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Location ............................................................................................................ 14
Rack Mounting.................................................................................................. 14
Connecting Power ................................................................................... 15
Replacing the Fuse ............................................................................................ 16
4
M
AKING
N
ETWORK
C
ONNECTIONS
................................... 17
10BASE-T Connection............................................................................. 17
100BASE-T Connection........................................................................... 18
MII Connection........................................................................................ 19
5
U
SING THE
C
ONSOLE
I
NTERFACE
..................................... 21
Connecting to the Switch ......................................................................... 21
Console Usage Conventions .................................................................... 22
First Time Connecting To The Switch ..................................................... 23
Steps to create a Super User or General User:................................................... 24
Super and General User Privileges.................................................................... 24
Login On The Switch Console By Registered Users ................................ 27
Changing your Password................................................................................... 28
Adding and Deleting Users ............................................................................... 29
Setting up the Switch................................................................................ 31
TCP/IP Settings................................................................................................. 31
Out-of-band management and console settings................................................. 33
Software Updates .............................................................................................. 34
SNMP Information and Console Timeout......................................................... 36
SNMP Traps...................................................................................................... 37
SNMP Security (Community Names) ............................................................... 38
Switch Configuration ............................................................................... 38
Controlling Individual Ports.............................................................................. 39
Forwarding Configuration ...................................................................... 40
Spanning Tree Protocol and Configuration ............................................ 42
Introduction to Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters ......................................... 43
