| 3Com switches
course contents
Introduction
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches.
Installing 3Com switches. Hands on: Building a network
with a hub, building a network with a 3Com switch.
Basic troubleshooting
The 3Com switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, system resets,
default settings. Hands on: Building a network with multiple
3Com switches.
Configuration methods
Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet,
web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch
stacks. Hands on: Accessing the switch using the console,
IP address configuration, telnet.
Console interface
Default users, passwords, the menus, menu options, online
help, CLI commands. Hands on: Setting passwords, displaying
the switch configuration.
Web based interface
Getting started, basic format. Hands on: Configuring the
switch using the web interface.
Port configuration
Common port configuration tasks, port aggregation, resilient
links. Hands on: Configuring ports.
STP configuration
What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on: Enabling and disabling
STP, configuring STP.
VLAN configuration
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS,
applying VLANS. Hands on: Setting up VLANS, setting up
802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.
Housekeeping
TFTP, software upgrades, Hands on: Software upgrade.
SNMP
SNMP configuration, Transcend, other NMS’s. Hands on:
Using SNMP to manage a 3Com switch, putting it all together:
troubleshooting.
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