D-Link DGS-3100 SERIES - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................I
System Overview.................................................................................................................................................................. ii
Device Management Methods............................................................................................................................................... ii
Installation Guide Overview ................................................................................................................................................ iii
Intended Audience ...............................................................................................................................................................iii
Notes, Notices, and Cautions...............................................................................................................................................iii
Safety Cautions....................................................................................................................................................................iii
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products.............................................................................................................. v
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS............................................................................................................1
Viewing the Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Viewing Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Side Panels............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
LED Indicators...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
UNPACKING AND SETUP ......................................................................................................................................8
Unpacking the Device........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Safety Instructions................................................................................................................................................................. 9
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products............................................................................................................ 10
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge......................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Device ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Device on a Desktop or Shelf.................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Device on a Rack....................................................................................................................................... 12
Powering on the Device...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Using the External Redundant Power Supply..................................................................................................................... 15
Web-Based Network Management ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Login to Web Manager ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Using the Web-Based User Interface.............................................................................................................................. 17
Understanding the D-Link Embedded Web Interface..................................................................................................... 17
CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING THE DEVICE .............................................................................................19
Connecting to an End Node ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Connecting to HUB or Switch ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting to the Console Port........................................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting the Device in a Stack ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting Device Connections................................................................................................................................. 27
INITIAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................................28
Booting the Device.............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Configuration Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Initial Configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 31
Device Configuration...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Static IP Address and Subnet Mask ................................................................................................................................31
User Name ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Defining SNMP Community Strings .............................................................................................................................. 32
SNMP Trap Management ............................................................................................................................................... 33
Advanced Initial Device Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 34
Assigning IP Addresses................................................................................................................................................... 34
Retrieving an IP Address from a DHCP Server.............................................................................................................. 34