About This Guide
Welcome to the 6H302-48 and 6H303-48 Fast Ethernet User’s Guide. This guide describes the Fast Ethernet modules and provides information concerning network requirements, installation, and troubleshooting. For information about how to use Local Management to configure and manage the module, refer to the Matrix E7 Series and SmartSwitch 6000 Series Local Management User’s Guide.
Important Notices
Depending on the firmware version used in the module, some features described in this document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the module to determine which features are supported.
There are restrictions on the version of firmware required for 6H302-48 modules with a serial number starting with 3655xxxxxx. The serial number is visible on the top ejector tab of the switch, or by querying the PIC MIB. For firmware in the 5.x track, version 5.03.05 or higher must be used on 6H302-48 modules with a serial number starting with 3655. For the 4.x firmware track, 4.08.41 or higher must be used on 6H302-48 modules with a serial number starting with 3655.
USING THIS GUIDE
Read through this guide to completely understand the module capabilities and how to install the modules.
A general working knowledge of Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 type data communications networks and their physical layer components is helpful when using this module.
NOTE: In this document, the 6H302-48 or 6H303-48 may be referred to as either the “switch”, or the “module”. When information applies to a specific module, the module will be referred to by its name.
A lowercase italic x indicates the generic use of a letter (e.g., xxx indicates any combination of three alphabetic characters).