About This Manual | Asante Technologies 5212 guide

About This Manual

This section provides an overview of the IntraSwitch 5212 User’s Manual. It describes the manual’s chapters, document conventions, and intended audience.

This chapter contains the following sections:

❏Chapter contents — page viii

❏Document conventions — page ix

❏Audience — page x

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Asante Technologies 5212 user manual About This Manual, Chapter contents Document conventions Audience

Contents

IntraSwitch Copyright 1998 by Asanté Technologies, Inc Table of Contents LED Indicators Installation Console Management Setting Up For Management Status Monitoring and Statistics Troubleshooting Advanced ManagementSupported MIBs Management Menu Tree Technical Support Index Technical Specifications About This Manual Chapter contents Document conventions Audience About This Manual Chapter Contents Document Conventions About This Manual Introduction Introduction IntraSwitch IntraSwitch Components Console/Telnet Management Conﬁguration/ ManagementWeb Browser Management SNMP-Based Management Switching Capacity Introduction Package Contents Action Tool/Material Required Tools Materials Pin Assignments Pin Assignments Factory Defaults Installation Installation Guidelines Installing the IntraSwitchPower Requirements Environmental Requirements Step Action Installation Overview Equipment Rack Installation Rack Mounting Desktop Placement Rack Mounting/Desktop Placement Installing an Asanté MII Module Slide the Asanté MII module into the expansion Connecting the power cord to the IntraSwitch Connecting Power 10Base-T Ports Connecting to the Network Connecting NetworkConnecting To Cable Required 10/100TX Port Connecting To Cable Required ST Connector Installation Asanté MII Ports10/100TX Module 100Base-FX Module IntraSwitch 5212 cabling scenarios Diagram Setting up for Management Connecting to the Console port IntraSwitch Local Management Interface Main Menu Setting up for Management Setting up for Management LED Indicators Port LEDs Power LED Diagnostic LEDs LED Indicators LED Indicators LED Indicators Port LEDs Power LED Diagnostic LEDs Setting Up For Management IntraSwitch Management Management Out-of-Band Management If conﬁguring with a Macintosh computer In-Band Management In-Band Management Web Browser Management In-Band Management Console Management Console Management Console Management Conﬁguration Management Tasks Conﬁguration and Management TasksConﬁguration Task Management Task Accessing a Submenu Exiting a Local Management InterfaceMain Menu General Information Menu Accessing the General Information Menu Conﬁguration Menu Logging into the Conﬁguration MenuLogging into the Conﬁguration Menu Menu Item Description Provides a brief overview of each menu Menu Item Description Current Settings Conﬁguring System Administration Information Press Return Conﬁguring TCP/IP Parameters TCP/IP Parameter Settings Conﬁguring TCP/IP Parameters Changing TCP/IP Information BootStrap Parameter Menu Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters Bootstrap Parameter Settings Conﬁguring Bootstrap Parameters Console Management Performing a Software Upgrade Conﬁguring Snmp Parameters Conﬁguring Snmp Parameters Snmp Parameter Settings Enabling Traps Conﬁguring Snmp Parameters Changing Community Strings Deleting a Trap Receiver Entry Console Management Adding a Trap Receiver Entry Conﬁguring Port Parameters Conﬁguring Port Parameters Console Management Port Parameter Settings Conﬁguring Full Duplex Console Management Enabling/Disabling a Port Conﬁguring Auto-Negotiation Conﬁguring MAC Forwarding Table Parameters Conﬁguring Rmon Parameters Finding an Entry in the MAC Forwarding Table Conﬁguring MAC Forwarding Table Parameters Setting the Age Out Timer Conﬁguring Spanning Tree Parameters Conﬁguring Spanning Tree Parameters Spanning Tree Parameter Settings 12 is an example of the Spanning Tree Port Parameter Menu Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree on a Single Port Press Return Setting Telnet Idle Time Out Setting Telnet Idle Time Out 14 Set Console Password command line Setting Console Password 15 Reset Eeprom to Default command line Resetting Eeprom to Default Resetting the IntraSwitch Statistics Menu Accessing the Statistics Menu Console Management Status Monitoring and Statistics Monitoring the IntraSwitch Viewing Current Operating InformationStatus Monitoring and Statistics Viewing the Current Operating Information Setting Description Counter Description Statistics screen page one of two Viewing Statistics Resetting Statistics Status Monitoring and Statistics Selecting a PortMonitoring Counters Viewing Statistics Stopping Statistics Exiting the Statistics MenuCounter Descriptions Status Monitoring and Statistics Viewing Statistics Status Monitoring and Statistics Advanced Management Advanced Management Rmon Overview BeneﬁtsAdvanced Management Parameters Conﬁguring Rmon History Group Menu Advanced Management Rmon History Group Data Source Interface Number Adding an Rmon History Control Group EntryRequested Buckets Sampling Interval Screen similar to -4 appears Granted Buckets Displaying an Rmon History Statistic Entry Local Management Interface can display Rmon Alarm Group Menu Adding an Rmon Alarm Group Entry Startup Alarm Adding an Rmon Alarm Group EntryData Source Obj ID Sampling Type Falling Threshold Rising ThresholdRising Event Index Falling Event Index Display Rmon Alarm Group entry Displaying an Rmon Alarm Group Entry Deleting an Rmon Alarm Group Entry 10 Rmon Event Group Menu Event Type Event Description Displaying an Rmon Event Group Entry Event Community StringEvent Owner String Displaying the Rmon Event Group Entry Log Deleting an Rmon Event Group Entry Advanced Management Troubleshooting LED IndicatorsData LED for the port never comes on Link LED for the port goes off Troubleshooting Supported MIBs Rmon RFCStatistics Alarm Group History GroupSupported MIBs Event Group MIB II RFCSystem Group Interface Group IP Group Address Trans GroupIP Address Table IP Routing Table TCP Connection Table TCP GroupUDP Group UDP Listener Table Bridge MIB 1493Base Port Appendix C Technical Speciﬁcations Power Speciﬁcations WeightRedundant Power Supply Environmental Speciﬁcations Statistics Management Menu Tree Management Menu Tree Technical Support Technical Support Numerics Index Description 5-3, 5-4,5-8,5-10 Index Index Index Configuring 5-10, 5-12, 5-14, 5-17 MIB Default 2-14 Rmon Snmp Index Configuring 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-14, 5-17 Index Index