Bay Technical Associates BayStack 303 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Using the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches

  1
• Contents

  5
• Figures

  9
• Tables

  11
• Preface

  13
  • Purpose

    13
  • Audience

    13
  • Conventions

    14
  • Special Message Formats

    14
  • Two-tiered Procedure Format

    14
  • Use of Enter, Type, and Press

    14
  • Ordering Bay Networks Publications

    15
  • Bay Networks Customer Support

    15
  • How to Get Help

    15
  • For More Information

    16
• Safety Messages

  17
  • Safety Alert Message Format

    17
  • Safety Alert Messages Used in This Guide

    19
• Chapter 1 Introduction to the BayStack 3...

  25
  • Features

    25
  • Physical Description

    27
  • Front Panel

    27
    • 10BASE-T Ports

      28
    • 10/100BASE-TX Port

      29
    • MDA Slot

      30
    • Console Port Connector

      30
    • LEDs

      31
  • Power Cord Specifications

    32
• Chapter 2 Installing the BayStack Switch...

  35
  • Installation Requirements

    35
  • Installation Procedure

    36
  • Installing the BayStack Switches on a Flat Surface...

    36
  • Installing the BayStack Switch in a Rack

    37
    • Installing a Metal Chassis in a Rack

      38
    • Installing a Plastic Chassis in a Rack

      39
    • Completing Rack Mounting Installation

      41
  • Attaching Devices to the BayStack Switch

    42
    • Connecting 10BASE-T Ports

      42
    • Connecting the 10/100BASE-TX Port

      43
    • Connecting the 100BASE-FX Port

      45
    • Connecting to the Console Port

      45
  • Power-up Self-Tests

    47
  • Initial Setup of a BayStack Ethernet Switch

    49
  • Using Factory Default Settings

    49
  • Selecting a Language

    50
  • Initial Switch Setup

    51
• Chapter 3 Customizing and Managing the B...

  55
  • Using the Menus and Screens

    55
  • Menu and Screen Areas

    57
    • Switch Status Area

      58
    • Central Screen Area

      58
    • Navigation Commands and Command Line Area

      58
  • Menu and Screen Descriptions

    59
  • Language Selection Menu

    60
  • Main Menu

    60
  • System Information

    61
    • Switch Information

      61
    • Spanning Tree Information

      61
    • Port Statistics and Status Information

      64
  • System Configuration

    66
    • Switch Network Configuration

      67
    • Port Configuration

      68
    • Spanning Tree Configuration

      68
    • SNMP Configuration

      70
    • Reset to Default

      71
  • Reset System

    71
  • Exit Telnet

    71
  • Using the BayStack Switch

    71
  • Configuration Examples

    71
  • Spanning Tree Protocol

    73
  • Managing the BayStack Switches

    74
    • Network Management with SNMP

      74
    • Network Management through a Serial I/O Connection...

      76
    • Network Management Using a Telnet Connection

      76
  • Upgrading Switch Software Through TFTP Connection

    77
• Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Diagnostic...

  81
  • BayStack 303 and 304 Switch-related Issues

    81
  • Autonegotiation

    82
  • MDI and MDI-X Connections

    83
  • Installation-related Issues

    84
  • Addresses

    85
  • Cabling

    85
  • Link Status

    86
• Appendix A Technical Specifications

  87
  • General Specifications

    87
  • Declaration of Conformity

    89
• Appendix B Media Dependent Adapters (MD...

  91
  • 100BASE-FX MDA

    91
  • 10/100BASE-TX MDA

    93
  • Installing an MDA

    94
• Index

  97