Cisco Systems OL-8122-01 manual Introduction, Chapter Topics

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Introduction

Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the features, benefits, and capabilities of the Catalyst Express 500 switches.

Note This chapter and the rest of this guide focus on the concepts and tasks that are available from the switch hardware and the device manager GUI that is embedded in the switch software.

Enhanced Catalyst Express 500 features and procedures are only available from the Cisco Network Assistant network management application. This application can be downloaded from Cisco.com. Refer to the Network Assistant documentation about these enhanced switch features.

Chapter Topics

Overview, page 1-2

Features and Benefits, page 1-4

System Requirements, page 1-10

Switch Management Options, page 1-11

Supported Hardware, page 1-13

When You Are Done, page 1-13

 

 

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Contents Chapter Topics IntroductionCatalyst Express 500-24TT OverviewCatalyst Express 500-24LC Catalyst Express 500-24PCCatalyst Express Network Example Hardware Features, Software Features, Device Manager GUI, Features and BenefitsSetup Hardware FeaturesCisco Redundant Power Supply RPS Setup ButtonSFP Module Slots LEDsExpress Setup Software FeaturesTroubleshooting MonitoringCustomization Device Manager GUIDevice Manager Interface Hardware Requirements, Software Requirements, System RequirementsNumber of Colors Resolution Font Size Switch Management OptionsHardware Requirements Software RequirementsCisco Network Assistant Supported Hardware When You Are DoneSimple Network Management Protocol Chapter