Enterasys Networks FN 100 manual Introduction, Using the FN100 User’s Guide

Chapter 1

Introduction

How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help

Welcome to the FN100™ User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a simple reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the FN100.

As a part of the Fast Network product line of switches, the FN100 provides a foundation for high speed scalable Ethernet switching solutions. The FN100 is a high performance, intelligent Fast Ethernet switch designed to support full 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connectivity on 8 or 16 ports over unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) and/or multimode (MM) fiber. The FN100 consists of 8 or 16 10/100Base- TX or 10/100Base FX ports and, in the case of the TX models, 1 or 2 selectable 100Base-FX ports. The FN100 is IEEE 802.2, 802.3 and 802.1d compliant, includes built-in SNMP management, and supports MIB II, PPP, and Enterprise MIB.

Using the FN100 User’s Guide

Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of several smaller functionalities of the FN100 device module. This guide contains information about software functions which are accessed directly from the device icon.

Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describes certain software conventions, and shows you how to contact the Global Technical Assistance Center.

Chapter 2, The FN100 Chassis View, describes the visual display of the FN100- switch and explains how to use the mouse within the Chassis View; the operation of chassis-level management functions — like enabling and disabling ports — is also described here.

Chapter 3, FN100 Virtual Switching, describes using the FN100 Virtual Switching window to refine your network and control bandwidth usage by assigning the FN100’s ports to any of four available virtual switches.

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