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Numerics
10/100Base-TX ports
location on switch … 1-5
1000Base-BX … A-6
fiber-optic cable specifications … A-6
1000Base-LH … A-6
fiber-optic cable specifications … A-6
1000Base-T
1000Base-T
fiber-optic cable specifications … A-6
A
AC power connector
location on back of switch … 1-11
acoustic specifications … A-3
auto MDI/MDI-X operation … A-11, A-13
HP Auto-MDIX feature … A-9
B
back of switch
description … 1-11
power connector … 1-12
backbone switch
topology with … 2-25
basic switch configuration
IP address … 3-2
manager password … 3-2
subnet mask … 3-2
Switch Setup screen … 3-2
basic troubleshooting tips … 4-1
Bootp
automatic switch configuration … 3-1
for in-band access … 2-19
buttons
Clear button … 1-10
Reset button … 1-10
C
cabinet
mounting the switch in … 2-9
cables
connecting cables to switch ports … 2-16
effects of non-standard cables … 4-2
infrastructure requirements … 2-6
serial, for direct console connection … 2-20
cables, twisted pair
category 3, 4, 5 … A-9
cross-over cable pin-out … A-12
MDI-X to MDI connections … A-11, A-13
MDI-X to MDI-X connections … A-12
pin-outs … A-11, A-13
straight-through cable pin-out … A-11, A-13
switch-to-computer connection … A-11, A-13
switch-to-switch or hub connection … A-12
cables, twisted-pair
HP Auto-MDIX feature … A-9
wiring rules … A-9
cables, twisted-pair connector pin-outs … A-9
cabling infrastructure … 2-6
Clear button
deleting passwords … 1-10
description … 1-10
location on switch … 1-5, 1-10
restoring factory default configuration … 1-10,
4-12
to delete password protection … 3-4
CLI prompt, console
displaying … 2-21
configuration
checking when troubleshooting … 4-3
DHCP/Bootp … 3-1
IP address … 3-2
IP address, manually … 3-2
manager password … 3-2
restoring factory defaults … 1-10, 4-12
subnet mask … 3-2
Switch Setup screen … 3-2
connecting the switch to a power source … 2-14
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