Cabletron Systems manual Chapter Introduction, EMM-E6 OVERVIEW, How To Use This Manual

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Installation Guide. This manual provides installation instructions and reference information for the EMM-E6 Ethernet Bridge/Management Module.

1.1EMM-E6 OVERVIEW

The EMM-E6 is a high-speed Ethernet bridge that also performs comprehensive SNMP-based chassis and network management functions. The EMM-E6 provides six bridge ports consisting of three chassis interfaces, one external interface, and two Bridge/Router Interface Module (BRIM) interfaces.

1.2HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

To gain a full understanding of this device and its capabilities, and to help eliminate any potential problems during or after installation, please be sure to read and understand all of the instructions/information in this document and in the release notes supplied with your EMM-E6.

You should have a general working knowledge of Ethernet or IEEE 802.3 type data networks prior to installing the EMM-E6. The following summarizes the organization of this manual.

Chapter 1, Introduction, discusses the use and conventions of the EMM-E6 Installation Guide, details the procedures to follow for obtaining assistance from Cabletron Systems, and provides a list of related documentation.

Chapter 2, Controls and Indicators, identifies and describes the components and monitoring indicators that make up the EMM-E6. This chapter contains information that is essential to the understanding of the procedures in the rest of the manual.

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