cisco catalyst 1900 - c1900qs quick start guide

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TAKE O UT WH AT YO U N EED

C ONNECT AND POWER UP TH E SWITCH

ASSIGN IP INFORMATION AND A PASSWORD TO THE SWITCH

D ISPLAY TH E C ATALYST 1900 SWITCH MANAG ER H OM E PAG E

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Quick Start Guide

C A TA L Y S T 1 9 0 0 S E R I E S E TH E R N E T S W I T C H E S

SERIES

100BaseTSwitch

10BaseT Hub

10BaseTWorkstations

10BaseT Router

Catalyst 1900command-lineinterface,web-based,menu-based,or SNMP-basedmanagementstation

100BaseTServer

Catalyst 1900menu-based orcommand-lineinterface

Serial cable

Straight-throughcabling

Crossovercabling


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Take Out What You Need

If a ny item is missing or da maged, co ntact your C isco representat ive or reseller for support.

N ote: You need to supply Category 3, 4, or 5 straight-through or crossover cables to connect

to Ethernet devices.

Cata lyst 1900 series Ethernet sw itch

Catalyst 1900 Seri es Installati on and

Configuration GuideandRelease N otes

RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable

AC pow er cable

RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial adapter

Ra ck-mount kit

Rubber feet

SERIES

Installation

Configuration

Guide

Release

Notes


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Connect and Power Up the Switch

MODE

2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x

SERIESRPS

Category 5straight-through cable

10BaseT port(RJ-45)

10BaseT port(RJ-45)

N ote: Use a straight-through cable to

connect tw o por ts when one of t he port

numbers is designated w it h an X. U se a

crossover cable to connect tw o port s when

both port numbers aredesignated wit h anX.

These cables are not suppl ied.

Connect to Workstations,Servers, and Routers1 C onnect a C ategory 3, 4, or 5

straight-throughcable to a 10BaseT

port on the switch and to a 10BaseT

port on the workstation, server, or

router.

2 Connect a Category 5 straight-throughcable to a 100BaseTX port on the

swi tch and to a 100BaseTX port on the

w orkstation, server, or router.

Connect to Other Switchesand Hubs1 C onnect Ca tegory 3, 4, or 5 crossover

cables betw een 10Ba seT ports o n the

switch and on the target sw itch or hub.

2 C onnect Ca tegory 5 crossover cablesbetween 100BaseTX ports on theswitch

and on the target sw itch or hub.

3 For models with one 100BaseFX port,connect a 50/125- or 62.5/125-micron

multimode fib er-optic cable between the

100BaseFX ports on the switch and on

the workstation, server, target switch,

router, or hub. For models with twofi ber-opt ic port s, use MT-RJ fi ber-optic

patch cables ordered from your cable

vendor or from C isco.


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Console port(RJ-45)

RJ-45-to-RJ-45rollover cable

RJ-45-to-DB-9 orRJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter

(labeled Terminal)

CiscoRPS

connector

AC powerconnector

DCINPUTFORREMOTE

POWERSUPPLYSPECIFIED

IN MANUAL.+5V @6A

+12V @1A

AUIForCatalyst only

CONSOLE

RATING100-127V~

@0.6A200-240V~

@0.3A50-60Hz

Connect the Console Cable1 Before connecting to a terminal, PC, or

laptop, make sure its settings match

those of the console port on the switch.

The default sett ings of the console portare 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,

no parity, and no flow control.

2 C onnect the supplied ro llover cable tothe console port on the switch.

3 Connect the other end of the consolecable to a terminal, PC , or laptop

running terminal emulation software

(such as P roC omm o r H yperTerminal)

by using an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter(supplied) or, if necessary, an RJ-45 to

DB-25 adapter (not supplied).

4 From your terminal or PC , start theterminal emulation program.

Power Up the Switch

1Connect one end of the power cord to

the switch and the other end to an AC

power outlet.

N ote: I f you are connecting to a Cisco

600W AC redundant power system (RPS),

refer to theCatalyst 1900 SeriesI nstallation

and Configuration Guide and the latest RPS

documentation for more information.

2 Wait a pproximat ely 2 minutes for theswitch to completeits pow er-on self-test

(POST) and t o discover the netw ork.


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AssignIPInformationandaPasswordtothe

SwitchYou assign an IP address to the switch so

that you can use the switch management

interfaces and so that the switch can

communicate with local routers and the

Internet. Assigning a passw ord provides

security aga inst unauthorized a ccess to the

options available from the management

interfaces and is required for using the

Ca talyst 1900 Sw itch Ma nager.

N ote: I f the swit ch will be a cluster

member, it is not always necessary to assign

IP informat ion or a password, as theswi tch

w il l be accessed and managed through t he

password and IP address of t he command

sw it ch. Refer to the Catalyst 1900 Seri es

I nstallat ion and Configuration G uide for

more information.

Assign IP InformationCo ntact your system ad ministrator for the

switch IP information, and record it here.

Switch IP address:

Subnet mask:

Default gateway:

1 After POST completes, theManagement Console Logon Screen

appears on your terminal, PC, or

laptop. Enter the [I] IP Configuration

option f rom this logon screen.

Catalyst 1900 Management Console

Copyright (c) Cisco Systems, Inc. 1993-1999

All rights reserved.

Standard Edition Software

Ethernet address: 00-E0-1E-7E-B4-40

PCA Number: 73-2239-01

PCA Serial Number: SAD01200001

Model Number: WS-C1924-A

System Serial Number: FAA01200001

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User Interface Menu

[M] Menus

[I] IP Configuration

[P] Console Password

Enter Selection: I

The IP Configuration Menu appears.

2 Enter the [I] IPaddressopt ion from theIP Configuration Menu.

Catalyst 1900 - IP Configuration

Ethernet Address: 00-E0-1E-7E-B4-40

-------------Settings------------------

[I] IP address

[S] Subnet mask

[G] Default gateway

[B] Management Bridge Group

[M] IP address of DNS server 1

[N] IP address of DNS server 2

[D] Domain name

[R] Use Routing Information Protocol

-------------Actions-------------------

[P] Ping

[C] Clear cached DNS entries[X] Exit to previous menu

Enter Selection: I


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3 The follow ing prompt a ppears:

Enter administrative IP address in

dotted quad format (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn):

Current setting ===> 0.0.0.0

New setting ===>

If the switch does not have an IP

ad dress, the C urrent setting appears as

0.0.0.0, and you can enter the IP

address of theswitch as theNew setting.

If the switch is connected to a network

that has a Dynamic Host Configurat ion

Prot ocol (DH CP)/Boot strap Protocol

(BOO TP) server, the server might

automatically assign an IP address.

4 I f you plan to assign a subnet mask anddefault gateway, use the [S] Subnet

maska nd [G] Default gatewayoptions

from the IP Confi guration Menu.

Assign a Password1 From the IP Configuration Menu, enter

the [X] Exitopt ion to again display theManagement Console Logon Screen.

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User Interface Menu

[M] Menus

[I] IP Configuration

[P] Console Password

2 Enter the [P]Console Passwordoptionfrom this screen. Enter a 4- to

8-character password, and verify asprompted. This password is an

unencrypted privileged passwo rd t hat

controls sw itch access.

3 Press any key to return to theManagement Console Logon Screen.

The switch is designed to operate with lit t le

or no user intervention. In most cases, yo u

can use it with its default set t ings as soon as

you assign it an IP ad dress and password.

To change the sw itch configura tion and to

monitor network conditions and statistics,

you can use the management console menus

or use the web-based Catalyst 1900 Switch

Ma nager from anyw here on your intranet.

If the switch is running the Cisco Catalyst

1900/2820 EnterpriseEdition Softwa re, you

can also use the comma nd-line interface

(CLI).

The follow ing section describes how to

access the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager

home page. For information about using the

management console menus or the Catalyst

1900 Switch Manager, refer to the Catalyst

1900 Seri es Installati on and Configuration

Guide. For information about theC LI, refer

to the on-line Catalyst 1900 Seri es and

Catal yst 2820 Seri es Command Reference.


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After you assign an IP address and password to the swi tch , you can display the Ca ta lyst 1900

Switch Manager. The Switch Manager supports thefollowing platforms and network browsers:

N ote: N etscape Communicator version 4.60 isnotsupported.

To display the Sw itch Ma nager home page, sta rt Netscape Communicat or or M icrosoft

Internet Explorer, a nd confi gure the brow ser options needed to communicate w ith the switch

Display the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager

Home Page

Operating SystemMinimumOperating SystemRequirements

NetscapeCommunicator

Microsoft InternetExplorer

Window s 95 Service Pack 1 4.5, 4.51, or 4.61 4.01a or 5.0

Window s 98 Second Edition 4.5, 4.51, or 4.61 4.01a or 5.0

Window s NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 4.5, 4.51, or 4.61 4.01a or 5.0

Solaris 2.5.1

or higher

SUN-recommended patch

cluster for the OS and Motif

library patch 103461-24

4.5, 4.51, o r 4.61 N ot suppo rted

Configuring NetscapeCommunicator (All Versions)1 From the menu bar, select

Edit>Preferences.

2 In the Preferences window, clickAdvanced.

3 Select the Enable Java, EnableJavaScript, and Enable Style Sheets

check boxes.

4 From the Advanceddrop-down list,

click Cache.

5 Click the Every timeradio button.

6 Click OK.

Configuring MicrosoftInternet Explorer 4.01a

Note: For procedures on how to configure

M icrosoft In ternet Explorer 5.0, refer to the

Catalyst 1900 Seri es I nstall ation and

Configuration Guide.

1 From the menu bar, selectView>Internet Options.

2 In the Internet O ptions w indow, selectthe Advanced tab.

3 Scroll through thelist of options to JavaVM, select theJava JIT compiler

enabledandJavaloggingenabledcheck

boxes. Click Apply.


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4 In the Internet O ptions w indow, selectthe Generaltab.

5 In the Temporary Internet Files section,click Settings.

6 In the Settings w indow, click the Everyvisit tothepageradio but ton, and click

OK.

7 In the Internet O ptions w indow, selectthe Securitytab.

8 In the Z one drop-dow n list, select

Trusted Sites Zone, and click Custom.

9 Click Settings....

10 In the Security Settings windo w, scrollto theJava>Java permissionssection,

and select the Customradio button.

11 ClickJava Custom Settings..., whichappears at the bottom o f the window.

12 In the Trusted Sites Zone window, select

the Edit Permissionstab.

(a ) If the but tons under RunUnsigned

Contentare not available, return to

the Security Settings w indow, and

select either Mediumor Lowsafety

in the Reset Java Permissionslist

box. Click Reset.

(b) Under Run Unsigned Content,

select the Enableradio but ton, and

click OK.

13 In the Security Settings window, clickOK.

14 In the Internet Options window,select the Securityt ab, and ver ify that

the Zone drop-down list is set to

Trusted Sites Zone.

15 In the Trusted Sites Zone section,click Add Sites....

16 In the Trusted Sites Z one w indow,deselect t heRequire server

verificationcheck box .

17 In the Add this Web site to the Zonefield, enter the IP address of the

switch.

No te: I f t he sw it ch w i ll beamember of a

cluster, you only need to enter the address

of t he cluster command swi tch. Refer t o

the documentati on f or the cluster

command swi tch for mor e information.

18 Click Add, and then click OK.19 In theInternet Options window, click

OK.


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Display the Switch Manager Home PageWhen the browser is configured, display the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager home page as

follows:

1 Enter the IP address of the switch in the Location field if you are using NetscapeCommunicator (the Address field if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer), and press

Return.

2 Enter theswitch password assigned through the console menu (see Assign a Passwordin the previous section). At the prompt, click OK.

The Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager home page is displayed.

You can use the Switch Manager to change the switch configuration and to monitor switch

conditions and statistics from anywhere on your intranet.

Refer to the Catalyst 1900 Seri es I nstallati on and Configuration Guidefor complete

information about the Ca talyst 1900 Switch Ma nager and how to configure the switch.

Click Help forprocedures anddetailed fielddescriptions.

Click Cancelto discard allunsavedchanges.

Click Applyto save thechangesyou made.

Click the Modebutton to change

the mode the portLEDs display.

HOME PORT ADDRESS CGMPSNMP STP CDP SPAN CONSOLE STATISTICS SYSTEM

Click a port to display itssettings, status, and statistics.

Click these topics to move frompage to page. On NetscapeCommunicator only, when thecursor is above a topic, a pop-upbriefly describes the optionson that page.

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