Quick Start | Asante Technologies 1012 specs

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Quick Start

•Before You Start on page 1-2

•Introducing the AsantéBridge on page 1-3

•Quick View on page 1-6

•Installing the AsantéBridge 1012 on page 1-13

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Asante Technologies 1012 manual Quick Start

Contents

AsantéBridge Users’ Guide Trademarks Tell Us What You Think Page Table of Contents Setting Up Out-of-Band Links Configuring a Redundant LinkConnecting a VT100 Terminal Default Settings AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management List of Figures Figure C-4 Crossover RJ-45 Cable page C-4 Introduction Manual About ThisIntroduction Intended Audience Intended Audience Conventions Used In This Manual Technical Support Tell Us What You Think Quick Start Start Before YouQuick Start Introducing the AsantéBridge Introducing AsantéBridge Bridging Between Two Segments Snmp AsantéBridge Features AsantéBridge Quick ViewFront Panel Quick View Bridge External Port Status LED RJ45 Port ConnectorsBridge Spanning Tree Status LEDs Bridge Hub Port Status LEDs AsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel RJ21 Port Connector3in1 Port Bridge External Port AUI Through/End DIP SwitchBridge External Port Link/Receive LED Bridge External Port Collision LED AC Power Connector PC/Terminal DIP SwitchOn/Off Switch Fan Flashing Interpreting LEDs Preparing for the Installation Installing AsantéBridge 1012Installing the AsantéBridge Tools Basic Installation ProceduresUnpacking the AsantéBridge Asante´Hub Positioning the AsantéBridge Rack-mounting the AsantéBridge Page Dividing the Network into Segments Connecting Two Segments to the AsantéBridge About Spanning Trees Shown below Using the front panel RJ45 ports Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridgeWhat You Need Conﬁguration Options Using the rear panel RJ21 connector Quick Start Connecting to the Network Before You Start Connecting to the Network About Bridging About Bridging Bridging between segments Simple Transparent Bridge About Bridging Like this Spanning Tree Redundant bridging Connecting to the BNC Port Using the 3in1 Port Interconnecting Hubs on Thin Ethernet Backbone Using the 3in1 Port Interconnecting Using Foirl Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link Connecting to the AUI Port Interconnecting to Thick Ethernet Backbone Connecting to the RJ45 in and Out Ports Connecting an In-Band Daisychaining Checking the Link Conﬁguring a Redundant Link10BaseT An Example Conﬁguration Conﬁguring a Redundant Link If a Link Goes Down to the Main Hub If the Main Hub Goes Down Setting Up Out-of-Band Links Setting Up Out-of-Band LinksInterconnecting Hubs 10 Connecting the Asanté Management Station for Out-of-Band Distance Restrictions Recommended Method PC/Terminal Switch Conﬁguring Hub DIP SwitchesThrough/End Switch Connecting a VT100 Terminal Connecting a VT100 Terminal Lists the factory default settings Default Settings AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management These functions, use the following ﬂow chart Bridge Diagnostics Bridge Diagnostics Local Management Main Menu Local Management Local Management Menu System Local Management Help Window General Help Menu Conﬁguration Menu System Accessing the Conﬁguration Menu systemConﬁguration Menu System Reset System item is a command. Selecting this item Information Menu System Password Menu Password Menu Parameters Menu System Snmp AgentBridge Snmp agent menu has the following four submenus TCP/IP Parameters Menu TCP/IP Parameters Menu Software Update Menu Software Update Menu About the Software Update function Conﬁguration Menu System Menu without taking any action 10 System Update Status Window Conﬁguration Menu System 11 Snmp Trap Receiver Table Snmp Trap Receiver Table 12 Snmp Community Name Table Snmp Community Name Table This table allows you to control access to Snmp MIB objects 13 Out-of-Band Parameters Menu Out-of-Band Parameters Menu Enter control-z to return to the Conﬁguration Menu 14 Bridge Parameters Menu Bridge Parameters Menu System 15 Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu Activity.To update the window, enter control-r 16 Spanning Tree Port Setting Menu Spanning Tree Port Setting Menu About Forwarding Bridge Forwarding Table Exit returns you to the Bridge Parameters Menu About dynamic and static table entries Alphabetic portion of the ﬁeld deﬁnes the type of entry AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management 18 Editing the Forwarding Table Using the Edit Function 19 Searching for an Address Using the Search Function About the Filtering Table Bridge Filtering Table 20 Bridge Filtering Table Conﬁguration Menu System 21 Resetting the Bridge Resetting the Bridge Menu 22 Bridge Statistics Statistics Menu System Support 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 RJ-45 to RJ-21 Pinouts Amphenol to Modular Jack Appendix C Pinouts and Cable Speciﬁcations C-3 RJ-45 to RJ-45 Crossover Cable RJ-45 Modular Jack to Wall Jack Pinouts Table C-1 AUI Pinouts AUI DB-15 Pinouts C-6 AsantéBridge 1012 Index LED Numerics Manual P/N