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    Quick Start Guide Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches[...]

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    2 300 Series Managed Switches We l c o m e Thank you f or choosing the Cisc o 300 Series Manage d Swit ch, a Cisco Small Busines s net work communications devic e. This device is designed to be operational right out of the bo x as a standar d bridge. In the default configuration, it will f or ward packets between c onnecting device s after powe r u[...]

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    300 Series Managed Switches 3 Mech anical O verloading — The device should b e level, stable, and secure to pr event it from sliding or shifting out of position. Circuit Overlo ading —Adding the device to the power outlet must not overload that circuit. Rack -Mount Plac ement T o rack -mount the swit ch in any standar d rack , attach the rack ?[...]

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    4 300 Series Managed Switches W ARNING Insecure mounting ma y damage the device or cause injur y . Cisco is not responsible f or damages incurred by insecure wall- mounting. C onne cting Net work D evic e s T o connect the manage d switch t o the netwo rk : S TEP 1 Connect the Ethe rnet cable t o the Ethernet por t of a computer , printer , network[...]

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    300 Series Managed Switches 5 C onfiguring the Cis c o Small Busine s s Manage d S witch Bef or e Y ou Beg i n V erify that a computer with Micr osof t Int ernet Explorer (v ersion 6 and higher) or Fir efo x (version 2. 0 or higher) is available. The switch can be acces se d and manage d by t wo dif f erent methods; over your IP network using the w[...]

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    6 300 Series Managed Switches S TEP 3 Set up the IP configuration on your computer . a. If the swit ch is using the default static IP address of 192. 168. 1 .254 , you must chos e an IP address in the range of 192. 168. 1 . 1 - 192. 168. 1 .253 that is not alr eady in use. b. If the IP addr ess es will be assigne d by DHCP , make sur e your DHCP se[...]

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    300 Series Managed Switches 7 Use the c ons ole p or t T o configure the managed switch: S TEP 1 Connect a c omputer to the swit ch cons ole por t using the provided console p or t cable. S TEP 2 Star t a console por t utilit y such as HyperT erminal on the computer . S TEP 3 Configure the utility with the f ollowing parameters: • 115200 bits per[...]

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    8 300 Series Managed Switches T rouble sho ot Y our C onne ction If you cannot acces s your switch fr om the web-b ased inter face, the switch may not be r eachable fr om your comput er . Y ou can test network connections by using ping on a c omputer running Wi ndows: S TEP 1 Open a command window by using Star t > Run and enter cmd . S TEP 2 At[...]

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    300 Series Managed Switches 9 No I P r o ut e : If the switch and your comput er are in diff erent IP subnets, you need one or more r outers t o r oute the pack ets b etwe en the two subnets . U nu sua lly l ong access time: Due to t he standard spanning tr e e loop detection logic, adding new connections may tak e 30 t o 60 sec onds f or the aff e[...]

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    10 300 Series Managed Switches F ron t Panel LEDs Syste m LED —(Green) Lights st eady when the switch is powered on, and flashes when boo ting, per f orming self tests, and acquiring an IP addres s. If the LED flashes Amber , the switch has det e cted a har dware fail ure. LINK / ACT LED —(Green) L ocated on the left of the por t . Lights st ea[...]

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    300 Series Managed Sw itches 11 B ack Panel The power por t and c onsole por t ar e located on the back panel of the managed swit ch. Pow er— The Power port is where you will connect the switch t o p ower . Consol e— The Console por t is where you can connect a serial cable to a computers serial por t f or configuration using a terminal emulati[...]

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    12 300 Series Managed Switches Where to Go F rom Here Suppor t Cisco Small Busine ss Supp or t Community https :// suppor tforums.cisco.com/ community / netpro/ small-business Cisco Small Busine ss Supp or t and Resources htt p://w w w .cis co.c om/ cis co/web/solutions/ small_business/ small_business_suppor t_and_resources .html Phone Suppor t C o[...]

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    300 Series Managed Sw itches 13[...]

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    14 300 Series Managed Switches[...]

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    300 Series Managed Sw itches 15[...]

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