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1.  | Introduction  | 
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  | MIB Support  | .  | 4  | 
2.  | Installation  | 
  | 5  | 
  | Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  | ||
  | Installation Procedure  | .  | 6  | 
  | Physical Installation  | .  | 7  | 
  | Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  | ||
  | TFTP Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  | ||
  | Serial Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  | ||
  | Cabling  | 10  | |
  | LEDs  | 10  | |
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  | Configuration  | 12  | |
  | Default Configuration  | 12  | |
3.  | Configuration  | 13  | |
  | Introduction  | 14  | |
  | Ports, Port Groups and VLANs  | 14  | |
  | TS Virtual Ports and VLAN Tagging  | 15  | |
  | Virtual Port Restriction  | 15  | |
  | Ring Number Restriction  | 15  | |
  | Bridging Modes  | 16  | |
  | Source Routed Switching (SRS) Operation Mode  | 16  | |
  | Source Routed Transparent Bridging (SRT) Mode  | 16  | |
  | Source Routed Bridging (SRB) Mode  | 17  | |
  | Redundant Connections to Fast Ethernet Network  | 19  | |
  | Network Scenarios  | 19  | |
  | Spanning Tree Configuration  | 21  | |
  | Technical Background  | 24  | |
  | General Guidelines  | 26  | |
  | Navigating Within the Menus  | 27  | |
  | Configuration Overview  | 27  | |
  | VLAN Configuration  | 28  | |
  | BRF Configuration  | 28  | |
  | Local VLAN Port Configuration  | 28  | |
  | Port Configuration - TS Ports  | 28  | |
  | Virtual Port Configuration  | 29  | |