Cisco 500 Series User manual

Quick Start Guide
500 Series Stackable Managed Switches

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Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch,
a Cisco network communications device. This device is designed to be
operational right out of the box as a standard layer 2 and 3 switch. In the
factory default configuration, it will forward packets between connecting
devices after power up.
Before you begin installing the switch, make sure you have all of the
package contents available, access to the
Cisco 500 Series Stackable
Managed Switch Administration Guide
, and a PC with a web browser for
using web-based system management tools.
Package Contents
•Cisco 500 Series Switch
•Rackmount Kit
•Power Cord
•This Quick Start Guide
•Product CD
•Serial Cable
•Rubber Feet
This guide will familiarize you with the layout of the switch and describe
how to deploy the device in your network. For additional information, see
www.cisco.com/smb.
Mounting the Cisco Stackable Managed
Switch
There are two ways to physically install the switch:
• Set the switch on a flat surface.
• Mount the switch in a standard rack (1 rack unit).
Do not deploy the device in a location where any of the following
conditions exist:
High Ambient Temperature—The ambient temperature must not
exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Centigrade).
Reduced Air Flow—Both side panels must be unobstructed to prevent
overheating.
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Mechanical Overloading—The device should be level, stable, and
secure to prevent it from sliding or shifting out of position.
Circuit Overloading—Adding the device to the power outlet must not
overload that circuit.
Rack-Mount Placement
STEP 1Remove the four screws from each side near the front of the switch.
Retain the screws for re-installation. (Do not remove the four screws
from each side near the back of the switch.)
STEP 2Place one of the supplied spacers on the side of the switch so the
four holes of the spacers align to the screw holes. Place a rack
mount bracket next to the spacer and reinstall the four screws
removed in step 1.
NOTE If your screws are not long enough to reattach the bracket with
the spacer in place, attach the bracket directly to the case without the
spacer.
STEP 3Repeat Step 2 for the other side of the switch.
STEP 4After the mounting hardware has been securely attached, the
switch is now ready to be installed into a standard 19-inch rack.
CAUTION For stability, load the rack from the bottom to the top, with the
heaviest devices on the bottom. A top-heavy rack is likely to
be unstable and might tip over.

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Connecting Network Devices
To connect the switch to the network:
STEP 1Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port of a computer, printer,
network storage, or other network device.
STEP 2Connect the other end of the network Ethernet cable to one of the
numbered switch Ethernet ports.
The Ethernet port light turns green when the connection is active.
Refer to External Features of the Cisco 500 Series Stackable
Managed Switch, page 12 for details about the different ports
and LEDs on each switch.
STEP 3Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 for each device you want to connect to
the switch.
NOTE Cisco strongly recommends using Cat5 or better cable for Gigabit
connectivity. When you connect your network devices, do not exceed
the maximum cabling distance of 100 meters (328 feet). It can take up to
one minute for attached devices or the LAN to be operational after it is
connected. This is normal behavior.
NOTE 500 Series switches have both standard Ethernet and stack ports.
Standard ethernet ports can not be used for stacking. Refer to Stacking
the Switches, page 8 for additional details.
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Considerations
If your switch is one of the PoE models, as a PSE (Power Sourcing
Equipment) device, the switch supports 802.3at which can deliver up to 30
Watts per PoE port to a PD (Powered Device).
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Configuring the 500 Series Stackable
Managed Switch
Before You Begin
Verify the managing computer requirements in the product release notes.
The switch can be accessed and managed by two different methods; over
your IP network using the web-based interface, or by the Command Line
Interface (CLI) through the console port. Using the console port requires
advanced user skills.
Accessing and Managing Your Switch
Use the Web-Based Interface
To access the switch by using the web-based interface, you must know
the IP address the switch is using. The switch uses the factory default IP
address of 192.168.1.254 by default.
When the switch is using the factory default IP address, the System LED
flashes continuously. When the switch is using a DHCP server-assigned IP
address or an administrator has configured a static IP address, the System
LED is on solid (DHCP is enabled by default).
NOTE If you are managing the switch through a network connection and
the switch IP address is changed, either by a DHCP server or manually,
your access to the switch will be lost. You must enter the new IP address
the switch is using into your browser to use the web-based interface. If
you are managing the switch through a console port connection, the link
is retained.
To configure the switch through an IP network:
STEP 1Power on the computer and the switch.
STEP 2Set the IP configuration on your computer.
a. If the switch is using the factory default IP address of
192.168.1.254, you must chose an IP address for the computer
in the range of 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.253 that is not already in
use.
b. If the IP addresses is assigned by a DHCP server, make sure
the DHCP server is running and can be reached from the
switch and the computer. It might be necessary to disconnect
and reconnect the devices for them to discover their new IP
addresses from the DHCP server.
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NOTE Details on how to change the IP address on your computer
depend upon the type of architecture and operating system you are
using. Use the computer Help and Support functionality to search for “IP
Addressing.”
STEP 3Open a Web browser window. If you are prompted to install an
Active-X plug-in when connecting to the device, follow the
prompts to accept the plug-in.
STEP 4Enter the switch IP address in the address bar and press Enter. For
example, http://192.168.1.254.
The Switch Login Page
displays.
STEP 5Enter the default login information:
•Username is cisco
•Default password is cisco (passwords are case sensitive)
STEP 6If this is the first time that you have logged on with the default
username and password, the
Change Password Page opens. The
rules for constructing a new login and password are displayed on
the page. Enter a new administrator password and click Apply.
CAUTION Make sure that any configuration changes made are saved to
the Startup configuration before exiting from the web-based
interface by clicking on the Save icon. Exiting before you
save your configuration will result in all current changes
being lost the next time the switch is rebooted.
The Getting Started window displays. You are now ready to configure the
switch. Refer to the
Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch
Administration Guide
for further information.
Use the console port
To configure the switch by using the console port:
STEP 1Connect a computer to the switch console port by using the
provided serial cable.
STEP 2Start a terminal application such as HyperTerminal on the
computer.
STEP 3Configure the utility with the following parameters:
•115200 bits per second (with release 1.2.7 of the firmware,
autobaud detection is enabled by default, so the switch should
detect the speed after you press Enter).

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•8 data bits
•no parity
•1 stop bit
•no flow control
STEP 4Enter a user name and password. User names and passwords are
both case sensitive and alpha-numeric. The default username is
cisco, and the default password is cisco.
STEP 5If this is the first time that you have logged on with the default
username and password, the following message appears:
Please change your password from the default
settings. Please change the password for better
protection of your network. Do you want to change
the password (Y/N) [Y]?
STEP 6Select Y, and enter a new administrator password.
CAUTION Make sure that any configuration changes are saved before
exiting by issuing the command:
copy running-config startup-config
You are ready to configure the switch. Refer to the
Cisco 500 Series
Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
for further information.
NOTE If you are not using DHCP on your network, set the IP address type
on the switch to Static and change the static IP address and subnet
mask to match your network topology. Failure to do so may result in
multiple switches using the same factory default IP address of
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Stacking the Switches
Before configuring the switches as a stack, refer to the Cisco 500 Series
Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide for additional details.
Refer to the front panel graphics in External Features of the Cisco 500
Series Stackable Managed Switch, page 12 to help with the stack port
descriptions and supported modules.
The following graphic shows the stack ports to assist in connecting the
devices in a stack:
The 500X model is on the left, and the Sx500 model is on the right.
TIP The default stack ports on the 500X are XG3/S1 and
XG4/S2. If the correct module is plugged into XG3/S1 and
XG4/S2, the switch should be able to detect the connection
and configure the speed according to the module capability
without any manual configuration. The 5G/S1 and 5G/S2
interfaces on the 500X need to be configured manually via
the CLI or web-based interface in order to utilize these ports
as stack ports.
TIP The default stack ports on the 500 are S3 and S4. If the
correct module is plugged into S3 and S4, the switch should
able to detect the connection and configure the speed
according to the module capability without any manual
configuration. The S1 and S2 interfaces on the 500 need to be
configured manually via the CLI or web-based interface in
order to utilize these ports as stack ports.

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WARNING The stack ports must be either configured with the same port
speed or have the same speed capability on the module/cable
plug in. If the port speed is configured as auto, then the module
plugged into these two ports will need to have the same speed
capability, otherwise the switch will not be able to form as a
stack with multiple units.
By default, the switch is in stack mode with a stack Unit ID automatically
assigned. A stack can have up to eight 500 series switches in it.
Switches in the same stack are connected together through their stack
ports. Depending on the type of stack ports and the desired speed, you
may need regular Cat5 or better Ethernet cables and/or Cisco approved
modules or cables for the 500 Series switches.
The default stack ports on a switch function as regular Ethernet ports only
by configuring them to do so, or if the switch is configured to operate in
standalone mode. You cannot mix the stack speeds between the switches
or ports.
If you manually assign a Unit ID to one unit, you should manually assign Unit
IDs to
all units. Using both system-assigned and manually-assigned IDs in
your network can impact system performance.
Changing the stack mode of a switch requires a reboot of the switch.
Stack Unit Modes
Devices can operate in one of the following Stack Unit modes:
•Standalone—A device in Standalone Stack Unit mode is not
connected to any other device and does not have a stack port.
•NativeStacking—A device in Native Stacking mode can be connected
to other devices of the same type through its stack ports to form a
stack. All units in a native stack must be of the same type (either all
Sx500s or all SG500Xs).
• Basic Hybrid—A device in Basic Hybrid mode can be connected to
other devices of the 500 series to form a stack. The only limitation (and
the reason that this mode is called Basic Hybrid as opposed to
Advanced Hybrid) is that there is no support for VRRP or RIP. The GUI
displays the pages of Sx500, even if the stack master is SG500X, since
the feature set is that of the Sx500.
In this mode, any type of device can take the master/backup roles.
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• Advanced Hybrid—A device in Advanced Hybrid mode can be
connected to other devices of the 500 series to form a stack. In this
mode, VRRP and/or RIP are supported. In this mode, auto numbering of
units is not supported, because only the SG500X devices can function
as master/backup.
The master and backup master units must be SG500X devices. Sx500
devices can only be slaves, therefore up to 6 Sx500 units can be stacked
together with two SG500X devices.
Stack Configuration Options
The following describes some typical stack configurations:
Example Stacking Scenarios
NOTE Speeds listed below that use xx -auto mean auto-detection of the
SFP speed.
For the SG500X-24, SG500X-24P, SG500X-48, or SG500X-48P devices,
the following information applies:
Stacking Option One (default option):
•Ports XG3/S1 and XG4/S2 are configured as stack ports
–Speed—1G,10G,1G/10G-auto
Possible Stack Configuration Stack Ports Speed
Stack consists of all SG500Xs in
Native Stacking mode.
1G/10G or 1G/5G
Stack consists of all Sx500s in Native
Stacking mode.
1G/5G (default) or 1G Copper/
SFP (Combo)
Stack consists of mixed device types
in Basic Hybrid mode.
•Master:Either type of device
•Backup:Either type of device
•Slaves:Either type of device
1G/5G
Stack consists of mixed device types
in Advanced Hybrid mode.
•Master:SG500X
•Backup:SG500X
•Slaves:Either type of device
1G/5G