3Com 3C13636 manual Table of Contents

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family	Table of Contents
Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Overview		1-1
1.1	Introduction	1-1
1.2	Hardware Features of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family	1-2
	1.2.1 Appearance	1-2
	1.2.2 System specifications	1-3
	1.2.3 LEDs	1-3
	1.2.4 Interface attributes	1-4

Chapter 2 Installing the Router		2-1
2.1	Safety Precautions	2-1
2.2	Installing the Router	2-2
	2.2.1 Placing the Router on a Tabletop/Workbench	2-2
	2.2.2 Mounting the Router on a Vertical Surface	2-2
2.3	Connecting the Ground Wire	2-3
2.4	Connecting the Power Cord	2-3
	2.4.1 AC-input power supply	2-3
	2.4.2 Connecting the AC-input power cord	2-3
2.5	Connecting the Router to a Console Terminal	2-4
	2.5.1 Console cable	2-4
	2.5.2 Connecting the console cable	2-4
2.6	Connecting the Router to LAN	2-5
	2.6.1 Ethernet cable	2-5
	2.6.2 Connecting an Ethernet cable	2-5
2.7	Verifying Installation	2-6

Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router		3-1
3.1	Starting up the Router	3-1
	3.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment	3-1
	3.1.2 Powering on the Router	3-4
3.2	Maintaining the Router	3-5
	3.2.1 Boot Menu	3-5
	3.2.2 Upgrading Programs through XModem	3-7
	3.2.3 Backing up and Restoring the Extended Segment of the Boot ROM Program ...	3-9
	3.2.4 Upgrading Application Programs with NET	3-10

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting		4-1
4.1	Troubleshooting the Power System	4-1
4.2	Troubleshooting the Configuration System	4-1
4.3	Recovering/Replacing a Lost Boot ROM Password	4-2

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