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..., and troubleshoot your network. ABOUT THIS GUIDE User Guide Overview This guide provides information about the Switch 2924-PWR and how it can be used in your switch from a remote web browser. Provides information for the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus. Provides introductory information about the Web user interface for configuring general system information including the user...
..., and troubleshoot your network. ABOUT THIS GUIDE User Guide Overview This guide provides information about the Switch 2924-PWR and how it can be used in your switch from a remote web browser. Provides information for the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus. Provides introductory information about the Web user interface for configuring general system information including the user...
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... in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com Web site: ■ http://www.3Com.com Conventions Table 1 lists conventions that describes important features or instructions. Intended Audience 5 Intended Audience This guide is intended for the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus include the following: ■ Safety and Support Information: Provides installation...
... in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com Web site: ■ http://www.3Com.com Conventions Table 1 lists conventions that describes important features or instructions. Intended Audience 5 Intended Audience This guide is intended for the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus include the following: ■ Safety and Support Information: Provides installation...
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... 5 Conventions 5 Related Documentation 5 1 GETTING STARTED About the Switch 2924-PWR 14 Summary of Hardware Features 14 Front Panel Detail 15 LED Status Indicators 16 System Specifications 17 Installing the Switch 18 Setting Up for Management 19 Methods of Managing a Switch 19 Web Interface Management 19 SNMP Management 20 Switch Setup Overview 20 IP Configuration 22 Using...
... 5 Conventions 5 Related Documentation 5 1 GETTING STARTED About the Switch 2924-PWR 14 Summary of Hardware Features 14 Front Panel Detail 15 LED Status Indicators 16 System Specifications 17 Installing the Switch 18 Setting Up for Management 19 Methods of Managing a Switch 19 Web Interface Management 19 SNMP Management 20 Switch Setup Overview 20 IP Configuration 22 Using...
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... FEATURES Related Standards 215 Environmental 215 Physical 215 Electrical 216 Switch Features 216 C PIN-OUTS Null Modem Cable 221 PC-AT Serial Cable 221 Modem Cable 222 Ethernet Port RJ-45 Pin Assignments 222 D TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Management 224 Troubleshooting Solutions 224 E 3COM CLI REFERENCE GUIDE Getting Started with the Command Line Interface...
... FEATURES Related Standards 215 Environmental 215 Physical 215 Electrical 216 Switch Features 216 C PIN-OUTS Null Modem Cable 221 PC-AT Serial Cable 221 Modem Cable 222 Ethernet Port RJ-45 Pin Assignments 222 D TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Management 224 Troubleshooting Solutions 224 E 3COM CLI REFERENCE GUIDE Getting Started with the Command Line Interface...
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1 GETTING STARTED This chapter contains introductory information about the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus (hereafter called the Switch) and how they can be used in your network. It covers summaries of hardware and software features and also the following topics: ■ About the Switch 2924-PWR ■ Front Panel Detail ■ LED Status Indicators ■ System Specifications ■...
1 GETTING STARTED This chapter contains introductory information about the 3Com® Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus (hereafter called the Switch) and how they can be used in your network. It covers summaries of hardware and software features and also the following topics: ■ About the Switch 2924-PWR ■ Front Panel Detail ■ LED Status Indicators ■ System Specifications ■...
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... Forwarding Modes Duplex Modes Auto MDI/MDIX Flow Control Traffic Prioritization Switch 2924-PWR Up to build a secure converged network. The Switch 2924-PWR ports are supported. This makes the switch ideal for medium businesses and small enterprises seeking to 8,000 supported...all ports are capable of Table 1 summarizes the hardware features supported by the Switch Hardware Features 2924-PWR. The Switch 2924-PWR includes the following model: ■ Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port The Switch 2924-PWR features the following advantages: ■ Full Gigabit speed access ports ■ ...
... Forwarding Modes Duplex Modes Auto MDI/MDIX Flow Control Traffic Prioritization Switch 2924-PWR Up to build a secure converged network. The Switch 2924-PWR ports are supported. This makes the switch ideal for medium businesses and small enterprises seeking to 8,000 supported...all ports are capable of Table 1 summarizes the hardware features supported by the Switch Hardware Features 2924-PWR. The Switch 2924-PWR includes the following model: ■ Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port The Switch 2924-PWR features the following advantages: ■ Full Gigabit speed access ports ■ ...
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Front Panel Detail 15 Table 1 Hardware Features (continued) Feature Switch 2924-PWR Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Auto-negotiating 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and Gigabit Ethernet Ports SFP Ethernet Ports Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet long-wave (LX), and fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX) transceivers in any combination. Mounting 19-inch rack or standalone mounting Front Panel Detail Figure 1 shows the front panel of the Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port unit Figure 1 Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port-front panel. 1 45 89 13 16 17 20 12 22 24 24 21 23
Front Panel Detail 15 Table 1 Hardware Features (continued) Feature Switch 2924-PWR Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Auto-negotiating 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and Gigabit Ethernet Ports SFP Ethernet Ports Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet long-wave (LX), and fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX) transceivers in any combination. Mounting 19-inch rack or standalone mounting Front Panel Detail Figure 1 shows the front panel of the Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port unit Figure 1 Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port-front panel. 1 45 89 13 16 17 20 12 22 24 24 21 23
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... power. The SFP module is not inserted or is inserted. 16 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED LED Status Indicators The 2924-PWR SFP Plus 24-Port Ethernet switch provides LED indicators on the LEDs of the Switch 2924-PWR LED Power Label Power 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet port status Link/ Activity Duplex mode Duplex 1000Base SFP SFP...
... power. The SFP module is not inserted or is inserted. 16 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED LED Status Indicators The 2924-PWR SFP Plus 24-Port Ethernet switch provides LED indicators on the LEDs of the Switch 2924-PWR LED Power Label Power 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet port status Link/ Activity Duplex mode Duplex 1000Base SFP SFP...
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... dimensions (H×W×D) Weight Console port Gigabit Ethernet ports on the front panel AC Input voltage Power consumption (full load) Operating temperature Relative humidity Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port 3CBLSG24PWR 44×440×265 mm (1.73 17.3 10.43 in.) 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) One Console port 24 × 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet...
... dimensions (H×W×D) Weight Console port Gigabit Ethernet ports on the front panel AC Input voltage Power consumption (full load) Operating temperature Relative humidity Switch 2924-PWR Plus 24-Port 3CBLSG24PWR 44×440×265 mm (1.73 17.3 10.43 in.) 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) One Console port 24 × 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet...
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... d'entamer une procedure de maintenance, lisez les informations relatives a la securite qui se trouvent dans 3Com Switch Family Safety and Regulatory Information. 18 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Installing the Switch This section contains information that you must read the 3Com Switch Family Safety and Regulatory Information document enclosed. Before you install or remove any components from...
... d'entamer une procedure de maintenance, lisez les informations relatives a la securite qui se trouvent dans 3Com Switch Family Safety and Regulatory Information. 18 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Installing the Switch This section contains information that you must read the 3Com Switch Family Safety and Regulatory Information document enclosed. Before you install or remove any components from...
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...Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 2). Web Interface Each switch has an internal set up of the switch and the different methods of accessing the management software to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on the switch. This section explains the initial set of web pages that resides on page ...227. Setting Up for Management 19 Setting Up for basic operations of the switch including setting and viewing the IP address,...
...Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 2). Web Interface Each switch has an internal set up of the switch and the different methods of accessing the management software to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on the switch. This section explains the initial set of web pages that resides on page ...227. Setting Up for Management 19 Setting Up for basic operations of the switch including setting and viewing the IP address,...
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...chosen method of what you can manage a switch using SNMP Switch Setup Overview Refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on page 28. SNMP Management You can use the 3Com Network Director software, available from the 3Com website. 20 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Figure 2... Web Interface Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network using any network management workstation running the Simple...
...chosen method of what you can manage a switch using SNMP Switch Setup Overview Refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on page 28. SNMP Management You can use the 3Com Network Director software, available from the 3Com website. 20 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Figure 2... Web Interface Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network using any network management workstation running the Simple...
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... default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on the rear of the switch which details the default IP address. See page 23 SNMP See page 28 Web Interface Connect over ...the network. See page 23 Connect to the Switch? See page 25 Feature Management How do you want to the label on page 29. See ...page 19 Command Line Interface (basic setup only) Connect using DHCP See page 22 The switch uses its default IP information See page 22 Initial IP Information Setup Do you do you want to...
... default users and changing default passwords, see "Default Users and Passwords" on the rear of the switch which details the default IP address. See page 23 SNMP See page 28 Web Interface Connect over ...the network. See page 23 Connect to the Switch? See page 25 Feature Management How do you want to the label on page 29. See ...page 19 Command Line Interface (basic setup only) Connect using DHCP See page 22 The switch uses its default IP information See page 22 Initial IP Information Setup Do you do you want to...
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...■ You want to remove the risk of the IP address ever changing, or Default IP Address If no DHCP server is detected, the switch will be allocated to be difficult to the documentation that you can change it again. Most DHCP servers allow static IP addresses to the...Refer to manage. You should use its MAC address. If you configure the IP information manually, the switch remembers the information that the IP address of its default IP information. If the switch is deployed onto a different subnet, it will be configured so that accompanies your network uses DHCP to ...
...■ You want to remove the risk of the IP address ever changing, or Default IP Address If no DHCP server is detected, the switch will be allocated to be difficult to the documentation that you can change it again. Most DHCP servers allow static IP addresses to the...Refer to manage. You should use its MAC address. If you configure the IP information manually, the switch remembers the information that the IP address of its default IP information. If the switch is deployed onto a different subnet, it will be configured so that accompanies your network uses DHCP to ...
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... it is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that was assigned automatically (for your switch, work through the Console Port Console port. This software allows you to communicate with the switch using the Console Port" on page 24. Connecting to the This ...section describes how to connect to your switch. This makes management simpler and more information about the CLI, refer to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on page 227. You can access the switch through the Console port to manually set the IP Address using ...
... it is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that was assigned automatically (for your switch, work through the Console Port Console port. This software allows you to communicate with the switch using the Console Port" on page 24. Connecting to the This ...section describes how to connect to your switch. This makes management simpler and more information about the CLI, refer to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on page 227. You can access the switch through the Console port to manually set the IP Address using ...
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...switch. The settings must be performed. The Switch 2924-PWR takes approximately one minute to the Console port of the cable to the workstation. 2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to have connected the cable. Figure 5 Connecting a Workstation to the Switch... control Refer to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for more information. 3 Power up the switch with terminal emulation software installed) Switch Console Cable Console Port Connection To connect the cable: a Attach the cable's RJ-45 connector to boot...
...switch. The settings must be performed. The Switch 2924-PWR takes approximately one minute to the Console port of the cable to the workstation. 2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to have connected the cable. Figure 5 Connecting a Workstation to the Switch... control Refer to the documentation that accompanies the terminal emulation software for more information. 3 Power up the switch with terminal emulation software installed) Switch Console Cable Console Port Connection To connect the cable: a Attach the cable's RJ-45 connector to boot...
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...logged on correctly, Select menu option# should be displayed. 5 Enter the IP address and subnet mask for you to set up . 1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in "Connecting to the Console Port" page 23. 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as your user name...address, mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is the subnet mask, and ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg is the default gateway of Managing a Switch" on correctly, Select menu option# is displayed. See "Methods of the switch.) 6 Enter the logout command to terminate the CLI session. Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) 25 1 Connect to...
...logged on correctly, Select menu option# should be displayed. 5 Enter the IP address and subnet mask for you to set up . 1 Connect to the switch Console port as described in "Connecting to the Console Port" page 23. 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as your user name...address, mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm is the subnet mask, and ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg is the default gateway of Managing a Switch" on correctly, Select menu option# is displayed. See "Methods of the switch.) 6 Enter the logout command to terminate the CLI session. Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) 25 1 Connect to...
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... command line interface using the console port to set up of your switch is now complete and the switch is an example of allocated IP addresses. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 227. 26 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 5 Enter Summary to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on page 19. For more information about the CLI...
... command line interface using the console port to set up of your switch is now complete and the switch is an example of allocated IP addresses. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 227. 26 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 5 Enter Summary to "3Com CLI Reference Guide" on page 19. For more information about the CLI...
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...; A suitable Web browser. Prerequisites ■ Ensure you have changed your browser. These features are enabled on your browser settings. The switch's Web interface supports both secure (HTTPS) and non-secure (HTTP) connections. Setting Up Web Interface Management 27 Setting Up Web Interface ... management over the network. Choosing a Browser To display the web interface correctly, use one of Managing a Switch" on page 19. ■ Ensure that the switch is connected to operate the web interface correctly, JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets must be enabled on a browser...
...; A suitable Web browser. Prerequisites ■ Ensure you have changed your browser. These features are enabled on your browser settings. The switch's Web interface supports both secure (HTTPS) and non-secure (HTTP) connections. Setting Up Web Interface Management 27 Setting Up Web Interface ... management over the network. Choosing a Browser To display the web interface correctly, use one of Managing a Switch" on page 19. ■ Ensure that the switch is connected to operate the web interface correctly, JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets must be enabled on a browser...
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... complexity. Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 You can use any network management application running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the switch. 3Com offers a range of network management applications to address networks of all ports on the same subnet as your... your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you know your switch's IP address. 28 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Web Management To manage a switch using the web interface over an IP network: Over the Network 1 Be sure that your management workstation is on the...
... complexity. Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 You can use any network management application running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage the switch. 3Com offers a range of network management applications to address networks of all ports on the same subnet as your... your user name and press Return at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you know your switch's IP address. 28 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Web Management To manage a switch using the web interface over an IP network: Over the Network 1 Be sure that your management workstation is on the...