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Catalyst 3650 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter1 Product Overview
Management Options
Management Ports
Ethernet Management Port
You can connect the switch to a host such as a Windows workstation or a terminal server through the
10/100/1000 Ethernet management port or one of the console ports (see Figure1-7). The 10/100/1000
Ethernet management port is a VPN routing/forwarding (VRF) interface and uses a RJ-45 crossover or
straight-through cable.
Table 1 -15 shows the Ethernet management port LED colors and their meanings.
RJ-45 Console Port
The RJ-45 console port connection uses the supplied RJ-45-to-DB-9 female cable.
Table 1 -16 shows the RJ-45 console port LED colors and their meanings.
Management Options•Configuration Wizard
The Configuration Wizard is a Web-based controller user interface (UI) that lets you complete the
initial wireless configuration after you configure the IP address, local username, and password or
authorization using the authentication server. Using the Web UI, you can configure the controller,
WLAN, and radios for all initial operations, establish management parameters, set security policies,
access software management commands, configure system logs, and other tasks.
For more information on using the Configuration Wizard, see the switch software configuration
guide on Cisco.com.
•Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI application for LANs. You can
use the GUI to configure and manage switch clusters or standalone switches. Cisco Network
Assistant is available at no cost and can be downloaded from this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/NetworkAssistant
Table1-15 Ethernet Management Port LED
Color Description
Green Link up but no activity.
Blinking green Link up and activity.
Off Link down.
Table1-16 RJ-45 Console LEDs
Color Description
Green RJ-45 console port is active.
Off The port is not active.