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

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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 Pa

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 Purchase Value-Added Services

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