Asante Technologies 1012 manual Basic Installation Procedures, Tools, Unpacking the AsantéBridge

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Chapter 1 — Quick Start

Basic Installation Procedures

❏At least one device conﬁgured for connection to your Ethernet.We recommend that you use a Macintosh or PC with AsantéView 2.2 network management software installed, although you can use any device that normally connects to and communicates over your Ethernet net- work.

❏An RJ45 extension cable to connect your network device to the AsantéBridge 1012.

Tools

You need the appropriate tools for attaching BNC connectors to Ethernet coaxial cable, and a small Phillips screwdriver to con- nect the MAUs.

Installing your AsantéBridge 1012 is a simple ﬁve step procedure:

❏Unpack your AsantéBridge

❏Physically position the unit, either on a desktop or with a wall or rack mount

❏Turn on the unit and pretest it

❏Connect two network segments

❏Connect two or more network devices to the bridge

Unpacking the AsantéBridge 1012

Your AsantéHub package includes:

❏The AsantéBridge 1012

❏AC power cable

❏Two (2) mounting brackets and four (4) screws for rack- or wall-mounting

❏Four (4) self-adhesive feet for desk-mounting

❏AMS Link Extender cables for PC and Macintosh

❏This installation guide

❏The Asanté Introduction to Networking Manual

❏Warranty card

Please mail in the warranty card today.This guarantees that you will receive notiﬁcation of any future software or hardware releases.

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Contents AsantéBridge Users’ Guide Trademarks Tell Us What You Think Page Table of Contents Connecting a VT100 Terminal Default Settings Configuring a Redundant LinkSetting Up Out-of-Band Links AsantéBridge 1012 Local ManagementList of Figures Figure C-4 Crossover RJ-45 Cable page C-4 Introduction Introduction About ThisManual Intended Audience Conventions Used In This Manual Intended AudienceTell Us What You Think Technical SupportQuick Start Quick Start Before YouStart Introducing AsantéBridge Introducing the AsantéBridgeBridging Between Two Segments AsantéBridge Features SnmpFront Panel Quick ViewAsantéBridge Quick View Bridge Spanning Tree Status LEDs RJ45 Port ConnectorsBridge External Port Status LED Bridge Hub Port Status LEDs3in1 Port RJ21 Port ConnectorAsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel Bridge External Port Link/Receive LED Through/End DIP SwitchBridge External Port AUI Bridge External Port Collision LEDOn/Off Switch PC/Terminal DIP SwitchAC Power Connector FanInterpreting LEDs FlashingInstalling the AsantéBridge Installing AsantéBridge 1012Preparing for the Installation Unpacking the AsantéBridge Basic Installation ProceduresTools Positioning the AsantéBridge Asante´HubRack-mounting the AsantéBridge Page Connecting Two Segments to the AsantéBridge Dividing the Network into SegmentsShown below About Spanning TreesWhat You Need Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridgeUsing the front panel RJ45 ports Using the rear panel RJ21 connector Conﬁguration OptionsQuick Start Connecting to the Network Connecting to the Network Before You StartAbout Bridging About BridgingSimple Transparent Bridge Bridging between segmentsAbout Bridging Spanning Tree Like thisRedundant bridging Using the 3in1 Port Connecting to the BNC PortUsing the 3in1 Port Interconnecting Hubs on Thin Ethernet BackboneConnecting to the AUI Port Interconnecting Using Foirl Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater LinkInterconnecting to Thick Ethernet Backbone Connecting to the RJ45 in and Out Ports Connecting an In-Band Daisychaining 10BaseT Conﬁguring a Redundant LinkChecking the Link Conﬁguring a Redundant Link An Example ConﬁgurationIf the Main Hub Goes Down If a Link Goes Down to the Main HubInterconnecting Hubs Setting Up Out-of-Band LinksSetting Up Out-of-Band Links 10 Connecting the Asanté Management Station for Out-of-Band Recommended Method Distance RestrictionsThrough/End Switch Conﬁguring Hub DIP SwitchesPC/Terminal Switch Connecting a VT100 Terminal Connecting a VT100 TerminalDefault Settings Lists the factory default settingsAsantéBridge 1012 Local Management These functions, use the following ﬂow chart AsantéBridge 1012 Local ManagementBridge Diagnostics Bridge DiagnosticsLocal Management Local Management Main MenuLocal Management Menu System General Help Menu Local Management Help WindowConﬁguration Menu System Accessing the Conﬁguration Menu systemConﬁguration Menu System Reset System item is a command. Selecting this item System Information MenuPassword Menu Password MenuBridge Snmp agent menu has the following four submenus Snmp AgentParameters Menu System TCP/IP Parameters Menu TCP/IP Parameters MenuSoftware Update Menu Software Update MenuAbout the Software Update function Conﬁguration Menu System 10 System Update Status Window Menu without taking any actionConﬁguration Menu System Snmp Trap Receiver Table 11 Snmp Trap Receiver TableSnmp Community Name Table 12 Snmp Community Name TableThis table allows you to control access to Snmp MIB objects Out-of-Band Parameters Menu 13 Out-of-Band Parameters MenuEnter control-z to return to the Conﬁguration Menu Bridge Parameters Menu System 14 Bridge Parameters MenuSpanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu 15 Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters MenuActivity.To update the window, enter control-r Spanning Tree Port Setting Menu 16 Spanning Tree Port Setting MenuBridge Forwarding Table About ForwardingExit returns you to the Bridge Parameters Menu Alphabetic portion of the ﬁeld deﬁnes the type of entry About dynamic and static table entriesAsantéBridge 1012 Local Management Using the Edit Function 18 Editing the Forwarding TableUsing the Search Function 19 Searching for an AddressBridge Filtering Table About the Filtering Table20 Bridge Filtering Table Conﬁguration Menu System Resetting the Bridge 21 Resetting the BridgeMenu Statistics Menu System 22 Bridge StatisticsSupport for Pre 10BaseT Devices Appendix a Support for Pre 10BaseT Devices Technical Speciﬁcations Appendix B Technical Speciﬁcations B-3 B-4 Pinouts and Cable Speciﬁcations Appendix C Pinouts and Cable Speciﬁcations RJ-45 to RJ-21 Pinouts Amphenol to Modular JackC-3 RJ-45 Modular Jack to Wall Jack Pinouts RJ-45 to RJ-45 Crossover CableAUI DB-15 Pinouts Table C-1 AUI PinoutsC-6 AsantéBridge 1012 Index LED Numerics Manual P/N