D-Link DES-3208 Switch to Switch (other devices)

10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

Connecting The Switch

Figure 4-3. DES-3208 Switch connected to a Hub without uplink

(MDI-II) port using the Straight OR crossover cable option

Using straight cable

When using straight cable, the connection can be made from the uplink

(MDI-II) port of the Switch to any port of the Hub (see figure 4-3).

Using crossover cable

When using crossover cable, the connection can be made from any (1x - 8x)

port of the Switch to any port of the Hub (see figure 4-3).

Switch to Switch (other devices)

The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers,

bridges, etc.) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover

cable.

Contents

Main Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Limited Warranty Hardware: Software: D-Link Offices to Contact for Warranty Service: Trademarks Copyright Statement FCC Warning CE Mark Warning Page Page i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ii iii Page v 0 A BOUT T HIS G vi 1 I NTRODUCTION Fast Ethernet Technology Switching Technology Features Ports Performance features Management 2 U NPACKING AND ETUP Unpacking Setup Desktop or Shelf Installation Rack Installation Power on Power Failure Page Rear Panel Note: When making cable or transceiver connections to the MII inteface connector, make sure that LED Indicators Page Page Hub to Switch 10Base-T Hub 100Base-TX Hub Hub without Uplink (MDI-II) port Using straight cable Using crossover cable Switch to Switch (other devices) Using straight cable Using crossover cable 5 S WITCH M ANAGEMENT Local Console Managament Console port (RS-232 DCE IP Addresses and SNMP Community Names Traps MIBs Packet Forwarding Aging Time Spanning Tree Algorithm STA Operation Levels On the Bridge Level On the Port Level User-Changeable Parameters Page Illustration of STA Page Table 5-1. User-selective STA parameters 6 U SING THE C ONSOLE I Console Usage Conventions First Time Connecting To The Switch Steps to create a Super User or General User: Super and General User Privileges Page Using the Console Interface Menu Super User General User Table 6-1. Super User and General User Privileges Privilege LOGIN ON THE SWITCH CONSOLE BY REGISTERED USERS Changing Your Password Adding and Deleting Users Adding a New User Deleting a User Setting up the Switch TCP/IP Settings Page Out-of-band management and console settings Software Updates only . If you are using bootp-tftp System Configuration Menu system.sysName system.sysLocation sysContact SNMP Management Settings SNMP Trap Manager Configuration Page SNMP Manager Configuration SNMP Security (Community Names) Port Configuration Switch Monitoring Displaying Port Statistics Page Spanning Tree Algorithm Parameters Forwarding Table Custom Filtering Table Page Page Protocol Parameters STAP Port Parameters Resetting the Switch System Reset Factory Reset Page A 7 T ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS General Physical and Environmental Performance B 8 RJ-45 P IN PECIFICATION Page C 9 MII C ONNECTOR PECIFICATIONS MII Connector Specifications MII Connector Pin Assignment Contact MII Signal Signal Name Contact MII Signal Signal Name Page 10 I NDEX Page Page Page Page Index Offices Registration Card Product was purchased from: