3Com 2200 manual Administration Overview, About Switch Administration, Configuration Tasks

1	SUPERSTACK™ II SWITCH 2200
	ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

This chapter introduces you to SuperStack™ II Switch 2200 administration and briefly describes the system parameters that you can configure.

About Switch 2200

Administration

The Switch 2200 software is installed at the factory in flash memory on the system processor. Because this software boots from flash memory automat- ically when you power on your system, the system is immediately ready for use in your network. However, you might need to configure certain param- eters for the system to operate effectively in your networking environment. Additionally, when managing your Switch 2200, you might want to view important MAC, port, bridge, and IP statistics. The Switch 2200 Administra- tion Console allows you to configure your system and display these impor- tant statistics. For more complete network management, you can use an external application, such as 3Com’s Transcend® Enterprise Manager.

Configuration Tasks

This section uses tables to summarize the tasks and quick commands for the SuperStack™ II Switch 2200 Administration Console.

■General System Commands (Table 1-1)

■System Management Setup Commands (Table 1-2)

■Bridging Commands (Table 1-3)

■Ethernet Commands (Table 1-4)

■FDDI Commands (Table 1-5)

These tables, which are repeated on the Command Quick Reference card that comes with your system, provide a brief description of most tasks, along with the Administration Console command to access the task quickly. They also tell you where to look in the documentation for additional information.