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About This Guide
Rack Mounting..................................................................................................14
Connecting Power................................................................................... 15
Replacing the Fuse............................................................................................16
4 MAKING NETWORK CONNECTIONS................................... 1710BASE-T Connection............................................................................. 17
100BASE-T Connection........................................................................... 18
MII Connection........................................................................................ 19
5 USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE..................................... 21Connecting to the Switch......................................................................... 21
Console Usage Conventions.................................................................... 22
First Time Connecting To The Switch..................................................... 23
Steps to create a Super User or General User:...................................................24
Super and General User Privileges....................................................................24
Login On The Switch Console By Registered Users................................ 27
Changing your Password...................................................................................28
Adding and Deleting Users............................................................................... 29
Setting up the Switch................................................................................31
TCP/IP Settings.................................................................................................31
Out-of-band management and console settings.................................................33
Software Updates.............................................................................................. 34
SNMP Information and Console Timeout.........................................................35
SNMP Traps......................................................................................................37
SNMP Security (Community Names)...............................................................38
Switch Configuration............................................................................... 38
Controlling Individual Ports..............................................................................39
Forwarding Configuration...................................................................... 40
Spanning Tree Protocol and Configuration............................................ 42
Introduction to Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters..........................................43
Setting Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters......................................................45
Monitoring the Switch .............................................................................49