Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide..........................................................................................................3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................4
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................6
Contents Overview................................................................................................................... 9
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................11
List of Figures.........................................................................................................................23
List of Tables...........................................................................................................................29

Part I: Introduction................................................................................. 33

Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Switch.................................................................................................35
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................... .......................................35
1.1.1 Bridging Example ................................................................... ....................................35
1.1.2 High Performance Switching Example ....................................................................... 36
1.1.3 Gigabit Ethernet to the Desktop .......................................................... ....................... 37
1.1.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Example ..................................................................37
1.2 Ways to Manage the Switch ............................................ .................................................... 38
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the Switch ....................................... .......................................... 38
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Connection................................................................................. 39
2.1 Freestanding Installation ...................................................................................................... 39
2.2 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ................................. .......................................................... 40
2.2.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirements .............. .................................................... 40
2.2.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch .......................................................... 40
2.2.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack .................................................................................. 41
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview.................................................................................................................43
3.1 Front Panel Connections ........................................................... .......................................... 43
3.1.1 Dual Personality Interfaces .............................. .......................................................... 43
3.1.2 1000Base-T Ports .................................. .................................................................... 44