Switch 4200 Series Getting Started Guide
SuperStack
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 SERIES
2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
4 PROBLEM SOLVING
Changing Default Passwords
SNMP Management
SAFETY INFORMATION
C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
PIN-OUTS
D TECHNICAL SUPPORT
INDEX REGULATORY NOTICES
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Conventions
Commands
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SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH
About the Switch 4200 Series Switch 4200 Series - Front View Detail
Switch 4200 Series - Rear View Detail Default Settings
INTRODUCING THE
About the Switch
4200 Series
Feature
Switch 4200 Series
Switch 4200 Series
Front View Detail
Figure 1 Switch 4226T 3C17300 - front view
Power / Self Test LED
GBIC Ports This section applies to the SuperStack 3 Switch 4228G only
Fiber GBICs
1000BaseT GBICs
Color
Indicates
Power/Self Test LED
Color
Indicates
Unit LEDs
System RPS. See “Connecting a Redundant Power System” on page
Rear View Detail
Switch 4200 Series
Figure 4 Switch 4200 Series - rear view
IP Address Subnet Mask Default Router
INSTALLING THE SWITCH
Package Contents Choosing a Suitable Site Rack-mounting
Placing Units On Top of Each Other The Power-up Sequence
GBIC Operation
Package Contents
Choosing a Suitable
Site
Rack-mounting
3 Insert the two screws and tighten with a suitable screwdriver
Stacking Units
The Power-up
Powering-up the
Switch 4200 Series
Sequence
LEDs” on page
If there is evidence of a problem, see “Solving Problems Indicated by
Fiber cables
Choosing the correct Choose from the following cable options
The 1000BASE-SX ports can be connected to multimode fiber cables only
GBIC Operation
Transceivers
28 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH
Figure 7 Inserting a GBIC Transceiver
GBIC Ports
GBIC Transceiver
30 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH
SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Setting Up Overview Manually Configuring IP Information
Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
Methods of Managing a Switch
Setting Up
Overview
set up and ready for management when it is in its default state. The
Configure IP information manually for your Switch or view the
Manual IP Configuration
Automatic IP Configuration
on page
You should use the automatic IP configuration method if
Manually Configuring IP Information
Pre-requisites
Connecting the Workstation to the Switch
Configuring the Workstation with IP Information
Setting Up the Switch with IP Information
Using the Web Interface
Using Command Line Interface via Telnet
Figure 10 Example top-level command line interface menu
You can find pin-out diagrams for both cables in Appendix B on page
Connecting the Workstation to the Switch
Figure 11 Connecting a workstation to the Switch via the console port
Pre-requisites
Setting Up the Switch with IP Information
19,200 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no hardware flow control
Figure 12 Example top-level command line interface menu
Configured IP
Viewing
Automatically
Information
Connecting the Workstation to the Switch
Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
Viewing IP Information via the Console Port
Figure 14 Example top-level command line interface menu
Methods of Managing a Switch
Refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on page
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page
Command Line
Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management” on page
using Telnet
Interface
Setting Up Web
described in “Setting Up Overview” on page
Choosing a Browser
Interface
Setting Up SNMP
Over the Network
the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch to provide SNMP
management for your Switch. If you use 3Com Network Supervisor it
The security device user modify command on the CLI, or
Default Users and Passwords
The Security Device User Modify operation on the web interface
52 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
PROBLEM SOLVING
Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs Solving Hardware Problems
Solving Communication Problems Solving Software Upgrade Problems
Solving Problems
solutions below
The Power LED does not light
On powering-up, the Power/Self Test LED lights yellow
Problems
Solving Communication Problems
Error message indicating that the GBIC transceiver is invalid
Error message indicating that the GBIC transceiver is faulty
Solving Stack
Formation
How do you obtain a registered IP Address?
Problems
If you have problems with your software upgrade, refer to the Problem
58 CHAPTER 4 PROBLEM SOLVING
SAFETY INFORMATION
Important Safety Information
Important Safety Information
L’information de Sécurité Importante
AVERTISSEMENT Cordon électrique
Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen
VORSICHT Europe
VORSICHT Faseroptikanschlüsse - Optische Sicherheit
B PIN-OUTS
Null Modem Cable
PC-AT Serial Cable
Modem Cable
RJ-45 Pin
Assignments
Signal
RJ-45 connectors
1000BASE-T RJ-45
Pin Assignments
Signal
Signal
Table 13 Pin assignments
Pin Number
Function
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Switch 4226T 3C17300
Physical Dimensions
Safety
Protocols Used for Administration
72 APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Standards Supported
Terminal Emulation
Switch 4250T 3C17302
Physical Dimensions
Safety
Power Supply
Switch 4228G 3C17304
Physical Dimensions
Safety
Power Supply
Services
Online Technical
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Europe, Middle East and Africa
Latin America
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Returning Products for Repair
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Telephone Number
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Telephone Number
INDEX
Page
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems
REGULATORY NOTICES
FCC STATEMENT
INFORMATION TO THE USER