Basic Installation Procedures, Tools | Asante Technologies 1012

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

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