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Switch 3300 SM as a The example in Figure 5 shows how a Switch 3300 SM can be used, Desktop Switch within a stack, for a group of users that require dedicated 10Mbps or

100Mbps connections to the desktop. The 3300 SM Switches provide a Gigabit Ethernet connection to a SuperStack II Switch 9300 in the basement and to a local server.

Figure 5 Using the Switch in a desktop environment

Switch 3300:

SM

SM

	XM	Local server on a switched
	XM	1000Mbps connection
		1000Mbps connection
	MM

Endstations on switched 10Mbps

or 100Mbps connections

1000Mbps

Switch 9300

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3Com 3C16987A manual Using the Switch in a desktop environment

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SuperStack 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents PIN-OUTS Page Page About this Guide Icon Description ConventionsConvention Description Documentation Related Product YearCompliance Comments Introducing the Switch 3300 SM Summary of Features About SuperStack Switch 3300 SM Switch 3300 SM front view Switch 3300 SM Front View Detail Color Indicates Port Status LEDs Power/Self Test LEDUnit LEDs Power Socket Switch 3300 SM Rear View Detail Units on Examples ConfigurationSwitch 3300 SM as a Network Using the Switch as a collapsed backbone Switch Using the Switch in a desktop environment 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 Switch Treated as a single manageable unit with one IP address Stacking Units3C16965. Contact your supplier for details You need only one SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 MM per stack Stack of three units Sequence Power-upPowered-up and ready for operation Switch 3300 SM Color State ChoosingCorrect Cables Port, you need a cross-overcable. Most of the 10BASE-T Problem Guide SwitchNetwork. For information on managing the Switch using Managing Safety Information Information Important SafetyPersonnel only Important Safety Information Étroites ’information deSécurité Importante Personnel qualifié ’information de Sécurité Importante Wichtige Sicherheitsinformat ionen Warnhinweis Faseroptikanschlüsse Optische Sicherheit Appendix a Safety Information Pin to 9-pin Null Modem CablePC-AT Serial Cable Pin to RS-232 25-pin RJ45 Pin ConnectorsPin Number Signal Function Modem Cable Pin Number Signal Function Appendix B PIN-OUTS Environmental Requirements Physical DimensionsSafety Power Supply Vlan MIB RFC Online Technical Services Username anonymous Country Telephone Number Asia, Pacific Rim Europe, South Africa, and Middle East Country Telephone Number Fax Number Glossary Ethernet BroadcastCollision Endstation Line speed See baud Repeater LoopMulticast Protocol Telnet ServerStack SuperStack Glossary Index Index 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty Page Disclaimer Regulatory Notices