack.
Ethernet Ports
1-24 (GS2210-
24/24HP) and
1-48 (GS2210-
48/48HP)
LNK/ACT
Green Blinking The system is transmitting/receiving to/from a 10 Mbps or a 1000 Mbps
Ethernet network.
On The link to a 10 Mbps or a 1000 Mbps Ethernet network is up.
Amber Blinking The system is transmitting/receiving to/from a 100 Mbps Ethernet
network.
On The link to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network is up.
Off The link to an Ethernet network is down.
PoE
(GS2210-24HP
and GS2210-
48HP only)
Green On Power supplied to all PoE Ethernet ports meets the IEEE 802.3at
standard.
Amber On Power supplied to all PoE Ethernet ports meets the IEEE 802.3af standard.
Off There is no power supplied.
Mini-GBIC Slots
25-28
(GS1920-24/
24HP) and 45-
50 (GS1920-
48/48HP)
SFP
Green On The uplink port is linking at 1000 Mbps.
Blinking The system activity is transmitting/receiving data 1000 Mbps.
Amber On The uplink port is linking at 100 Mbps.
Blinking The system activity is transmitting/receiving data 100 Mbps.
Off There is no link or port, the uplink port is shut down.
