Table Of Contents - D-Link DGS-3100 Series Installation Manual

PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................I
System Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. ii
Device Management Methods............................................................................................................................................... ii
Installation Guide Overview ................................................................................................................................................ iii
Intended Audience ............................................................................................................................................................... iii
Notes, Notices, and Cautions ............................................................................................................................................... iii
Safety Cautions .................................................................................................................................................................... iii
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products .............................................................................................................. v
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS............................................................................................................1
Viewing the Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Viewing Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Side Panels ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
LED Indicators...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
UNPACKING AND SETUP ......................................................................................................................................8
Unpacking the Device........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Safety Instructions................................................................................................................................................................. 9
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products ............................................................................................................ 10
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge......................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Device ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Device on a Desktop or Shelf.................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Device on a Rack....................................................................................................................................... 12
Powering on the Device ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Using the External Redundant Power Supply ..................................................................................................................... 15
Web-Based Network Management ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Login to Web Manager ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Using the Web-Based User Interface .............................................................................................................................. 17
Understanding the D-Link Embedded Web Interface ..................................................................................................... 17
CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING THE DEVICE .............................................................................................19
Connecting to an End Node ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting to HUB or Switch ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting to the Console Port........................................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting the Device in a Stack ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting Device Connections ................................................................................................................................. 27
INITIAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................................28
Booting the Device.............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Configuration Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Initial Configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 31
Device Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Static IP Address and Subnet Mask ................................................................................................................................ 31
User Name ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Defining SNMP Community Strings .............................................................................................................................. 32
SNMP Trap Management ............................................................................................................................................... 33
Advanced Initial Device Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 34
Assigning IP Addresses................................................................................................................................................... 34
Retrieving an IP Address from a DHCP Server .............................................................................................................. 34

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