C ONTENTSABOUT T HIS GUIDEConventions 7Documentation Comments 8Product Registration 81 I NTRODUCING THE B ASELINE S WITCHOverview of the Baseline Switch 9Features and Capabilities 9Autosensing of MDI/MDIX Connections 9Autonegotiating 10/100 Mbps Ports 9Power-over-Ethernet Capability 10Gigabit Combo Ports (RJ-45/SFP) 10Physical Features 10Front Panel 11Rear Panel 15Package Contents 162 I NSTALLING THE S WITCHImportant Safety Information 17Positioning the Switch 18Rack-Mounting or Free-Standing 19Using the Mounting Kit 19Montagesatz Anweisungen 20Placing Units On Top of Each Other 20Supplying Power to the Switch 20Checking for Correct Operation 21Using SFP Tranceivers 22Approved SFP Transceivers 22Inserting an SFP Transceiver 22Removing an SFP Transceiver 23Performing Spot Checks 233 C ONNECTING TO THE WEB I NTERFACERequirements for Accessing the Web Interface 25Using the Console Command Line Interface (CLI) 25Logging On to the Web Interface 27Navigating the Web Interface 28Menu 28Buttons 31Port Status 31Accessing the Switch using the 3Com Switch DetectApplication 31Running the 3Com Switch Detect Application 324 C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH F ROM T HE WEB I NTERFACEConfiguration Overview 35Device Summary Information 35Administration Settings 37Modifying the IP Address Settings 37
