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    CH A P T E R 1-1 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 1 Introduction Read this chapter to f amiliarize yourself with the feat ures, benefits, and capabilities of the Catalyst Express 500 switches. Note This chapter and the rest of this gu ide focus on the concepts and tasks that are av ailable from the switch hardware and t [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Overview 1-2 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Overview The Catalyst Express switches ( Ta b l e 1 - 1 ) provide networking for businesses with up to 250 employees. These switches provide network services to support data, voi ce, and mobile network deman ds. The services ensure transmission quality a[...]

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    1-3 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Overview Figure 1-1 is an e xample network usin g Catalyst Express switches. De vices outside the dotted line are network users and network resources, such as servers and printers. Devices with in the dotted line are switches, routers, and access points that en[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-4 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 PoE connections from th e switch provide both p ower an d network access to PoE-capable devices, such as IP phones and access points. PoE devices can recei ve up to 15.4 W of po wer from their connections to the swi tch. PoE also helps reduc[...]

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    1-5 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Hardware Features Figure 1-2 and the l ist that follo ws describe the switch hardware features and the benef its that they pro vide. All switches can be installed on a table top, in a rack, or mounted on a wall. F or hardware installati on[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-6 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 10/100-Mbps Fast Ethernet Ports 10/100/1000-Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Ports • Autosensing (autone gotiation) of port speed and autonegot iating of duple x mode optimizes port bandwidth. • Automatic-medium-dependent i nte rface crossov er (au[...]

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    1-7 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Software Features These are the switch software features and the benefits that they provide. Y ou can configure these features through the device manager GUI (see the “De vice Manager GUI” sectio n on page 1-8 ). For details on these f[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-8 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Device Manager GUI The device manager is a graphical de vice management tool for conf iguring, monitoring, and tro ubleshooting the switch ( Figure 1- 3 ). It simplif ies conf iguration tasks with features such as Express Setup and Smartport[...]

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    1-9 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Figure 1 -3 Device Manager Interf ace[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction System Requirements 1-10 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Figure 1 -4 Device Manager Online Help System Requirements • Hardware Requirem ents, page 1-11 • Software Requirement s, page 1-11[...]

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    1-11 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Switch Managemen t Options Hardware Requirements Ta b l e 1 - 2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for ru nning the de vice manager . Software Requirements Ta b l e 1 - 3 lists the supported op erating systems an d brow sers for using the de vice manager [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Switch Management Options 1-12 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Cisco Network Assistant The switches support the Cisco Netw ork Assistant network manag ement application. Network Assistant of fers an enhanced set of features for configu ring and monitoring one o r more de vices, including switches, [...]

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    1-13 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Supported Hardware Simple Network Management Protocol Y ou can use Simple Ne twork Manage me nt Protocol (SNMP) management applications to manage the switch. Y o u also can manage it from an SNMP-compatible workstation. Supported Hardware The switches support [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction When You Are Done 1-14 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01[...]