Document Outline

• RS2100 Switch Router Getting Started Guide
• Notices
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1 About This Guide
  • 1.1 How to Use This Guide
  • 1.2 Related Documentation
• 2 RS2100 Introduction
  • 2.1 Functional Layer Terminology
    • Table 2-1 ISO 7-layer model and RS2100 capabilities
  • 2.2 Specifications
    • Table 2-2 Basic hardware and software specifications
  • 2.3 Software Overview
    • 2.3.1 Bridging
    • 2.3.2 Port and Protocol VLANs
    • 2.3.3 Routing
      • IP Routing
      • IP Multicast Routing
      • IPX Routing
    • 2.3.4 Layer-4 Switching
    • 2.3.5 Security
    • 2.3.6 Quality of Service
    • 2.3.7 Statistics
    • 2.3.8 Web Hosting Features
    • 2.3.9 Management Platforms
  • 2.4 Hardware Overview
    • 2.4.1 Chassis
      • Figure 2-1 Front view of an RS2100 chassis
    • 2.4.2 External Controls
      • Table 2-3 Status LEDs
    • 2.4.3 Motherboard Features
      • Boot Flash
      • RAM Memory
      • Power Supplies
      • Table 2-4 Power supply voltage and current specifications
    • 2.4.4 Fans
    • 2.4.5 Gigabit Ports
      • Figure 2-2 Front panel of gigabit ports
      • Cabling and Connector Specifications
      • Table 2-5 Gigabit port specifications
      • LEDs
      • Table 2-6 Gigabit port LEDs
• 3 Hardware Installation
  • 3.1 Safety Considerations
    • 3.1.1 Preventing Injury
    • 3.1.2 Preventing Equipment Damage
  • 3.2 Hardware Specifications
    • Table 3-1 RS2100 physical and environmental specifications
    • 3.2.1 Installing the Hardware
    • 3.2.2 Verifying Your Shipment
    • 3.2.3 Installing the Chassis
      • Figure 3-1 Installing the RS2100 chassis in an equipment rack
    • 3.2.4 Attaching Cables to the Management Ports
      • Connecting the Serial Management Cable
      • Figure 3-2 Serial port (DB-9 DCE) pin-out
      • Table 3-2 Wiring map for serial cable
      • Connecting a 10/100BASE-TX Management Cable
      • Figure 3-3 10/100BASE-TX RJ-45 port
      • Table 3-3 Wiring map for MDI management cable
• 4 RS2100 Initial Configuration
  • 4.1 Powering on the RS2100
  • 4.2 Starting the Command Line Interface
    • 4.2.1 CLI Access Modes
    • 4.2.2 Basic Line Editing Commands
  • 4.3 Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
    • 4.3.1 Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad
    • 4.3.2 Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File
    • 4.3.3 Viewing the Current Configuration
  • 4.4 Setting the Basic System Information
  • 4.5 Setting Up Passwords
    • 4.5.1 If You Forget Your Passwords
  • 4.6 Setting Up SNMP
    • 4.6.1 Setting the Community string
    • 4.6.2 Improving SNMP Security
    • 4.6.3 Supported MIBs
  • 4.7 Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address
  • 4.8 Setting the SYSLOG Parameters
• 5 Managing RS2100 Software
  • 5.1 Upgrading System Image Software
  • 5.2 Upgrading Boot PROM Software
  • 5.3 Loading Software from the Network
    • 5.3.1 Loading Image Software from a TFTP Server
    • 5.3.2 Loading Image Software from a BootP/TFTP Server
• Appendix A Troubleshooting
  • Table A-1 Troubleshooting
• Index
  • Numerics
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