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® http://www.3com.com/ Super Stack ® II Swit ch 610 User Guid e 3C1695 4 Part No. DUA1695 -4 AAA02 Publ ished Ma y 1999 169 54u a. bo ok P age 1 F rida y, Apri l 30, 19 99 9:3 9 A M.
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C ONTENT S C ONT E NTS A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Conventions 8 Related Doc umentation 9 Y ear 2000 Compliance 10 Documentation Comm ents 10 1 I NTR ODUC ING THE S WITC H 610 About the SuperS t ack II Switch.
Placing Units On T op of Each Other 2 3 The Power -up Sequence 24 Connectin g a Redundant P ower System 24 Powering-up the Switch 610 2 4 Checki ng for Correct Operation 24 Choosing the C orre ct Cabl.
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A BOUT T HI S G UI DE This gui de pro vides all the inf ormation you need to install and use a Super Stack ® I I Swit ch 610 u nit with defau lt settings. If y ou wan t to chan ge t he way t he S wit ch w orks us ing m anage men t softwa r e, r efe r to the “Su perSt ack II Switc h Management G uide” (par t number DUA1695 -0 BAA0x ).
8 A BOU T T HIS G UI D E Conve ntions T a ble 1 an d T ab le 2 list co nven tions th at are used t hrougho ut th is guide . Ta b l e 1 Notice Icons Ic on Notice Type Descripti on In form at io n no te.
Relat ed Docu mentati on 9 Related Do cumen tati on In addi tion t o thi s guid e, ea ch Sw itch 610 d oc ume nt set i nclude s the fo llow i ng : ■ Ma nagemen t G uide (Pa rt N umbe r DU A1695- 0BA A0x) This gu ide contai ns all the ma nagem ent inform ation for the Swi tch.
10 A BOU T T HIS G UI D E Y ear 2000 Compli ance For in form atio n on Y ea r 2000 co mplia nce an d 3C om products , visit the 3Co m Y e ar 200 0 Web page: http :/ /w ww.3c om .c om/p ro ducts /y r2 000. ht ml Do cumen tation Comme nts Y our suggestions ar e very im portant to us .
1 I NTR ODUCING THE S WITC H 610 This c hapter c ontains int roducto ry info rmation abou t the Swit ch and how it ca n be u sed in y our ne tw ork. I t cover s the f ollow ing topi cs : ■ Ab o ut t.
12 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 61 0 Ab out the Su per Sta ck II Sw itch 610 The Supe rStack ® II syste m solve s the problem o f growth i n dynami c netw ork en vironm ents an d provide s ever ythi ng you nee d for suc cessf ul wor kgroup ne tworki ng.
Switc h 610 — Front View Detail 13 S witc h 610 — F r on t View Deta il Figure 1 Switch 610 — Front view Port C onnec tions 10B ASE- T Port s The Swit ch has 24 10BASE-T p orts c onfig ur ed as MDIX (cr oss-ov er). The ma xi mu m se gmen t len g th is 10 0m ( 3 28 ft ) ov er C at egor y 3, 4 , or 5 twist ed pair cable .
14 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 61 0 LE Ds Ta b l e 3 lists the LEDs vi sible o n the fr ont of th e Switch, and their st ates acco r d ing to c olor . F or inf orma tion on using the LEDs for proble m solving, see “Che cki ng for Co rre c t Op erat ion” on page 24 .
Switch 610 — Re ar Vi ew Detail 15 Sw itch 61 0 — Re ar View Deta il Figure 2 Switch 610 — Rear view Unit In fo rmatio n Label This la bel shows the following: ■ The 3C om p r o duct name of t.
16 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 61 0 Netwo rk Config uration Exam ple s The f ollowi ng illu stra tions s how some example s of how the Swit ch c an be placed on y our ne twor k. Ne twork Seg mentatio n I Figu r e 3 shows how the Swi tch 610 fits into a large c orpor ate n etwork wi th a Fa st Eth er net in fr as tr uc ture .
Network Conf igura tion Ex ample s 17 Ne twork Segme ntatio n II Figu r e 4 shows the Swi tch 610 i n a seco nd wo rkgroup sit uation . This setup co uld b e that o f a sm all office w ithin a la rge cor pora tion, or part of a large r co rporat e net work.
18 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 61 0 Des kto p Switch ing Figu r e 5 shows the Swi tch 610 u sed f or a group of u sers in a lar ge corpo rate netw ork. H er e swi tching is brought to the deskto p wit h a single endsta tion pe r po rt. Lo cal serv ers are co nnec ted vi a 100 Mbps F ast Ethe r net li nks.
Confi gurati on Rul es for Fast E therne t 19 Config uration Rul es fo r Fast E t her ne t The t opolo gy rule s for 100 M bps Fast Et her net are sl ightly di ff erent to those f or 10 Mbps E ther net. Figu re 6 illu strates th e key topolo gy rules an d pr ov ides exampl es of how they allow fo r larg e-scale F ast Et hernet netw orks.
20 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 61 0 The key to pology r ules ar e: ■ Ma ximum UTP c able l eng th is 100m (3 28f t) ov er Cat egory 5 cabl e. ■ A 412 m (1352f t) fiber run is al lowed for conne cting swi tch-to-sw itch, or endst ation -to-sw itch , usin g half-du ple x 100BA SE-FX .
2 I NSTALLI NG TH E S WITCH This ch ap ter co ntain s the inform ation y ou ne ed t o insta ll and se t up t he Swi tch. It cover s the fo ll owing to pics: ■ Choosing a Suitable Si te ■ Rack- mo .
22 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Choosin g a Suita ble Si te The Swit ch is suite d for use in an of fice en vir onment whe re it can be mount ed in a standa rd 19- inch eq uipm ent rack , or free stand ing. Alternativ ely , the Swit ch can be rac k-mounte d in a wirin g closet o r equipm ent r o om.
Plac ing Unit s On T op of Each Othe r 23 Figure 7 Fitting a brac ket for r ack mounting 3 In se rt t he tw o s cre ws an d tigh te n w ith a su ita bl e s crew dr i ver . Y ou must use the sc rews sup plied wi th the mount ing bracket s. Damage caused to the uni t by using incorrec t scr ews inval idates y our w arrant y .
24 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Th e Pow er -u p Sequenc e The fo llowing sect ions desc ribe ho w to g et your Switch 6 10 powe re d -up and r eady f or operatio n. Co nnecti ng a Redund ant Power Syst e m Y ou can c onn ect a Super Stac k II Ad vanc ed Red und ant Po we r System (part number 3C16071) t o the Switc h.
Choosi ng the Corre ct Cable s 25 Choosin g the Correct C ables All of the ports on the fr o nt of t he Switc h 610 ar e config ur ed as MDIX (c ro ss-over ). If you wan t to make a connect ion to anoth er MDIX p ort, you need a c ross- over cable. Most of the 1 0BASE-T and 100BASE-TX po rts on 3Com devic es ar e MD I X-only .
26 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH For in forma tio n ab out solv ing p r o blems wh en man agi ng the Sw itch , refer to t he Pr oblem So lvin g chapter in th e “SuperSta c k I I Switc h Management Gu ide” (DU A 1695- 0BAA 0x) .
A S AFETY I N FORM ATION Y ou must rea d the fo llow ing saf ety info rmati on be for e c arrying out any install ation or removal of c ompone n ts, or an y m aintenan ce proc edures on the Switch 610 . WARNI NG : Warning s co ntain direct ions that yo u m ust fo llow for your per sonal sa fety .
28 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION Importa nt Safe ty In formati on ■ Install ation and remo val of the uni t mu st be ca rried ou t by qua lified pers onnel o nly . ■ If in stallin g the Switch uni t in a stack with SuperSt ack II Hub units , the Switch 610 un it m ust be installed b elow the narrower Hub un its.
Imp or ta nt S afe t y In form at io n 29 ■ Franc e and Peru only: This un it ca nnot be p owered from IT† sup plies. If y our sup plies are of IT ty pe, thi s unit mu st b e powe red by 2 30V (2 .
30 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION L ’inf ormat ion de Séc uri té Impo rtan te ■ L' install ati on et la dépo se de ce gr oupe doiven t êtr e confi és à u n pers onnel q ualif ié.
L’i nfor mat ion de S écur ité Import ant e 31 ■ L ’ap par eil f onction ne à une tension extrê mem ent ba sse de sécurité qu i est conf orme à la no rm e CEI 950. Ce s cond itions n e sont ma intenu es que si l 'équipem ent auquel il est rac cordé fon ctionne da ns les m ême s condi tions.
32 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION Wi ch ti ge Si che rh eits - inform ati onen ■ Die In stallation und der Ausbau des G eräts da rf n ur durch Fach per sonal erfol gen .
B P IN - OU TS Nu ll Mode m Cable 9-pin t o R S-232 25 -p in PC -A T Se ri al C a ble 9-pin t o 9 -pin 169 54ua. bo ok Page 33 Frid ay, Apri l 30 , 199 9 9:39 AM.
34 A PPENDIX B: P IN - OU TS Modem Ca ble 9-pin t o R S-232 25 -p in RJ-45 P in Assign me nts Pi n assignments are id entical f or 10BASE-T an d 100BASE-TX RJ-45 co nnect ors Ta b l e 6 Pin as sign me.
C T ECHNI CAL S P ECIFICATIONS Physic al Dimensio ns He ight: 44mm (1.7 in.) x Width: 440mm (17 .3 in.) x Depth 224mm (8.8 in.) Weight : 4.4kg (9 .7lbs ) Envir onment al Requir emen ts Ope rati ng T e.
36 A PPENDIX C: T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS Standar ds Support ed SNMP ■ SNMP protoc ol (RFC 1157) ■ MIB-I I (RFC 1213) ■ Bridge MIB ( RF C 1493) ■ Repeate r MIB (RFC 1516) ■ RMON MIB (RFC 1271) ■ BOOTP (RFC 951) Additi onal Stan dards Support ed ■ ISO/IEC 1580 2-3-1998 (IEEE 802.
D T ECHNI CAL S UPPO RT 3Co m provide s eas y acce ss to t echn ical supp ort i nforma tion t hrough a vari ety of serv ices. This ap pendi x descr ibes th ese serv ices. Infor mation co ntained in this app endix is co rre ct at ti me of publ icati on.
38 A PPENDIX D: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 3C om F TP S i te Do wnload drivers, patc hes, software, and MIB s across the Inter net from the 3Com publ ic F T P si te.
Suppor t from Your Net work Su pplier 39 Acce ss by Digi ta l Mo dem ISDN users ca n di al in to the 3Com BB S using a di gital mo dem f or fa st access up t o 64 K bp s.
40 A PPENDIX D: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT When you co ntact 3Com for a ssistance, have the foll owing inf orma tion r eady: ■ Product m odel n ame , part num ber , a nd se rial num ber ■ A list o f syst.
Retu rning Pr oduc ts for Re pair 41 Retu rning Products fo r Rep ai r Before you send a produc t directly t o 3Com fo r repair , y ou m ust fir st obtai n an au thoriz ation n um ber . Products sent to 3Com wi thout author ization num ber s will b e return ed t o the se nder u nopen e d, at th e sender ’ s ex pense.
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G LOSSARY 10B A SE- T The IEE E specific ation for 1 0Mbps Ether net ove r Cat egor y 3, 4 or 5 twist ed pai r ca ble. 100B A SE-FX The IEEE spec ifica tion for 100 Mbps Fast Et hernet over fib er -opti c cab le. 100BA SE -TX The IEEE spec ifica tion fo r 100Mbps Fast Et hernet over Categ ory 5 t wi ste d- pai r ca ble .
44 G LOSSARY broa dc ast st or m Multiple s imultaneo us bro adcast s that t ypically absorb al l the ava ilable netw ork ba ndwidt h and ca n cau se a ne twor k to fail. Broadc ast stor ms c an be d ue t o fa ul ty net wor k de vice s. coll ision A term used to de scribe two co lliding pack ets i n an Ether ne t netwo rk.
G LOSSARY 45 hub A device that r egene rates LA N tra ffi c so th at the tr ansmiss ion d istanc e of t hat signal can be extended . Hubs ar e similar to rep eaters , in that they con nect LANs of the same ty pe; however they connect mor e LANs than a r epeat er and ar e gener ally mor e sophi sticat ed.
46 G LOSSARY MAC addr ess M edia A ccess C ontrol ad dre ss; also called h ardware or phy sical ad dress. A laye r 2 ad dr ess associ ated with a parti cular netw ork de vice. Most devic es th at conn ect to a LAN have a M AC address assigne d to the m as they ar e used to identi fy other dev ices i n a network .
G LOSSARY 47 SN MP Si mple Networ k Mana gement Pro tocol. The curr ent IETF st andar d protoco l for m ana ging devices o n a n T CP/IP netwo rk . stack A grou p of net wor k devi ces tha t are integ rated t o form a sin gle logi cal devic e.
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I NDEX 49 I NDEX Nu merics 10BASE- T por ts 13 10BASE- T/1 00BASE-T X ports 1 3 3C numbe r 15 3Com bull etin board service (3Com BBS) 38 3Com Kno wledgeba se Web Se rvic es 37 3Com URL 37 3ComF acts 3.
50 I NDEX Redunda nt Po wer Syst em. See RP S re turning p roduc t s for re pair 41 RPS 15 co nnecti ng 24 soc k et 15 S s afe ty i nf or mati on Engli sh 28 Fr enc h 30 German 32 segment, maximu m length 13 , 20 seri al numbe r of the Swi tch 15 se rial por t.
3C om Co rpora t io n L IMITED W ARRA NTY S UPER S TACK ® II S WITCH 610 H ARDWA RE 3Com w arrants thi s hardwa re prod uct to be f ree fro m defect s in work manship a nd mat erials, und er norma l .
product , bu t ma y be delay ed due to expor t or impor t procedures. When an advance replaceme nt is provided and Cus tomer fa ils to retur n the ori ginal pr oduct to 3C om withi n fiftee n (15) days after shi pment of the replace ment, 3Com will cha rge Cust omer for t he repl acement product, at l ist pri ce.
EMC S TATEMENTS FCC S TA TEMENT This equipme nt has be en test ed and fou nd to compl y with t he limits f or a Class A digita l device, pur suant t o part 15 o f the FCC rules.
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An important point after buying a device 3Com 610 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought 3Com 610 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data 3Com 610 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, 3Com 610 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get 3Com 610 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of 3Com 610, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime 3Com 610.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with 3Com 610. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device 3Com 610 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
