Cisco Systems 8600 Series manual BPX Switch Peripherals

A P P E N D I X C

BPX Switch Peripherals

This appendix provide details on BPX switch peripheral equipment, including printers and modems. The appendix includes the following sections:

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Network Management

Printer

Modems, Dial-In and Dial-Out

Network Management

Cisco StrataView Plus Terminal

A Cisco StrataView Plus workstation is recommended for managing a network containing IPX, IGX, and BPX switch. Refer to the Cisco StrataView Plus Operation Manual and Cisco StrataView Plus Installation Manual for setup instructions and specifications for the Cisco StrataView Plus NMS, which is required to provide network alarm, control, and statistics monitoring.

Note For network management, a Cisco StrataView Plus workstation is connected to the LAN port of one or more network nodes, typically BPX switches because of their processing power, to provide network management.

Control Port, Local Control

A terminal (pc or workstation, including a Cisco StrataView Plus workstation) can be connected to the CONTROL port of a BPX switch for temporary or local control. This can be especially useful during installation, initial power-up, and configuration. Refer to Table C-1for configuration data for the BPX CONTROL port.

BPX Switch Peripherals C-1