3Com 3C13636 Installation Manual

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3c13636 www.3com.Com part number: 10014941 rev. Aa february 2006.

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    Copyright © 2006, 3com corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3com corporation. 3com corporation reserves th...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide table of contents i table of contents chapter 1 product overview ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 introduction ...............................................................

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide table of contents ii.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1  Product Overview

    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 1. Product overview 1-1 chapter 1 product overview 1.1 introduction 3com router 3000 ethernet family are ethernet access routers designed for small office home office (soho) subscribers. They provide an uplink ethernet interface and four downlink l...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 1. Product overview 1-2 1.2 hardware features of the 3com router 3000 ethernet family 1.2.1 appearance 1) ethernet led lan3 2) ethernet led lan2 3) ethernet led lan1 4) ethernet led lan0 5) wan led 6) system led (sys) 7) power led (pwr) figure 1-1 ...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 1. Product overview 1-3 1.2.2 system specifications table 1-1 system specifications of the 3com router 3000 ethernet item 3036 interface 1 console port 1 x 10 mbps ethernet interface (wan) 4 x 10/100 mbps ethernet interfaces (lan) processor mpc859 ...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 1. Product overview 1-4 1.2.4 interface attributes the interfaces that the 3com router 3000 ethernet family provides are described as follows: 1.2.4.1 console port table 1-3 attributes of the console port attribute description connector rj45 interf...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-1 chapter 2 installing the router 2.1 safety precautions caution: observe the safety precautions in this section when installing or maintaining your router to avoid bodily injuries or device impairment caused by improper ...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-2 2.2 installing the router you can place your router on a sturdy tabletop or workbench or mount it on a vertical surface. 2.2.1 placing the router on a tabletop/workbench when placing the router on a tabletop or workbenc...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-3 2.3 connecting the ground wire caution: properly connect the ground wire before connecting other cables and shorten it as much as possible to prevent the router and the connected device from getting damaged during perio...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-4 caution: if the pwr led is still off after you repeat steps 2 through 4 several times. 2.5 connecting the router to a console terminal 2.5.1 console cable the console cable has an rj45 connector at one end and a db9 (fe...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-5 2.6 connecting the router to lan 2.6.1 ethernet cable a 10/100base-tx ethernet interface is usually connected to an ethernet using a category 5 twisted pair cable, as shown in figure 2-4: figure 2-4 ethernet cable assem...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 2. Installing the router 2-6 2.7 verifying installation after you complete installation, verify that: z the proper power supply is used. Z the grounding wire of the router is correctly connected. Z the console cable and the power cord are correctly...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-1 chapter 3 starting and maintaining the router 3.1 starting up the router 3.1.1 setting up a configuration environment 3.1.1.1 connecting the router to a console terminal to set up a local configuration env...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-2 step 2: enter the name of the new connection in the name field and click . The dialog box, as shown in figure 3-3, displays. Step 3: select the serial port to be used from the connect usingdropdown menu. T...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-3 figure 3-4 setting communications parameters step 6: click . The hyperterminal dialogue box appears. Step 7: select properties. Step 8: in the properties dialog box, select the settingstab, as shown in fig...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-4 3.1.2 powering on the router after the router is powered on, the boot rom program runs first and the following system information appears on the terminal screen: router starts booting... (v2.00) starting a...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-5 3.2 maintaining the router 3.2.1 boot menu start the router. When the information “press ctrl-b to enter boot menu” appears on the terminal screen, press . The system displays: please input boot rom passwo...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-6 z select to change the parameters for downloading. The following information is displayed: change boot parameter: '.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; ^d = quit boot device : fei0 processor numbe...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-7 the boot rom submenu is displayed: boot rom download menu: 1: download boot rom with xmodem 2: download extended segment of boot rom with xmodem 3: restore extended segment of boot rom from flash 4: backup...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-8 step 3: change your terminal’s baud rate to the same baud rate for software downloading (115200 bps in this example). After that, disconnect the terminal ([dial-in/disconnect]), reconnect it ([dial-in/dial...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-9 caution: you cannot restore the boot rom program on site if you fail to upgrade the entire boot rom program. Therefore, you must not upgrade the entire boot rom program unless necessary and with help of en...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-10 step 1: enter the boot menu, and then select to enter the boot rom operation sub-menu. Step 2: select in the operation sub-menu to restore the extended segment of the boot rom from the flash. If the opera...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 3. Starting and maintaining the router 3-11 ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh): password, same as the one configured on the ftp server flags (f): set to 0x0 these values are automatically saved after you configure them. 4) press . In the net downl...

  • Page 26: Chapter 4  Troubleshooting

    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 4. Troubleshooting 4-1 chapter 4 troubleshooting 4.1 troubleshooting the power system symptoms: power led cannot light. Solution: check that: z the power switch of the router is turned on. Z the switch of the power source is turned on. Z the power ...

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    3com router 3000 ethernet family installation guide 4. Troubleshooting 4-2 symptoms 2: illegible characters are displayed on the console terminal after the router is powered on. Solution: make sure you have set on your terminal (hyperterminal): baud rate = 9600 databit = 8 parity check = none stopbi...