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Contents

Chapter 2

Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch

Overview....................................................................................................................................................	2-1
Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules .......................................................	2-1
Installation Guidelines.........................................................................................................................	2-1
Installing a New GbE Interconnect Switch for a New Deployment....................................................	2-2
Replacing an Existing GbE Interconnect Switch ................................................................................	2-3
Upgrading from RJ-45 Patch Panels ...................................................................................................	2-4
Planning the GbE Interconnect Switch Configuration...............................................................................	2-4
Default Settings ...................................................................................................................................	2-4
Security Issues.....................................................................................................................................	2-5
Manually Configuring a GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................	2-6
Configuring Multiple GbE Interconnect Switches ..............................................................................	2-6
Cabling the GbE Interconnect Switch........................................................................................................	2-7
Powering Up the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................................................	2-8
Accessing the GbE Interconnect Switch .............................................................................................	2-8
Logging On and Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch ...............................................................	2-9
Additional Information ............................................................................................................................	2-10

Chapter 3

Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management

Interface

	Introduction................................................................................................................................................	3-1
	Before You Begin ......................................................................................................................................	3-1
	Connecting to the GbE Interconnect Switches ..........................................................................................	3-1
	Using the Console Management Interface...........................................................................................	3-2
	Navigation Features.............................................................................................................................	3-2
	Field-level Help and System Messages...............................................................................................	3-2
	Logging On to the GbE Interconnect Switch.............................................................................................	3-3
	Setting Up New Users................................................................................................................................	3-4
	Saving Changes..........................................................................................................................................	3-6
	Managing User Accounts...........................................................................................................................	3-7
	Updating a User Account ....................................................................................................................	3-8
	Viewing Current User Accounts .........................................................................................................	3-8
	Deleting a User Account .....................................................................................................................	3-9
	Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch.................................................................................................	3-9
	Configuring the IP Address.................................................................................................................	3-9
	Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Information and Advanced Settings ..............................	3-11
	Configuring Port Settings..................................................................................................................	3-14
	Configuring Bandwidth.....................................................................................................................	3-15
	Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol.................................................................................................	3-19
	Configuring the Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table ..........................................................	3-22
	Configuring VLANs..........................................................................................................................	3-25
	Configuring IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................	3-30
	Configuring Port Trunking................................................................................................................	3-31
	Configuring Port Mirroring ...............................................................................................................	3-33
	Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast/Multicast/DA-Unknown Storm ........................................	3-34
	Configuring Class of Service, Default Priority, and Traffic Class....................................................	3-35
	Configuring Port Security..................................................................................................................	3-39
	Configuring Priority MAC Addresses...............................................................................................	3-40
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