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16982ug1.bk Page 2 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 3Com Corporation Copyright © 1999, 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
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16982ug1.bk Page 3 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 8 Related Documentation 9 Year 2000 Compliance 10 Documentation Comments 10 1 INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX About the SuperStack II Switch 3300 FX 12 Summary of Features 12 Switch 3300 FX — Front View Detail 13 100BASE-FX Ports 13 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ports 13 LEDs 13 Switch 3300 FX — Rear View Detail 15 Unit Information Label 15 Power Socket 15 Redundant Power System Socket 15 Console Port 15 Expansion
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16982ug1.bk Page 4 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 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 FX 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 Wichtige Sicherheitsi
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16982ug1.bk Page 5 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM GLOSSARY INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY EMC STATEMENTS
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16982ug1.bk Page 7 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide provides all the information you need to install and use a ® SuperStack II Switch 3300 FX unit with default settings. If you want to change the way the Switch works using management software, refer to the “SuperStack II Switch Management Guide” (part number DUA1695-0BAA0x). The guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up network equipment; consequentl
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16982ug1.bk Page 8 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 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 Alerts you to... Information Important features or instructions note Caution Risk of personal injury, system damage, or loss of data Warning Risk of severe personal injury Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the scr
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16982ug1.bk Page 9 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM Related Documentation 9 Text Conventions (continued) Table 2 Convention Description Words in s Italics are used to: italic n Emphasize a point. Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the n text. n Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Examples: From the Help menu, select Contents. Click . OK Related In addition to this guide, the Switch 3300 FX document set includes: Documentation n Management Gu
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16982ug1.bk Page 10 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE 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_comments@3com.com Please include the following information when commenting
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16982ug1.bk Page 11 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM INTRODUCING THE 1 SWITCH 3300 FX This chapter contains introductory information about the Switch and how it can be used in your network. It covers the following topics: n About the SuperStack II Switch 3300 FX n Switch 3300 FX — Front View Detail n Switch 3300 FX — Rear View Detail n Network Configuration Examples n Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet n Configuration Rules with Full Duplex
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16982ug1.bk Page 12 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 12 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX ® About the The SuperStack II Switch 3300 FX connects your existing 10Mbps SuperStack II devices, connects high-performance workgroups with a 100Mbps Switch 3300 FX backbone or server connection, and connects power users to dedicated 100Mbps ports — all in one switch. In addition, as part of the 3Com SuperStack II range of products, you can combine it with any SuperStack II system as your ne
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16982ug1.bk Page 13 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM Switch 3300 FX — Front View Detail 13 Switch 3300 FX — Front View Detail Figure 1 Switch 3300 FX — front view 100BASE-FX Ports The Switch has eight 100BASE-FX ports capable of operating in half duplex or full duplex mode. A 2km (6562ft) fiber run is the maximum length allowed for a segment. 10BASE-T/ The Switch has two auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports 100BASE-TX Ports configured as MDIX (cross-over). These ports can be set t
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16982ug1.bk Page 14 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 14 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX 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. Expansion Module Port Status LEDs Packet Yellow Packets are being trans
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16982ug1.bk Page 15 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM Switch 3300 FX — Rear View Detail 15 Switch 3300 FX — Rear View Detail Figure 2 Switch 3300 FX — rear view Unit Information This label shows the following: Label n The 3Com product name of the Switch n The 3Com 3C number of the Switch n The unique MAC address (Ethernet address) of the Switch n The serial number of the Switch You may need this information for fault reporting purposes. Power Socket The Switch automatically adjusts its powe
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16982ug1.bk Page 16 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 16 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX Expansion Module You can use this slot to install an Expansion Module; for example, a Slot 100BASE-FX Module that provides an additional high-speed link, or a Matrix Module that provides four matrix ports for stacking Switch units together. 3Com provides a range of Expansion Modules; contact your supplier for availability. For more information about Matrix Modules, see “Stacking Units” on pa
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16982ug1.bk Page 17 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 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 FX can segment a Switch 3300 FX as a Segmentation Switch 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 bas
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16982ug1.bk Page 18 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 18 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX Switch 3300 FX as a The example in Figure 5 shows how a Switch 3300 FX 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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16982ug1.bk Page 19 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM Network Configuration Examples 19 Switch 3300 FX as a The example in Figure 5 shows how a Switch 3300 FX can be used for a Desktop Switch group of users that require dedicated 10Mbps or 100Mbps connections to the desktop. The Switch has a SuperStack II Switch 1000BASE-SX Module that allows it to provide a Gigabit Ethernet link to a SuperStack II Switch 9000 SX in the basement. Figure 5 Using the Switch in a desktop environment
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16982ug1.bk Page 20 Thursday, April 29, 1999 4:51 PM 20 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FX 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
