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3Com Switch 4210G Family
Getting Started Guide
Manual Version:
6W100-20100203
www.3com.com
3Com Corporation
350 Campus Drive, Marlborough,
MA, USA 01752 3064
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About This Manual Organization 3Com Switch 4210G Family Getting Started Guide is organized as follows: Chapter Contents Briefly introduces the appearance, system description, as well as 1 Router Overview the features and applications of the 3Com Switch 4210G Family. Describes the requirements on installation site, the safety 2 Preparing for Installation recommendations before and during installation, and the required tools. Covers the procedures for installing the 3Com Switch 4210G 3
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GUI conventions Convention Description Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface Boldface. For example, the New User window appears; click OK. Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > > Create > Folder. Symbols Convention Description Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation may cause bodily injury. Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause data loss or damage to equipment. Means an action
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Table of Contents 1 Product Overview ······································································································································1-1 Overview ·················································································································································1-1 Introduction to Switch 4210G··················································································································1-3 Switch 4210G 24-P
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Mounting the Switch on a Workbench ····································································································3-8 Connecting the Grounding Cable············································································································3-9 When a Grounding Strip is Available·······························································································3-9 Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried ········································
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Configuration System Failure··················································································································6-4 Troubleshooting when there is no terminal display ·········································································6-4 Troubleshooting when the terminal display is illegible ····································································6-4 iii
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1 Product Overview Overview 3Com Switch 4210G Family (hereinafter referred to as the Switch 4210G ) are Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switching products developed by 3Com Corporation. (Hereinafter referred to as 3Com). The Switch 4210G are designed as distribution or access devices for intranets and metropolitan area networks (MANs). Supporting IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, the Switch 4210G provide abundant service features. The Switch 4210G include six models, and have the system specifications
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4210G 24-Port 4210G 48-Port 4210G PWR 4210G PWR Item 4210G NT 4210G NT 24-Port 48-Port 24-Port 24-Port 1 AC power socket and 1 RPS power socket Power socket types and quantity : The two power inputs can be simultaneously used, acting as backup for each other. Alternatively, you can use either power input. Rated voltage range: 100 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz AC input Input voltage range: 90 VAC to 264 VAC, 47 Hz to 63 Hz Rated voltage range: 10.8 VDC to Rated voltage range: –52 V
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Introduction to Switch 4210G Switch 4210G 24-Port Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front panel of the Switch 4210G 24-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) 1000Base-X SFP port (4) 1000Base-X SFP port status LED (5) Console port (6) Seven-segment LED (7) Port mode LED (Mode) (8) System status LED (PWR) (9) RPS status LED (RPS) (10) Interface module 1 status LED (MOD1) (11) Interface module 2 stat
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Switch 4210G 48-Port Front Panel Figure 1-3 Front panel of the Switch 4210G 48-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) Console port (4) Seven-segment LED (5) Port mode LED (Mode) (6) System status LED (PWR) (7) RPS status LED (RPS) (8) Interface module 1 status LED (MOD1) (9) Interface module 2 status LED (MOD2) (10) Port status LED mode switching button (11) 1000Base-X SFP port (12) 1000
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Switch 4210G PWR 24-Port Front Panel Figure 1-5 Front panel of the Switch 4210G PWR 24-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) 1000 Base-X SFP port (4) 1000Base-X SFP port status LED (5) Console port (6) Seven-segment LED (7) Port mode LED (Mode) (8) System status LED (PWR) (9) RPS status LED (RPS) (10) Interface module 1 status LED (MOD1) (11) Interface module 2 status LED (MOD2) (12) P
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Switch 4210G PWR 48-Port Front Panel Figure 1-7 Front panel of the Switch 4210G PWR 48-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) Console port (4) Seven-segment LED (5) Port mode LED (Mode) (6) System status LED (PWR) (7) RPS status LED (RPS) (8) Interface module 1 status LED (MOD1) (9) Interface module 2 status LED (MOD2) (10) Port status LED mode switching button (11) 1000Base-X SFP port (
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Switch 4210G NT 24-Port Front Panel Figure 1-9 Front panel of the Switch 4210G NT 24-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) 1000 Base-X SFP port (4) 1000Base-X SFP port status LED (5) Console port (6) Seven-segment LED (7) Port mode LED (Mode) (8) System status LED (PWR) (9) RPS status LED (RPS) (10) Port status LED mode switching button Rear Panel Figure 1-10 Rear panel of the Switch
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Switch 4210G NT 48-Port Front Panel Figure 1-11 Front panel of the Switch 4210G NT 48-Port Ethernet switch (1) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000 Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet port status LED (3) Console port (4) Seven-segment LED (5) Port mode LED (Mode) (6) System status LED (PWR) (7) RPS status LED (RPS) (8) Port status LED mode switching button (9) 1000Base-X SFP port (10) 1000Base-X SFP port status LED Rear Panel Figure 1-12 Rear panel of the Switch
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Table 1-2 Console port specifications Item Specification Connector type RJ-45 Compliant standard EIA/TIA-232 Transmission baud rate 9600 bps to 115200 bps (defaulting to 19200 bps) It can be connected to an ASCII terminal. Service It can be connected to a serial port of a local or remote (through a pair of modems) PC running terminal emulation program. 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet Port Each Switch 4210G provides 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports on its front panel. Table 1-3 describ
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Combo Port One SFP port and the corresponding 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port form a Combo port. For each Combo port, either the SFP port or the corresponding 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port can be used at a time. For details about the combo port mapping relationship, please refer to Table 1-4. Table 1-4 Combo port mapping relationship Model SFP port 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port GigabitEthernet1/0/25 GigabitEthernet1/0/22 Switch 4210G 24-Port GigabitEthernet1/0/26 GigabitEthernet1/0
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System Status LED The system status LED helps you determine the working status of the switch. Refer to Table 1-6 for the details. Table 1-6 System status LED description LED Status Description Steady green The switch is started normally. Flashing green (1 Hz) The system is performing power-on self test (POST). PWR Steady red POST failed. Flashing yellow (1 Hz) POST on some ports failed. Off The switch is powered off. RPS Status LED The RPS status LED helps you determine the worki
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Table 1-9 Port mode LED description LED Status Description Steady green Indicates port rate. Flashing green (1 Hz) (supported by Mode Indicates port PoE power supply. PoE switches only) Steady yellow Indicates port duplex mode. Seven-Segment LED The seven-segment LED and the system status LED together indicate the operating status of the device. For details, refer to Table 1-10. Table 1-10 Seven-segment LED description (1) Status LED Description System status Seven-segment LED
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Status LED Description System status Seven-segment LED LED (PWR) The member ID of the current switch in the IRF system. The LED displays the specific numbers. Switch 4210G NT 24-port and Switch 4210G NT 48-port do not support IRF. The seven-segment LED, the system status LED, and the port mode LED on the Switch 4210G PWR 24-port or Switch 4210G PWR 48-port that supports PoE can display the PoE power consumption percentage of the switch. For details, refer to Table 1-11. Table 1
