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To install the mounting brackets on the switch, follow these steps:

1Place the switch the right way up on a hard flat surface, with the front facing toward you.

2Remove the existing screws from the sides of the chassis.

3Locate a mounting bracket over the mounting holes on one side of the unit.

4Insert the four screws and fully tighten with a suitable screwdriver, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 Fitting the mounting bracket

5Repeat the three previous steps for the other side of the switch.

6Refer to the instructions that shipped with your rack, runners, shelf or tray to complete the installation of the switch into the mounting rack.

CAUTION: When using rack mounting runners, a shelf, or a tray, make sure that the ventilation holes on the side of the switch are not obstructed.

7Connect cables.

Free-StandingThe Switch 9100 is supplied with four self-adhesive rubber pads. Apply the pads to the underside of the device by sticking a pad in the marked area at each corner of the switch.

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SuperStack Switch User Guide 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents Installation and Setup Virtual Lans Vlans Forwarding Database FDB Quality of Service QOS Using the WEB Interface Technical Specifications Troubleshooting Page About this Guide Ethernet concepts Ethernet switching and bridging concepts Screen displays ConventionsIcon Description Convention Description Compliance RelatedDocumentation Year About this Guide About Switch 9100 OverviewSwitch Features Simple Network Management Protocol Snmp Virtual LANs VLANs For information on load sharing, refer to Chapter Example ConfigurationQuality of Service QoS Network Key Switch 9100 used in a backbone configuration Front panel has the following features ViewPorts Color Indicates 1000BASE-SX Port Status LEDs Describes the LED behavior on the SwitchLEDs Standard Media Type Mhz/Km Rating Maximum Distance Switch 9100 Rear shows the Switch 9100 rear view Color Indicates 100/1000BASE-TX Port Status LEDsUnit Status LED MAC Address Power SocketsReset Button Serial Number Public Installation and Setup DeterminingLocation Installing TabletopRack Mounting Installing the Switch 9100 Function Pin Number Direction Connecting Equipment to the Console Port Switch Flashes until the switch has successfully passed the Post Installation First Time Default Vlan named defaultLogin admin Logging on for Installation and Setup Accessing the Switch Accessing the Switch Be a range of numbers, for example You could enter the following shortcut Reboot date time cancel Symbol DescriptionConfig vlan name ipaddress ipaddress Config snmp community readonly readwrite string Line-Editing Keys Create account admin user username encrypted password Command Description Disable idletimeout Disable bootp vlan name allDisable cli-config-logging Disable clipaging 3C177052 Configuring Management AccessUnconfig switch all Show banner Changing the Default Password Account Name Access Level3C1770519# Create account admin user username encrypted Viewing AccountsShow accounts Deleting an Account Methods Managing SwitchUsing Access Profiles Config access-profile accessprofile To view the contents of an access profile, type Access Profile Example Using a Bootp Server Using TelnetTo view the Telnet configuration, type Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet Manually Configuring the IP Settings Your changes take effect immediately Config vlan name ipaddress ipaddress subnetmaskConfig iproute add default ipaddress metric For example Terminate the session by using the following command Show sessionClear session sessionnumber IP Host CommandsUsing the Web On the switch Supported MIBs Using SnmpAccessing Switch Agents Enable Snmp traps Enable Snmp access Command Connectivity Ping command syntax isOptions for the ping command are described in Table Checking Basic Disabling Switch 9100 PortsConfiguring Switch Port Speed Duplex Setting Enabling Config ports portlist qosprofile Enable learning ports portlistEnable ports portlist Enable sharing masterport Show ports portlist txerrors Disable learning ports portlistDisable ports portlist Disable sharing masterport Accessing the Switch Enable sharing 4 grouping Sharing ConfigurationPort-Mirroring Verifying the Load Show mirroring CommandsDisable mirroring Example Accessing the Switch VLANs provide extra security VLANs help to control traffic Igmp Overview VLANs ease the change and movement of devicesIgmp Snooping Enable igmp vlan name Enable igmp snoopingForward-mcrouter-only Forward-mcrouter-only is specified, Port-Based VLANs Types of VLANs Marketing Finance Sales Spanning Switches with Port-Based VLANs Switch AccountingEngineering Assigning a Vlan Tag Uses of Tagged VLANs Tagged Ports Shows a logical diagram of the same network Mixing Port-Based and Tagged VLANs AppleTalk Following protocol filters are predefined on the switchNetBIOS DECNet IPX8022 Predefined Protocol Filters Config protocol protocolname add protocoltype Hexvalue Defining Protocol FiltersCreate protocol protocolname Vlan Names Deleting a Protocol FilterPackets Over Protocol On the Switch Configuring VLANs 6 to it Displaying Vlan Settings To display Vlan settings, use the following commandShow vlan name Deleting VLANs Virtual Lans Vlans Forwarding Database FDB Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry Following example adds a permanent entry to the FDB Config fdb agingtime numberDisable learning ports Entries To display FDB entries, use the command Displaying FDB EntriesShow fdb macaddress vlan name portlist Permanent Removing FDB Delete Fdbentry macaddress vlanName Clear fdb macaddress vlan name portlist Forwarding Database FDB Protocol Spanning Tree Protocol STPOverview Spanning Tree Network with an illegal topology Traffic flowing through Bridge B Initialization Reconfiguration DomainsStabilization STPD2 contains VLANs Manufacturing and Engineering Stpd Marketing & Sales Marketing, Sales & Engineering Create stpd stpdname Configuring STP on the SwitchConfig stpd stpdname add vlan name Enable stpd stpdname Enable stpd port portlist Shows the commands used to configure STP Settings Displaying STPThrough 3, and port Listed in Table Resetting STP Spanning Tree Protocol STP Quality of Service QOS Quality of ServiceBuilding Blocks QoS Profiles Profile Name Priority Minimum Bandwidth Maximum Bandwidth Vlan Dynamic MAC Addresses Permanent MAC addresses Blackhole Command to clear the FDB is as followsVerifying MAC-Based QoS Settings Or the command Physical and Logical Groupings Config dot1p type dot1pvalue qosprofile qosnameEnable dot1p replacement ports portlist all 802.1p Packets Verifying Physical and Logical Groupings Source Port Verifying Configuration Performance Displaying QoS Information QoS MonitorShow ports portlist qosmonitor Disable qosmonitor Enable qosmonitor port port Configuring QoS Quality of Service QOS Status Monitoring Statistics Show memory Show log configShow switch Show log priority To view port statistics, use the following command Port StatisticsAccuracy Port Errors To view port transmit errors, use the following commandTo view port receive errors, use the following command Port Monitoring Display KeysLogging Clear log static Is specific to the problemWhere the following is true Level Description To configure the log display, use the following command Configure remote logging by using the following commandReal-Time Display Disable syslog Disable log display Clear Counters Rmon features supported by the switchOn the network Allows you to monitor LANs remotely Alarms StatisticsHistory Reducing the Traffic Load EventsImproving Efficiency Allowing Proactive Management Events Rmon Group Support Supplied by the Switch StatisticsAlarms History Action High Threshold Enable disable rmon Status Monitoring and Statistics Using the WEB Interface Enabling Disabling Web AccessTo re-enable Web access, use the following command Setting Up Your Accessing the WebBrowser Navigating the Web Interface Task FrameWebserver busy Browser Controls Status MessagesSelection Type Key Sequence Configuring a Vlan Saving ChangesDo a Get When Using the WEB Interface New Image Software Upgrade and Boot OptionsSecondary image and configuration file on the switch Downloading a Rebooting the Switch SavingChanges Upgrading Software Upgrade and Boot Options Save configuration primary Boot OptionShow configuration Cancel option Software Upgrade and Boot Options Safety Information Information Important Safety Lithium Battery Appendix a Safety Information Sécurité Importante ’information de Appendix a Safety Information Batterie au lithium Europe Wichtige Sicherheitsinformat ionen Lithiumbatterie Warnung Faseroptikanschlüsse Optische Sicherheit Appendix a Safety Information Technical Specifications Terminal Emulation Protocols Used for Administration LEDs Troubleshooting Telnet workstation cannot access the device Using Command-Line InterfaceSwitch does not power up Snmp Network Manager cannot access the device Permanent entries remain in the FDB Traps are not received by the Snmp Network Manager You forget your password and cannot log Port Configuration No link light on 100/1000BASE-TX portExcessive RX CRC errors VLANs You cannot add a port to a Vlan No link light on Gigabit fiber port VLANs, IP Addresses and default routes Vlan names802.1Q links do not work correctly Using the Command-Line Interface Appendix C Troubleshooting Services Technical SupportOnline Technical Country Data Rate Telephone Number Access by Analog ModemUsername anonymous Hours a day, 7 days a week Access by Digital Modem 847 262408 727 Country Telephone Number Asia, Pacific Rim Europe, South Africa, and Middle East Country Telephone Number Fax Number Page Glossary Collision BridgeBroadcast Broadcast storm Glossary Loop IP addressLatency Line speed Port trunks See load sharing Segment RepeaterResilient link Router Telnet SwitchSwitch Database Standby port Glossary Admin IndexNumbers FDB Rmon Tftp Index Index Index of Commands 118 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