configuration options, 3-5configuration screen, 3-58connecting to terminal, 2-11 illustration, E-5

pin assignments, E-5

conventions, text, xxiii

conversation steering, 1-16

cooling fans, 1-11

crossover cable, E-4

customer support, xxv

D

data communication equipment. See DCE

DB-9 connector, 2-10

DB-9 console/comm port connector, E-5

DCE, 2-10

Declaration of Conformity, A-4

Default Gateway field, 3-10

default settings, F-1

Deferred Packets field, 3-57

Designated Root field, 3-73

Display Event Log option, 3-6

Display Port Statistics option, 3-20

Display Spanning Tree Switch Settings option, 3-68

E

Event Log screen, 3-85 authentication failure, 3-86 event log flash memory, 3-86excessive bad entries, 3-86operational exception, 3-86 software download, 3-86 TELNET session status, 3-86 write threshold, 3-86

Event Logging field, 3-76

Excessive Collisions field, 3-57

F

FCS Errors field, 3-56

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feet, chassis, 2-4

Filtered Packets field, 3-56

Find an Address field, 3-21

flash memory for software image upgrades, 1-15flat surface, installing on, 2-4

Flooded Packets field, 3-56

Forward Delay field, 3-74

forwarding rate (packets per second), 1-11Frame Errors field, 3-56

G

gateway address setting, 2-17, 2-20

Gigabit, B-1 MDAs, C-1

optical characteristics, B-1grounding the switch, 2-3, 2-5

H

Hello Interval, 3-73,3-74

Hello Time field, 3-73

I

IEEE 802.1p Prioritizing feature, 1-14

IEEE 802.1Q Tagging important terms, 1-33

IEEE 802.3u standard, 1-16

IGMP Snooping configuration rules, 1-52 feature, 1-15

Image Filename field, 3-79

In Use field, 3-9

Inactivity Timeout field, 3-76

In-Band IP Address field, 3-9

In-Band Subnet Mask field, 3-9

Initial setup, 2-17

installation

chassis in a rack, 2-5 flat surface, 2-4

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