Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Ethernet manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS / CONFIGURATIONS
2.1	NETWORK REQUIREMENTS		2-1
	2.1.1 10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network		2-2
	2.1.2 Multimode Fiber Optic Network		2-4
	2.1.3 Single Mode Fiber Optic Network		2-5
	2.1.4	Thin-net Network	2-6
2.2	TRANSCEIVER REQUIREMENTS		2-6
2.3	REPEATER MEDIA INTERFACE MODULES		2-7
2.4	PORT ASSIGNMENT MODULES		2-8
2.5	SAMPLE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS		2-9
	2.5.1 Three Networks With a Single MMAC-FNB		2-10
	2.5.2 The EMM-E6 as a Multiport Router		2-10
	2.5.3 Adding Users to a Separate Segment		2-11
	2.5.4 A Fault Tolerant Wiring Hierarchy		2-12
	2.5.5 The EMM-E6 and BRIMs		2-14
		CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
3.1	UNPACKING THE EMM-E6		3-2
3.2	SETTING MODE SWITCHES		3-3
3.3	SIMM UPGRADES		3-6
	3.3.1	Locating SIMMs	3-6
	3.3.2	Installing SIMMs	3-8
3.4	ADDING/REPLACING EPIMs		3-9
3.5	LOCATING BRIMs		3-10
3.6	PRE-INSTALLATION TEST		3-11
3.7	INSTALLING THE EMM-E6		3-13
3.8	INSTALLATION CHECK-OUT		3-16
3.9	CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK		3-18

3.9.1Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to an EPIM-T 3-19

3.9.2 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-X		3-21
3.9.3 Connecting to an EPIM-F1/F2, or EPIM-F3		3-22
3.9.4	Connecting a Thin-Net Segment to an EPIM-C	3-25
3.9.5	Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-A	3-27

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