Cabletron Systems ZX-250 manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1	Introduction	1-1
2	Switch Installation and Setup	2-1
2.1	Unpacking The Switch	. 2-1
2.2	Check Accessory Carton Contents	. 2-1
2.3	Inspecting the Switch	. 2-2
2.3.1	DS3 and E3 I/O Module Configuration	. 2-4
2.4	Installing the Switch	. 2-4
2.4.1	Desktop Installation	. 2-4
2.4.2	Rack Installation for ZX-250	. 2-6
2.4.3	Rack Installation for ZX-250r	. 2-8
2.5	Switch Configuration	2-11
2.6	Using the Console	2-13
2.6.1	Console Commands	2-13
2.6.2	Console Time-out	2-15
2.6.3	Creating an Alias	2-15
2.6.4	Ambiguous Commands	2-16
2.6.5	Console Help	2-16
2.7	SmartSwitch ATM Administrator	2-17
2.7.1	Installation Steps	2-18
2.7.2	Starting SmartSwitch ATM Administrator the First Time	2-19
2.7.3	Accessing Online Help	2-20
3	IP Over ATM and LANE	3-1
3.1	Creating an IP over ATM VLAN	. 3-1
3.1.1	ATM Addressing for IP over ATM	. 3-3
3.2	Creating an Emulated LAN	. 3-3
3.2.1	ATM Addressing for LAN Emulation	. 3-6
3.2.2	ELANs Across Multiple Switches	. 3-6
3.2.3	Switch Clients	. 3-7
4	Switch Administration	4-1
4.1	Backing Up and Restoring Switch Configurations	. 4-1
4.2	ATM Routing	. 4-2
4.2.1	Creating an IISP Route	. 4-2
4.2.2	UNI Routes	. 4-5
4.2.3	Route Metrics	. 4-6
4.3	IP Routing	. 4-7
4.4	Events and Alarms	. 4-9

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