Quick Start | Asante Technologies 1012 guide

Chapter 1 — Quick Start

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Asante Technologies 1012 manual Quick Start

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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 Manual About ThisIntroduction Intended Audience Conventions Used In This Manual Intended Audience Tell Us What You Think Technical Support Quick Start Start Before YouQuick Start Introducing AsantéBridge Introducing the AsantéBridge Bridging Between Two Segments AsantéBridge Features Snmp AsantéBridge Quick ViewFront Panel Quick View Bridge Spanning Tree Status LEDs RJ45 Port ConnectorsBridge External Port Status LED Bridge Hub Port Status LEDs AsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel RJ21 Port Connector3in1 Port 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 Preparing for the Installation Installing AsantéBridge 1012Installing the AsantéBridge Tools Basic Installation ProceduresUnpacking the AsantéBridge 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 Using the front panel RJ45 ports Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridgeWhat You Need 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 Checking the Link Conﬁguring a Redundant Link10BaseT Conﬁguring a Redundant Link An Example Conﬁguration If the Main Hub Goes Down If a Link Goes Down to the Main Hub Setting Up Out-of-Band Links Setting Up Out-of-Band LinksInterconnecting Hubs 10 Connecting the Asanté Management Station for Out-of-Band Recommended Method Distance Restrictions PC/Terminal Switch Conﬁguring Hub DIP SwitchesThrough/End 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 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 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