A BOUT THIS G UIDEConventions 8Related Documentation 9Year 2000 Compliance 10Documentation Comments 101 I NTRODUCING THE SWITCH 3300 FXAbout the SuperStack II Switch 3300 FX 12Summary of Features 12Switch 3300 FX — Front View Detail 13100BASE-FX Ports 1310BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ports 13LEDs 13Switch 3300 FX — Rear View Detail 15Unit Information Label 15Power Socket 15Redundant Power System Socket 15Console Port 15Expansion Module Slot 16Matrix Port 16Network Configuration Examples 17Switch 3300 FX as a Segmentation Switch 17Switch 3300 FX as a Collapsed Backbone Switch 18Switch 3300 FX as a Desktop Switch 19Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet 20Configuration Rules with Full Duplex 212 I NSTALLING THE S WITCHChoosing a Suitable Site 24Rack-mounting 24CONTENTS