D-Link DES-3550 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

CONTENTS
PREFACE.............................................................................................................................................................VIII
INTENDED READERS.............................................................................................................................................VIII
TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS ............................................................................................................VIII
NOTES, NOTICES, AND CAUTIONS ...............................................................................................................IX
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................IX
Safety Cautions....................................................................................................................................................x
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products .........................................................................................xi
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge .....................................................................................................xii
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................13
ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................13
Fast Ethernet Technology .................................................................................................................................13
Gigabit Ethernet Technology ............................................................................................................................13
S
WITCHING
T
ECHNOLOGY
......................................................................................................................................14
SWITCH DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................14
Features .............................................................................................................................................................15
Ports...................................................................................................................................................................16
F
RONT
-P
ANEL
C
OMPONENTS
.................................................................................................................................17
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................................17
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................18
SIDE PANEL DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................................................18
G
IGABIT
C
OMBO
P
ORTS
.........................................................................................................................................18
INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................................20
Package Contents ..............................................................................................................................................20
BEFORE YOU CONNECT TO THE NETWORK............................................................................................................20
I
NSTALLING THE
S
WITCH
W
ITHOUT THE
R
ACK
.....................................................................................................21
INSTALLING THE SWITCH IN A RACK .....................................................................................................................21
Mounting the Switch in a standard 19” rack....................................................................................................22
POWER ON..............................................................................................................................................................22
Power Failure....................................................................................................................................................22
CONNECTING THE SWITCH ............................................................................................................................23
SWITCH TO END NODE...........................................................................................................................................23
SWITCH TO HUB OR SWITCH ..................................................................................................................................23
C
ONNECTING
T
O
N
ETWORK
B
ACKBONE OR
S
ERVER
............................................................................................24
INTRODUCTION TO SWITCH MANAGEMENT...........................................................................................25
MANAGEMENT OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................25
Web-based Management Interface....................................................................................................................25
SNMP-Based Management................................................................................................................................25