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... Port 18 Console Port 18 Power Socket 18 Default Settings 19 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH Package Contents 22 Choosing a Suitable Site 22 Placing Units On Top of Hardware Features 12 Switch - CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Before You Start 7 About Your CD-ROM 7 Conventions 8 Related Documentation 9 Accessing Online Documentation 9 Documentation Comments 10 1 INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT MANAGED SWITCH 9 AND SWITCH 9 FX About the Switch 12 Summary of Each Other 23 Using a Stacking Clip 23 Wall-mounting...
... Port 18 Console Port 18 Power Socket 18 Default Settings 19 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH Package Contents 22 Choosing a Suitable Site 22 Placing Units On Top of Hardware Features 12 Switch - CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Before You Start 7 About Your CD-ROM 7 Conventions 8 Related Documentation 9 Accessing Online Documentation 9 Documentation Comments 10 1 INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT MANAGED SWITCH 9 AND SWITCH 9 FX About the Switch 12 Summary of Each Other 23 Using a Stacking Clip 23 Wall-mounting...
Getting Started Guide
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... LEDs 26 Using Power over Ethernet 26 Choosing the Correct RJ-45 Cables 28 SFP Operation 29 Approved SFP Transceivers 29 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 29 Removing an SFP Transceiver 31 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Setting Up Overview 34 IP Configuration 35 Preparing for Management 36 Manually Configuring IP Information 37 Connecting to the Console Port 37 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 40 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 40 Connecting to the Console Port 41 Methods of Managing a Switch 43 Command Line Interface Management 43 Web Interface Management...
... LEDs 26 Using Power over Ethernet 26 Choosing the Correct RJ-45 Cables 28 SFP Operation 29 Approved SFP Transceivers 29 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 29 Removing an SFP Transceiver 31 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Setting Up Overview 34 IP Configuration 35 Preparing for Management 36 Manually Configuring IP Information 37 Connecting to the Console Port 37 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 40 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 40 Connecting to the Console Port 41 Methods of Managing a Switch 43 Command Line Interface Management 43 Web Interface Management...
Getting Started Guide
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... other useful applications. a powerful and easy-to-use network management platform. ■ A number of LANs (Local Area Networks). About Your CD-ROM The CD-ROM also contains the following switches in their default state. ■ OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 (3CR16708-91) ■ OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 FX (3CR16709-91) All procedures described in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on page 9 for details. ■ 3Com Network Supervisor - The guide is used. Most user guides and...
... other useful applications. a powerful and easy-to-use network management platform. ■ A number of LANs (Local Area Networks). About Your CD-ROM The CD-ROM also contains the following switches in their default state. ■ OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 (3CR16708-91) ■ OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 FX (3CR16709-91) All procedures described in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on page 9 for details. ■ 3Com Network Supervisor - The guide is used. Most user guides and...
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...Table 3 Hardware features Feature MAC Addresses Auto-negotiation Auto MDI/MDI-X Forwarding Modes Duplex Modes Traffic Prioritization Power over Ethernet on Switch 9 FX Wall mounting or stand-alone mounting The Switch supports Power over Ethernet Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Ports Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/ Gigabit Ethernet Ports SFP Port Fiber-Optic Port Mounting Switch ■ Up to 8000 supported ■ Up to it has priority over Ethernet is inserted it . The corresponding 100BASE-FX port is disabled when an SFP module is a combination port. When an SFP module is enabled on these ports...
...Table 3 Hardware features Feature MAC Addresses Auto-negotiation Auto MDI/MDI-X Forwarding Modes Duplex Modes Traffic Prioritization Power over Ethernet on Switch 9 FX Wall mounting or stand-alone mounting The Switch supports Power over Ethernet Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Ports Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/ Gigabit Ethernet Ports SFP Port Fiber-Optic Port Mounting Switch ■ Up to 8000 supported ■ Up to it has priority over Ethernet is inserted it . The corresponding 100BASE-FX port is disabled when an SFP module is a combination port. When an SFP module is enabled on these ports...
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...front view Module Active LED Port Status LEDS PoE Status LEDS PoE Status 3CR16709-91 SFP FX Module Status 678 6 Duplex On = Delivering Power Link/Activity Green = Link Green = 100M, Yellow = 10M, Flash = Activity Alert Flash = Activity Duplex : On = Full OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 FX Power LED Combo Port Status LEDS Figure 2 Switch 9 FX - Front View Detail Alert LED Power LED Port Status LEDS PoE Status LEDS PoE Status 3CR16708-91 GbE 678 6 Duplex On = Delivering Power Link/Activity Blue = 1000M, Green = 100M, Yellow = 10M, Flash = Activity Alert Duplex : On...
...front view Module Active LED Port Status LEDS PoE Status LEDS PoE Status 3CR16709-91 SFP FX Module Status 678 6 Duplex On = Delivering Power Link/Activity Green = Link Green = 100M, Yellow = 10M, Flash = Activity Alert Flash = Activity Duplex : On = Full OfficeConnect Managed Switch 9 FX Power LED Combo Port Status LEDS Figure 2 Switch 9 FX - Front View Detail Alert LED Power LED Port Status LEDS PoE Status LEDS PoE Status 3CR16708-91 GbE 678 6 Duplex On = Delivering Power Link/Activity Blue = 1000M, Green = 100M, Yellow = 10M, Flash = Activity Alert Duplex : On...
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... flow control modes are negotiated. SFP Port The Switch 9 FX has one auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T port configured as Auto MDI/MDI-X. Alternatively, you can manually set these ports to one of these ports to create a high capacity aggregated link between the Switch and a 1000 Mbps core network or to 10BASE-T half duplex, 10BASE-T full duplex, 100BASE-TX half duplex, 100BASE-TX full duplex or 1000BASE-T full duplex and manually enable or disable flow control. The Switch incorporates a PoE Status LED...
... flow control modes are negotiated. SFP Port The Switch 9 FX has one auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T port configured as Auto MDI/MDI-X. Alternatively, you can manually set these ports to one of these ports to create a high capacity aggregated link between the Switch and a 1000 Mbps core network or to 10BASE-T half duplex, 10BASE-T full duplex, 100BASE-TX half duplex, 100BASE-TX full duplex or 1000BASE-T full duplex and manually enable or disable flow control. The Switch incorporates a PoE Status LED...
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... modem cable (supplied with the Switch. The console port uses an RJ-45 to 19200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. The corresponding 100BASE-FX port is disabled when an SFP module is a 100 Mbps fiber-optic port that allows both the transmit and the receive fibers to connect a terminal and perform local out-of-band management. It uses the standard duplex LC connector that can use the adapter...
... modem cable (supplied with the Switch. The console port uses an RJ-45 to 19200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. The corresponding 100BASE-FX port is disabled when an SFP module is a 100 Mbps fiber-optic port that allows both the transmit and the receive fibers to connect a terminal and perform local out-of-band management. It uses the standard duplex LC connector that can use the adapter...
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... port Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to half-duplex mode (100 HD) if required. Power over Ethernet Enabled (ports 1, 2,5 and 6) Flow Control ■ Disabled in half duplex 10/100 ports ■ Auto-negotiated in full duplex 10/100 ports ■ Disabled for all other traffic. All ports set to the untagged Default VLAN (VLAN 1) with IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 learning operational Multicast Filtering IGMP Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Spanning Tree Fast Start ■ Disabled on 10/100 ports ■ Disabled...
... port Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to half-duplex mode (100 HD) if required. Power over Ethernet Enabled (ports 1, 2,5 and 6) Flow Control ■ Disabled in half duplex 10/100 ports ■ Auto-negotiated in full duplex 10/100 ports ■ Disabled for all other traffic. All ports set to the untagged Default VLAN (VLAN 1) with IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 learning operational Multicast Filtering IGMP Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Spanning Tree Fast Start ■ Disabled on 10/100 ports ■ Disabled...
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... access the management software that is known as managing the Switch. Managing the Switch can help you have to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords It covers the following topics: ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually Configuring IP Information ■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information ■ Methods of your network. 3 SETTING...
... access the management software that is known as managing the Switch. Managing the Switch can help you have to improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore the overall performance of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management ■ Default Users and Passwords It covers the following topics: ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually Configuring IP Information ■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information ■ Methods of your network. 3 SETTING...
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... your network, or ■ you want to remove the risk of the IP address ever changing, or ■ your DHCP server does not allow you to allocate static IP addresses. (Static IP addresses are necessary to manage your Switch. It tries to Automatic. When using automatic IP configuration it is useful if the Switch is and it has been powered up. Automatic IP Configuration By default the Switch tries to manage...
... your network, or ■ you want to remove the risk of the IP address ever changing, or ■ your DHCP server does not allow you to allocate static IP addresses. (Static IP addresses are necessary to manage your Switch. It tries to Automatic. When using automatic IP configuration it is useful if the Switch is and it has been powered up. Automatic IP Configuration By default the Switch tries to manage...
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... IP information in two ways: ■ Using 3Com Network Supervisor - You can disconnect the serial cable and close the terminal emulator software. Using 3Com Network You can use the command line interface via the console port to manage the Switch, you will be prompted to enter system information, change passwords, and then given the option to carry out advanced configuration. Most DHCP servers allow the Switch to automatically configure its own IP information you need...
... IP information in two ways: ■ Using 3Com Network Supervisor - You can disconnect the serial cable and close the terminal emulator software. Using 3Com Network You can use the command line interface via the console port to manage the Switch, you will be prompted to enter system information, change passwords, and then given the option to carry out advanced configuration. Most DHCP servers allow the Switch to automatically configure its own IP information you need...
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... the Switch detects a connection to its console port. The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one minute. 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as shown in the example in Figure 11. 42 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to view the automatically allocated IP information using the command line interface. 1 Connect your Switch to the network using an Ethernet cable.
... the Switch detects a connection to its console port. The automatic IP configuration process usually completes within one minute. 2 The command line interface login sequence begins as soon as shown in the example in Figure 11. 42 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your terminal emulation software and configure the COM port settings to which are now ready to view the automatically allocated IP information using the command line interface. 1 Connect your Switch to the network using an Ethernet cable.
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For example, you to manage Management the Switch using any network management workstation running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in Figure 15. Web Interface Each Switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you can manage a Switch using a Web browser remotely over the network Console Port Connection Refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on page 46. SNMP Management You can use the 3Com Network Supervisor software that accompanies your Switch. 44 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Figure 12 CLI management via the console port Switch ...
For example, you to manage Management the Switch using any network management workstation running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in Figure 15. Web Interface Each Switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you can manage a Switch using a Web browser remotely over the network Console Port Connection Refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on page 46. SNMP Management You can use the 3Com Network Supervisor software that accompanies your Switch. 44 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Figure 12 CLI management via the console port Switch ...
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... installed. 3 Check you can set up . If you can browse, the IP protocol is powered up the Switch with the Switch by trying to "Setting Up SNMP Management" on page 37. 2 Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured through the CLI via To manage a Switch using a local console port connection or over the network. CLI Management via its console port. Setting Up Command Line Interface Management This section describes how you have already set up command line interface management using...
... installed. 3 Check you can set up . If you can browse, the IP protocol is powered up the Switch with the Switch by trying to "Setting Up SNMP Management" on page 37. 2 Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured through the CLI via To manage a Switch using a local console port connection or over the network. CLI Management via its console port. Setting Up Command Line Interface Management This section describes how you have already set up command line interface management using...
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... a few times until it starts. 6 If you have already set up web interface management over the network. Pre-requisites ■ Ensure you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface for the Switch you wish to manage is connected to enter the IP address in the format suitable for that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and...
... a few times until it starts. 6 If you have already set up web interface management over the network. Pre-requisites ■ Ensure you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line interface for the Switch you wish to manage is connected to enter the IP address in the format suitable for that software. 5 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and...
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... browser. Setting Up SNMP Management Any network management application running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can browse, the IP protocol is installed. 2 Check you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is provided on your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch) 4 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and enter your password at the DOS prompt in VLAN 1. These features are enabled on...
... browser. Setting Up SNMP Management Any network management application running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can browse, the IP protocol is installed. 2 Check you use the 3Com Network Supervisor application that is provided on your web browser and enter the IP address of the Switch) 4 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and enter your password at the DOS prompt in VLAN 1. These features are enabled on...
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... command line interface section of access. Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. Default Users and Passwords If you intend to manage the Switch using an SNMP network management application, you need to log in Table 9. These default users are listed in with the SNMP network management application software. To manage your Switch using the web interface or the command line interface, or to change the default passwords, you need to specify SNMP community strings for more information. the user can do not intend to login...
... command line interface section of access. Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. Default Users and Passwords If you intend to manage the Switch using an SNMP network management application, you need to log in Table 9. These default users are listed in with the SNMP network management application software. To manage your Switch using the web interface or the command line interface, or to change the default passwords, you need to specify SNMP community strings for more information. the user can do not intend to login...
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... not being used by using the System > Control > Software Upgrade operation in the Web Interface, or the system control softwareUpgrade command in a safe place. If you forget the password, follow this recovery procedure: ■ Connect a workstation to the Switch's console port. ■ Use a terminal emulation software package such as it into password recovery mode. Solving Software Upgrade Problems 55 The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is powered on, you will be prompted to set aside specially for use addresses in...
... not being used by using the System > Control > Software Upgrade operation in the Web Interface, or the system control softwareUpgrade command in a safe place. If you forget the password, follow this recovery procedure: ■ Connect a workstation to the Switch's console port. ■ Use a terminal emulation software package such as it into password recovery mode. Solving Software Upgrade Problems 55 The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is powered on, you will be prompted to set aside specially for use addresses in...
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... product quickly to ensure you get full use of technical solutions written by 3Com support engineers. Access Software Downloads Software Updates are the software releases that follow the software version included with the product. A link to access upgrades and related documentation you must first Support and Repair register your product at http://eSupport.3com.com/ First time users will find support tools posted on the 3Com web site at http://eSupport.3com.com/ Warranty and other service benefits...
... product quickly to ensure you get full use of technical solutions written by 3Com support engineers. Access Software Downloads Software Updates are the software releases that follow the software version included with the product. A link to access upgrades and related documentation you must first Support and Repair register your product at http://eSupport.3com.com/ First time users will find support tools posted on the 3Com web site at http://eSupport.3com.com/ Warranty and other service benefits...
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... Guide 8 cross-over configuration 28 D default settings 19 users 48 F factory defaults 19 H hardware features 12 I installing the Switch 21 prerequisites 22 INDEX 77 IP addressing registered 54 IP configuration 35 L LEDs 14 logging in as a default user 48 M management methods 43 preparing for 36 setting up 33, 34 manual setup console port 37 MDI configuration 28 MDIX configuration 28 P passwords of default users 48 pin assignments console port 69 RJ45 70 ports console 18 power over Ethernet using 26 power socket 18 powering-up a Switch 25 problem...
... Guide 8 cross-over configuration 28 D default settings 19 users 48 F factory defaults 19 H hardware features 12 I installing the Switch 21 prerequisites 22 INDEX 77 IP addressing registered 54 IP configuration 35 L LEDs 14 logging in as a default user 48 M management methods 43 preparing for 36 setting up 33, 34 manual setup console port 37 MDI configuration 28 MDIX configuration 28 P passwords of default users 48 pin assignments console port 69 RJ45 70 ports console 18 power over Ethernet using 26 power socket 18 powering-up a Switch 25 problem...