Catalyst 1900 Series User manual

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED
CONNECT AND POWER UP THE SWITCH
ASSIGN IP INFORMATION AND A PASSWORD TO THE SWITCH
DISPLAY THE CATALYST 1900 SWITCH MANAGER HOME PAGE
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Quick Start Guide
CATALYST 1900 SERIES ETHERNET SWITCHES
SERIES
100BaseT
Switch
10BaseT Hub
10BaseT
Workstations
10BaseT Router
Catalyst 1900
command-line
interface,
web-based,
menu-based,
or SNMP-based
management
station
100BaseT
Server
Catalyst 1900
menu-based or
command-line
interface
Serial cable
Straight-through
cabling
Crossover
cabling

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Take Out What You Need
If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative or reseller for support.
Note: You need to supply Category 3, 4, or 5 straight-through or crossover cables to connect
to Ethernet devices.
Catalyst 1900 series Ethernet switch
Catalyst 1900 Series Installation and
Configuration Guide and Release Notes
RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable
AC power cable
RJ-45-to-DB-9 serial adapter
Rack-mount kit
Rubber feet
SERIES
Installation
Configuration
Guide
Release
Notes

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Connect and Power Up the Switch
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SERIES
RPS
Category 5
straight-through cable
10BaseT port
(RJ-45)
10BaseT port
(RJ-45)
Note: Use a straight-through cable to
connect two ports when one of the port
numbers is designated with an X. Use a
crossover cable to connect two ports when
bothportnumbersaredesignatedwithanX.
These cables are not supplied.
Connect to Workstations,
Servers, and Routers
1Connect a Category 3, 4, or 5
straight-through cable to a 10BaseT
port on the switch and to a 10BaseT
port on the workstation, server, or
router.
2Connect a Category 5 straight-through
cable to a 100BaseTX port on the
switch and to a 100BaseTX port on the
workstation, server, or router.
Connect to Other Switches
and Hubs
1Connect Category 3, 4, or 5 crossover
cables between 10BaseT ports on the
switch and on the target switch or hub.
2Connect Category 5 crossover cables
between100BaseTXportsontheswitch
and on the target switch or hub.
3For models with one 100BaseFX port,
connect a 50/125- or 62.5/125-micron
multimodefiber-opticcablebetweenthe
100BaseFX ports on the switch and on
the workstation, server, target switch,
router, or hub. For models with two
fiber-optic ports, use MT-RJ fiber-optic
patch cables ordered from your cable
vendor or from Cisco.

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Console port
(RJ-45)
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
rollover cable
RJ-45-to-DB-9 or
RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter
(labeled Terminal)
Cisco
RPS
connector
AC power
connector
DC INPUT
FOR REMOTE
POWER SUPPLY
SPECIFIED
IN MANUAL.
+5V @6A
+12V @1A
AUI
For Catalyst only
CONSOLE
RATING
100-127V~
@0.6A
200-240V~
@0.3A
50-60Hz
Connect the Console Cable
1Before connecting to a terminal, PC, or
laptop, make sure its settings match
those of the console port on the switch.
The default settings of the console port
are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,
no parity, and no flow control.
2Connect the supplied rollover cable to
the console port on the switch.
3Connect the other end of the console
cable to a terminal, PC, or laptop
running terminal emulation software
(such as ProComm or HyperTerminal)
by using an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter
(supplied) or, if necessary, an RJ-45 to
DB-25 adapter (not supplied).
4From your terminal or PC, start the
terminal 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.
Note: If you are connecting to a Cisco
600W AC redundant power system (RPS),
refertothe Catalyst 1900SeriesInstallation
andConfiguration Guide and the latest RPS
documentation for more information.
2Wait approximately 2 minutes for the
switchtocompleteitspower-onself-test
(POST) and to discover the network.

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Assign IP Information and a Password to the
Switch
You 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 password provides
security against unauthorized access to the
options available from the management
interfaces and is required for using the
Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager.
Note: If the switch will be a cluster
member, it is not always necessary to assign
IP information or a password, as the switch
will be accessed and managed through the
password and IP address of the command
switch. Refer to the Catalyst 1900 Series
Installation and Configuration Guide for
more information.
Assign IP Information
Contact your system administrator for the
switch IP information, and record it here.
Switch IP address:
Subnet mask:
Default gateway:
1After POST completes, the
Management Console Logon Screen
appears on your terminal, PC, or
laptop. Enter the [I] IP Configuration
option from 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.
2Enter the [I] IP address option from the
IP 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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3The following prompt appears:
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
address, the Current setting appears as
0.0.0.0, and you can enter the IP
addressoftheswitchastheNewsetting.
If the switch is connected to a network
that has a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)/Bootstrap Protocol
(BOOTP) server, the server might
automatically assign an IP address.
4If you plan to assign a subnet mask and
default gateway, use the [S] Subnet
mask and [G] Default gateway options
from the IP Configuration Menu.
Assign a Password
1From the IP Configuration Menu, enter
the [X] Exit option to again display the
Management Console Logon Screen.
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User Interface Menu
[M] Menus
[I] IP Configuration
[P] Console Password
2Enter the [P] Console Password option
from this screen. Enter a 4- to
8-character password, and verify as
prompted. This password is an
unencrypted privileged password that
controls switch access.
3Press any key to return to the
Management Console Logon Screen.
The switch is designed to operate with little
or no user intervention. In most cases, you
can use it with its default settings as soon as
you assign it an IP address and password.
To change the switch configuration and to
monitor network conditions and statistics,
you can use the management console menus
or use the web-based Catalyst 1900 Switch
Manager from anywhere on your intranet.
If the switch is running the Cisco Catalyst
1900/2820EnterpriseEditionSoftware,you
can also use the command-line interface
(CLI).
The following section describes how to
access the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager
homepage. Forinformationabout usingthe
management console menus or the Catalyst
1900 Switch Manager, refer to the Catalyst
1900 Series Installation and Configuration
Guide.For information about theCLI, refer
to the on-line Catalyst 1900 Series and
Catalyst 2820 Series Command Reference.

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After you assign an IP address and password to the switch, you can display the Catalyst 1900
Switch Manager. The Switch Manager supports the following platforms and network browsers:
Note: Netscape Communicator version 4.60 is not supported.
To display the Switch Manager home page, start Netscape Communicator or Microsoft
Internet Explorer, and configure the browser options needed to communicate with the switch
Display the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager
Home Page
Operating System Minimum Operating System Requirements Netscape Communicator Microsoft Internet Explorer
Windows 95 Service Pack 1 4.5, 4.51, or 4.61 4.01a or 5.0
Windows 98 Second Edition 4.5, 4.51, or 4.61 4.01a or 5.0
Windows 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, or 4.61 Not supported
Configuring Netscape
Communicator (All Versions)
1From the menu bar, select
Edit>Preferences.
2In the Preferences window, click
Advanced.
3Select the Enable Java,Enable
JavaScript, and Enable Style Sheets
check boxes.
4From the Advanced drop-down list,
click Cache.
5Click the Every time radio button.
6Click OK.
Configuring Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.01a
Note: For procedures on how to configure
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, refer to the
Catalyst 1900 Series Installation and
Configuration Guide.
1From the menu bar, select
View>Internet Options.
2In the Internet Options window, select
the Advanced tab.
3Scroll through the list of options to Java
VM, select the Java JIT compiler
enabled and Java logging enabled check
boxes. Click Apply.

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4In the Internet Options window, select
the General tab.
5In the Temporary Internet Files section,
click Settings.
6In the Settings window, click the Every
visit to the page radio button, and click
OK.
7In the Internet Options window, select
the Security tab.
8In the Zone drop-down list, select
Trusted Sites Zone, and click Custom.
9Click Settings....
10 In the Security Settings window, scroll
to the Java>Java permissions section,
and select the Custom radio button.
11 Click Java Custom Settings..., which
appears at the bottom of the window.
12 IntheTrustedSites Zonewindow,select
the Edit Permissions tab.
(a) If the buttons under Run Unsigned
Content are not available, return to
the Security Settings window, and
select either Medium or Low safety
in the Reset Java Permissions list
box. Click Reset.
(b) Under Run Unsigned Content,
select the Enable radio button, and
click OK.
13 In the Security Settings window, click
OK.
14 In the Internet Options window,
select the Security tab, and verify 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 Zone window,
deselect the Require server
verification check box.
17 In the Add this Web site to the Zone
field, enter the IP address of the
switch.
Note: Ifthe switchwill be amember ofa
cluster, you only need to enter the address
of the cluster command switch. Refer to
the documentation for the cluster
command switch for more information.
18 Click Add, and then click OK.
19 In the Internet Options window, click
OK.

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Display the Switch Manager Home Page
When the browser is configured, display the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager home page as
follows:
1Enter the IP address of the switch in the Location field if you are using Netscape
Communicator(the Addressfield ifyou areusing MicrosoftInternet Explorer),and press
Return.
2Enter the switch password assigned through the console menu (see “Assign a Password”
in 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 Series Installation and Configuration Guide for complete
information about the Catalyst 1900 Switch Manager and how to configure the switch.
Click Help for
procedures and
detailed field
descriptions.
Click Cancel
to discard all
unsaved
changes.
Click Apply
to save the
changes
you made.
Click the Mode
button to change
the mode the port
LEDs display.
HOME PORT ADDRESS CGMPSNMP STP CDP SPAN CONSOLE STATISTICS SYSTEM
Click a port to display its
settings, status, and statistics.
Click these topics to move from
page to page. On Netscape
Communicator only, when the
cursor is above a topic, a pop-up
briefly describes the options
on that page.
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