3Com 4500 26-PORT, 4500 PWR 50-PORT, 4500 PWR 26-PORT, 4500 50-PORT manual About this Guide

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide provides all the information you need to use the configuration commands supported by version 3.0.x software on the 3Com® Switch 4500.

About This Software The software in the Switch 4500 is a subset of that used in some other 3Com

Versionproducts. Depending on the capabilities of your hardware platform, some commands described in this guide may not be available on your Switch, although the unavailable commands may still display on the command line interface (CLI). If you try to use an unavailable command, an error message displays.

CAUTION: Any command that displays on the CLI, but is not described in this guide, is not supported in version 3.0.x software. 3Com only supports the commands described in this guide. Other commands may result in the loss of data, and are entered at the user’s risk.

How This Guide is Organized

The Switch 4500 Command Reference Guide consists of the following chapters:

■Using System Access Commands — Introduces the commands used for accessing the Switch 4500.

■Using Port Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring Ethernet port and link aggregation.

■Using VLAN Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring VLANs.

■Using Power over Ethernet (PoE) Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring PoE.

■Using Network Protocol Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring network protocols.

■Using Routing Protocol Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring routing protocols.

■Using Multicast Protocol Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring multicast protocols.

■Using QoS and ACL Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring QoS/ACL.

■Using STP Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring STP.

■Using AAA and RADIUS Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring 802.1x, AAA and RADIUS.

■Using Reliability Commands — Introduces the commands used for configuring VRRP.