Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

5

1.1

Features

5

1.2

Package Contents

6

1.3

LEDs

6

1.4

Front and Back Panel Descriptions

7

1.5

Management and Configuration

8

Chapter 2. Hardware Installation and Setup

9

2.1

Installation Overview

9

2.2

Installation into an Equipment Rack

10

2.3

Gigabit Interface Converters

11

2.4

Installing the Optional Emergency Power Supply

12

2.5

Connecting Power

13

2.6

Connecting to the Network

13

2.7

Setup

14

2.8

Setting Passwords

16

2.9

Configuring an IP Address

17

2.10 Restoring Factory Defaults

18

2.11 System Boot Parameters

18

Chapter 3. Understanding the Command Line Interface (CLI)

19

3.1

User Top (User EXEC) Mode

19

3.2

Privileged Top (Privileged EXEC) Mode

20

3.3

Global Configuration Mode

21

3.4

Advanced Features Supported within the Command Mode

24

3.5

Checking Command Syntax

25

3.6

Using CLI Command History

26

3.7

Using the No and Default Forms of Commands

26

3.8

Using Command-Line Editing Features and Shortcuts

26

3.9

Passwords and Privileges Commands

30

Chapter 4. Managing the System and Configuration Files

32

4.1

Managing the System

32

4.2

Managing Configuration Files

34

4.3

Configuring SNMP and Spanning Tree

36

4.4

MAC Address Table

39

Chapter 5. Configuring IP

40

5.1

Assign IP Addresses to Network Interfaces

40

5.2

Establish Address Resolution

42

5.3

Configuring Static Routes

43

5.4

Configuring RIP

44

5.5

Configuring IP Multicast Routing

49

5.6

Using Access Lists

54

5.7

Configuring OSPF

57

5.8

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

64

5.9

Configuring ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)

65

5.10 Monitoring and Maintaining the Network

65

Chapter 6. VLAN Configuration

67

6.1

Creating or Modifying a VLAN

67

6.2

VLAN Port Membership Modes

69

Appendix A. Basic Troubleshooting

72

Appendix B. Specifications

73

Appendix C. FCC Compliance and Warranty Statements

74

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