Cisco ME 3400 Series User manual

Getting Started Guide

Cisco ME 3400 and Cisco ME 2400 Ethernet Access

Switches Getting Started Guide

INCLUDING LICENSE AND WARRANTY

1About this Guide

2Taking Out What You Need

3Initial Setup

4Managing the Switch through the CLI

5Rack-Mounting and Switch Port Connections

6In Case of Difficulty

7Obtaining Documentation

8Documentation Feedback

9Cisco Product Security Overview

10 Product Alerts and Field Notices

11 Obtaining Technical Assistance

12 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

13 Cisco 90-Day Limited Hardware Warranty Terms

1 About this Guide

This guide provides instructions on how to install and configure your Cisco Metro Ethernet (ME)

switch. Also covered are switch management options, basic rack-mounting procedures, port and

module connections, power connection procedures, and troubleshooting help.

For additional installation and configuration information, see the Cisco ME switch documentation on

Cisco.com. For system requirements, important notes, limitations, open and resolved bugs, and

last-minute documentation updates, see the release notes, also on Cisco.com.

When using the online publications, refer to the documents that match the Cisco IOS software version

that is running on the switch. Look on the switch rear panel to locate the software version.

You can order printed copies of the manuals from the Cisco.com sites and from the telephone numbers

listed in the “Obtaining Documentation” section on page 23.

Before you set up your switch, and to see translations of safety warnings, review the warnings

that appear in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ME 3400 and

Cisco ME 2400 Switches that accompanies this guide.

2 Taking Out What You Need

Follow these steps:

1. Unpack and remove the switch and the accessory kit from the shipping box.

2. Return the packing material to the shipping container, and save it for future use.

3. Verify that you have received the items shown in the “Shipping Box Contents” section on page 3.

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative or reseller for instructions.

Some switch models might include additional items that are not shown on page 3. Some items are

optional and you must order or supply them separately.

Equipment That You Supply to Set Up Your Switch

You need to supply this equipment to set up your switch:

•PC

•RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable (if you did not order one with your switch)

•Ethernet (Category 5) straight-through cable (as shown)

Shipping Box Contents

The items that ship with the Cisco ME 3400 and ME 2400 switches depend on the type of switch that

you order and the options that you choose. Some items shown in the illustration are optional. These

items ship with all but the Cisco ME 3400G-2CS switch. Your switch might look different from the

one that is shown.

Note The Cisco ME 3400G-12CS-AC switch ships with two AC power cords and two power cord

bails. The Cisco ME 3400G-12CS-DC switch ships with two DC terminal blocks.

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2Documentation 8Four number-8 Phillips machine screws

3AC power cord 9Four number-12 Phillips truss-head screws

4Power cord bail 10 Six number-8 Phillips flat-head screws

5DC terminal block 11 One black Phillips machine screw

6Two 19-inch mounting brackets

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and Safety Information

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Getting Started Guide

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3 Initial Setup

To enter the initial IP information when you first set up the switch, you can use the initial configuration

dialog (also named the system configuration dialog), a command-line interface (CLI)-based

application embedded in the flash memory. This initial configuration enables the switch to connect to

local routers and the Internet. You can then access the switch through the IP address for further

configuration.

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Follow these steps to set up your switch before you run the initial configuration. Your switch might

look different from the illustrations in these steps, but the instructions apply to all the Cisco ME

switches. Instructions for connecting the power source depend on whether the switch is powered

through AC or DC power.

Step 1 Obtain and make note of this

information from your network

administrator before you start the

setup program:

•Switch IP address

•Subnet mask (IP netmask)

•Default gateway (router)

•Enable secret password

•Enable password

•Telnet password

Step 2 Use an RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable

(console cable) to insert the RJ-45

connector into the console port on

the front of the switch.

You must supply the console cable if

you did not order one with your

switch.

This illustration shows the Cisco ME

AC switch.

Step 3 Before you power on the switch, start the terminal emulation session so that you see the

output display from the power-on self-test (POST). The terminal-emulation software—a

PC application such as Hyperterminal or ProcommPlus—makes communication between

the switch and your PC or terminal possible.

Step 4 Configure the baud rate and

character format of the PC or

terminal to match these console port

default characteristics:

•9600 baud

•8 data bits

•1 stop bit

•No parity

•None (flow control)

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Step 5 Connect the switch to a power

source. For information about the

power consumption for each Cisco

ME switch, see the “Installation

Guidelines” section in Chapter 2 of

the hardware installation guide.

This illustration shows the Cisco ME

DC switch. Connect one end of the

supplied DC power cord to the power

connector on the switch front panel.

Connect the other end of the power

cable to a DC outlet.

For detailed instructions about

connecting to a DC power source, see

the “Connecting to DC Power”

appendix in the switch hardware

installation guide available on

Cisco.com.

Note Use only one of the ground connections,

either the one on the front panel or the

one on the rear panel.

Step 6 Power on the switch by using either the AC power cord or the DC power connector.

Step 7 Wait for the switch to complete the

POST.

It might take several minutes for the switch to

complete POST.

Step 8 Verify that POST has completed by

confirming that the System LED

rapidly blinks green. If the switch

fails POST, the System LED turns

amber.

POST errors are usually fatal. Call Cisco Systems

immediately if your switch fails POST.

Step 9 Wait for the switch to complete flash

initialization. When you see this

prompt, press Return or Enter.

Press RETURN to get started!

Step 10 Go to the “Completing the Initial Configuration” section on page 7.

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Completing the Initial Configuration

Follow these steps to complete the setup program and to create the initial configuration for the switch.

Step 1 After you press Enter or Return at the prompt to start the initial configuration setup

program, enter Yes at these three prompts:

Would you like to terminate autoinstall? [yes/no]: yes

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: yes

At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.

Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.

Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.

Basic management setup configures only enough connectivity

for management of the system, extended setup will ask you

to configure each interface on the system.

Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]: yes

Step 2 Enter a hostname for the switch, and press Return.

The hostname is limited to 20 characters. Do not use -n, where n is a number, as the last

character in a hostname for any switch.

Enter host name [Switch]: host_name

Step 3 Enter an enable secret password, and press Return.

The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, can start with a number, is

case sensitive, allows spaces, but ignores leading spaces. The secret password is encrypted,

and the enable password is in plain text.

Enter enable secret: secret_password

Step 4 Enter an enable password, and press Return.

Enter enable password: enable_password

Step 5 Enter a virtual terminal (Telnet) password, and press Return.

The password can be from 1 to 25 alphanumeric characters, is case sensitive, allows

spaces, but ignores leading spaces.

Enter virtual terminal password: terminal-password

Step 6 (Optional) Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) by responding to

the prompts. You can also configure SNMP later through the CLI. To configure SNMP

later, enter no.

Configure SNMP Network Management? [no]: no

Step 7 Enter the interface name (physical interface or VLAN name) of the interface that connects

to the management network, and press Return. For this release, always enter vlan1 for the

interface name.

Enter interface name used to connect to the

management network from the above interface summary: vlan1

Step 8 To configure the interface, enter Yes

after the prompt, and then enter the

switch IP address and subnet mask.

Press Return.

The IP address and subnet mask

shown to the right are examples.

Configuring interface vlan1:

Configure IP on this interface? [yes]: yes

IP address for this interface: 10.4.120.106

Subnet mask for this interface [255.0.0.0]:

255.0.0.0

Step 9 Enter N when the prompt asks you if

you want to enable the switch as a

cluster command switch. This switch

will be a standalone switch. The

Cisco ME switches do not support

clustering.

Would you like to enable as a

cluster command switch? [yes/no]:

You have now completed the initial

configuration of the switch, and the

switch displays its initial

configuration, as shown on the right.

The following configuration command script

was created:

hostname switch1

enable secret 5

$1$Ulq8$DlA/OiaEbl90WcBPd9cOn1

enable password enable_password

line vty 0 15

password terminal-password

no snmp-server

no ip routing

interface Vlan1

no shutdown

ip address 10.4.120.106 255.0.0.0

interface FastEthernet0/1

interface FastEthernet0/2

...<output abbreviated>

interface FastEthernet1/0/3

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

interface GigabitEthernet0/2

end

Step 10 These choices appear:

[0] Go to the IOS command prompt without saving this config.

[1] Return back to the setup without saving this config.

[2] Save this configuration to nvram and exit.

If you want to save the configuration and use it the next time the switch

reboots, save it in NVRAM by selecting option 2.

Enter your selection [2]:2

Make your selection, and press Return.

4 Managing the Switch through the CLI

After initially setting up and installing the switch in your network, you can enter Cisco IOS commands

and parameters through the CLI. Access the CLI either by connecting your PC directly to the switch

console port or through a Telnet session from a remote PC or workstation.

Other Management Options

You can use SNMP management applications such as CiscoWorks Small Network Management

Solution (SNMS) and HP OpenView to configure and manage the switch. You also can manage it

from an SNMP-compatible workstation that is running platforms such as HP OpenView or

SunNet Manager.

The Cisco IE2100 Series Configuration Registrar is a network management device that works with

embedded CNS agents in the switch software. You can use IE2100 to automate initial configurations

and configuration updates on the switch.

See the “Accessing Help Online” section on page 21 for a list of supporting documentation.

5 Rack-Mounting and Switch Port Connections

This section covers basic 19-inch rack-mounting and port connections. For alternate mounting

procedures, such as installing the switch in a 23-inch, 24-inch, or a European Telecommunication

Standards Institute (ETSI) rack, installing a switch on a wall, and for additional cabling information,

see the Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide or the Cisco ME 2400

Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide on Cisco.com. The Cisco ME 3400G-2CS switch

mounts only in 19-inch racks.

Equipment That You Supply

You need to supply a number-2 Phillips screwdriver to rack-mount the switch. You must supply

alternative mounting hardware such as ETSI brackets or other hardware that does not ship with the

switch.

Step 11 Disconnect the switch from the PC, and install the switch in your network. See the

“Managing the Switch through the CLI” section on page 10 for information about

configuring and managing the switch.

If you need to rerun the initial configuration dialog, see the “Resetting the Switch” section

on page 20.

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