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CH A P T E R 1-1 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 1 Introduction Read this chapter to f amiliarize yourself with the feat ures, benefits, and capabilities of the Catalyst Express 500 switches.
Chapter 1 Introduction Overview 1-2 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Overview The Catalyst Express switches ( Ta b l e 1 - 1 ) provide networking for businesses with up to 250 employees. These switches provide network services to support data, voi ce, and mobile network deman ds.
1-3 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Overview Figure 1-1 is an e xample network usin g Catalyst Express switches. De vices outside the dotted line are network users and network resources, such as servers and printers.
Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-4 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 PoE connections from th e switch provide both p ower an d network access to PoE-capable devices, such as IP phones and access points. PoE devices can recei ve up to 15.
1-5 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Hardware Features Figure 1-2 and the l ist that follo ws describe the switch hardware features and the benef its that they pro vide. All switches can be installed on a table top, in a rack, or mounted on a wall.
Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-6 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 10/100-Mbps Fast Ethernet Ports 10/100/1000-Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Ports • Autosensing (autone gotiation) of port speed and autonegot iating of duple x mode optimizes port bandwidth.
1-7 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Software Features These are the switch software features and the benefits that they provide. Y ou can configure these features through the device manager GUI (see the “De vice Manager GUI” sectio n on page 1-8 ).
Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits 1-8 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Device Manager GUI The device manager is a graphical de vice management tool for conf iguring, monitoring, and tro ubleshooting the switch ( Figure 1- 3 ).
1-9 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Features and Benefits Figure 1 -3 Device Manager Interf ace.
Chapter 1 Introduction System Requirements 1-10 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Figure 1 -4 Device Manager Online Help System Requirements • Hardware Requirem ents, page .
1-11 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Switch Managemen t Options Hardware Requirements Ta b l e 1 - 2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for ru nning the de vice manager .
Chapter 1 Introduction Switch Management Options 1-12 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Cisco Network Assistant The switches support the Cisco Netw ork Assistant network manag ement application.
1-13 User Guide for the Cata lyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01 Chapter 1 Intr oduction Supported Hardware Simple Network Management Protocol Y ou can use Simple Ne twork Manage me nt Protocol (SNMP) management applications to manage the switch. Y o u also can manage it from an SNMP-compatible workstation.
Chapter 1 Introduction When You Are Done 1-14 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL-8122-01.
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