| Table of Contents |
ABOUT THIS GUIDE | IX |
CONVENTIONS | IX |
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE | IX |
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
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General Description of Switch | 2 |
Performance features | 3 |
Ports | 4 |
Optional Gigabit Extension Modules | 4 |
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GBIC Gigabit Ethernet Module | 4 |
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UNPACKING AND SETUP | 6 |
UNPACKING | 6 |
SETUP | 6 |
DESKTOP OR SHELF INSTALLATION | 7 |
RACK INSTALLATION | 7 |
POWER ON | 8 |
Power Failure | 8 |
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS | 9 |
FRONT PANEL | 9 |
REAR PANEL | 10 |
SIDE PANELS | 11 |
LED INDICATORS | 11 |
CONNECTING THE SWITCH | 12 |
SWITCH TO END NODE | 12 |
SWITCH TO HUB OR SWITCH | 13 |
CONNECTING TO NETWORK BACKBONE OR SERVER | 14 |
SWITCH MANAGEMENT | 15 |
LOCAL CONSOLE MANAGEMENT | 15 |
Console port | 15 |
User Interface | 16 |
Software Features | 17 |
Port Speed - 10/100 Mbps UTP | 17 |
Port Speed – Gigabit Ethernet Ports | 17 |
Flow Control | 17 |
Port Trunk Groups | 17 |
Port Monitor | 17 |
Priority Queues | 18 |
VLAN Group | 19 |
MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS | 20 |
PORT TRUNK GROUPS | 20 |
IEEE 802.1P PRIORITY | 21 |
VLANS | 21 |