3Com 3C16980 - Manual (Page 3)

C
ONTENTS
A BOUT T HIS G UIDE
Conventions 8
Related Documentation 9
Year 2000 Compliance 10
Documentation Comments 10
1 I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300
About the SuperStack II Switch 3300 12
Summary of Features 12
Switch 3300 — Front View Detail 13
10BASE-T/
100BASE-TX Ports
13
LEDs 13
Switch 3300 — Rear View Detail 15
Unit Information Label 15
Power Socket 15
Redundant Power System Socket 15
Console Port 16
Expansion Module Slot 16
Matrix Port 16
Network Configuration Examples 17
Switch 3300 as a Segmentation Switch 17
Switch 3300 as a Collapsed Backbone Switch 18
Switch 3300 as a Desktop Switch 19
Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet 20
Configuration Rules with Full Duplex 21
2 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH
Choosing a Suitable Site 24
Rack-mounting 24
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