Specifying the Redundant Power System 27
Connecting the Switch to the Redundant Power System 27
Connecting the Earthing Cable 28
RPS LED 29
Placing Units On Top of Each Other 30
The Power-up Sequence 30
Powering-up the Switch 5500 30
Checking for Correct Operation of LEDs 30
SFP Operation 31
Approved SFP Transceivers 31
Inserting an SFP Transceiver 31
Removing an SFP Transceiver 33
Choosing the Correct Cables 33
3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Methods of Managing a Switch 36
Command Line Interface Management 36
Command Line Interface Management using SSH 37
Web Interface Management 37
SNMP Management 37
Setting Up Overview 38
IP Configuration 39
Preparing for Management 40
Manually Configuring IP Information 41
Connecting to the Console Port 41
Connecting to a Front Panel Port 44
Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 47
Using 3Com Network Director 48
Connecting to the Console Port 48
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 50
User Interface Overview 50
CLI Management via the Console Port 50
CLI Management over the Network 50
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 51
Setting Up Web Interface Management 52
Pre-requisites 52
Web Management Over the Network 53
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