Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Contents

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Contents

New in this release												15
Features 15
Other changes		15
Introduction												17
Before you begin		17
Text conventions		17
Related publications			19
How to get help		20
Getting help from the Nortel web site 20
Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller										20
Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center											20
Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code												20
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series hardware												23
Hardware components of the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series												23
Front panel	23
Back panel	29
Network configuration examples 34
Small office desktop switch application								34
Branch office workgroup switch application									35
Medium sized office wiring closet switch application										36
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series stacking												39
Stacking capabilities			39
Stacking functionality delivery						40
Stack enabled switches					40
Standalone configuration with license files									40
Stack configuration			45
Configuring the operational mode on rear ports using the CLI											46
rear-ports mode command						46
show rear-ports mode command							46
Configuring the operational mode of rear ports using the Device Manager 47
Rear ports and stacking					47
Initial stack installation					49
Stack MAC address				49
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
	Overview — System Configuration
NN47215-500 (323162-B)							02.02	Standard
			4.1	19 November 2007

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