User's Manual
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Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 30
1.1 PACKET CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. 30
1.2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................ 31
1.3 PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 34
1.4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................... 37
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 43
2.1 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 43
2.1.1 Switch Front Panel ................................................................................................................... 43
2.1.2 LED Indications ........................................................................................................................ 44
2.2 SWITCH INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................... 47
2.2.1 Desktop Installation .................................................................................................................. 47
2.2.2 Rack Mounting ......................................................................................................................... 48
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION PREPARATION ............................................................. 50
3.1 PORT NUMBER OF THE SWITCH ............................................................................................................. 50
3.2 PREPARATION BEFORE SWITCH STARTUP .............................................................................................. 50
3.3 ACQUIRING HELP .................................................................................................................................. 50
3.4 COMMAND MODES ................................................................................................................................ 51
3.5 CANCELING A COMMAND ....................................................................................................................... 52
3.6 SAVI NG CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................... 52
CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION ............................................. 53
4.1 FILE MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................... 53
4.1.1 Managing the file system ......................................................................................................... 53
4.1.2 Commands for the file system ................................................................................................. 53
4.1.3 Starting up from a file manually ............................................................................................... 53
4.1.4 Updating software .................................................................................................................... 55
4.1.5 Updating configuration ............................................................................................................. 58
4.1.6 Using ftp to perform the update of software and configuration ................................................ 59
4.2 BASIC SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................... 61
4.2.1 Configuring Ethernet IP Address .............................................................................................. 61
4.2.2 Setting the Default Route ......................................................................................................... 63
4.2.3 Using Ping to Test Network Connection State ......................................................................... 65
CHAPTER 5 TERMINAL CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 68
5.1 VTY CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 68