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... 35 Powering-up the Switch 4500 35 Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs 35 Choosing the Correct Cables 35 Choosing the Correct Cables for the 1000BASE-X SFP Ports 37 SFP Operation 38 Approved SFP Transceivers 38 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 39 Removing an SFP Transceiver 40 Packing and Shipping the Switch 4500 40 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Methods of Managing a Switch 42 Command Line Interface Management 42 Command Line Interface Management using SSH 43 Web Interface Management 43 SNMP Management 43 Setting Up Overview 44 IP Configuration...
... 35 Powering-up the Switch 4500 35 Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs 35 Choosing the Correct Cables 35 Choosing the Correct Cables for the 1000BASE-X SFP Ports 37 SFP Operation 38 Approved SFP Transceivers 38 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 39 Removing an SFP Transceiver 40 Packing and Shipping the Switch 4500 40 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Methods of Managing a Switch 42 Command Line Interface Management 42 Command Line Interface Management using SSH 43 Web Interface Management 43 SNMP Management 43 Setting Up Overview 44 IP Configuration...
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... CLI Management over the Network 56 Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 57 Setting Up Web Interface Management 58 Pre-requisites 58 Web Management Over the Network 59 Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 59 Pre-requisites 60 Default Users and Passwords 60 4 CREATING A STACK How To Interconnect Units 63 Guidelines For Interconnecting Units 64 Unit Numbering within the Stack 65 5 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 68 Solving Hardware Problems 69 Solving Communication Problems 71 Solving Stack Formation Problems 73 6 UPGRADING SOFTWARE...
... CLI Management over the Network 56 Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 57 Setting Up Web Interface Management 58 Pre-requisites 58 Web Management Over the Network 59 Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 59 Pre-requisites 60 Default Users and Passwords 60 4 CREATING A STACK How To Interconnect Units 63 Guidelines For Interconnecting Units 64 Unit Numbering within the Stack 65 5 PROBLEM SOLVING Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 68 Solving Hardware Problems 69 Solving Communication Problems 71 Solving Stack Formation Problems 73 6 UPGRADING SOFTWARE...
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... installing the Switch in this guide apply to install and use by network administrators who are responsible for use the following switches in their default state: ■ Switch 4500 26-Port (3CR17561-91) ■ Switch 4500 50-Port (3CR17562-91) ■ Switch 4500 PWR 26-Port (3CR17571-91) ■ Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port (3CR17572-91) All procedures described in this guide, follow the instructions in the Release Notes. The guide is intended for installing and setting up network equipment; ABOUT THIS GUIDE...
... installing the Switch in this guide apply to install and use by network administrators who are responsible for use the following switches in their default state: ■ Switch 4500 26-Port (3CR17561-91) ■ Switch 4500 50-Port (3CR17562-91) ■ Switch 4500 PWR 26-Port (3CR17571-91) ■ Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port (3CR17572-91) All procedures described in this guide, follow the instructions in the Release Notes. The guide is intended for installing and setting up network equipment; ABOUT THIS GUIDE...
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..., menu commands, and software button names. If you must type something, and then press Return or Enter. It is supplied in PDF format on the CD-ROM that accompanies the Switch. ■ Release Notes These notes provide information about the web interface and command line interface that accompanies the Switch. ■ Switch 4500 Quick Reference Guide This guide contains: ■ a list of the command line interface commands for the Switch. Click OK. Related Documentation 11 Related Documentation Table...
..., menu commands, and software button names. If you must type something, and then press Return or Enter. It is supplied in PDF format on the CD-ROM that accompanies the Switch. ■ Release Notes These notes provide information about the web interface and command line interface that accompanies the Switch. ■ Switch 4500 Quick Reference Guide This guide contains: ■ a list of the command line interface commands for the Switch. Click OK. Related Documentation 11 Related Documentation Table...
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... installed in last two 1000BASE-X SFP ports The Switch 4500 Family provides workgroup connectivity at 10- Table 3 summarizes what each Switch consists of the Switch, refer to a backbone, or for server connections. 14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 4500 FAMILY About the Switch 4500 The Switch 4500 Family are mixed media devices. With stacking, you can add additional Switch 4500s as your network grows while preserving ease of management. and 100-Mbps, and high-speed Gigabit ports for stacking, uplinks to the "Command Reference Guide...
... installed in last two 1000BASE-X SFP ports The Switch 4500 Family provides workgroup connectivity at 10- Table 3 summarizes what each Switch consists of the Switch, refer to a backbone, or for server connections. 14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 4500 FAMILY About the Switch 4500 The Switch 4500 Family are mixed media devices. With stacking, you can add additional Switch 4500s as your network grows while preserving ease of management. and 100-Mbps, and high-speed Gigabit ports for stacking, uplinks to the "Command Reference Guide...
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... ports. Front View Detail Figure 1 Switch 4500 26-Port - If fiber SFP transceivers are supported by the Switch 4500. Front View Detail 15 Summary of Hardware Features Table 4 summarizes the hardware features that are used, Auto MDIX is not supported. Flow Control In full duplex operation all ports are supported Traffic Prioritization Supported (using the IEEE Std 802.ID, 1998 Edition): Eight traffic queues per port Power over Ethernet Supported on all ports Auto MDI/MDIX Supported on 10/100 ports (3CR17571-91 and 3CR17572-91 only) Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Auto...
... ports. Front View Detail Figure 1 Switch 4500 26-Port - If fiber SFP transceivers are supported by the Switch 4500. Front View Detail 15 Summary of Hardware Features Table 4 summarizes the hardware features that are used, Auto MDIX is not supported. Flow Control In full duplex operation all ports are supported Traffic Prioritization Supported (using the IEEE Std 802.ID, 1998 Edition): Eight traffic queues per port Power over Ethernet Supported on all ports Auto MDI/MDIX Supported on 10/100 ports (3CR17571-91 and 3CR17572-91 only) Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Auto...
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... full-duplex. Port 26 with these switches and can manually set these ports to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out-of the SFP ports, 3Com recommends these ports is mandatory) and the flow control setting can be disabled (except 1000BASE-T which are fixed by the media type, only the flow control is negotiated with Port 52. While usable in any one time. SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable, or mini-GBIC) ports support fiber Gigabit Ethernet short...
... full-duplex. Port 26 with these switches and can manually set these ports to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out-of the SFP ports, 3Com recommends these ports is mandatory) and the flow control setting can be disabled (except 1000BASE-T which are fixed by the media type, only the flow control is negotiated with Port 52. While usable in any one time. SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable, or mini-GBIC) ports support fiber Gigabit Ethernet short...
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... redundant power for the Switch 4500 Family: Table 6 Default Settings Feature Switch 4500 Automatic IP Configuration Enabled Port Status Enabled Port Speed Auto-negotiated Duplex Mode Auto-negotiated Power over Ethernet Enabled (3CR17571-91 and 3CR17572-91 only) Flow Control Auto-negotiated Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to 15.4w on front panel ports RMON Alarm Enabled Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Disabled per port IP Multicast Filtering Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Fast Start Enabled on...
... redundant power for the Switch 4500 Family: Table 6 Default Settings Feature Switch 4500 Automatic IP Configuration Enabled Port Status Enabled Port Speed Auto-negotiated Duplex Mode Auto-negotiated Power over Ethernet Enabled (3CR17571-91 and 3CR17572-91 only) Flow Control Auto-negotiated Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to 15.4w on front panel ports RMON Alarm Enabled Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Disabled per port IP Multicast Filtering Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Fast Start Enabled on...
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.... Table 11 RPS LED Colors Color Green Yellow Off State AC and RPS supply connected. AC failed or not connected. Power over an unpowered network: ■ Reduced Cabling - A PoE Switch combines the functionality of its 10/100 ports over its power supplied over a Category 5 or Category 5e Ethernet cable. a PoE (802.3af) compliant device which has its ethernet cable does not require a separate power supply. There is ok. Using Power over Ethernet The Switch 4500 Power over Ethernet (PoE) units can power multiple devices...
.... Table 11 RPS LED Colors Color Green Yellow Off State AC and RPS supply connected. AC failed or not connected. Power over an unpowered network: ■ Reduced Cabling - A PoE Switch combines the functionality of its 10/100 ports over its power supplied over a Category 5 or Category 5e Ethernet cable. a PoE (802.3af) compliant device which has its ethernet cable does not require a separate power supply. There is ok. Using Power over Ethernet The Switch 4500 Power over Ethernet (PoE) units can power multiple devices...
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... MANAGEMENT To make full use of the features offered by your network. This is known as managing the Switch. This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually Configuring IP Information ■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 ■ Default Users and Passwords...
... MANAGEMENT To make full use of the features offered by your network. This is known as managing the Switch. This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different methods of Managing a Switch ■ Setting Up Overview ■ Manually Configuring IP Information ■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management ■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH ■ Setting Up Web Interface Management ■ Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 ■ Default Users and Passwords...
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... Management using SSH The Switch 4500 supports Secure Shell version 2.0 (SSHv2.0), allowing secure access to the Command Line Interface of web pages that allow you to manage Management the Switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 14). For example, you can manage a Switch using any network management workstation running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in the data. Figure 14 Web Interface Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network using the Command Line Interface you use the 3Com Network Director software...
... Management using SSH The Switch 4500 supports Secure Shell version 2.0 (SSHv2.0), allowing secure access to the Command Line Interface of web pages that allow you to manage Management the Switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 14). For example, you can manage a Switch using any network management workstation running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in the data. Figure 14 Web Interface Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network using the Command Line Interface you use the 3Com Network Director software...
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... you change all three default passwords as soon as it is important that you want to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that the IP address of the IP address ever changing, or ■ your Switch. Setting Up Overview 45 CAUTION: To protect your Switch from a DHCP server on page 60. Manual IP Configuration When you configure...
... you change all three default passwords as soon as it is important that you want to ensure that the Switch is always allocated the same IP information.) For most installations, 3Com recommends that the IP address of the IP address ever changing, or ■ your Switch. Setting Up Overview 45 CAUTION: To protect your Switch from a DHCP server on page 60. Manual IP Configuration When you configure...
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... console port - connect a workstation using the command line interface (CLI). ■ Connecting to a front panel port - Pre-requisites ■ A workstation with your Switch manually you can manually set up the Switch with the Switch via a modem). You can find pin-out diagrams for the cable in the following so that is, connected to communicate with IP information: ■ IP address ■ subnet mask ■ default gateway ■ management VLAN ID, normally set up your Switch. Connecting...
... console port - connect a workstation using the command line interface (CLI). ■ Connecting to a front panel port - Pre-requisites ■ A workstation with your Switch manually you can manually set up the Switch with the Switch via a modem). You can find pin-out diagrams for the cable in the following so that is, connected to communicate with IP information: ■ IP address ■ subnet mask ■ default gateway ■ management VLAN ID, normally set up your Switch. Connecting...
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... the first time. For increased security please change the default password when using the Switch's IP address and port number. For further information on generating a host key on page 42. ■ Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using TFTP server please refer to the Switch using a Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with IP information as described in "Methods of the following Web browser and platform combinations: Table 15 Supported Web Browsers and...
... the first time. For increased security please change the default password when using the Switch's IP address and port number. For further information on generating a host key on page 42. ■ Ensure that the Switch is connected to the network using TFTP server please refer to the Switch using a Category 5 twisted pair Ethernet cable with IP information as described in "Methods of the following Web browser and platform combinations: Table 15 Supported Web Browsers and...
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... the IP protocol correctly installed on your browser settings. Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 59 For the browser to operate the web interface correctly, JavaScript™ and Cascading Style Sheets must be enabled on your Switch. Web Management To manage a Switch using a port in the following format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return...
... the IP protocol correctly installed on your browser settings. Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2 59 For the browser to operate the web interface correctly, JavaScript™ and Cascading Style Sheets must be enabled on your Switch. Web Management To manage a Switch using a port in the following format: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 4 At the login and password prompts, enter admin as your user name and press Return...
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... View, enter display snmp community. refer to log in with the SNMP network management application software. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 4 Switch Command Reference Guide" for the users defined on as possible, even if you do this setting in Table 16. CAUTION: To protect your Switch. 60 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. To change...
... View, enter display snmp community. refer to log in with the SNMP network management application software. The Switch has three default user names, and each user name has a different password and level of the "SuperStack 4 Switch Command Reference Guide" for the users defined on as possible, even if you do this setting in Table 16. CAUTION: To protect your Switch. 60 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Pre-requisites ■ Documentation supplied with a valid user name and password. To change...
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... a 3Com Switch 4500 with all Switch 4500 CLI commands, the format for entering a portspecific command is the default configuration file). If you interconnect to the other 3Com Switch 4500s. ■ Stacking is enabled for creating a stack. Guidelines For Interconnecting Units This section offers some guidelines for ports 25/26 and 49/50. By default, fabric mode is only supported using the appropriate connection method for your stack. Using these guidelines will help prevent problems arising when setting up ' port...
... a 3Com Switch 4500 with all Switch 4500 CLI commands, the format for entering a portspecific command is the default configuration file). If you interconnect to the other 3Com Switch 4500s. ■ Stacking is enabled for creating a stack. Guidelines For Interconnecting Units This section offers some guidelines for ports 25/26 and 49/50. By default, fabric mode is only supported using the appropriate connection method for your stack. Using these guidelines will help prevent problems arising when setting up ' port...
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... been manually configured with a unit ID and this conflicts with an ID already within the stack, then the Switch with the lowest MAC address assumes the ID in question and the other unit will automatically renumber. 3Com recommends that is, you cannot control port features such as auto-negotiation, VLANs, static addresses, STP, Aggregated Links, Resilient Links, and so on. Figure 22 Stack example (using 4 units) Speed:Green = 100Mbps, Yellow = 10Mbps Duplex:Green = Full Duplex...
... been manually configured with a unit ID and this conflicts with an ID already within the stack, then the Switch with the lowest MAC address assumes the ID in question and the other unit will automatically renumber. 3Com recommends that is, you cannot control port features such as auto-negotiation, VLANs, static addresses, STP, Aggregated Links, Resilient Links, and so on. Figure 22 Stack example (using 4 units) Speed:Green = 100Mbps, Yellow = 10Mbps Duplex:Green = Full Duplex...
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... version of software initially purchased with your product ■ A list of system hardware and software, including revision level ■ Diagnostic error messages ■ Details about recent configuration changes, if applicable In order to access upgrades and related documentation you must first Support and Repair register your product at http://www.3com.com/ 3Com Knowledgebase helps you . Telephone Technical To enable telephone support and other service benefits available to you troubleshoot 3Com...
... version of software initially purchased with your product ■ A list of system hardware and software, including revision level ■ Diagnostic error messages ■ Details about recent configuration changes, if applicable In order to access upgrades and related documentation you must first Support and Repair register your product at http://www.3com.com/ 3Com Knowledgebase helps you . Telephone Technical To enable telephone support and other service benefits available to you troubleshoot 3Com...
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... configuration 45 L LEDs 18 logging in as a default user 60 M management methods 42 preparing for 46 setting up 41, 44 manual setup console port 47 front panel port 50 MDI configuration 35 MDIX configuration 35 P passwords of default users 60 pin assignments modem cable 112 null modem cable 111 RJ45 112 serial cable 111 pin-outs 111 ports 17 power over ethernet (PoE) 33 power socket 20 powering-up a Switch 4500 35 problem solving 67, 75 communication problems 71 hardware problems 69 IP addressing 69 LEDs...
... configuration 45 L LEDs 18 logging in as a default user 60 M management methods 42 preparing for 46 setting up 41, 44 manual setup console port 47 front panel port 50 MDI configuration 35 MDIX configuration 35 P passwords of default users 60 pin assignments modem cable 112 null modem cable 111 RJ45 112 serial cable 111 pin-outs 111 ports 17 power over ethernet (PoE) 33 power socket 20 powering-up a Switch 4500 35 problem solving 67, 75 communication problems 71 hardware problems 69 IP addressing 69 LEDs...