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Chapter 2, "Installation," provides the procedures for installing and configuring a Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. Purpose The Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide documents the hardware features of the switches, explains how to identify and resolve some of Ethernet and local area networking. Organization This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing a switch in a rack, on a desk, or on a wall. It describes the physical and performance characteristics of Catalyst 2900 series XL switches. We...
Chapter 2, "Installation," provides the procedures for installing and configuring a Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. Purpose The Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide documents the hardware features of the switches, explains how to identify and resolve some of Ethernet and local area networking. Organization This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing a switch in a rack, on a desk, or on a wall. It describes the physical and performance characteristics of Catalyst 2900 series XL switches. We...
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... forwards the packet to which you can be deployed as backbone switches, aggregating 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet traffic from other switches. The Catalyst 2900 XL switches have these topics that allows an Ethernet network to reach distances up to 4921 feet (1500 meters). The 2900 XL LRE switches employ Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE), a very-high-data-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL)-based technology that describe the Catalyst 2900 series XL switches, hereafter referred...
... forwards the packet to which you can be deployed as backbone switches, aggregating 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet traffic from other switches. The Catalyst 2900 XL switches have these topics that allows an Ethernet network to reach distances up to 4921 feet (1500 meters). The 2900 XL LRE switches employ Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE), a very-high-data-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL)-based technology that describe the Catalyst 2900 series XL switches, hereafter referred...
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...-T, Gigabit Ethernet, and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) modules • On the Catalyst 2924M XL DC switch, a direct current (DC) power converter • On the Catalyst 2912 LRE XL and 2924 LRE XL switches, up to 24 LRE ports through one RJ-21 connector and hot swapping capability with the Cisco LRE customer premises equipment (CPE) devices • Supports up to 2048 MAC addresses on...
...-T, Gigabit Ethernet, and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) modules • On the Catalyst 2924M XL DC switch, a direct current (DC) power converter • On the Catalyst 2912 LRE XL and 2924 LRE XL switches, up to 24 LRE ports through one RJ-21 connector and hot swapping capability with the Cisco LRE customer premises equipment (CPE) devices • Supports up to 2048 MAC addresses on...
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... monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. You can have a set of LEDs and a Mode button. For more information about CMS, the CLI, and SNMP refer to support desktop-switching features. CMS is already installed on the model, the switch front panels can manage switch configuration settings, performance, security, and collect statistics by using SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS) and HP OpenView. and port-level settings. • Command-line Interface (CLI...
... monitor a standalone switch, a specific cluster member, or an entire switch cluster. You can have a set of LEDs and a Mode button. For more information about CMS, the CLI, and SNMP refer to support desktop-switching features. CMS is already installed on the model, the switch front panels can manage switch configuration settings, performance, security, and collect statistics by using SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks2000 LAN Management Suite (LMS) and HP OpenView. and port-level settings. • Command-line Interface (CLI...
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... set to the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide. When connecting the switch to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide for more info on the Catalyst 2900 XL switches provide protocol support for autonegotiation, the port senses the speed and duplex settings of half duplex, full duplex, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps. Refer to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be connected to an AC power source. Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-6 78-6461-04 When connecting the switch...
... set to the Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide. When connecting the switch to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide for more info on the Catalyst 2900 XL switches provide protocol support for autonegotiation, the port senses the speed and duplex settings of half duplex, full duplex, 10 Mbps, or 100 Mbps. Refer to workstations, servers, routers, and Cisco IP Phones, be connected to an AC power source. Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-6 78-6461-04 When connecting the switch...
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... about the Cisco LRE CPE devices, refer to the Cisco LRE CPE Hardware Installation Guide. For more information about configuring the LRE ports, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide. If telephone services, such as voice or integrated services digital network (ISDN), use 50/125- The connection distances between the LRE switch port and each LRE port is speed autonegotiation and half-duplex operation. If the other switch ports. Chapter 1 Product...
... about the Cisco LRE CPE devices, refer to the Cisco LRE CPE Hardware Installation Guide. For more information about configuring the LRE ports, refer to the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide. If telephone services, such as voice or integrated services digital network (ISDN), use 50/125- The connection distances between the LRE switch port and each LRE port is speed autonegotiation and half-duplex operation. If the other switch ports. Chapter 1 Product...
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... PBX switch services use frequencies above 700 kHz do not work when sharing a line with LRE signals. Table 1-1 Expansion Modules Module Type 10/100 Ethernet 100 BASE-FX Model Number WS-X2914-XL WS-X2914-XL-V WS-X2922-XL WS-X2922-XL-V WS-X2924-XL-V Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78-6461-04 For more information about homologated POTS splitters, contact your Cisco sales representative. Table 1-1 lists the modules that use the...
... PBX switch services use frequencies above 700 kHz do not work when sharing a line with LRE signals. Table 1-1 Expansion Modules Module Type 10/100 Ethernet 100 BASE-FX Model Number WS-X2914-XL WS-X2914-XL-V WS-X2922-XL WS-X2922-XL-V WS-X2924-XL-V Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 1-8 78-6461-04 For more information about homologated POTS splitters, contact your Cisco sales representative. Table 1-1 lists the modules that use the...
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... module fails POST. You can use to 2048 MAC addresses. Refer to the Release Notes for detailed information on self-test (POST) verifies that switch. The Ethernet Gigabit module supports several Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) devices. These modules automatically configure themselves when you install one of the LEDs and the Mode button that you use the switch LEDs to monitor switch activity and its performance. Note Modules WS-X2914-XL and WS-X2922-XL support 2048 MAC addresses. Changing a port mode changes...
... module fails POST. You can use to 2048 MAC addresses. Refer to the Release Notes for detailed information on self-test (POST) verifies that switch. The Ethernet Gigabit module supports several Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) devices. These modules automatically configure themselves when you install one of the LEDs and the Mode button that you use the switch LEDs to monitor switch activity and its performance. Note Modules WS-X2914-XL and WS-X2922-XL support 2048 MAC addresses. Changing a port mode changes...
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... Mode RPS button LED 47288 1-10 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6461-04 Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview All of the LEDs described in this section except the utilization meter (UTL) are visible on the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) window and, if the switch is a cluster member, on the CMS Cluster Manager window. The Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide describes how to use...
... Mode RPS button LED 47288 1-10 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6461-04 Front-Panel Description Chapter 1 Product Overview All of the LEDs described in this section except the utilization meter (UTL) are visible on the Cluster Management Suite (CMS) window and, if the switch is a cluster member, on the CMS Cluster Manager window. The Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide describes how to use...
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... 100 Port Mode Port status Switch utilization Port duplex mode Port speed Description The port status. To select or change port modes, the meaning of the port LED colors also changes. Table 1-6 and Table 1-7 list the port LED colors. Port LEDs and Modes Each of information displayed. Contact Cisco Systems. The internal power supply in a switch has failed, and the RPS is the default mode. These port LEDs, as a group or individually, display information about the switch and about the individual ports. When you change a mode, press the Mode button until...
... 100 Port Mode Port status Switch utilization Port duplex mode Port speed Description The port status. To select or change port modes, the meaning of the port LED colors also changes. Table 1-6 and Table 1-7 list the port LED colors. Port LEDs and Modes Each of information displayed. Contact Cisco Systems. The internal power supply in a switch has failed, and the RPS is the default mode. These port LEDs, as a group or individually, display information about the switch and about the individual ports. When you change a mode, press the Mode button until...
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.... Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). See Figure 1-8 for Different Modes on Catalyst 2912 XL, 2924C XL, 2924 XL, 2924MF XL, 2924M XL, and 2924M XL DC Switches Port Mode STAT (port status) Port LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber UTL Green (utilization) FDUP (port duplex) 100 (port speed) Off Green Off Green Meaning No link. Port is operating at 100 Mbps. 1-16 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
.... Port was disabled by management or an address violation or was blocked by Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). See Figure 1-8 for Different Modes on Catalyst 2912 XL, 2924C XL, 2924 XL, 2924MF XL, 2924M XL, and 2924M XL DC Switches Port Mode STAT (port status) Port LED Color Off Solid green Flashing green Alternating green-amber Solid amber UTL Green (utilization) FDUP (port duplex) 100 (port speed) Off Green Off Green Meaning No link. Port is operating at 100 Mbps. 1-16 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide...
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... Mbps. 1. The LEDs on Catalyst 2912 LRE XL and 2924 LRE XL Switches (continued) Port Mode SPEED Port LED Color Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5.x)WC1/ WC21 Description Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5.x)WC42 3 Cyan (off) Cyan (off) LRE port or remote CPE Ethernet port is operating at 10 Mbps. To verify the LRE CPE Ethernet link status from a switch with this release or higher, use the Port Settings window or the show remote interfaces status user EXEC command.
... Mbps. 1. The LEDs on Catalyst 2912 LRE XL and 2924 LRE XL Switches (continued) Port Mode SPEED Port LED Color Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5.x)WC1/ WC21 Description Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5.x)WC42 3 Cyan (off) Cyan (off) LRE port or remote CPE Ethernet port is operating at 10 Mbps. To verify the LRE CPE Ethernet link status from a switch with this release or higher, use the Port Settings window or the show remote interfaces status user EXEC command.
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...-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-7 Verifying Package Contents Note Carefully remove the contents from sources of electrical noise, such as radios, power lines, and fluorescent lighting fixtures. • For specifications of an AC power receptacle. • Operating environment is within the ranges listed in the Related Publications, page xv. • Clearance to ports is sufficient for unrestricted cabling. - Your Catalyst 2900 XL switch is...
...-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-7 Verifying Package Contents Note Carefully remove the contents from sources of electrical noise, such as radios, power lines, and fluorescent lighting fixtures. • For specifications of an AC power receptacle. • Operating environment is within the ranges listed in the Related Publications, page xv. • Clearance to ports is sufficient for unrestricted cabling. - Your Catalyst 2900 XL switch is...
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... wrap Connecting to a 10/100 Port The switch 10/100 ports configure themselves to switches or repeaters, use a crossover Category 5 cable. If the attached ports do not autonegotiate or that do not support autonegotiation, you can explicitly set can reduce performance or result in the "Cable and Adapter Specifications" section on page B-4. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-35 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2-27 Inserting Terminal Block Into Switch Connecting to...
... wrap Connecting to a 10/100 Port The switch 10/100 ports configure themselves to switches or repeaters, use a crossover Category 5 cable. If the attached ports do not autonegotiate or that do not support autonegotiation, you can explicitly set can reduce performance or result in the "Cable and Adapter Specifications" section on page B-4. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 2-35 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2-27 Inserting Terminal Block Into Switch Connecting to...
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... port LED turns green. Connecting to an LRE Port Depending on when both Cisco 575 LRE CPE and Cisco 585 LRE CPE devices to connect each 100BASE-FX port. The port LED is amber while the STP discovers the topology and searches for solutions to the 100BASE-FX port of the cable to cabling problems. Reconfigure and reboot the connected device if necessary. See Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting," for loops. The port LED turns on the switch model...
... port LED turns green. Connecting to an LRE Port Depending on when both Cisco 575 LRE CPE and Cisco 585 LRE CPE devices to connect each 100BASE-FX port. The port LED is amber while the STP discovers the topology and searches for solutions to the 100BASE-FX port of the cable to cabling problems. Reconfigure and reboot the connected device if necessary. See Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting," for loops. The port LED turns on the switch model...
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... Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide. Note If a connection to a telephone network is not required at all, a splitter is required to directly connect to the Installation Notes for the Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter. Each LRE port status LED turns on when it establishes a link with the connector and cable assembly. The splitter routes LRE data (high-frequency) and voice (low-frequency) traffic from the telephone line...
... Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide. Note If a connection to a telephone network is not required at all, a splitter is required to directly connect to the Installation Notes for the Cisco LRE 48 POTS Splitter. Each LRE port status LED turns on when it establishes a link with the connector and cable assembly. The splitter routes LRE data (high-frequency) and voice (low-frequency) traffic from the telephone line...
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... hardware flow control. Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC or terminal to match these steps to connect the PC or terminal to its original setting. You can change the port baud rate to the switch: Step 1 Step 2 Configure your PC or terminal possible during the setup program. See the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide for instructions. 2-42 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6461-04 Connecting to the Console Port Use the supplied...
... hardware flow control. Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC or terminal to match these steps to connect the PC or terminal to its original setting. You can change the port baud rate to the switch: Step 1 Step 2 Configure your PC or terminal possible during the setup program. See the Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide for instructions. 2-42 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 78-6461-04 Connecting to the Console Port Use the supplied...
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... the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an SNMP workstation. As each turn off , starting with your SNMP application for ports 2x to check the most important system components before the switch begins forwarding packets. The port status LEDs for details. When the switch begins its POST, the port status LEDs turn amber for troubleshooting problems: • Understanding POST Results • Diagnosing Problems Understanding POST Results Each time the switch is powered on, eight...
... the browser interface, from the command-line interface (CLI), or from an SNMP workstation. As each turn off , starting with your SNMP application for ports 2x to check the most important system components before the switch begins forwarding packets. The port status LEDs for details. When the switch begins its POST, the port status LEDs turn amber for troubleshooting problems: • Understanding POST Results • Diagnosing Problems Understanding POST Results Each time the switch is powered on, eight...
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... Management Console. Tighten the thumb screws on . Reset the emulation software to turn green. Reseat telephone cable into telephone wall jack and Cisco LRE CPE. Repair cable trunking or select an alternative pair. Verify switch and upstream network status. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-5 Telephone cable defective. Possible Cause Resolution Incorrect or bad cable. Module not seated in module slot. Telephone cable loose or not connected properly. Cable trunking defective. Corrupted software. Incorrect baud rate. Replace...
... Management Console. Tighten the thumb screws on . Reset the emulation software to turn green. Reseat telephone cable into telephone wall jack and Cisco LRE CPE. Repair cable trunking or select an alternative pair. Verify switch and upstream network status. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-5 Telephone cable defective. Possible Cause Resolution Incorrect or bad cable. Module not seated in module slot. Telephone cable loose or not connected properly. Cable trunking defective. Corrupted software. Incorrect baud rate. Replace...
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... use of spectrally incompatible services. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Diagnosing Problems Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom LRE status LED stays amber. Possible Cause Resolution The switch and CPE are unable to a lower profile. Local nonstandard noise source. Consult Cisco sales representative for installation optimization. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-7 Trunk quality too poor to support desired profile. • Change to establish an LRE link with other services...
... use of spectrally incompatible services. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Diagnosing Problems Table 3-2 Common Problems and Their Solutions (continued) Symptom LRE status LED stays amber. Possible Cause Resolution The switch and CPE are unable to a lower profile. Local nonstandard noise source. Consult Cisco sales representative for installation optimization. 78-6461-04 Catalyst 2900 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide 3-7 Trunk quality too poor to support desired profile. • Change to establish an LRE link with other services...