3COM SuperStack 3 User Manual 2

SuperStack® 3

Switch 4200 Family Getting Started Guide

Switch 4200 26-Port (3C17300A) Switch 4200 50-Port (3C17302A) Switch 4200 28-Port (3C17304A)

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Part No. DUA1730-0AAA03 Published July 2005

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Conventions 8 Related Documentation 9

Accessing Online Documentation 10

Documentation Comments 10

1 INTRODUCING THE

SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 FAMILY

About the Switch 4200 Family 12

Summary of Hardware Features 12

Switch 4200 Family — Front View Detail 13

10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ports 14 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports 14 SFP Ports 14 LEDs 15

Switch 4200 Family — Rear View Detail 16

Power Socket 16 Console Port 16

Default Settings 17

2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Package Contents 20 Choosing a Suitable Site 20 Rack-mounting 21 Placing Units On Top of Each Other 23 Stacking Units 23 The Power-up Sequence 24

Powering-up the Switch 4200 Family 24 Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs 24

SFP Operation 25

Approved SFP Transceivers 25 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 26 Removing an SFP Transceiver 27

Choosing the Correct Cables 27

Choosing the Correct Fiber Cables 28

3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Setting Up Overview 32

IP Configuration 33 Preparing for Management 34

Manually Configuring IP Information 35

Connecting to a Front Panel Port 35 Connecting to the Console Port 38

Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 42

Using 3Com Network Supervisor 42 Connecting to the Console Port 42

Methods of Managing a Switch 45

Command Line Interface Management 45 Web Interface Management 46 SNMP Management 46

Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 47

CLI Management via the Console Port 47 CLI Management over the Network 47

Setting Up Web Interface Management 48

Pre-requisites 48 Web Management Over the Network 49

Setting Up SNMP Management 49

Pre-requisites 50

Default Users and Passwords 50

Changing Default Passwords 51

4 PROBLEM SOLVING

Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 54 Solving Hardware Problems 54 Solving Communication Problems 55 Solving Stack Formation Problems 56 Solving Software Upgrade Problems 56

A SAFETY INFORMATION

Important Safety Information 58 L’information de Sécurité Importante 60 Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen 62 Información de seguridad importante 64 Importanti informazioni di sicurezza 66

B PIN-OUTS

Null Modem Cable 69 PC-AT Serial Cable 69 Modem Cable 70 RJ-45 Pin Assignments 70

C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Switch 4200 26-Port (3C17300A) 73

Switch 4200 50-Port (3C17302A) 74

Switch 4200 28-Port (3C17304A) 75

D OBTAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT

Register Your Product 77 Purchase Value-Added Services 77 Troubleshoot Online 78 Access Software Downloads 78 Telephone Technical Support and Repair 78 Contact Us 79

REGULATORY NOTICES

INDEX

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide provides all the information you need to install and use a

SuperStack

3 Switch 4200 in its default state.

This guide is intended for use with the following Switch 4200 Family models:

■ Switch 4200 26-Port (3C17300A) — 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports,

10/100/1000BASE-T ports

■ Switch 4200 50-Port (3C17302A) — 48 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports,

10/100/1000BASE-T ports

■ Switch 4200 28-Port (3C17304A) — 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports,

10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 2 SFP ports

All procedures described in this guide apply to all models except where stated.

For details on the Switch 4226T (3C17300), Switch 4250T (3C17302) and Switch 4228G (3C17304), refer to the following document:

■ SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 Family Getting Started Guide (part number

DUA1730-0AAA04)

available for download from the 3Com Web site, www.3Com.com.

The guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up network equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs (Local Area Networks).

If the information in the release notes that are shipped with your product differ from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the release notes.

8 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com

Wide Web site:

World

http://www.3com.com/

Conventions Ta bl e 1 and Tab l e 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Ta bl e 1 Notice Icons

Icon Notice Type Description

Information note Information that describes important features or

instructions

Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or

Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury

Ta bl e 2 Text Conventions

potential damage to an application, system, or device

Convention Description

Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the

screen.

Syntax The word “syntax” means that you must evaluate the syntax

Commands The word “command” means that you must enter the

The words “enter”

“type”

and

Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key

provided and then supply the appropriate values for the placeholders that appear in angle brackets. Example:

To change your password, use the following syntax:

system password <password>

In this example, you must supply a password for <password>.

command exactly as shown and then press Return or Enter. Commands appear in bold. Example:

To display port information, enter the following command:

bridge port detail

When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”

names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del

Table 2 Text Conventions (continued)

Convention Description

Words in italics Italics are used to:

■ Emphasize a point.

■ Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the

text.

■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software

button names. Examples: From the Help menu, select Contents. Click OK.

About the Switch 4200 Family

Summary of

Hardware Features

The Switch 4200 Family are stackable 10/100/1000 Mbps devices which consist of:

■ 24 or 48 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports

■ 2 10/100/1000BASE-T ports

■ 2 SFP ports (Switch 4200 28-Port only)

The Switch provides high-performance workgroups with a backbone to server connection. You can also add the Switch 4200 Family to any

SuperStack

system as your network grows.

Ta bl e 3 summarizes the hardware features that are supported by the

Switch 4200 Family.

Ta bl e 3 Hardware features

Feature Switch 4200 Family Addresses ■ Up to 8000 supported

■ Up to 64 permanent entries

Auto-negotiation ■ Supported on all ports

■ Auto MDI/MDI-X

Forwarding Modes Store and Forward Duplex Modes Half and full duplex on all 10/100 ports. Full duplex

on 1000BASE-T ports and full duplex on SFP ports

Flow Control In full duplex operation all ports are supported Smart Auto-sensing Supported on all ports except SFP ports which are

Traffic Prioritization Supported (IEEE 802.ID): 2 queues per port Ethernet and Fast Ethernet

Ports Gigabit Ethernet Auto-negotiating 10/100/1000BASE-T ports SFP Gigabit Ethernet Ports Supports fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX),

Mounting 19-inch rack or stand-alone mounting

single speed ports.

Auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports

long-wave (LX), long-haul (LH70) and copper (T) transceivers in any combination (Switch 4200 28-Port only)

About the Switch 4200 Series 13

Switch 4200 Family — Front View Detail

10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX

153

3262

427

6175

10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX

6295

Figure 1 Switch 4200 26-Port (3C17300A) — front view

RJ-45 Ports

Unit LEDs

910221123 12 24

197

Power / Self Test LED

Power/

Self Test

25 / Up

2 3

26 / Down

Alert

Unit

3C17300A Superstack3 Switch 4200 26-Port

Alert LED

10/100/1000BASE-T

ports

Figure 2 Switch 4200 50-Port (3C17302A) — front view

RJ-45 Ports

31730

13361235

153814

3C17302A Superstack3 Switch 4200 50-Port

194218

Unit LEDs

234622452144

Power / Self Test LED

Power/ Self Test

Alert

Unit

Alert LED

10/100/1000BASE-T

ports

Down

Figure 3 Switch 4200 28-Port (3C17304A) — front view

10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX

RJ-45 Ports

Unit LEDs

153

6175

197

910221123 12 24

Alert LEDAlert LED

Power / Self Test LED

Power/

Self Test

25 / Up

Alert

Unit

26 / Down

10/100/1000BASE-T

ports

SFP Ports

3C17304ASuperstack 3 Switch 4200 28-Port

14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 FAMILY

WARNING: RJ-45 Ports. These are shielded RJ-45 data sockets. They cannot be used as standard traditional telephone sockets, or to connect the unit to a traditional PBX or public telephone network. Only connect RJ-45 data connectors, network telephony systems, or network telephones to these sockets.

Either shielded or unshielded data cables with shielded or unshielded jacks can be connected to these data sockets.

10BASE-T/

100BASE-TX Ports

10/100/1000BASE-T

Ports

SFP Ports This section applies to the SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 28-Port only.

The Switch has 24 or 48 auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports configured as Auto MDIX (cross-over). While auto-negotiation is enabled, these ports can automatically detect whether they need to operate in MDI or MDIX mode. Alternatively, you can manually set these ports to 10BASE-T half duplex, 10BASE-T full duplex, 100BASE-TX half duplex or 100BASE-TX full duplex. The maximum segment length is 100

m (328 ft)

over Category 5 twisted pair cable.

The Switch has two auto-negotiating 10/100/1000BASE-T ports configured as Auto MDIX (cross-over). While auto-negotiation is enabled, these ports can automatically detect whether they need to operate in MDI or MDIX mode. These ports provide 10/100/1000

Mbps full duplex connections to other Gigabit Ethernet devices. Full duplex allows packets to be transmitted and received simultaneously which, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link. These ports require either straight-through or cross-over Category both ends. The maximum UTP cable length is 100 m (328

5 cables with RJ-45 connectors at

ft) over

Category 5 cable.

The 10/100/1000BASE-T ports will auto-negotiate to the appropriate speed.

The two SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable) ports support fiber Gigabit Ethernet short-wave (SX), long-wave (LX), long-haul (LH70) and copper (T) transceivers in any combination. This offers you the flexibility of using SFP transceivers to provide connectivity between the Switch and remote 1000 Mbps workgroups or to create a high capacity aggregated link backbone connection.

The SFP ports are capable of auto-negotiating flow control. As the speed and duplex modes are fixed by the media type, only the flow control is

About the Switch 4200 Series 15

negotiated with the link partner. Alternatively, auto-negotiation can be disabled and the flow control setting can be manually configured.

LEDs Ta bl e 4 lists LEDs visible on the front of the Switch, and how to read their

status according to color. For information on using the LEDs for problem solving, see

“Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs” on page 54.

It is not possible to determine the duplex mode from the LEDs. For more detailed information, refer to the “SuperStack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM that is supplied with the Switch.

Ta bl e 4 LED behavior

LED Color Indicates Port Status LEDs 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports

Green A 100 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

Green flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

Yellow A 10 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

Yellow flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

Green / Yellow alternating

Off No link is present.

Port Status LEDs SFP ports

Green A 1000 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

Green flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

Port Status LEDs 10/100/1000BASE-T ports

Green A 1000 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

Green flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

Yellow A 10 or 100 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

Yellow flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

Green / Yellow alternating

Off No link is present.

Unit LEDs

1–4 Green When the Switch forms a stack with other Switch 4200

Off The Switch initialization process is not complete.

A 10 or 100 Mbps link is present, but the port is disabled.

A 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps link present but disabled.

Family units the LED indicates the position of the unit in the stack and that a link is present. Unit LED number 1 can also indicate a stand-alone Switch.

16 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 FAMILY

LED Color Indicates Power/Self Test LED

Green The Switch is powered-up and operating normally.

Green flashing The Switch is either downloading software or is initializing

(which includes running a Power On Self Test).

Yellow The Switch has failed its Power On Self Test.

Refer to Chapter 4 Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs.

Off The Switch is not receiving power or there is a fault with the

Alert LED

Green flashing The Switch Alert LED has been configured via the CLI or Web

Off The Switch Alert LED has been configured via the CLI or Web

Power Supply Unit.

Interface to flash.

Interface to be off (Default state).

Switch 4200 Family — Rear View Detail

Power Socket

Power Socket The Switch automatically adjusts its power setting to any supply voltage

Console Port The console port allows you to connect a terminal and perform remote or

Figure 4 Switch 4200 Family — rear view

Supply Data Warning Label

Console

(max) 19200,8,1,N

Console Port

in the range 100-240 VAC.

local out-of-band management. The console port uses a standard null modem cable and is set to auto-baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.

The Switch 4226T, Switch 4250T and Switch 4228G have a Redundant Power Supply (RPS) connector on the rear panel. Refer to the documentation supplied with these models for details.

About the Switch 4200 Series 17

Default Settings Ta bl e 5 shows the default settings for the Switch 4200 Family:

Ta bl e 5 Default Settings

Feature Switch 4200 Family Automatic IP Configuration Enabled Port Status Enabled Port Speed All ports are auto-negotiated, except SFP ports Duplex Mode All ports are auto-negotiated, except SFP ports Flow Control ■ Enabled in half duplex

■ Auto-negotiated in full duplex

Broadcast Storm Control Enabled Virtual LANs (VLANs) All ports belong to the untagged Default VLAN

IP Multicast Filtering Filtering enabled Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Fast Start

RMON Alarm Enabled Smart Auto-Sensing Enabled LACP (10/100/1000BASE-T ports and SFP ports only)

Quality of Service (QoS) All ports prioritize NBX VoIP IP.

HOL Protection (QoS) 18 Kb

1) with IEEE802.1Q learning operational

(VLAN

Enabled

Enabled on all 10/100 Mbps ports

Disabled on all 1000 Mbps ports

Disabled

All ports set to “best effort” for all other traffic.

If you initialize a Switch unit by selecting System > Control > Initialize in the Web interface or by entering system control initialize

the Command Line Interface, the following settings are retained to allow you to connect to and manage the Switch:

■ IP Address

■ Subnet Mask

■ Default Router

18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 FAMILY

INSTALLING THE SWITCH

This chapter contains the information you need to install and set up the Switch 4200 Family. It covers the following topics:

■ Package Contents

■ Choosing a Suitable Site

■ Rack-mounting

■ Placing Units On Top of Each Other

■ The Power-up Sequence

■ SFP Operation

■ Choosing the Correct Cables

WARNING: Safety Information. Before installing or removing any components from the Switch 4200 Family or carrying out any maintenance procedures, you must read the safety information provided

Appendix A of this guide.

AVERTISSEMENT: Consignes de sécurité. Avant d'installer ou d'enlever tout composant du Switch 4200 ou d'entamer une procédure de maintenance, lisez les informations relatives à la sécurité qui se trouvent dans l'Appendice A de ce guide.

VORSICHT: Sicherheitsinformationen. Bevor Sie Komponenten aus dem Switch 4200 entfernen oder dem Switch 4200 hinzufuegen oder Instandhaltungsarbeiten verrichten, lesen Sie die Sicherheitsanweisungen, die in Appendix A (Anhang A) in diesem Handbuch aufgefuehrt sind.

ADVERTENCIA: Información de seguridad. Antes de instalar o extraer cualquier componente del product o de realizar tareas de mantenimiento, debe leer la información de seguridad facilitada en el Apéndice A de esta guía del usuario.

AVVERTENZA: Informazioni di sicurezza. Prima di installare o rimuovere qualsiasi componente dal product o di eseguire qualsiasi

20 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE SWITCH

procedura di manutenzione, leggere le informazioni di sicurezza riportate nell'Appendice A della presente guida per l'utente.

Package Contents ■ Switch unit

■ CD-ROM

■ Getting Started Guide (this guide)

■ Release Notes

■ Unit Information Labels

■ Warranty Information

■ Power Cord

■ 2 x Mounting brackets

■ 4 x Screws

■ 4 x Rubber feet

Choosing a Suitable Site

The Switch is suited for use on a desktop, either free standing or mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. Alternatively, the Switch can be mounted in a wiring closet or equipment room, as an aggregator for other Hubs and Switches. A rack-mounting kit containing two mounting brackets is supplied with the Switch.

CAUTION: Ensure that the ventilation holes are not obstructed.

When deciding where to position the Switch, ensure that:

■ Cabling is located away from:

■ sources of electrical noise such as radios, transmitters and

broadband amplifiers.

■ power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures

■ The Switch is accessible and cables can be connected easily.

■ Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the Switch.

■ Air-flow is not restricted around the Switch or through the vents in the

side of the Switch. 3Com recommends that you provide a minimum of 25mm (1in.) clearance.

■ Air temperature around the Switch does not exceed 40 °C (104 °F).

Rack-mounting 21

If the Switch is installed in a 19-inch rack or closed assembly its local air temperature may be greater than room ambient temperature.

■ The air is as free from dust as possible.

■ The switch is situated away from sources of conductive (electrical)

dust, for example, laser printers.

■ The unit is installed in a clean, air conditioned environment.

■ The AC supply used by the switch is separate to that used by units

that generate high levels of AC noise, for example, air-conditioning units and laser printers.

■ No more than eight Switch units are placed on top of one another, if

the units are free-standing.

Rack-mounting The Switch 4200 Family are 1U high and will fit in most standard 19-inch

racks.

CAUTION: Disconnect all cables from the Switch before continuing. Remove all self adhesive pads from the underside of the Switch if they have been fitted.

To rack-mount your Switch:

1 Place the Switch the right way up on a hard flat surface, with the front

facing towards you.

2 Locate a mounting bracket over the mounting holes on one side of the

Switch, as shown in

Figure 5.

22 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Figure 5 Fitting a bracket for rack-mounting

3 Insert the two screws and tighten with a suitable screwdriver.

You must use the screws supplied with the mounting brackets. Damage caused to the unit by using incorrect screws invalidates your warranty.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the Switch. 5 Insert the Switch into the 19-inch rack and secure with suitable screws

(not provided). Ensure that ventilation holes are not obstructed.

6 Connect network cabling. 7 Finally place a unit information label on the unit in an easily accessible

position. The unit information label shows the following:

■ The 3Com product name of the Switch

■ The 3Com 3C number of the Switch

■ The unique MAC address (Ethernet address) of the Switch

■ The serial number of the Switch

You may need this information for fault reporting purposes.

Placing Units On Top of Each Other 23

Placing Units On Top of Each Other

If the Switch units are free-standing, up to eight units can be placed one

on top of the other. If you are mixing a variety of SuperStack

3 Switch

and Hub units, the smaller units must be positioned at the top.

If you are placing Switch units one on top of the other, you must use the self-adhesive rubber feet supplied. Apply the pads to the underside of each Switch, sticking one in the marked area at each corner. Place the Switch units on top of each other, ensuring that the feet of the upper unit line up with the recesses of the lower unit.

Stacking Units Up to four Switch 4200 Family units can be stacked together and then

treated as a single manageable unit with one IP address. Any combination of Switch units are connected together via the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on the front of the unit as shown in the port marked with ‘up’ is connected to the port marked with ‘down’ on the unit above. Cable lengths of between 14

m (328 ft) can be used for stacking.

100

Figure 6 Stacking example

3262

427

153

4200 Family units is allowed in a single stack. The

Figure 6. Starting from the base of the stack,

cm (5.5 in) and

3C17302ASuperstack 3 Switch4200 50-Port

194218

3C17304ASuperstack 3 Switch 4200 28-Port

3C17304ASuperstack 3 Switch4200 28-Port

3C17300ASuperstack 3 Switch4200 26-Port

234622452144

Power/ SelfTest

Alert

Unit

Down

31730

197

910221123 1224

6295

6175

13361235

153814

Power/

SelfTest

25/ Up

26/ Down

Alert

Unit

Power/

SelfTest

25/ Up

26/ Down

Alert

Unit

Power/

SelfTest

25/ Up

26/ Down

Alert

Unit

The unit LEDs will display the unit number in the stack, from 1 at the bottom to 4 at the top.

3Com recommends that when you add a new unit to a stack, you should first initialize it to factory default settings.

Any Switch 4200 unit can be added to the stack, including the Switch 4226T, the Switch 4250T and the Switch 4228G. You must install the latest software version on all units in the stack.

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Stack renumbering occurs when another Switch 4200 Family unit is added to the bottom of an established stack except when the stack is already 4 units high. In this instance the ‘down’ port on the bottom unit of the existing stack will be disabled and its LED will flash green. You will then not be able to use that port again until the link is lost on that port.

When another Switch 4200 Family unit is added to the top of an established stack, no stack renumbering occurs. If however the unit being added takes the stack height above 4 then the ‘up’ port on the top unit of the existing stack will be disabled and its LED will flash green. You will then not be able to use that port again until the link is lost on that port.

When removing a Switch from a stack, note the following:

■ Removing a Switch 4200 Family unit from the bottom of an existing

stack will cause the remaining stack to renumber.

■ Removing a Switch 4200 Family unit from the middle of an existing

stack will cause the other Switches in the stack to divide into two stacks. Units below the unit removed will not renumber, units above will renumber.

The Power-up Sequence

Powering-up the

Switch 4200 Family

Checking for Correct

Operation of LEDs

■ Removing a Switch 4200 Family unit from the top of an existing stack

will have no effect on the remaining stack.

If you are having problems, refer to “Solving Stack Formation Problems” on page 56.

The following sections describe how to get your Switch 4200 Family powered-up and ready for operation.

Use the following sequence of steps to power-up the Switch.

1 Plug the power cord into the power socket at the rear of the Switch. 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into your power outlet.

The Switch powers-up and runs through its Power On Self Test (POST), which takes approximately 10 seconds.

During the Power On Self Test, all ports on the Switch are disabled and the LEDs light in a set sequence.

SFP Operation 25

When the POST has completed, check the Power On Self Tes t LE D t o make sure that your Switch is operating correctly.

Ta bl e 6 shows possible

colors for the LED.

Ta bl e 6 Power/Self Test LED colors

Color State

Green The Switch is powered-up and operating normally.

Yellow The Switch has failed its Power On Self Test.

Off The Switch is not receiving power.

In addition, check the Unit LEDs on all Switches in the stack. If a Unit LED is off, initialization is not complete. 3Com recommends that you do not use the Switch's management interface until the Unit LED is green.

If there is evidence of a problem, see “Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs” on page 54.

SFP Operation The following section describes how to insert an SFP transceiver into an

SFP port on the Switch 4200 28-Port.

Approved SFP

Transceivers

SFP transceivers are hot-insertable and hot-swappable. You can remove them from and insert them into any SFP port without having to power down the Switch.

The following list of approved SFP transceivers is correct at the time of publication.

■ 3CSFP91 SFP (SX)

■ 3CSFP92 SFP (LX)

■ 3CSFP93 SFP (T)

■ 3CSFP97 SFP (LH)

To access the latest list of approved SFP transceivers for the Switch on the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site, enter this URL into your internet browser:

http://www.3com.com

26 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Inserting an SFP

Transceiver

To be recognized as valid, the SFP transceiver must have the following characteristics:

■ 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver

Use this transceiver to connect the Switch directly to a multimode fiber-optic cable.

■ 1000BASE-LX SFP transceiver

Use this transceiver to connect the Switch directly to a single-mode fiber-optic cable or to multimode fiber using a conditioned launch cable.

■ 1000BASE-LH70 SFP transceiver

Use this transceiver to connect the Switch directly to a single-mode fiber-optic cable.

■ 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver

This transceiver uses Category 5 copper cabling with RJ-45 connectors and supports segment lengths of up to 100 m (328 ft).

If the SFP transceiver is faulty, it will not operate within the Switch. See “Solving Hardware Problems” on page 49.

Use of non-3Com SFPs is not recommended. If the SFP transceiver is invalid it will not be recognized by the Switch.

Use the following sequence of steps to activate the SFP ports:

1 The SFP transceiver is keyed and there is only one way in which it can be

installed correctly. It is not necessary to power-down your Switch.

2 Hold the transceiver so that the connector is toward you and the product

label is visible, as shown in

Figure 7. Ensure the wire release lever is closed

(in the upright position).

3 Gently slide the transceiver into the SFP port until it clicks.

CAUTION: SFP transceivers are keyed and can be properly inserted only one way. If the transceiver does not click when you insert it, remove it, turn it over, and reinsert it.

4 Remove the plastic protective cover if fitted. 5 Use the appropriate cable to connect the transceiver to a suitable device.

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CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Conventions Ta bl e 1 and Tab l e 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Related Documentation

INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 FAMILY

About the Switch 4200 Family

100BASE-TX Ports

Ports

SFP Ports This section applies to the SuperStack 3 Switch 4200 28-Port only.

LEDs Ta bl e 4 lists LEDs visible on the front of the Switch, and how to read their

Power Socket

Console Port

Ta bl e 5 Default Settings

INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Package Contents ■ Switch unit

Choosing a Suitable Site

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Placing Units On Top of Each Other

Stacking Units Up to four Switch 4200 Family units can be stacked together and then

The Power-up Sequence

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