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SuperStack® 3 Switch 4200 Family Implementation Guide Generic guide for units in the SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 Family: 3C17300 3C17302 3C17304 3C17300A 3C17302A 3C17304A http://www.3com.com/ Part No. DUA1730-0BAA03 Published June 2005
SuperStack® 3 Switch 4200 Family Implementation Guide Generic guide for units in the SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 Family: 3C17300 3C17302 3C17304 3C17300A 3C17302A 3C17304A http://www.3com.com/ Part No. DUA1730-0BAA03 Published June 2005
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...obligation on the removable media in a directory file named LICENSE.TXT or !LICENSE.TXT. Conserving energy, materials and natural resources in 3Com's standard commercial license for this product is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. IEEE and 802 are labelled according to recognized environmental... to you subject to make changes in nature and developed solely at any form or by all products. Regulated Materials Statement 3Com products do not contain any derivative work (such as provided in other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. ...
...obligation on the removable media in a directory file named LICENSE.TXT or !LICENSE.TXT. Conserving energy, materials and natural resources in 3Com's standard commercial license for this product is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. IEEE and 802 are labelled according to recognized environmental... to you subject to make changes in nature and developed solely at any form or by all products. Regulated Materials Statement 3Com products do not contain any derivative work (such as provided in other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. ...
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... 15 Automatic IP Configuration 16 Security 16 Aggregated Links 16 Auto-negotiation 17 Multicast Filtering 18 Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 18 Switch Database 19 Traffic Prioritization 19 RMON 20 Broadcast Storm Control 20 VLANs 20 Configuration Save and Restore 20 2 OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH Port Features 23 Duplex 23...
... 15 Automatic IP Configuration 16 Security 16 Aggregated Links 16 Auto-negotiation 17 Multicast Filtering 18 Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 18 Switch Database 19 Traffic Prioritization 19 RMON 20 Broadcast Storm Control 20 VLANs 20 Configuration Save and Restore 20 2 OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH Port Features 23 Duplex 23...
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... Example 32 3 USING MULTICAST FILTERING What is an IP Multicast? 33 Benefits of Multicast 34 Multicast Filtering 34 Multicast Filtering and Your Switch 35 IGMP Multicast Filtering 36 4 USING RESILIENCE FEATURES Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 39 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 40 What is... Example 45 STP Configurations 46 Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs 48 5 USING THE SWITCH DATABASE What is the Switch Database? 49 How Switch Database Entries Get Added 49 Switch Database Entry States 50 6 USING TRAFFIC PRIORITIZATION What is Traffic Prioritization? 51 How Traffic Prioritization Works...
... Example 32 3 USING MULTICAST FILTERING What is an IP Multicast? 33 Benefits of Multicast 34 Multicast Filtering 34 Multicast Filtering and Your Switch 35 IGMP Multicast Filtering 36 4 USING RESILIENCE FEATURES Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 39 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) 40 What is... Example 45 STP Configurations 46 Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs 48 5 USING THE SWITCH DATABASE What is the Switch Database? 49 How Switch Database Entries Get Added 49 Switch Database Entry States 50 6 USING TRAFFIC PRIORITIZATION What is Traffic Prioritization? 51 How Traffic Prioritization Works...
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...The Audit Log 62 Email Notification of Events 62 8 SETTING UP VIRTUAL LANS What are VLANs? 65 Benefits of VLANs 66 VLANs and Your Switch 67 The Default VLAN 67 Communication Between VLANs 67 Creating New VLANs 68 VLANs: Tagged and Untagged Membership 68 Placing a Port in a ...Single VLAN 69 VLAN Configuration Examples 70 Using Untagged Connections 70 Using 802.1Q Tagged Connections 71 9 USING AUTOMATIC IP CONFIGURATION How Your Switch Obtains IP Information 74 How Automatic IP Configuration Works 74 Automatic Process 75 Important Considerations 76 Event Log Entries and Traps 76 10 MAKING YOUR...
...The Audit Log 62 Email Notification of Events 62 8 SETTING UP VIRTUAL LANS What are VLANs? 65 Benefits of VLANs 66 VLANs and Your Switch 67 The Default VLAN 67 Communication Between VLANs 67 Creating New VLANs 68 VLANs: Tagged and Untagged Membership 68 Placing a Port in a ...Single VLAN 69 VLAN Configuration Examples 70 Using Untagged Connections 70 Using 802.1Q Tagged Connections 71 9 USING AUTOMATIC IP CONFIGURATION How Your Switch Obtains IP Information 74 How Automatic IP Configuration Works 74 Automatic Process 75 Important Considerations 76 Event Log Entries and Traps 76 10 MAKING YOUR...
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...Important Considerations 83 What is Disconnect Unauthorized Device (DUD)? 85 How DUD Works 85 What is RADIUS? 85 11 USING SWITCH CONFIGURATION FEATURES Configuration Save and Restore 87 Upgrading Management Software 89 A CONFIGURATION RULES Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet 93 Configuration ...Rules for Fast Ethernet 94 Configuration Rules with Full Duplex 95 B NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES Simple Network Configuration Examples 98 Desktop Switch Example 98 Advanced Network Configuration Examples 99 Improving the Performance and Resilience of Your Network 99 C IP ADDRESSING IP Addresses ...
...Important Considerations 83 What is Disconnect Unauthorized Device (DUD)? 85 How DUD Works 85 What is RADIUS? 85 11 USING SWITCH CONFIGURATION FEATURES Configuration Save and Restore 87 Upgrading Management Software 89 A CONFIGURATION RULES Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet 93 Configuration ...Rules for Fast Ethernet 94 Configuration Rules with Full Duplex 95 B NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES Simple Network Configuration Examples 98 Desktop Switch Example 98 Advanced Network Configuration Examples 99 Improving the Performance and Resilience of Your Network 99 C IP ADDRESSING IP Addresses ...
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...® 3 Switch 4200 Family. For detailed descriptions of the web interface operations and the command line interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the Switch please refer to all units in HTML format on the 3Com World Wide Web site: http://www.3com.com/ Please ...is responsible for the system or network administrator who is a reference to the Management Interface Reference Guide supplied in the SuperStack® 3 Switch 4200 Family. It assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations and familiarity with your network. This guide is intended for...
...® 3 Switch 4200 Family. For detailed descriptions of the web interface operations and the command line interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the Switch please refer to all units in HTML format on the 3Com World Wide Web site: http://www.3com.com/ Please ...is responsible for the system or network administrator who is a reference to the Management Interface Reference Guide supplied in the SuperStack® 3 Switch 4200 Family. It assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations and familiarity with your network. This guide is intended for...
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The word "command" means that you to potential personal injury Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface represents information as shown and then press Return or Enter. 10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are linked with a plus sign (+). Example: To display port information, enter the following syntax: Commands system password In this guide. If you must enter the command exactly as it is defined in the text. ■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Click OK...
The word "command" means that you to potential personal injury Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface represents information as shown and then press Return or Enter. 10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are linked with a plus sign (+). Example: To display port information, enter the following syntax: Commands system password In this guide. If you must enter the command exactly as it is defined in the text. ■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Click OK...
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...the current software release, including new features, modifications, and known problems. Your suggestions are very important to us. It contains an explanation for each Switch documentation set includes the following: ■ Getting Started Guide This guide contains: ■ all the ... on how to access the management software to begin managing the Switch. ■ Management Interface Reference Guide This guide contains information about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_comments@3com.com Related Documentation 11 Related Documentation Documentation Comments In addition to this...
...the current software release, including new features, modifications, and known problems. Your suggestions are very important to us. It contains an explanation for each Switch documentation set includes the following: ■ Getting Started Guide This guide contains: ■ all the ... on how to access the management software to begin managing the Switch. ■ Management Interface Reference Guide This guide contains information about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_comments@3com.com Related Documentation 11 Related Documentation Documentation Comments In addition to this...
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12 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Please include the following information when contacting us: ■ Document title ■ Document part number (on the title page) ■ Page number (if appropriate) Example: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide ■ Part number: DUA1730-0BAA0x ■ Page 25 Please note that we can only respond to your network supplier. Questions related to technical support or sales should be directed in the first instance to comments and questions about 3Com product documentation at this e-mail address.
12 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Please include the following information when contacting us: ■ Document title ■ Document part number (on the title page) ■ Page number (if appropriate) Example: ■ SuperStack 3 Switch Implementation Guide ■ Part number: DUA1730-0BAA0x ■ Page 25 Please note that we can only respond to your network supplier. Questions related to technical support or sales should be directed in the first instance to comments and questions about 3Com product documentation at this e-mail address.
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I SWITCH FEATURES Chapter 1 Switch Features Overview Chapter 2 Optimizing Bandwidth Chapter 3 Using Multicast Filtering Chapter 4 Using Resilience Features Chapter 5 Using the Switch Database Chapter 6 Using Traffic Prioritization Chapter 7 Status Monitoring and Statistics Chapter 8 Setting Up Virtual LANs Chapter 9 Using Automatic IP Configuration Chapter 10 Making Your Network Secure Chapter 11 IP Addressing
I SWITCH FEATURES Chapter 1 Switch Features Overview Chapter 2 Optimizing Bandwidth Chapter 3 Using Multicast Filtering Chapter 4 Using Resilience Features Chapter 5 Using the Switch Database Chapter 6 Using Traffic Prioritization Chapter 7 Status Monitoring and Statistics Chapter 8 Setting Up Virtual LANs Chapter 9 Using Automatic IP Configuration Chapter 10 Making Your Network Secure Chapter 11 IP Addressing
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...This is Management Software? These methods are explained in more detail later in Chapter 3 of the Switch features. Managing the Switch can operate in HTML format on the Switch. This section provides a brief overview of the web interface operations and the command line interface (CLI...) commands that resides on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch. 1 SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW What is known as managing the Switch. Your Switch can help you to the Management Interface Reference Guide supplied supplied in its efficiency and therefore ...
...This is Management Software? These methods are explained in more detail later in Chapter 3 of the Switch features. Managing the Switch can operate in HTML format on the Switch. This section provides a brief overview of the web interface operations and the command line interface (CLI...) commands that resides on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch. 1 SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW What is known as managing the Switch. Your Switch can help you to the Management Interface Reference Guide supplied supplied in its efficiency and therefore ...
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... it is already in use , you do not have this IP address. On the Switch 4200 Family, aggregated links are connections that accompanies your Switch. uses a device MAC address for authentication against unauthorized users connecting devices to your Switch, please refer to the Management Quick Reference Guide supplied in the range 169.254.1.0 to...
... it is already in use , you do not have this IP address. On the Switch 4200 Family, aggregated links are connections that accompanies your Switch. uses a device MAC address for authentication against unauthorized users connecting devices to your Switch, please refer to the Management Quick Reference Guide supplied in the range 169.254.1.0 to...
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This provides automatic, point-to-point redundancy between two devices (switch-to-switch or switch-to-server) that provide the highest performance supported by the port. these capabilities are by your Switch. Ports operating at 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps) and flow control. For details of ... and received simultaneously and, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link. if one link is a mechanism that accompanies your Switch, please refer to another port. Auto-negotiation Auto-negotiation allows ports to be shared amongst the remaining link(s). Duplex Full duplex mode allows...
This provides automatic, point-to-point redundancy between two devices (switch-to-switch or switch-to-server) that provide the highest performance supported by the port. these capabilities are by your Switch. Ports operating at 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps) and flow control. For details of ... and received simultaneously and, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link. if one link is a mechanism that accompanies your Switch, please refer to another port. Auto-negotiation Auto-negotiation allows ports to be shared amongst the remaining link(s). Duplex Full duplex mode allows...
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...STP and will automatically downgrade to the whole network. 18 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW port reacts accordingly by tuning the link from network loops - Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering allows the Switch to forward multicast traffic to only the endstations that are bridge-based ...systems that particular port. RSTP can restore a network connection quicker than broadcasting the traffic to STP on that makes your Switch uses IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) snooping to detect the endstations in the event of path failure and uses a loop-detection ...
...STP and will automatically downgrade to the whole network. 18 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW port reacts accordingly by tuning the link from network loops - Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering allows the Switch to forward multicast traffic to only the endstations that are bridge-based ...systems that particular port. RSTP can restore a network connection quicker than broadcasting the traffic to STP on that makes your Switch uses IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) snooping to detect the endstations in the event of path failure and uses a loop-detection ...
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...and RSTP, see Chapter 4 "Using Resilience Features". This enables you to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded through the Switch without being delayed by using the Quality of Service, see Chapter 6 "Using Traffic Prioritization". For more information about Quality ...of Service (QoS) feature. Traffic Prioritization Traffic prioritization allows your Switch using layer 2 information, is to ensure that high priority data, such as time-sensitive and system-critical data is assigned...
...and RSTP, see Chapter 4 "Using Resilience Features". This enables you to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded through the Switch without being delayed by using the Quality of Service, see Chapter 6 "Using Traffic Prioritization". For more information about Quality ...of Service (QoS) feature. Traffic Prioritization Traffic prioritization allows your Switch using layer 2 information, is to ensure that high priority data, such as time-sensitive and system-critical data is assigned...
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... which is blocked until the broadcast traffic level drops below the threshold. As an example, with an RMON management application, the Switch can segment your network according to your network without being restricted by physical connections - Configuration Save and Restore Configuration Save and Restore...overwhelming broadcast traffic that can receive notification via email, SMS (Short Message Server), or pager. 20 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW RMON Remote Monitoring (RMON) is exceeded. For more information about VLANs, see Chapter 7 "Status Monitoring and Statistics". The...
... which is blocked until the broadcast traffic level drops below the threshold. As an example, with an RMON management application, the Switch can segment your network according to your network without being restricted by physical connections - Configuration Save and Restore Configuration Save and Restore...overwhelming broadcast traffic that can receive notification via email, SMS (Short Message Server), or pager. 20 CHAPTER 1: SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW RMON Remote Monitoring (RMON) is exceeded. For more information about VLANs, see Chapter 7 "Status Monitoring and Statistics". The...
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Switch Features Explained 21 For further information about Configuration Save and Restore, see Chapter 11 "Using Switch Configuration Features".
Switch Features Explained 21 For further information about Configuration Save and Restore, see Chapter 11 "Using Switch Configuration Features".