3Com 3CBLSF50 User Guide - Page 3

CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 7 Documentation Comments 8 Product Registration 8 1 INTRODUCING THE BASELINE SWITCH Overview of the Baseline Switch 9 Features and Capabilities 9 Autosensing of MDI/MDIX Connections 9 Autonegotiating 10/100 Mbps Ports 9 Power-over-Ethernet Capability 10 Gigabit Combo Ports (RJ-45/SFP) 10 Physical Features 10 Front Panel 11 Rear Panel 15 Package Contents 16 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH Important Safety Information 17 Positioning the Switch 18 Rack-Mounting or Free-Standing 19 Using the Mounting Kit 19 Montagesatz Anweisungen 20 Placing Units On Top of Each Other 20 Supplying Power to the Switch 20 Checking for Correct Operation 21 Using SFP Tranceivers 22 Approved SFP Transceivers 22 Inserting an SFP Transceiver 22 Removing an SFP Transceiver 23 Performing Spot Checks 23 3 CONNECTING TO THE WEB INTERFACE Requirements for Accessing the Web Interface 25 Using the Console Command Line Interface (CLI) 25 Logging On to the Web Interface 27 Navigating the Web Interface 28 Menu 28 Buttons 31 Port Status 31 Accessing the Switch using the 3Com Switch Detect Application 31 Running the 3Com Switch Detect Application 32 4 CONFIGURING THE SWITCH FROM THE WEB INTERFACE Configuration Overview 35 Device Summary Information 35 Administration Settings 37 Modifying the IP Address Settings 37