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Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Hardware Installation Guide

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Preface

Audience

This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing the Catalyst 3750
Metro switch. We assume that you are familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local
area networking. If you are interested in more training and education in these areas, learning
opportunities including training courses, self-study options, seminars, and career certifications programs
are available on the Cisco Training & Events web page:

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/index.html

Purpose

This guide documents the hardware features of the Catalyst 3750 Metro switch. It describes the physical
and performance characteristics of the switch, explains how to install it, and provides troubleshooting
information.

This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your switch.
For more information, see the switch software configuration guide, the switch command reference, and
the switch system message guide on the Cisco.com Product Documentation home page. For information
about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.1 or 12.2 commands, see the Cisco IOS documentation set from
the Cisco.com home page by choosing Support > Documentation > Product and Support
Documentation/Cisco IOS Software.

Organization

This guide is organized into these chapters:

Chapter 1, “Product Overview,”

is a physical and functional overview of the switch. This chapter

describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs.

Chapter 2, “Switch Installation,”

includes procedures on how to power on the switch; how to install the

switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table, or shelf; and how to make port connections.

Chapter 3, “Connecting the Power Supply,”

describes how to connect the AC and DC power supply units

and how to remove the units.

Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,”