Table of Contents | Asante Technologies 1012 manual

Table of Contents

Introduction i

About This Manual ii

Intended Audience iii

Conventions Used In This Manual iii

Tell Us What Your Think iv

Technical Support iv

Quick Start 1-1

Before You Start 1-2

Introducing the AsantéBridge 1-3

AsantéBridge Features 1-5

Quick View 1-6

AsantéBridge 1012 Front Panel 1-6

AsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel 1-9

Interpreting LEDs 1-12

Installing the AsantéBridge 1012 1-13

Preparing for the Installation 1-13

What You’re Going to Do 1-14

Doing the Installation 1-14

The Next Step 1-21

Connecting to the Network 2-1

Before You Start 2-2

About Bridging 2-3

A Simple Transparent Bridge 2-4

A Spanning Tree 2-6

Using the 3in1 Port 2-8

Connecting to the BNC Port 2-8

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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 Introduction About ThisManual Intended Audience Intended Audience Conventions Used In This Manual Technical Support Tell Us What You Think Quick Start Quick Start Before YouStart Introducing the AsantéBridge Introducing AsantéBridge Bridging Between Two Segments Snmp AsantéBridge Features Front Panel Quick ViewAsantéBridge Quick View Bridge External Port Status LED RJ45 Port ConnectorsBridge Spanning Tree Status LEDs Bridge Hub Port Status LEDs 3in1 Port RJ21 Port ConnectorAsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel 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 Installing the AsantéBridge Installing AsantéBridge 1012Preparing for the Installation Unpacking the AsantéBridge Basic Installation ProceduresTools 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 What You Need Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridgeUsing the front panel RJ45 ports 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 10BaseT Conﬁguring a Redundant LinkChecking the Link An Example Conﬁguration Conﬁguring a Redundant Link If a Link Goes Down to the Main Hub If the Main Hub Goes Down Interconnecting Hubs Setting Up Out-of-Band LinksSetting Up Out-of-Band Links 10 Connecting the Asanté Management Station for Out-of-Band Distance Restrictions Recommended Method Through/End Switch Conﬁguring Hub DIP SwitchesPC/Terminal 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 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 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