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...level (adsorbable organic halogen) resulting in this documentation, it is a 3Com policy to make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in content from sustainable, managed European forests. The production process for the Software. All rights reserved.... Unless otherwise indicated, 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the United States and may or may be registered in other countries. 3Com, the 3Com logo and SuperStack are provided in...
...level (adsorbable organic halogen) resulting in this documentation, it is a 3Com policy to make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in content from sustainable, managed European forests. The production process for the Software. All rights reserved.... Unless otherwise indicated, 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the United States and may or may be registered in other countries. 3Com, the 3Com logo and SuperStack are provided in...
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... 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 47 CLI Management via the Console Port 47 CLI Management over the Network 47 Setting Up Web Interface...
... 38 Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42 Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42 Methods of Managing a Switch 45 Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46 Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 47 CLI Management via the Console Port 47 CLI Management over the Network 47 Setting Up Web Interface...
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Related Documentation 9 Related Documentation In addition to this guide, each Switch documentation set includes the following: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide This guide contains information on the features supported by the Switch. ■ a summary of the web interface and command line interface commands for the Switch. ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide This guide provides detailed information about...
Related Documentation 9 Related Documentation In addition to this guide, each Switch documentation set includes the following: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide This guide contains information on the features supported by the Switch. ■ a summary of the web interface and command line interface commands for the Switch. ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide This guide provides detailed information about...
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...on the title page) ■ Page number (if appropriate) Example: Part Number DUA 1730-0AAA0x SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 Series Getting Started Guide Page 21 They will need to access the CD-ROM contents via the ... important to maintain the structure of the CD-ROM. 3Com recommends that you . Please e-mail comments about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_comments@3com.com Please include the following online Documentation documentation: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide (PDF format) ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide (HTML format) 1 To access the...
...on the title page) ■ Page number (if appropriate) Example: Part Number DUA 1730-0AAA0x SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 Series Getting Started Guide Page 21 They will need to access the CD-ROM contents via the ... important to maintain the structure of the CD-ROM. 3Com recommends that you . Please e-mail comments about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_comments@3com.com Please include the following online Documentation documentation: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide (PDF format) ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide (HTML format) 1 To access the...
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...control modes are being transmitted/received on the port. LEDs Table 4 lists LEDs visible on the port. It is negotiated with the Switch. Yellow A 10 Mbps link is present and the port is present. alternating Off No link is enabled. Yellow flashing Packets are ... be manually configured. 1000BaseT GBIC's These ports will auto-negotiate to the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the port. For more detailed information, refer to 1000BASE-T, full duplex only. About the Switch 4200 Series 15 Fiber GBIC's. Because the speed and duplex modes are being...
...control modes are being transmitted/received on the port. LEDs Table 4 lists LEDs visible on the port. It is negotiated with the Switch. Yellow A 10 Mbps link is present and the port is present. alternating Off No link is enabled. Yellow flashing Packets are ... be manually configured. 1000BaseT GBIC's These ports will auto-negotiate to the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the port. For more detailed information, refer to 1000BASE-T, full duplex only. About the Switch 4200 Series 15 Fiber GBIC's. Because the speed and duplex modes are being...
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..., you to any supply voltage in the range 90-240 VAC. The console port uses a standard null modem cable and is set to a SuperStack Advanced Redundant Power System (RPS). See "Connecting a Redundant Power System" on page 25. Rear View Detail Supply Data Warning Label Console (max...) 19200,8,1,N Power Socket Redundant Power System Socket Console Port Power Socket The Switch automatically adjusts its power setting to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out-of-band management. Console Port The console port allows you can use this socket System Socket to ...
..., you to any supply voltage in the range 90-240 VAC. The console port uses a standard null modem cable and is set to a SuperStack Advanced Redundant Power System (RPS). See "Connecting a Redundant Power System" on page 25. Rear View Detail Supply Data Warning Label Console (max...) 19200,8,1,N Power Socket Redundant Power System Socket Console Port Power Socket The Switch automatically adjusts its power setting to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out-of-band management. Console Port The console port allows you can use this socket System Socket to ...
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...1Q learning operational IP Multicast Filtering Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Fast Start: Enabled on all other traffic. 18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 SERIES Default Settings Table 5 shows the default settings for all ports RMON Alarm Enabled Smart Auto-Sensing Enabled LACP (10/100/1000BASE-T ...9632; Enabled in half duplex ■ Auto-negotiated in full duplex Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to and manage the Switch: ■ IP Address ■ Subnet Mask ■ Default Router
...1Q learning operational IP Multicast Filtering Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Fast Start: Enabled on all other traffic. 18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 SERIES Default Settings Table 5 shows the default settings for all ports RMON Alarm Enabled Smart Auto-Sensing Enabled LACP (10/100/1000BASE-T ...9632; Enabled in half duplex ■ Auto-negotiated in full duplex Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to and manage the Switch: ■ IP Address ■ Subnet Mask ■ Default Router
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... the Switch. 3Com recommends that the ventilation holes are not obstructed. A rack-mounting kit containing two mounting brackets is supplied with the Switch. If the Switch is installed in the side of the Switch. ■ Air-flow is not restricted around the Switch does ...not exceed 40 °C (104 °F). Alternatively, the Switch can be greater than room ambient temperature. 20 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE SWITCH Package Contents ■ Switch unit ■ CD-ROM ■ Getting Started Guide (this guide) ■ Management Quick Reference Guide...
... the Switch. 3Com recommends that the ventilation holes are not obstructed. A rack-mounting kit containing two mounting brackets is supplied with the Switch. If the Switch is installed in the side of the Switch. ■ Air-flow is not restricted around the Switch does ...not exceed 40 °C (104 °F). Alternatively, the Switch can be greater than room ambient temperature. 20 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE SWITCH Package Contents ■ Switch unit ■ CD-ROM ■ Getting Started Guide (this guide) ■ Management Quick Reference Guide...
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...to 4 at the top. 3Com recommends that port. You will then not be stacked together and then treated as shown in Figure 6. Any combination of each Switch, sticking one IP address. ...The units are connected together via the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on the front of the unit as a single manageable unit with the recesses...10 22 11 23 12 24 Power/ Self Test 1 25 / Up 26 / Down 2 3 Alert 4 Unit 3C17300 Superstack 3 Switch 4226T The unit LEDs will display the unit number in ) and 100 m (328 ft) can be disabled and its LED will...
...to 4 at the top. 3Com recommends that port. You will then not be stacked together and then treated as shown in Figure 6. Any combination of each Switch, sticking one IP address. ...The units are connected together via the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on the front of the unit as a single manageable unit with the recesses...10 22 11 23 12 24 Power/ Self Test 1 25 / Up 26 / Down 2 3 Alert 4 Unit 3C17300 Superstack 3 Switch 4226T The unit LEDs will display the unit number in ) and 100 m (328 ft) can be disabled and its LED will...
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... to a port with a straight-through (MDI) or a cross-over capability. If you can connect a SuperStack Advanced Redundant Power System (3C16071, 3C16071A or 3C16071B) to another MDIX The Switch is powered-up Sequence 25 Table 6 Power/Self Test LED colors Color Green Yellow Off State The... a Unit LED is off, initialization is not complete. 3Com recommends that is disabled, all Switches in MDI or MDIX mode. If auto-negotiation is they have a cross-over cable (MDIX). The port can only use the Switch's management interface until the Unit LED is by LEDs" on the...
... to a port with a straight-through (MDI) or a cross-over capability. If you can connect a SuperStack Advanced Redundant Power System (3C16071, 3C16071A or 3C16071B) to another MDIX The Switch is powered-up Sequence 25 Table 6 Power/Self Test LED colors Color Green Yellow Off State The... a Unit LED is off, initialization is not complete. 3Com recommends that is disabled, all Switches in MDI or MDIX mode. If auto-negotiation is they have a cross-over cable (MDIX). The port can only use the Switch's management interface until the Unit LED is by LEDs" on the...
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... chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of accessing the management software 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...
... chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of accessing the management software 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...
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... Passwords" on page 50. Page 33. Connect to the console port and use the Command Line Interface. Feature Management How do you want to actively manage your Switch? Connect over the network. Page 47. Page 35. Web Interface Connect over the network via the console port.... configured. Plug and Play Setup Initial IP Information Setup IP information is summarised in the sections that follow. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Connect to Manage your Switch. Command Line Interface SNMP Page 49. How do you want to a front panel port and use the Web...
... Passwords" on page 50. Page 33. Connect to the console port and use the Command Line Interface. Feature Management How do you want to actively manage your Switch? Connect over the network. Page 47. Page 35. Web Interface Connect over the network via the console port.... configured. Plug and Play Setup Initial IP Information Setup IP information is summarised in the sections that follow. Use 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS). Connect to Manage your Switch. Command Line Interface SNMP Page 49. How do you want to a front panel port and use the Web...
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...to allocate static IP addresses. (Static IP addresses are not connected to other Switches on the network have this and configures itself with IP information without requesting user intervention. This makes management simpler and more reliable as they cannot be routed but are useful for small... networks which are necessary to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that you enter until you wish to manage your Switch, work through the "Manually Configuring IP Information" section on page 35. ...
...to allocate static IP addresses. (Static IP addresses are not connected to other Switches on the network have this and configures itself with IP information without requesting user intervention. This makes management simpler and more reliable as they cannot be routed but are useful for small... networks which are necessary to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that you enter until you wish to manage your Switch, work through the "Manually Configuring IP Information" section on page 35. ...
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...the specific web interface operations and command line interface commands and problem solving, refer to the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch or on the 3Com Web site. When using automatic IP configuration it is important that the IP address of the... static, otherwise you know what the IP address is supplied with the Switch or on the 3Com Web site. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static IP addresses to be difficult to manage. Work through the "Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information" section on page 45. Refer ...
...the specific web interface operations and command line interface commands and problem solving, refer to the "SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide" on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch or on the 3Com Web site. When using automatic IP configuration it is important that the IP address of the... static, otherwise you know what the IP address is supplied with the Switch or on the 3Com Web site. Most DHCP and BootP servers allow static IP addresses to be difficult to manage. Work through the "Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information" section on page 45. Refer ...
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...command line interface (CLI) via a front panel port To connect the cable: a Attach an RJ-45 connector at the other unconfigured Switch. This is the default IP address that you can do this using an Ethernet cable as shown in the Location Address field. Do not... Open a suitable Web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in Figure 9. 36 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Connecting the Workstation to the Switch 1 Connect the workstation to manually set up the Switch. Figure 9 Connecting a workstation to the Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation. Change the workstation to ...
...command line interface (CLI) via a front panel port To connect the cable: a Attach an RJ-45 connector at the other unconfigured Switch. This is the default IP address that you can do this using an Ethernet cable as shown in the Location Address field. Do not... Open a suitable Web browser and enter 169.254.100.100 in Figure 9. 36 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Connecting the Workstation to the Switch 1 Connect the workstation to manually set up the Switch. Figure 9 Connecting a workstation to the Network Interface Card (NIC) in the workstation. Change the workstation to ...
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The initial set up your chosen management method. To set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for the Switch. b In the dialogue box that appears type the default IP address of Getting Started pages are using TCP/IP may not work ... a set of the unit, that Send line ends with carriage returns. See "Methods of the information entered. The final page displays a summary of Managing a Switch" on ASCII Setup.. Using Command Line Interface via Telnet Accessing the Command Line Interface via Telnet or Windows HyperTerminal using a console cable to make a direct...
The initial set up your chosen management method. To set up of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for the Switch. b In the dialogue box that appears type the default IP address of Getting Started pages are using TCP/IP may not work ... a set of the unit, that Send line ends with carriage returns. See "Methods of the information entered. The final page displays a summary of Managing a Switch" on ASCII Setup.. Using Command Line Interface via Telnet Accessing the Command Line Interface via Telnet or Windows HyperTerminal using a console cable to make a direct...
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...ip basicConfig command. Figure 10 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Connecting to the Console Port To set up your Switch manually you to enter IP information. 5 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, ... summary of the Command Line Interface physicalInterface - Logout of the information entered. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 45. Basic device configuration logout - Administer traffic management Type ? or ■ enter the gettingStarted command. Administer physical interfaces protocol - 38 CHAPTER ...
...ip basicConfig command. Figure 10 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Connecting to the Console Port To set up your Switch manually you to enter IP information. 5 Enter the IP address, subnet mask, ... summary of the Command Line Interface physicalInterface - Logout of the information entered. See "Methods of Managing a Switch" on page 45. Basic device configuration logout - Administer traffic management Type ? or ■ enter the gettingStarted command. Administer physical interfaces protocol - 38 CHAPTER ...
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... it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as shown in the example in Figure 12. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP Information You are : ■ 19,200 baud ■ 8 data bits ■ no parity ■ 1 stop bit ■ no hardware flow control Refer to... its console port. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line...
... it starts. 2 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as shown in the example in Figure 12. The settings should be set up the Switch with IP Information You are : ■ 19,200 baud ■ 8 data bits ■ no parity ■ 1 stop bit ■ no hardware flow control Refer to... its console port. 40 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT 2 Open your user name and press Return at the password prompt. If you have logged on correctly, the top-level menu of the command line...
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Manually Configuring IP Information 41 Figure 12 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Basic device configuration logout - Administer protocols security - Administer sytem-level functions trafficManagement -... security system - The screen displays a summary of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for the Switch. Administer physical interfaces protocol - At the Enter configuration method prompt enter manual. Logout of Managing a Switch" on page 45. See "Methods of the Command Line...
Manually Configuring IP Information 41 Figure 12 Example top-level command line interface menu Menu options 3Com Superstack 3 Switch 4200 bridge - Basic device configuration logout - Administer protocols security - Administer sytem-level functions trafficManagement -... security system - The screen displays a summary of your Switch is now complete and the Switch is ready for the Switch. Administer physical interfaces protocol - At the Enter configuration method prompt enter manual. Logout of Managing a Switch" on page 45. See "Methods of the Command Line...
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...Hyperterminal. Using 3Com Network You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to the Switch using a console cable to the Console Port - Refer to the documentation that has been automatically allocated to the Switch. 42 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Viewing Automatically...software allows you know what IP address the Switch will be on the Supervisor CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to discover the automatically allocated IP information. 1 Connect your DHCP or BootP server. Connecting to manage the Switch. Connect a workstation using the command line...
...Hyperterminal. Using 3Com Network You can then view the IP information automatically assigned to the Switch using a console cable to the Console Port - Refer to the documentation that has been automatically allocated to the Switch. 42 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Viewing Automatically...software allows you know what IP address the Switch will be on the Supervisor CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to discover the automatically allocated IP information. 1 Connect your DHCP or BootP server. Connecting to manage the Switch. Connect a workstation using the command line...