3Com 3C16987 manual Installing the Switch

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INSTALLING THE SWITCH

This chapter contains the information you need to install and set up the Switch. It covers the following topics:

■Choosing a Suitable Site

■Rack-mounting

■Placing Units On Top of Each Other

■Stacking Units

■The Power-up Sequence

■Choosing the Correct Cables

■Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs

■Managing the Switch

WARNING: Safety Information. Before installing or removing any components from the Switch 3300 SM or carrying out any maintenance procedures, you must read the safety information provided in Appendix A of this guide.

AVERTISSEMENT: Consignes de sécurité. Avant d'installer ou d'enlever tout composant du Switch 3300 SM ou d'entamer une procédure de maintenance, lisez les informations relatives à la sécurité qui se trouvent dans l'Appendice A de ce guide.

WARNHINWEIS: Sicherheitsinformationen. Bevor Sie Komponenten aus dem Switch 3300 SM entfernen oder dem Switch 3300 SM hinzufuegen oder Instandhaltungsarbeiten verrichten, lesen Sie die Sicherheitsanweisungen, die in Appendix A (Anhang A) in diesem Handbuch aufgefuehrt sind.

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Contents User Guide 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents PIN-OUTS Support from 3Com Returning Products for Repair Page About this Guide Convention Description ConventionsIcon Description Documentation RelatedProduct YearCompliance CommentsIntroducing the Switch 3300 SM Summary of Features About SuperStack Switch 3300 SM10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX Ports Switch 3300 SM Front View DetailUnit LEDs Power/Self Test LEDColor Indicates Port Status LEDs Power Socket Switch 3300 SM Rear View DetailUnits on Examples ConfigurationSwitch 3300 SM as a NetworkUsing the Switch as a collapsed backbone SwitchSwitch Fast Ethernet configuration rules Configuration Rules with Full Duplex Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet Installing the Switch Rack-mounting Fitting a bracket for rack mounting Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the Switch3C16965. Contact your supplier for details Stacking UnitsTreated as a single manageable unit with one IP address You need only one SuperStack II Switch 3300 MM per stack Stack of three units Sequence Power-upPowered-up and ready for operation Switch 3300 SMColor State ChoosingCorrect Cables Port, you need a cross-overcable. Most of the 10BASE-TProblem Guide SwitchNetwork. For information on managing the Switch using ManagingSafety Information Personnel only Important SafetyInformation Important Safety Information Plus étroites ’information deSécurité Importante Personnel qualifié’information de Sécurité Importante Wichtige Sicherheitsinformat ionen Warnhinweis Faseroptikanschlüsse Optische Sicherheit Appendix a Safety Information Pin to RS-232 25-pin PIN-OUTSNull Modem Cable PC-AT Serial CableRJ45 Pin ConnectorsPin Number Signal Function Modem CablePin Number Signal Function Appendix B PIN-OUTS Technical Specifications Vlan MIB RFC Online Technical ServicesServices Technical Support408 727 Username anonymousCountry Telephone Number Asia, Pacific Rim Europe, South Africa, and Middle EastCountry Telephone Number Fax Number Glossary Ethernet BroadcastCollision EndstationLine speed See baud Repeater LoopMulticast ProtocolSTP See Spanning Tree Protocol STP Glossary Index Index 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty Included Services Limitation of Liability EMC Statements