Installation guide

Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Hardware Installation Guide

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Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing

the Catalyst 3550 multilayer switches. We assume that you are familiar with the

concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

Purpose

This guide documents the hardware features of the Catalyst 3550 family of

multilayer switches. It provides a quick setup procedure, describes the physical

and performance characteristics of each switch, explains how to install a switch,

and includes basic troubleshooting information.

This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to

configure your switch beyond the basic setup. For more information, refer to the

Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide, the

Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference, the Catalyst 3550

Multilayer Switch System Message Guide, and the release notes on Cisco.com. For

information about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.1 commands, refer to the

Cisco IOS documentation set on Cisco.com.