HP 7500 Series - Connecting the Switch to the Network; Connecting Your Switch to the Network through Twisted Pair Cables; Connecting Your Switch to the Network through Optical Fibers

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Task Command
Display the name, model, and running operating system version of the
switch.
display version
Display the current configuration of the switch. display current-configuration
Display the interface status and configuration. display interface brief
Display the IP configuration information of the specified or all Layer 3
interfaces.
display ip interface brief
Display information about active routes in the routing table. display ip routing-table
Display VLAN information. display vlan
Display the spanning tree status and statistics. display stp brief
Display Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) configuration information.
display ndp
Connecting the switch to the network
Before you connect the switch to the network, verify that all its basic settings are correct.
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair
cables
The 10/100Base-TX and 1000Base-T ports of the HP 7500 Switch Series use RJ-45 connectors and
support MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing. Use category-5 or better twisted pair cables to connect the Ethernet
ports of your switch to the network.
To connect your switch to the network through twisted pair cables:
1. Plug one end of the twisted pair cable into the RJ-45 Ethernet port of your switch.
2. Plug the other end of the twisted pair cable into the RJ-45 Ethernet port of the access device in the
network.
3. Verify that the LEDs of the RJ-45 Ethernet port are normal.
For more information about the LED status, see "Appendix C LEDs."
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers
W
ARNING!
To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the fiber interfaces when connecting optical fibers.
You can install a transceiver module (see "Installing FRUs") in a fiber port and use optical fibers to
connect the port to the network. For more information about the optical fibers, see "Appendix D Cables."
The installation of different optical fiber connectors is similar.
To connect your switch to the network through optical fibers:
1. Install a transceiver module into the port.
2. Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.