Contents

Model 6511RC User Manual

 

 

Temperature

27

Altitude

27

Humidity

27

Physical dimensions

27

LED Indicators

27

Approvals

29

2 Hardware installation

31

Introduction

32

Unpacking the Model 6511RC Matrix Switch

32

Verifying that the ForeFront chassis is properly installed

32

Verfying correct electrical grounding

33

Verifying correct cover plate installation

33

Matrix Switch hardware installation

34

Installing the network cables

35

Connecting the front-panel Ethernet LAN port

36

Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch or hub

36

Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet-capable workstation or PC

36

Connecting the front-panelEIA-561RS-232 configuration port (DCE configured)

37

Connecting the rear-panelSTM-1 WAN port to an SDH network

37

Connecting the STM-1 optical interface to fiber-optic network cables

37

Connecting the STM-1 electrical interface to coaxial network cables

38

Connecting the rear-panel Ethernet WAN/management ports

39

Connecting the 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports to a router, hub or switch

40

Completing the hardware installation

40

3 Configuring the Matrix Switch for operation

41

Introduction

42

Configuration prerequisites

42

Initial configuration through the RS-232 control port

43

Connecting the DB9-RJ45 adapter with the included cable

43

Setting up the HyperTerminal (or similar program) session

44

Using a browser to complete Model 6511RC configuration

47

Displaying the Matrix Switch 6511RC web administration pages

47

Home page overview

49

Configuring the default gateway

51

Configuring the system clocking parameters

52

Module clocking mode

52

Module clocking source and fallback

53

Example 1

53

Example 2

54

Configuring the SDH circuit parameters

54

Accessing the SDH circuit parameters

55

Configuring the SDH physical interface type

56

Configuring the SDH interface parameters

56

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