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About the LinkBuilder MSH

The LinkBuilder MSH is an extremely versatile, chassis-based hub that
allows you to connect and manage large, mi xed-technology,
mixed-media LANs.
The basis of the MSH is the chassis into which you can install a series of
network-specific modules. Modules within the chassis connect to a
number of backplanes allowing communication between the various
LANs and LAN segments connected to t he MSH.

About the MSH Switch 1005

The MSH Switch 1005 is designed to be installed into the MSH chassis,
so that you can extend your network beyond the limits of a repeater
and provide your users with greater bandwidt h, faster throughput, and
high speed connections.
The MSH Switch 1005 is an intelligent module with its own on-board
management agent. This means that even in an unmanaged MSH
chassis, you can access the manageable features of the Switch using a
Telnet application or an SNMP Network Manager and configure internal
port connections using the five links located on the Switch.
With a Management Module installed into your MSH chassis, you have
access to the VT100 interface of the Switch. This inter face provides a
series of ASCII character-based forms which allow you to configure the
manageable features of the Switch. Y
ou can find further information
about Switch management in
“Setting up the Switch 1005”
in
Chapter 2.