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3Com 3C17705 User Manual

3Com 3C17705 User Manual (184 pages)

Brand: 3Com | Category: Switch | Size: 2.08 MB

Table of Contents

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
About this Guide

11
- Terminology
  11
- Conventions
  12
- Product Registration
  13
- Related Documentation
  13
- Year 2000 Compliance
  13
Switch 9100 Overview

15
- About the Switch 9100
  15
- Summary of Features
  15
  - Port Connections
    16
  - Full-Duplex
    17
  - Load Sharing
    17
  - Switch Operation
    17
    
    Virtual Lans (Vlans)
    17
    
    Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    18
    
    Quality of Service (Qos)
    18
- Network Configuration Example
  18
- Switch 9100 Front View
  20
  - Ports
    20
  - Leds
    21
- Switch 9100 Rear View
  22
  - Power Sockets
    23
  - Serial Number
    23
  - MAC Address
    23
  - Console Port
    23
  - Reset Button
    23
- Factory Defaults
  23
Installation and Setup

25
- Determining the Switch 9100 Location
  25
  - Configuration Rules for Ethernet
    26
- Installing the Switch 9100
  26
  - Rack Mounting
    26
  - Free-Standing
    27
  - Stacking the Switch and Other Devices
    28
- Connecting Equipment to the Console Port
  28
- Powering-Up the Switch
  30
- Checking the Installation
  30
  - Power on Self-Test (POST)
    30
- Logging on for the First Time
  31
Accessing the Switch

33
- Understanding the Command Syntax
  34
  - Syntax Helper
    34
  - Command Completion with Syntax Helper
    34
  - Abbreviated Syntax
    35
  - Command Shortcuts
    35
  - Switch 9100 Numerical Ranges
    35
  - Names
    35
  - Symbols
    36
- Line-Editing Keys
  37
- Command History
  37
- Common Commands
  37
- Configuring Management Access
  40
  - Default Accounts
    41
    
    Changing the Default Password
    41
  - Creating a Management Account
    42
    
    Viewing Accounts
    42
    
    Deleting an Account
    43
- Methods of Managing the Switch 9100
  43
  - Using the Console Interface
    43
  - Creating an Access Profile
    44
  - Access Profile Rules
    45
    
    Access Profile Example
    45
- Using Telnet
  46
- IP Host Configuration Commands
  50
- Using the Web Interface
  50
  - Disabling Web Access
    51
- Using SNMP
  51
  - Accessing Switch Agents
    51
  - Supported Mibs
    51
  - Configuring SNMP Settings
    52
  - Displaying SNMP Settings
    53
  - Resetting and Disabling SNMP
    54
- Checking Basic Connectivity
  54
- Configuring Switch 9100 Port Speed and Duplex Setting
  55
  - 100/1000BASE-T Ports
    55
  - 1000BASE-SX Ports
    55
  - Enabling Autonegotiation
    55
  - Flow Control
    56
- Switch 9100 Port Commands
  56
- Load Sharing on the Switch 9100
  58
- Switch 9100 Port-Mirroring
  60
  - Port-Mirroring Commands
    61
  - Switch 9100 Port-Mirroring Example
    61
Virtual Lan S (Vlan S )

63
- Overview of Virtual Lans
  63
  - Benefits
    63
  - IGMP Snooping
    64
- Types of Vlans
  66
  - Port-Based Vlans
    66
    
    Spanning Switches with Port-Based Vlans
    67
  - Tagged Vlans
    69
    
    Uses of Tagged Vlans
    70
    
    Assigning a VLAN Tag
    70
    
    Mixing Port-Based and Tagged Vlans
    72
  - Protocol-Based Vlans
    72
    
    Predefined Protocol Filters
    73
    
    Defining Protocol Filters
    74
    
    Deleting a Protocol Filter
    75
  - Precedence of Tagged Packets over Protocol Filters
    75
- VLAN Names
  75
  - Default VLAN
    75
- Configuring Vlans on the Switch
  76
  - VLAN Configuration Examples
    77
- Displaying VLAN Settings
  78
- Deleting Vlans
  79
- Forwarding
  
  81
  - Fdb)
    81
  - Database
    81
  - Overview of the FDB
    81
    
    FDB Contents
    81
    
    FDB Entry Types
    81
    
    How FDB Entries Get Added
    82
    
    Associating a Qos Profile with an FDB Entry
    82
  - Configuring FDB Entries
    83
    
    FDB Configuration Examples
    83
  - Displaying FDB Entries
    84
  - Removing FDB Entries
    85
Spanning Tree Protocol (Stp)

87
- Overview of the Spanning Tree Protocol
  87
  - How STP Works
    89
    
    Initialization
    89
    
    Stabilization
    90
    
    Reconfiguration
    90
- Spanning Tree Domains
  90
  - Defaults
    91
- STP Configurations
  91
- Configuring STP on the Switch
  94
  - STP Configuration Example
    96
- Displaying STP Settings
  96
- Disabling and Resetting STP
  97
Quality of Service (Q O S)

99
- Overview of Quality of Service
  99
- Building Blocks
  99
- Qos Profiles
  100
  - Modifying a Qos Profile
    101
- The Blackhole Qos Profile
  102
- Traffic Groupings and Creating a Qos Policy
  102
  - MAC-Based Traffic Groupings
    103
    
    Permanent MAC Addresses
    103
    
    Dynamic MAC Addresses
    103
    
    Blackhole
    104
    
    Broadcast/Unknown Rate Limiting
    104
    
    Verifying MAC-Based Qos Settings
    104
  - Packet Groupings
    104
    
    802.1P Packets
    105
  - Physical and Logical Groupings
    105
    
    Source Port
    106
    
    Vlan
    106
    
    Verifying Physical and Logical Groupings
    106
- Verifying Configuration and Performance
  107
  - Displaying Qos Information
    107
  - Qos Monitor
    107
- Modifying a Qos Policy
  108
- Configuring Qos
  109
Status Monitoring and Statistics

111
- Status Monitoring
  111
- The Switch
  112
- Port Statistics
  113
- Port Errors
  114
- Port Monitoring Display Keys
  115
- Logging
  115
  - Local Logging
    116
    
    Real-Time Display
    117
  - Remote Logging
    117
  - Logging Commands
    118
- Rmon
  119
  - About RMON
    119
  - About the RMON Groups
    120
    
    Statistics
    120
    
    History
    120
    
    Alarms
    120
    
    Events
    121
  - Benefits of RMON
    121
    
    Improving Efficiency
    121
    
    Allowing Proactive Management
    121
    
    Reducing the Traffic Load
    121
  - RMON and the Switch
    122
  - RMON Features of the Switch
    122
  - Configuring RMON
    123
  - Event Actions
    123
Using the

125
- Enabling and Disabling Web Access
  125
- Setting up Your Browser
  126
- Accessing the Web Interface
  126
- Navigating the Web Interface
  127
  - Task Frame
    127
  - Content Frame
    128
    
    Browser Controls
    128
    
    Status Messages
    128
  - Standalone Buttons
    128
- Saving Changes
  129
Software Upgrade and Boot Options

131
- Downloading a New Image
  131
  - Rebooting the Switch
    132
- Saving Configuration Changes
  132
  - Returning to Factory Defaults
    133
- Upgrading and Accessing Bootrom
  133
  - Upgrading Bootrom
    133
  - Accessing the Bootrom Menu
    133
  - Boot Option Commands
    135
A Safety Information

137
- Important Safety Information
  138
  - Lithium Battery
    139
  - L'information de Sécurité Importante
    141
    
    Batterie Au Lithium
    143
  - Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen
    144
    
    Europe
    144
    
    Lithiumbatterie
    145
Echnical Specifications

147
- T Echnical S Pecifications
  147
C Troubleshooting

152
- Port Configuration
  152
- Vlans
  153
- Stp
  155
D Technical Support

157
- Online Technical Services
  157
  - World Wide Web Site
    157
  - 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services
    157
  - 3Com FTP Site
    158
  - 3Com Bulletin Board Service
    158
    
    Access by Analog Modem
    158
    
    Access by Digital Modem
    159
    
    3Com Facts Automated Fax Service
    159
  - Support from Your Network Supplier
    159
  - Support from 3Com
    159
  - Returning Products for Repair
    161

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