3Com 3C16491 manual

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C ONTENTS A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Conventions 7 Documentation Comments 8 Produc t Registration 8 1 I NTRODUCING THE B ASELINE S WITCH Overview of the Baseline Switch 9 Features and Capabi lities 9 Autosensing of MDI/MDIX Connections 9 Autonegotiating 10/100 Mbps Ports 9 Power -over -Ethernet Capability 10 Gigabit Combo Ports (RJ-45/SFP) 10 Physical Fea[...]

Automatic IP Configuration 33 IP Setup 34 Backup Configuration 35 Restore Config uration 35 Firmware Upgrade 36 Initialize 37 Reboot 37 System Access 38 System Time 40 SNMP 40 Configuring VLANs 42 VLAN 43 Forwar ding T agged/Untagged Frames 47 Sample VLAN Configurati ons 47 Spanning T ree 49 IGMP Snooping 51 IGMP Query 51 Broadc ast Storm 51 PoE 52[...]

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A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This guide describes how to install your 3Com Switch and perform initial management confi gurations. This guide is intended for use by those r esponsible for installing and setting up network equipme nt; consequently , it assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs (Local Ar ea Networks). Diese Anleitung ist fur die Benutzung dur [...]

8 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Documentation Comments Y our suggestions are very important to us. They will help make our d ocumentation more useful to you. Please e-mail comments about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_comments@3com.com Please include the following in formation when contacting us: ■ Document title ■ Document part number (on the tit[...]

1 I NTR ODUCING THE B ASELINE S WITCH This chapter pr ovides an ov erview of the featur es and capabilities of the 3Com Baseline Swit ch 2426 PWR Plus. It also identifies the contents of the Switch package and helps you get to know the physi cal features of the device. Overview of the Baseline Switch The 3Com ® Baseline Swit ch 2426 PWR Plus is a [...]

10 I NTRODUCING TH E B ASELINE S WITCH Power -over -Ethernet Capability The Switch pr ovides 24 front panel RJ-45 ports that support the IEEE 8 02.3af Power -over -Ethernet (PoE) standard. Any 802.3af complia nt device attached to a port can dir ectly draw power from the switch over the Ethernet cable without r equiring its own separate power sourc[...]

Physical Fe atures 11 téléphonique central privé ou pu blic. Raccorder seulement connecteurs de données RJ-45, systèmes de réseaux de téléphonie ou téléphon es de réseaux à ces prises. Il est possible de raccorder des câbles protégés ou no n protégés avec des jacks protégés ou non protégés à ces prises de données. WARNHI NWEI[...]

12 I NTRODUCING TH E B ASELINE S WITCH (3) Link/Activity Status LEDs The first (top) and thi rd row of LEDs, which ar e colored yellow or gr een, show the link, activity and speed status of the related ports: 10/100/1000BASE-T P orts 10/100BASE-TX Ports (4) Duplex Status LEDs The second and fourth (bottom) r ow of Status LEDs, which ar e colored ye[...]

Physical Fe atures 13 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports 1000BASE-T only operates in full duplex mode. 10/100BASE-TX can be in half or full d uplex mode. Gigabit Comb o Ports (5) Power LED The Power LED shows the power status of the Switch. (6) Self-adhesive Pads The unit is supplied with four self-a dhesive rubber pads. Do not apply the pads if you intend to[...]

14 I NTRODUCING TH E B ASELINE S WITCH Package Contents Befor e installing and using the Switch, verify that your Switch package is complete. The Switch comes with: ■ One power cord ■ Four standard height, self-adhesive rubber pads ■ One mounting kit ■ Installation CD ■ This User Guide ■ W arranty flyer The Switch is powered fr om the A[...]

2 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH This chapter contain s information that you need to install and set up the Switch . It covers the following topics: ■ Befor e Y ou Begin ■ Positioning the Switch ■ Rack-Mounting or Fre e-Standing ■ Supplying Power to the Switch ■ Using SFP T ransceivers ■ Performing Spot Checks Before Y ou Begin WAR NI NG : Saf[...]

16 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Alternatively , the Switch can be rack-mounted in a wiring closet or equipment r oom. A mounting kit, containing two mounting brackets and four scr ews, is supplied with the Switch. When deciding wher e to position the Switch, ensure that: ■ It is accessible and cables can be conn ected easily . ■ Cabling is away fr o[...]

Rack-Moun ting or Free- Standing 17 3 Insert the two screws suppli ed in the mounting kit and fully tighten with a suitable screwdriver . Figur e 2 Rack Mounting t he Unit 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the unit. 5 Insert the unit into the 19 -inch rack and secure with suitable scr ews (not provided). 6 Reconnect the cables. Montagesa[...]

18 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH If you are pl acing Switch units one on top of the other , you must use the sel f-adhesive rubber pads supplied. Apply the pads to the underside of each Swit ch, sticking one in the marked area at each corner . Place the Switch units on top of each other , ensuring that the pads of the upper unit line up with the recesses[...]

Using SFP T ranceivers 19 If POST fails, try the following: ■ Power off the Switch, an d then power it on again. Check the Power LED and see if POST was successfully completed. ■ Reset the Switch. See “Resetting to Factory Defaults” on page 73 . CAUTION: Resetting the Switch to its factory def aults erases all your settings. Y ou will need [...]

20 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH ■ 1000BASE-LX SFP transceiver Use this transceiver to c onnect the Switch directly to a single mode fiber -optic cable or to multi - mode fiber using a conditioned launch cable. If the SFP transceiver is faulty , it will not operate within the Switch. See “T roubleshooting” on page 73 . T o activate the SFP port: 1 [...]

Performing Sp ot Checks 21 Performing Spot Checks At frequent in tervals, you should visually check the Switch. Regular checks can gi ve you an early war ning of a possible failur e; any problems can then be attended to when there will be least ef fect on users. 3Com recommend s periodically checking the items listed in Ta b l e 1. Ta b l e 1 Ite m[...]

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3 C ONNECTING TO THE W EB I NTERFACE The Switch has a built-in Web interface that you can use to set the admin password, change the IP addr ess that is assigned to the Switch, and configure its advanced settings. If you only want the Switch to function as a basic layer 2 switch, you do not need to access the Web interface and configure the Switch. [...]

24 C HAPTER 3: C ONNECTING TO THE W EB I NTERFACE The Discovery applicat ion ca n be used for detecting and connect ing to the Switch on the network. The application will launch a Web interface that provides th e user with options to configur e, modify , an d upgrade the Switch. T o use Discovery to connect to the Web interface, do the following: 1[...]

Logging On to the Web In terface 25 Figure 5 Discover ed Devices Screen 3 On the Discovered Devices scr een, click Base - line Switch 2426 PWR Plus , and then click Nex t . The Completing the 3Com Discovery Applica - tion screen appears. 4 Click Finish . The logon dialog box for the Web interface appears. Logging On to the Web Interface After the W[...]

26 C HAPTER 3: C ONNECTING TO THE W EB I NTERFACE Navigating the We b Interface The Web interface has be en designed to enable you to easily perform advanced conf iguration tasks and vi ew informa tion about the Switch. Menu The menu is located on the left side of the Web interface. When you click an item on the menu, the related scr een appe ar s [...]

Navigating the Web Interface 27 Ta b l e 1 lists the available items on the menu. Ta b l e 1 Available Menu Items Menu Item Description Device Summary Contains tabs that allow you to: ■ Provide a summary of the Switch’s basic settings and versions of current components. ■ Set the polling interv al in seconds. ■ Display the description for e[...]

28 C HAPTER 3: C ONNECTING TO THE W EB I NTERFACE IGMP Snooping Allows you to en able or disable IGMP snooping. IGMP Query Allows you to en able or disable IGMP query mode. Broadcast Storm Allows you to en able or disable rate limiting. PoE Contains tabs that allow you to: ■ Display PoE summary. ■ Configure PoE settings. Port Configur es the po[...]

Navigating the Web Interface 29 Buttons Depending on th e screen that is cur rently displayed, the following butt ons may appear: ■ Apply – Click to save and apply any changes that you have made ■ Cancel – Click to discard any unsaved changes Port Status There is an image of the Switch’ s front panel in the Device View page, which indicat[...]

30 C HAPTER 3: C ONNECTING TO THE W EB I NTERFACE Accessing the Interface Without Using Discovery The Discovery app lication works by automatically de tecting th e IP address that is assigned to the Switch , and then using that address to connect to the Web interface. If you know the Switch’ s IP address, you can access the Web interface with out[...]

4 C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH This chapter provides information on how to configure the Switch’ s advanced features. T opics include: ■ Device Summar y Information ■ Administration Sett ings ■ Configuring VLANs ■ Configuring Port Settings ■ QoS V o IP T raffic Settings ■ Security ■ Monitoring Configuration Overview The Switch is shippe[...]

32 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH ■ Color Key Device View Contains fields that di splay the system, switch, and manage ment switch informatio n to identify the Switch. The fields include Product Description, System Locatio n, System Contact, Serial Number , Product 3C Number , MAC Address, Software V ersion, Un it Uptime, Bootr oom V ersion[...]

Administra tion Settings 33 Color Key Description of the color coding. Figure 10 Color Key Administration Settings The Administra tion menu includes ei ght administration it ems: ■ IP Setup ■ Backup Configuration ■ Restor e Configuration ■ Firmware Upgrade ■ Initialize ■ Reboot ■ System Access ■ System Time ■ SNMP Modifying the IP[...]

34 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH T o determ ine the exact IP address that the Switch assigns to itse lf during auto IP configuration, check th e sticker on the base of the Switch. T his sticker contains th e MAC address and default IP address of the Switch. T o detect its IP inform ation using the automatic configuration pr ocess, the Switch[...]

Administra tion Settings 35 Figure 11 IP Settings Scr een Backup Configuration T o save the Switch c onfiguration settings: 1 Click Administratio n , then Backup Configuration on the menu. The Backup Configuration scr een appears. Figure 12 B ackup Configuration 2 Click OK. Y ou will be prompted to provide a location where the configuration file wi[...]

36 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2 Click Browse to locate the backup file on your computer to r estore the configuratio n settings. 3 Click Restore to copy the configuration back to the Switch. For security purposes, restoring the configuration does not chang e the passwor d. Firmware Upgrade The Upgrade facility allows you to install on the[...]

Administra tion Settings 37 case the upgrade process fails f o r any reason (for example, the connection betw een the computer and the Switch is lost while the new firmware is being copied to the Switch). A progr ess screen displays while the upgrade is taking place. The upgrade procedur e can take a few minutes, and is complete when the progress b[...]

38 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH System Access Click Admin istratio n , then System Access on the menu. A screen appe ars with six system access tabs: ■ User Summary ■ Create User ■ Modify User ■ Remove User T o prevent unauthorized user s from accessing the Web interf ace and modifying the Switch’ s settings, the in terface is pas[...]

Administra tion Settings 39 Create User This page allows you to create a user and define the access level and passwor d for that user . Figure 16 Crea te User Screen Modify User This page allows you to modify a use r’ s access level and password. Figure 17 M odify User Screen[...]

40 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Remove User T o re move a user from the Switch, click on the user name, then click Remo ve . Figure 18 Remove Use r Screen System Time Click Admin istratio n , then System Time on the menu. This scr e en allows you to set the system time. Y ou can set the Y e ar , Month, Day , Hours, Minutes, and Seconds . Fi[...]

Administra tion Settings 41 ■ SNMP Remove Summary Displays the list community access strings. Figure 20 SNMP Summary Scr een Setup Enable or disable the SNMP Agent Status. Figure 21 SNMP Setup Scr een SNMP Add This page allows you to create community strings for m anagement acce ss. Figure 22 SNMP Add Screen[...]

42 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH SNMP Remove This page allows you to r emove community strings. Figure 23 SNMP Remo ve Screen Configuring VLANs A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain, regar dless of their physical location or connection point in the net w ork. A VLAN serves as a logical wor[...]

Configurin g VLANs 43 VLAN Click Device , then VLAN on the menu. A screen appears with seven tabs that include: ■ Setup ■ Modify VLAN ■ Modify Port ■ Rename ■ Remove ■ Port Detail ■ VLAN Detail Setup Use the Setup screen to create VLANs on the Switch. T o propagate information about VLAN grou ps used on this Swit ch to exter nal devic[...]

44 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH By default, all ports belong to VLAN 1 as an untagged mem ber . How ever , the y can belong to multiple VLANs as a tagged member . Also, newly created VLANs will initially have no ports associated wi th them. Modify VLAN Use the Modify VLAN screen to change the VLAN to which a port belongs, and configur e the[...]

Configurin g VLANs 45 Figure 26 Modify Port Screen 1 Select a membership use. Available options for each port include (only one op tion can be associated with a single port): ■ Not a member ■ Ta g g e d ■ Untagged 2 Select a port to associat e with the membership. 3 Enter a VLAN t o apply th ese changes to, then click Apply . Rename Use the R[...]

46 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Remove Use the Remove screen to r emove a VLAN. Figure 28 Remove Scr een 1 Enter a set of VLAN s or select all VLANs to add to the r emove list, then click Select . 2 From the list of selected VLANs choose a VLAN to remo ve, or click the Sele ct All butt on to select all the VLANs. Click Remove to remove the [...]

Configurin g VLANs 47 Figure 30 VLAN Detail Scr een Forwarding T agged/Untagged Frames Each port on the Switch is capable of passing tagged or unta gged frames. The following describes how the Switch will handle tagged and untagged frames. ■ When a port receives a tagged frame with a VLAN ID and the port is a member (untagged or tagged) of that V[...]

48 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Setting Up T wo VLANs on the Same Switch Figure 31 illustrates how you can set up a simple VLAN on the Switch using deskto p connections. Figure 31 Desktop VLAN Configuration If you want to ad d ports 1, 3, and 26 to VLAN2 (as shown in Figure 31 ), so that the po rts on the default VLAN1 and th e ports on VLA[...]

Configurin g VLANs 49 Figure 32 T agged VLAN Configuration T o set up the configuration sho w n in Figur e 32 , do the following: 1 Create VLAN2 on both Switch 1 and Switch 2. Y ou need not create VLAN1 since it exists by default. 2 On Switch 1, set the ports that you want to be part of VLAN2 to Untagged . Set one port (for example, port 16) to Ta [...]

50 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH path is maintained between spanning tree-compliant networked devices by: ■ Disabling redu ndant paths when the main paths are operational. ■ Enabling redu ndant paths if the main paths fail. Spanning tree uses a di s tributed algorithm to select a bridging device that serves as the r oot of the spanning t[...]

Configurin g VLANs 51 IGMP Snooping This switch uses IGMP (Internet Group Management Proto col) to query for any attached hosts that want to receive a specific multicast service. It identifie s the ports containing hosts r equesting to join the service and sends data out to those ports on ly . It then propagates the service r equest up to any neigh[...]

52 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH A broadcast storm is an incorr ect packet sent out on a network that causes most h osts to res pond all at once, typically with wr ong answers that start the process over again. Broadcast storms use su bstantial netw ork bandwidth and may caus e network time-outs. The settings include: ■ Status – Enables [...]

Configurin g Port Settings 53 Setup Use the Setup t a b to configur e the device and port PoE setting s. Th e settings include: ■ PoE State – Ena bles and disables PoE for the switch. ■ Auto – Allows the switch to ma nage the PoE budget for select ed ports. ■ Guarante e – Manually input the po rt PoE budget for select ed ports. (Range: [...]

54 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Summary Use the Summary tab to display Port S tate, Flow Control, Speed, Default VLAN ID, Link T ype, or Duplex for all the ports. Figure 39 Port Administration Summary Screen Detail Use the Detail tab to display detailed port setting info rmation for a port. Figure 40 Port Administrati on Detail Scr een Setu[...]

Configurin g Port Settings 55 ■ Flow Contr ol – Enables and disables flow control on the port. Wh en flow control is enabled for the port, the Switch regulates the packet flow so that a se nding device does not tra nsmit more pack ets than a receiving device can pr ocess. If flow control is disabled, packets m ay be dropped under certain period[...]

56 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 1000 Mbps connections ar e always full-duplex. Half-duplex connections are only available for 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps settings. CAUTION: Before manually setting a port to full-duplex, verify that the device connected to the port is also manually set to the same speed and duplex setting. If connecting link partne[...]

Configurin g Port Settings 57 ■ All ports in a trunk must be conf igured in an identical manner , including communication mode (that is, speed, duplex mode and flow control). Four tabs are available on t he Port Link Aggregati on page: ■ Summary ■ Create ■ Modify ■ Remove Summary Use the Summary tab to display Gr oup ID, Port members, and[...]

58 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH T o create a new link aggregation gr oup: 1 Enter a link aggr egation group ID in the box field. 2 Select the ports to add to the goup. 3 Click Apply . Modify Use the Modify tab r eassign port members to a link aggr egation group. Figure 44 Link Aggregation Modify Scr een T o modify a link aggregation gr oup:[...]

Configurin g Port Settings 59 Spanning T ree per Port This administrative tool suppor ts the configuration of the Switch to forward, or block and discard 802.1D spanning tree BPDU packets. Spanning tree is a brid ge-based system for provid ing fault tolerance on networks and can be used to detect and disable network loops. The spanning tree ensures[...]

60 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Summary Use the Summary tab to display Status, Edged Port, Link T ype, Path Cost , State, or Port Priority for all the ports. Figure 46 Spann ing T ree Summary Screen Detail Use the Detail tab to display detailed spanni ng tree information fo r a port. Figure 47 Spanning T ree Detail Scree n Setup Use the Set[...]

Configurin g Port Settings 61 ■ Link T ype – Choose between Point-to-Point, Shared, or Auto for the link type. ■ Path Cost – The path cost is used to determine t he best path be tween devices. The path cost method is used to dete rmine the range of values that can be assigned to each interface. ■ Port Priority – Use d in selecting the r[...]

62 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Figure 49 Port Mirr oring Setup Screen T o set up port mirror ing: 1 Connect a network analyzer to a port. 2 Access the Web interface. Click Port, then Port Mirroring o n the menu . The Port Mo nitoring Setup Scr een appears. 3 Select the port numb er under Monitor Port to which you want to monit or . T raffi[...]

QoS V oIP T raffic Settin gs 63 3 Click Apply . QoS V oIP T raffic Settings Using the Web interface, you can configur e the V oice over Internet Protocol (V oIP) settings. The QoS V oIP T raffic Setting menu includes six tabs: ■ Summary ■ Setup ■ Port Setup ■ Port Detail ■ OUI Summary ■ OUI Modify Summary Use the Summary tab to display [...]

64 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Y ou must first create a VLAN from the VLAN Setup page before you can assign and configure a V oice VLAN. Figure 52 QoS V oIP Setup Screen Port Setup Use the Port Setup tab to configure t h e port or trunk setting for V oice VLAN. The following options are available: ■ V oice VLAN Port Mo de– Select be tw[...]

QoS V oIP T raffic Settin gs 65 Port Detail Use the Port Detail tab to display the V oice VLAN informatio n for selected p orts. Figure 54 QoS Port Detail Scr een OUI Summary Use the OUI Summary tab to display the list of Organizational Uniqu e Identifier for a company and their description. Figure 55 QoS OUI Summary Scre en OUI Add Use the OUI Mod[...]

66 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH T o remove an OUI fr om the list: 1 Select a T elephony OUI from the list. 2 Click Remove . Figure 56 QoS OUI Modify Screen Security Using the Web interface, you can configure the RADIUS Client and 802.1X settings. The Security menu includ es two items: ■ RADIUS Client ■ 802.1X Setting s RADIUS Client Rem[...]

Security 67 Figure 57 RADIUS Client Detail Screen Configure Use the Configure tab to configure the RADIUS settings. The following parameters are available: ■ Max Retries – Sets the number of retries of sending authentication r equests. ■ Timeout – Sets the interva l between sending authentication requests. ■ IP Addr ess – The IP address[...]

68 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 802.1X Settings The IEEE 802.1X (dot1x) stand a rd def ines a port-based access control procedur e tha t prevents unauthor ized access to a network by requiring users to first subm it credentials for authentication. The 802.1X settings menu includes three tabs: ■ Summary ■ Detail ■ Setup Summary Use the[...]

Security 69 Figure 60 802.1X De tail Screen Setup Use the Setup tab to configure the 80 2.1X authenticaion settings. Th e following fields are available: ■ System Authentication – Sets the global setting for 802.1X. (Default: Disabled) ■ Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect t o an 802.1X-author ized port. (O[...]

70 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH ■ Reauthentication Period – Sets the time period after which a connected client must be re-authenticate d. (Range: 1 -65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds) ■ Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port waits af ter the Max Request Count has been exceeded before attempting to acqu ire a new client.[...]

Monitoring 71 Figure 62 Addr ess T able Scr een Cable Diagnostics The Switch provides cable diagnostic, which helps you detect an d resolve issues with the attached cables. The Cable Diagnostics menu includes two tabs: ■ Summary ■ Diagnostics Summary Use the Summary t ab to display inform ation on T est Result, Cable Faul t Distance, or Last Up[...]

72 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Diagnostics Use the Diagnostics tab to display ind ividual port informa tion on T est Re sult, Cable Fau lt Distance, and Last Update. Figure 64 Cabl e Diagnostic Screen[...]

5 T R OUBLESHOOTING This chapter lists some issues that you may encounter while installin g, using, and manag - ing the Switch, with suggested cours es of cor - rective action to take. If you encounter an issue that is not listed here and you cannot solve it, check the 3Com Knowledgebase at http://knowledgebase.3com.com befor e contacting yo ur loc[...]

74 C HAPTER 5: T ROUBLESHOOTING The Switch will perform automatic IP configu - ration after you reset it. See “ Automatic IP Configuration ” on page 33 for more informa - tion. Forgotten Password If you forget the passwor d to the Web interf ace after you set it, you will need to reset the Switch to regain access. See “ Resetting to Fac- tory[...]

Solving LED Issues 75 ■ If the connection is to a workstation, that the workstation's network interface is installed and configured corr ectly . ■ The correct category of cable is being used for the requir ed link speed. Category 3 cables can be used for 10BASE-T operation only . C ategory 5 cable is required for 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T .[...]

76 C HAPTER 5: T ROUBLESHOOTING All ports appear to show continual activity . There may be broadcast storms on the net - work. Remove port connections one at a time, waiting a few seconds between e ach port. If the LEDs go of f after removing a po rt connec - tion, the device that was conn ected to that port is intr oducing an excessive amount of b[...]

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78 A PPENDIX A: O BTAINING S UPPORT FOR Y OUR P ROD UCT Updates you must first reg i ster your product on the 3Com Web site at http://eSupport .3com.com/ . First time users will need to apply for a user name and passwor d. A link to softwar e downloads can be found at http://eSupport.3com.com/ , or under the Produc t Support heading at www.3com.com[...]

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80 A PPENDIX A: O BTAINING S UPPORT FOR Y OUR P ROD UCT Country T elephone Number Latin America T elephone T echn ical Support and Rep air Antigua Bar buda Argentina L ocal Number Argentina Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Loca l Number Brazil British Virgi n Islands Cayman Islands Chile Columbia Loca l Number Colombia[...]

B T ECHNICAL I NFORMATION Related Standards The Baseline Switch 2426 PWR Plus has been de signed to the following standar ds: Environmental Physical Electrical Functional IEEE 802.3 (Ether net), IEEE 802.3u ( Fast Ether net), IEEE 8 02.3ab and I EEE 802.3z (Gigabit Ethern et), IEEE 802 .3x (Flow Control), IEEE 802.1D 1993 (Bridgin g), IEEE D80 2.1Q[...]

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C S AFETY I NFORMATION Important Safety Informati on Please re fer to the safety information found in th e 3Com Switch Family Safety and Regulatory Information manual included wi th this product. Y ou can find the 3Com Switch Fami ly Safety and Regulatory Information manual on the product CD-ROM that was included with your switch. Y ou can also dow[...]

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85 R EGULATORY N OTICES FCC Statement This equipment has b een tested and found to comply wit h the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a commeric a l environment. This equipment generates, uses an d c an radiate radi[...]

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G LOSSARY 10BASE- T The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3, 4 or 5 twisted pair cable. 100BASE- TX The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over Category 5 twisted-pair cable. 1000BASE-LX IEEE 802.3z spec ification for Gigabit Ethernet over 9/125 micron cor e single-mode fiber cable. 1000BASE-SX IEEE 802.3z specificati[...]

88 G LOSSARY Category 3 Cables One of five grades of T wisted Pair (TP) cabling defined by the EIA/TIA-568 sta ndard. Category 3 is voice grade cable and can only be used in Ethernet networks (10BASE-T) to transmit data at speeds of up to 10 Mbps. Category 5 Cables One of five grades of T wisted Pair (TP) cabling defined by the EIA/TIA-568 stan dar[...]

89 Full Duplex A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received at the same time and, in ef fect, doubles the potential thr oughput of a link. Half Duplex A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received , but not at the same time. Half duplex is not supported for 10 00 Mbps. Contrast with full duplex. IEEE Institute of Electr[...]

90 G LOSSARY switches) that cover a relati vely small geographic area (usually not larger than a floor or building). LANs ar e characte rized by h igh tra n smission speed s over short distances (up to 1000 metr es). Layer 2 Data Link layer in the ISO 7-Layer Data Communications Protocol. Th is is related directly to the har dware interface for the[...]

91 Server A computer in a network that is shared by multi ple end stations. Servers provide end station s with access to shared network service s such as computer files and printer queues. SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Con nectors are based on an open standard that enab les hot swapping of various type of fiber optic an d copper -based tran[...]

92 G LOSSARY VLAN A Virtual LAN is a collection of network no des that share the same collisi on domain regardless of their physical location or connection point in the n etwork. A VLAN serves as a logical workgroup with no physical barriers, and allows users to shar e information and resour ces as though located on the same LAN.[...]

I NDEX Numbers 1000BASE-LX 87 1000BASE-SX 87 1000BASE-T 87 100BASE-TX 87 10BASE-T 87 A auto IP configuration 33 default IP address 34 default mask 34 B bandwidth 87 Baseline Switch 2848-SFP 81 C category 3 cables 88 category 5 cables 88 category 5e cables 88 category 6 cables 88 client 88 configuration overview 31 conventions text, About This Guide[...]

94 I NDEX N network analyzer 61, 62 network defined 90 P passwor d changing 38 default (b lank) 38 setting 32 port settings configuring 53, 63, 66 positioning the Swi tch 15 POST 18 protocol defined 90 R resetting to factory defaults 73 RJ-45 defined 90 S server defined 91 SFP transceivers approved (supported) 19 inserting 19 removing 20 spot check[...]