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Site Requirements

The SwitchProbe device is designed to operate in a normal office environment and can be placed on a table, or mounted in an equipment rack near the network segment it serves. The site must be equipped as follows:

• A power source within seven feet (2.133 m) of the unit

Warning This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker no larger than 120  VAC, 15A  U.S. (240  VAC, 10A international) is used on the phase conductors (all current-carrying conductors).

• The appropriate physical connection to the network link to be monitored

• The appropriate physical connection to the network segment used to communicate with the management software such as an Ethernet or EIA/TIA-232 connection

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