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User's Guide


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About this guide

  • Who should use this guide
  • How this guide is organized
  • Accessing the softcopy library
  • Online support
  • Obtaining service
  • Summary of Amendments

    Introduction

  • Product overview
  • Switch functions
  • Layer 2 switching
  • Virtual local area networks (VLANs)
  • Self Learning IP
  • Link aggregation (trunking)
  • Fast spanning tree mode
  • Management and user interfaces
  • Security
  • Reliability and serviceability
  • Performance
  • Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance
  • Hardware
  • Cabling requirements
  • Front panel
  • Switch LED status
  • Single-digit display
  • Base ports LEDs
  • Feature module LEDs
  • Physical characteristics
  • Accessing the switch

  • Types of Connectivity
  • Out-of-band connection
  • In-band connection - Telnet, Web, SNMP
  • Configuring your switch

  • Configuring IP information
  • Remote configuration using DHCP or BootP
  • Manual configuration using the terminal interface
  • Configuration Changes
  • Making configuration changes using the terminal interface
  • Making configuration changes using the Web interface
  • Making configuration changes using SNMP
  • Managing the configuration file
  • Using the Terminal Interface

  • Login panel
  • The Main Menu
  • System information
  • Inventory information
  • System description
  • Management
  • Configuring network connection for the switch
  • Configuring serial port
  • Configuring for DHCP or BootP
  • Configuring the SNMP community
  • Configuring traps
  • Configuring Telnet
  • Ping
  • ARP cache
  • Device configuration
  • Configuring the switch
  • Configuring ports
  • Configuring port monitoring
  • Configuring spanning tree protocol (STP)
  • VLAN management
  • Trunk management menu
  • Statistics
  • Port summary statistics
  • Port detailed statistics
  • Switch summary statistics
  • Switch detailed statistics
  • Forwarding database information
  • Self Learning IP router table menu
  • Self Learning IP host address menu
  • User account management
  • Defining user accounts
  • Managing login sessions
  • System utilities
  • Saving applied changes
  • Logging out
  • Handling files
  • Reset utility
  • System reset menu
  • Resetting configuration data to factory default values
  • Resetting passwords to factory default values
  • Using the Web Interface

  • Configuring for Web Access
  • Web Page Layout
  • Starting the Web Interface
  • Commands
  • Using the SNMP Interface

  • MIBs supported
  • MIB II (RFC 1213)
  • Definitions of managed objects for bridges (RFC 1493)
  • IEEE 802.3 Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643)
  • Remote monitoring (RMON) MIB (RFC 1757)
  • IBM 8275-416 switch enterprise MIB
  • Port ifIndex values
  • Troubleshooting and Obtaining Service

  • Diagnosing Problems
  • Obtaining Software
  • Troubleshooting in a Network
  • Start of Troubleshooting Process
  • Choosing a Troubleshooting Procedure
  • Procedure A
  • Procedure B
  • Procedure C
  • Procedure D
  • Procedure E
  • Obtaining Service
  • Appendix A. Safety Information

  • Reference to Safety Booklet
  • Safety Notice
  • Appendix B. Notices

  • Electronic Emission Notices
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
  • Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement
  • Avis de conformité aux normes d'Industrie Canada
  • European Norm (EN) Statement
  • Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement
  • Korean Communications Statement
  • Power line harmonics compliance
  • Taiwanese Class A Warning Statement
  • Class 1 Laser Statement
  • Class 1 LED Statement
  • Trademarks
  • Appendix C. Cable Pinout Diagrams

  • Straight-Through 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Cables
  • Straight-Through 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Cables for STP
  • Crossover 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Cables
  • Crossover 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Cables for STP
  • EIA-232 Port
  • Null-Modem Cables
  • Appendix D. Interface Conventions for the Console

    Appendix E. Introduction to Virtual LANs (VLANs)

  • Virtual LANs
  • Benefits of VLANs
  • How VLANs ease change and movement
  • How VLANs control broadcast traffic
  • How VLANs provide extra security
  • VLANs and the switch
  • Priority and traffic classes
  • Overview of IEEE 820.1Q VLAN support
  • Configuration examples
  • Using unique MAC addresses
  • Duplicate VLAN configurations and oversubscription of switch resources
  • Index

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