3Com Switch 4500G 24-Port Switch 4500G 48-Port Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port Switch User Manual


 
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Before You Start 5
Conventions 6
Related Documentation 6
INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 4500G FAMILY
About the Switch 4500G 7
Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port—Front and Rear Panel Detail 8
Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs 10
Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port —Front and Rear Panel Detail 13
Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs 15
System Specifications of the Switch 4500G 18
INSTALLING THE SWITCH
Rack-Mounting the Switch 20
Mounting the Switch on a Desktop 23
The Power-up Sequence 23
Connecting a Redundant Power Supply 24
Connecting Console Cable 28
SETTING UP SWITCH MANAGEMENT
Methods of Managing a Switch 31
Setting Up Your Switch 33
Manually Configuring IP Information 36
Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 44
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 45
Setting Up Web Interface Management 45
Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 46
Default Users and Passwords 47
PROBLEM SOLVING
Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 50
Solving Hardware Problems 51
Solving Communication Problems 52
Solving Fabric Formation Problems 53