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D-Link DES-2212 User Manual

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About This Guide

Rack Mounting.................................................................................................. 14

Connecting Power ................................................................................... 15

Replacing the Fuse ............................................................................................ 16

4

M

AKING

N

ETWORK

C

ONNECTIONS

................................... 17

10BASE-T Connection............................................................................. 17

100BASE-T Connection........................................................................... 18

MII Connection........................................................................................ 19

5

U

SING THE

C

ONSOLE

I

NTERFACE

..................................... 21

Connecting to the Switch ......................................................................... 21

Console Usage Conventions .................................................................... 22

First Time Connecting To The Switch ..................................................... 23

Steps to create a Super User or General User:................................................... 24
Super and General User Privileges.................................................................... 24

Login On The Switch Console By Registered Users ................................ 27

Changing your Password................................................................................... 28
Adding and Deleting Users ............................................................................... 29

Setting up the Switch................................................................................ 31

TCP/IP Settings................................................................................................. 31
Out-of-band management and console settings ................................................. 33
Software Updates .............................................................................................. 34
SNMP Information and Console Timeout......................................................... 35
SNMP Traps...................................................................................................... 37
SNMP Security (Community Names) ............................................................... 38

Switch Configuration ............................................................................... 38

Controlling Individual Ports.............................................................................. 39

Forwarding Configuration ...................................................................... 40

Spanning Tree Protocol and Configuration ............................................ 42

Introduction to Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters.......................................... 43
Setting Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters ...................................................... 45

Monitoring the Switch ............................................................................. 49