3com DUA1771-5AAA02 User Manual
Introducing the XRN Interconnect Module Kit
With an XRN Interconnect Module Kit (3C17715) you can
interconnect two Switch units.
interconnect two Switch units.
This kit contains:
Two XRN Interconnect Modules (3C17716)
One standard XRN Interconnect Cable (3C17721)
The Switches that support this module are:
SuperStack
®
3 Switch 4900
SuperStack 3 Switch 4900 SX
SuperStack 3 Switch 4924
SuperStack 3 Switch 4950
3Com
®
Switch 4060
3Com Switch 4050
The Interconnect Module requires management software
version 3.0 or later to be installed on the Switch. For
instructions on upgrading the management software, refer
to the documentation supplied with your Switch.
version 3.0 or later to be installed on the Switch. For
instructions on upgrading the management software, refer
to the documentation supplied with your Switch.
You can gather information about the status of the
Module and its packet activity using the Expansion Module
LEDs on the front of the Switch and the LEDs on the front
Module and its packet activity using the Expansion Module
LEDs on the front of the Switch and the LEDs on the front
panel of the Module. For explanations on how the LEDs
work, see the “LED Function Tables” on page 3.
work, see the “LED Function Tables” on page 3.
The Interconnect Cable
The Interconnect Cable is used to interconnect two Switch
units, both fitted with Interconnect Modules.
units, both fitted with Interconnect Modules.
The standard Interconnect Cable is 1 m (3.28 ft) long and
color-coded with a yellow marker at one end and a blue
marker at the other end.
color-coded with a yellow marker at one end and a blue
marker at the other end.
The end of the Interconnect Cable that you connect to the
Switch determines the identity of the Switch. The Switch
that has the blue end of the cable connected to it will be
Unit 1. The Switch that has the yellow end of the cable
connected to it will be Unit 2.
Switch determines the identity of the Switch. The Switch
that has the blue end of the cable connected to it will be
Unit 1. The Switch that has the yellow end of the cable
connected to it will be Unit 2.
The terms Unit 1 and Unit 2 are used simply to identify
the Switch units for management purposes only.
the Switch units for management purposes only.
Figure 1 The Interconnect Cable
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Blue Marker / Unit 1
Yellow Marker / Unit 2
XRN Interconnect Module (3C17716)
XRN Interconnect Module Kit (3C17715)
XRN Interconnect Module Kit (3C17715)
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