3Com 5101M-MGT installation and operation guide Audience, Structure of This Guide

Audience

This guide is intended for the following people at your site:

❑Network manager or administrator

❑Hardware installer

Structure of This Guide

This guide contains five chapters, three appendices, and an index:

Chapter 1 - Introduction – Presents the key features and management functions of the EMM.

Chapter 2, Unpacking and Installing the Module – Provides illustrated procedures for installing the EMM into the ONline System Concentrator. This chapter also describes the front panel indicators (LEDs), the Reset Button, and RS-232 serial port connector. It also explains how to connect a terminal to the EMM.

Chapter 3, Startup and Management Functions – Explains how to configure the EMM to manage an Ethernet network. These configurations include terminal settings, default system values, and configuring the EMM for communication with SNMP-based management systems. This chapter also describes how to monitor your Ethernet network using the SHOW commands.

Chapter 4, Troubleshooting – Provides help in isolating and correcting problems that may arise during installation and during normal operation.

Chapter 5, Software Download Instructions – Explains how to download new software code to the Flash EPROM in the EMM.

Appendix A, Specifications – Provides technical specifications for the EMM, such as the electrical and environmental specifications.

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