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Cisco Systems SG300-10P manual

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

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    2 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches W elc ome Thank you f or choosing the Cisco 300 S eries Managed Switch, a Cisco network c ommunications device. This device is de signed to be operational right out of the box as a standard bridge. In the def ault configuration, it will f or ward pack ets betwe en connecting devic es after power up. Bef ore y ou [...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 3 Do not deploy the device in a location where any of the f ollowing conditions exist: • High Ambient T emperature —Ref er to the f ollowing table f or the high ambient temperatur e rating of each switch: • Reduc e d Air Flow —Both side panels must be unob structed t o prev ent overheating. • Mechanic al [...]

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    4 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches Rack -Mount Plac ement S TEP 1 Remove the f our screws fr om each side near the front of the swit ch. Retain the screws f or re-installation. (Do not r emove the f our screws from each side near the back of the swit ch.) S TEP 2 Place one of the supplied spacers on the side of the switch so the f our hole s of th[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 5 There is a wall-mount kit pack e d with your swit ch. The dimensions f or the mount kit are as f ollows: Mount the managed switch t o the wall by drilling two pilot hole s 3.7 inches (95 mm ) apar t , at taching the provided anchors and screws t o the wall, then sliding the switch int o p osition on the screws. T[...]

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    6 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches S TEP 3 Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 f or each devic e you want t o connect to the managed switch. N OTE Cisco strongly recommends using Cat5 or better cable f or Gigabit connectivity . When you connect your network devic es , do not e x ceed the maximum cabling distance of 100 meters (328 f eet) . It can take up t o[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 7 N OTE The switch can deliv er a maximum of 15.4 W at ts to an y 10/ 100 or Gigabit PoE port . The 24MP , 28MP , 52P and 52MP models of the swit ch can deliver a maximum of 30 W atts to any P oE p or t . W ARNING The switch is t o b e connected only to P oE networks without routing t o the outside plant . C AUTION[...]

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    8 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches C onfiguring the Cis c o 300 S erie s Manage d S witch B efore Y ou B e gin V erify the managing c omputer r equirements in the pr o duct release not es . The switch can be a ccessed and managed by t wo dif f e rent methods; over your IP network using the web -base d interface, or by the Command Line Interface (C[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 9 N OTE Details on how to change the IP addr es s on your computer depend upon the t ype of architectur e and operating system you ar e using. Use the computer Help and Suppor t functionalit y to sear ch f or “IP Addressing.” S TEP 3 Open a W eb browser window . If you ar e prompted t o install an Active- X plu[...]

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    10 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches • 8 data bits • no parity • 1 stop bit • no flow control S TEP 4 Enter a user name and password. User names and pas swords ar e both case s ensitive and alpha-numeric. The default username is cisco, and the default pas sword is cisco. S TEP 5 If this is the first time that you ha ve logged on with the de[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 11 Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 If you cannot r each the switch, y ou should get a reply similar t o the f ollowing : Pinging 192.168.1.254 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Pos sible Caus es and Re s olutions Ba d Ethernet conne ction: [...]

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    12 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches Fe a tures of the Cis c o 300 S erie s Man age d Switch This section de scribe s the exterior of the managed swit ches including por ts , LEDs , and connections . F ront Panel Port s The por ts and LEDs are located on the front panel of the swit ch. RJ-45 Ethernet Ports—Use the se por ts to connect net work de[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 13 • The LEDs of the corresponding RJ-45 p or t light to r e spond to the SFP interface traffic. N OTE SG300 - 10SFP and S G300 -28S FP have dedicat ed S FP por ts . Their LED status and indication are the same as on the RJ-45 por ts. F ront Panel LEDs Syst em LED —(Green) Lights st eady when the swit ch is pow[...]

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    14 Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches Console— The Console p or t is where y ou can connect a s erial cable to a computers serial por t f or configuration using a terminal emulation pr ogram. Returning the D evic e to the F actor y D efault S et tings T o use the Reset but ton t o reboot or reset the managed switch, do the f ollowing : •T o r eb[...]

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    Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches 15 Where to Go F rom Here Suppor t Cisco Supp or t Communit y w w w .cis co.com/ go/smallbizsupport Cisco Supp or t and Reso ur ces w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbizhelp Phone Suppor t Contacts ww w .cisc o.com/ en/US/ suppor t / tsd_cisc o_small_busines s _suppor t_center_contacts .html Cisco Firmware Downloads w w [...]

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    Americas He adquar ters Cisco Systems, Inc. w w w .cisco.c om Cisco has more than 200 offic es worldwide. Addresse s, phone numbers , and fax numbers are list ed on the Cisco web site at w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ of fice s . Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries.[...]