Preface; Audience; Purpose; Organization - Cisco ME 3400 Hardware Installation Manual

Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing the Cisco Metro
Ethernet (ME) 3400 Series Ethernet Access switch, hereafter known as the switch. We assume that you
are familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

Purpose

This guide describes the hardware features of the Cisco ME switch. It describes the physical and
performance characteristics of the switch, explains how to install it, and provides troubleshooting
information.
This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your switch.
For more information, see the switch software configuration guide, the switch command reference, and
the switch system message guide on the Cisco.com Product Documentation home page. For information
about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.1 or 12.2 commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation set from
the Cisco.com home page at Service and Support > Technical Documents. On the Cisco Product
Documentation home page, select Release 12.1 or 12.2 from the Cisco IOS Software drop-down list.

Organization

This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, "Product Overview,"
describes the switch ports, the standards that they support, and the switch LEDs.
Chapter 2, "Switch Installation,"
switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table, or on a shelf, and how to make port connections.
Chapter 3, "Troubleshooting,"
arise when installing the switch.
Appendix A, "Technical Specifications,"
switches and the regulatory agency approvals.
OL-7677-01
is a physical and functional overview of the Cisco ME switch. It
has the procedures on how to power the switch, how to install the
describes how to identify and resolve some of the problems that might
lists the physical and environmental specifications for the
Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide
vii