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SuperStack 3
Switch 3300 XM
User Guide
3C16985B
http://www.3com.com/
Part No. DUA1698-5AAA03
Published August 2000
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3Com Corporation Copyright © 2000, 3Com Technologies. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or 5400 Bayfront Plaza adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Technologies. Santa Clara, California 3Com Technologies reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time 95052-8145 to time without obligation on the part of
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CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 8 Related Documentation 9 Year 2000 Compliance 10 Documentation Comments 10 Product Registration 10 1 INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM About the SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 XM 12 Summary of Features 12 Switch 3300 XM — Front View Detail 13 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ports 13 LEDs 13 Switch 3300 XM — Rear View Detail 15 Unit Information Label 15 Power Socket 15 Redundant Power System Socket 15 Console Port 16 Matrix Port 16 Network Configuration Examples 17 Switch 3300
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2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH Choosing a Suitable Site 24 Rack-mounting 24 Placing Units On Top of Each Other 25 Stacking Units 26 Stacking Two Units 26 Stacking Up To Four Units 27 The Power-up Sequence 29 Connecting a Redundant Power System 29 Powering-up the Switch 3300 XM 29 Checking for Correct Operation 29 Choosing the Correct Cables 30 Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 31 Managing the Switch 32 A SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information 34 L’information de Sécurité Importante 36 Wichtig
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GLOSSARY INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY REGULATORY NOTICES
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide provides all the information you need to install and use a ® SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 XM (3C16985B) unit with default settings. If you want to change the way the Switch works using management software, refer to the “SuperStack Switch Management Guide”. The guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up network equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs (Local Area Networks). If the
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8 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide. Table 1 Notice Icons Icon Notice Type Description Information note Information that describes important features or instructions Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an application, system, or device Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury Text Conventions Table 2 Convention Description Screen displays This typefa
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Related Documentation 9 Text Conventions (continued) Table 2 Convention Description Words in Italics are used to: italics Emphasize a point. Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text. Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Examples: From the Help menu, select Contents. Click . OK Related In addition to this guide, each Switch 3300 XM document set includes Documentation the following: Management Guide This guide contains all the managemen
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10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE In addition, there are other publications you may find useful: Documentation accompanying the Advanced Redundant Power System. Year 2000 For information on Year 2000 compliance and 3Com products, visit the Compliance 3Com Year 2000 Web page: http://www.3com.com/products/yr2000.html Documentation Your suggestions are very important to us. They will help make our Comments documentation more useful to you. Please e-mail comments about this document to 3Com at: pddtechpubs_
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INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM 1 This chapter contains introductory information about the Switch and how it can be used in your network. It covers the following topics: About the SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 XM Switch 3300 XM — Front View Detail Switch 3300 XM — Rear View Detail Network Configuration Examples Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet Configuration Rules with Full Duplex
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12 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM ® About the The SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 XM connects: SuperStack 3 your existing 10Mbps devices. Switch 3300 XM high-performance workgroups with a 100Mbps backbone or server connection. users to dedicated 100Mbps ports in one switch. ® In addition, as part of the 3Com SuperStack 3 range of products, you can combine it with any SuperStack II or SuperStack 3 system as your network grows. Summary of Features The Switch has the following hardwa
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Switch 3300 XM — Front View Detail 13 Switch 3300 XM — Front View Detail Figure 1 Switch 3300 XM — front view 10BASE-T/ The Switch has 24 auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports 100BASE-TX Ports configured as MDIX (cross-over). These ports can be set to 10BASE-T half duplex, 10BASE-T full duplex, 100BASE-TX half duplex, 100BASE-TX full duplex, or they can automatically detect the speed and duplex mode of a link and provide the appropriate connection. The maximum segment length is 100m
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14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM LED behavior Table 3 LED Color Indicates Port Status LEDs Packet Yellow Packets are being transmitted/received on the port. Off No packets are being transmitted/received on the port. Status Green A link is present, and the port is enabled. Green flashing A link is present, but the port is disabled. Off No link is present. Unit LEDs 1–8 Green The Switch forms a stack with other Switch units; the LED indicates the position of the Switch in the sta
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Switch 3300 XM — Rear View Detail 15 Switch 3300 XM — Rear View Detail Figure 2 Switch 3300 XM — rear view Unit Information Label Switch 3300 XM 24 Port 3C16985A MAC Addr: XXXXXXXXXX Console Serial XXXXXXXXXXXX (max) 19200,8,1,N Matrix Port Power Socket Redundant Power System Socket Console Port Matrix Port Unit Information This label shows the following: Label The 3Com product name of the Switch The 3Com 3C number of the Switch The unique MAC address (Ethernet address) of the Swit
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16 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM Console Port The console port allows you to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out-of-band management. The console port uses standard null modem cable and is set to auto-baud, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit. Matrix Port The Matrix Port allows you to: Stack the Switch with another unit in the Switch 1100/3300 family using a single Matrix Cable Stack the Switch with up to three other units in the Switch 1100/3300 family, when
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Network Configuration Examples 17 Network The following illustrations show some examples of how the Switch can be Configuration used in your network. Examples The example in Figure 3 shows how a Switch 3300 XM stack can Switch 3300 XM as a Segmentation Switch segment a network of shared 10Mbps and 100Mbps connections. There is a 10/100 shared segment on each floor, and these segments are connected to the Switch which is positioned in the basement. Figure 3 Using the Switch to segment you
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18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM Switch 3300 XM as a The example in Figure 4 shows how a Switch 3300 XM stack can act as a Collapsed Backbone backbone for both shared and switched network segments. Switch Using the Switch as a collapsed backbone Figure 4
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Network Configuration Examples 19 Switch 3300 XM as a The example in Figure 5 shows how a Switch 3300 XM can be used, Desktop Switch within a stack, for a group of users that require dedicated 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections to the desktop. The Switch 3300 SM provides a Gigabit Ethernet connection to a SuperStack II Switch 9300 in the basement whilst the Switch 3300 TM provides a Gigabit Ethernet connection to a local server. Using the Switch in a desktop environment Figure 5 Switch 3300:
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20 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 XM Configuration Rules The topology rules for 100Mbps Fast Ethernet are slightly different to for Fast Ethernet those for 10Mbps Ethernet. Figure 6 illustrates the key topology rules and provides examples of how they allow for large-scale Fast Ethernet networks. Figure 6 Fast Ethernet configuration rules
