3Com 3C94024 Getting Started Guide - Page 5

CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction 7 Finding Specific Information in This Guide 7 Conventions 8 CoreBuilder 9400 Documentation 9 Paper Documents 9 Software and Documents on CD-ROM 10 Documentation Comments 10 Year 2000 Compliance 10 1 SYSTEM AND SETUP OVERVIEW CoreBuilder 9400 Intelligent Switch 11 System Features and Benefits 11 System Management 12 Network Configuration Example 12 Speeding Up Server Access 12 System Overview - Front Panel 13 System Overview - Back Panel 14 System Overview - Sample Application 15 2 INSTALLING THE SYSTEM Before You Begin 17 Installing the System on a Table Top 17 Installing the System in a Distribution Rack 18 3 CABLING COREBUILDER 9400 PORTS Overview of Cabling 19 Fiber Safety Precautions 19 Cabling Gigabit Ethernet Ports 20 Guidelines for Gigabit Ethernet Cabling 20 Recommended Distances for 1000BASE-SX Ports or Transceivers 20 Recommended Distances for 1000BASE-LX Transceivers 20 Cabling 1000BASE-SX Ports 21 Cabling 1000BASE GBIC Ports 22 Connecting the LX Transceiver to MMF 24 Cabling the Console Port 26 Console Port Pin Assignments 27 Cabling the Out-of-Band Management Port 27 4 SYSTEM POWER UP Power Up 29 Power-up Diagnostics 30 System Diagnostics 30 Power LED Activity 30 Fault LED Activity 30 Gigabit Ethernet Port Diagnostics 30 Packet LED Activity 30 Status LED Activity 30 System Checks 31 Next Step: Software Configuration 31