3com 4900 sx User Manuals

Table of Contents

• About This Guide

  7
  • Conventions

    8
  • Related Documentation

    9
  • Accessing Online Documentation

    9
  • Product Registration

    10
  • Documentation Comments

    10
• Introducing the Switch 4900 SX

  11
  • About the SuperStack 3 Switch 4900 SX

    12
    • Summary of Hardware Features

      12
    • Summary of Software Features

      13
  • Switch 4900 SX — Front View Detail

    13
    • Ports

      13
    • LEDs

      14
  • Switch 4900 SX — Rear View Detail

    15
    • Unit Information Label

      15
    • Power Socket

      15
    • Redundant Power System Socket

      15
    • Console Port

      15
    • Expansion Module Slot

      16
  • Default Settings

    16
• Installing the Switch

  17
  • Package Contents

    18
  • Choosing a Suitable Site

    18
  • Rack-mounting

    19
  • Placing Units On Top of Each Other

    20
  • The Power-up Sequence

    20
    • Powering-up the Switch 4900 SX

      20
    • Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs

      21
    • Connecting a Redundant Power System

      21
  • Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs

    22
  • Solving Hardware Problems

    22
  • Managing the Switch

    23
• Setting Up for Management

  25
  • Methods of Managing a Switch

    26
  • Setting Up Web Interface Management

    27
    • Choosing a Browser

      27
    • Setting Up Through the Console Port

      27
    • Setting Up Over the Network

      28
  • Setting Up Command Line Interface Management

    28
    • Setting Up Through the Console Port

      28
    • Setting Up Over the Network

      29
  • Setting Up SNMP Management

    30
  • Managing a Switch Over the Network

    30
    • IP Addresses

      30
    • Subnets and Using a Subnet Mask

      31
    • Default Gateway

      32
  • Logging in as a Default User

    33
• Safety Information

  35
  • Important Safety Information

    36
  • L’information de Sécurité Importante

    38
  • Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen

    40
• Pin-outs

  43
  • Null Modem Cable

    43
  • PC-AT Serial Cable

    43
  • Modem Cable

    44
• Technical Specifications

  45
• Technical Support

  47
  • Online Technical Services

    47
    • World Wide Web Site

      47
    • 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services

      47
    • 3Com FTP Site

      48
  • Support from Your Network Supplier

    48
  • Support from 3Com

    48
  • Returning Products forRepair

    50
• Index

  51
• Regulatory Notices

  53