3Com 5500-EI Getting Started Manual
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3Com® Switch 5500 Family
Getting Started Guide
Switch 5500-EI
Switch 5500G-EI
www.3Com.com
Part No. 10014925, Rev. AD
Published: August, 2007
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, MA
USA 01752-3064
Copyright © 2006-2007, 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any
form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without
written permission from 3Com Corporation.
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Release Notes 8
Conventions 8
Related Documentation 8
Accessing the Documentation 9
Documentation Comments 10
1
INTRODUCING THE
SWITCH 5500 FAMILY
About the Switch 5500 Family 12
Switch 5500 Family — Front View 14
Switch 5500 — Rear View Detail 21
Default Settings 27
2
INSTALLING THE SWITCH
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Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information 67
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management 69
Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH 70
Setting Up Web Interface Management 71
Setting Up SNMP Management 72
Changing the Default Passwords 73
Downloading the Configuration Conversion Utility 74
4
CREATIN
Switch 5500 FX (28 Port) 132
Switch 5500G-EI (24 Port) 133
Switch 5500G-EI PWR (24 Port) 134
Switch 5500G-EI (48 Port) 135
Switch 5500G-EI PWR (48 Port) 136
Switch 5500G-EI SFP (24-Port) 137
RPS 138
Earthing Lead 139
D
OBTAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT
Register Your Product 141
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