6CONTENTS

2INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Package Contents 22

 

 

 

Choosing a Suitable Site

22

 

 

Rack-mounting

23

 

 

 

Placing Units On Top of Each Other

25

The Power-up Sequence

25

 

 

Powering-up the Switch 4200G

25

Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs 25

SFP Operation

26

 

 

 

Approved SFP Transceivers

26

 

Inserting an SFP Transceiver

26

 

Removing an SFP Transceiver

28

 

Choosing the Correct Cables

28

 

Choosing the Correct Cables for the Switch 4200G 29

3SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Methods of Managing a Switch

32

 

 

Command Line Interface Management

32

 

Command Line Interface Management using SSH 33

Web Interface Management

33

 

 

SNMP Management 33

 

 

 

 

Setting Up Overview

34

 

 

 

 

IP Configuration

36

 

 

 

 

Preparing for Management

37

 

 

 

Manually Configuring IP Information

37

 

 

Connecting to the Console Port

38

 

 

Connecting to a Front Panel Port

41

 

 

Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information

44

Using 3Com Network Director

 

44

 

 

Connecting to the Console Port

45

 

 

Setting Up Command Line Interface Management

46

User Interface Overview 46

 

 

 

 

CLI Management using the Console Port

46

 

CLI Management over the Network 46

 

 

Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 47

Setting Up Web Interface Management 48

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