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About This Guide
Rack Mounting..................................................................................................14
Connecting Power ................................................................................... 15
Replacing the Fuse............................................................................................16
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M
AKING
N
ETWORK
C
ONNECTIONS
...................................17
10BASE-T Connection.............................................................................17
100BASE-T Connection...........................................................................18
MII Connection........................................................................................ 19
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U
SING THE
C
ONSOLE
I
NTERFACE
.....................................21
Connecting to the Switch.........................................................................21
Console Usage Conventions.................................................................... 22
First Time Connecting To The Switch ..................................................... 23
Steps to create a Super User or General User:...................................................24
Super and General User Privileges....................................................................24
Login On The Switch Console By Registered Users................................ 27
Changing your Password...................................................................................28
Adding and Deleting Users ...............................................................................29
Setting up the Switch................................................................................ 31
TCP/IP Settings.................................................................................................31
Out-of-band management and console settings.................................................33
Software Updates ..............................................................................................34
SNMP Information and Console Timeout.........................................................35
SNMP Traps......................................................................................................37
SNMP Security (Community Names) ...............................................................38
Switch Configuration...............................................................................38
Controlling Individual Ports..............................................................................39
Forwarding Configuration ...................................................................... 40
Spanning Tree Protocol and Configuration ............................................ 42
Introduction to Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters..........................................43
Setting Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters......................................................45
Monitoring the Switch ............................................................................. 49