SMSC SMC6516FF, SMC6516TF, SMC6516TT Introduction

Introduction

SMC’s TigerSwitch™16 family consists of a set of three manage-

able Ethernet switches with Fast Ethernet connection capability.

Each switch provides sixteen 10BASE-T ports for connection to

Ethernet hubs, servers and workstations. Each switch also

includes two ports for connection to Fast Ethernet devices. The

switch, depending on the model chosen, will contain either two

100BASE-TX ports, two 100BASE-FX ports or one 100BASE-TX

port and one 100BASE-FX port. The Fast Ethernet port types

found on each model are listed below:

◆Model SMC6516TT

• two 100BASE-TX ports with Auto-Negotiation

◆Model SMC6516FF

• two 100BASE-FX ports

◆Model SMC6516TF

• one 100BASE-TX port with Auto-Negotiation

• one 100BASE-FX port

This chapter provides a set of instructions designed to help you

get up and running quickly and without excessive details. The

steps in each of the two sections refer to other locations in the

manual where further information may be found.

The first section, “Connecting the Switch,” provides a list of

instructions for powering up the switch and making network

connections, and also for setting up a PC to configure and

monitor the switch out-of-band.

The second section, “Configuring the Switch for SNMP and

Telnet Management,” discusses the steps required to set up the

switch for in-band management.

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Contents

Main Page Page Limited Warranty L IMITED W Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 516-273-3100 T ABLE OF C 2 About the Switches ........................................ 2-1 3 Planning ......................................................... 3-1 4 Installing ........................................................ 4-1 i ii List of Figures T ABLE OF C iii iv T ABLE OF C C FCC A Canada Department of Communications - Class A EC Conformity Japan VCCI Class 1 Page Introduction 1-2 Connecting the Switch 1-3 1-4 Configuring the Switch for SNMP and Telnet Management 1-5 1-6 1-7 CHAPTER 2 A BOUT THE S 2-1 Page Overview 2-3 2-4 Ports and Status LEDs 10BASE-T Ports 100BASE-TX Port(s) 2-5 100BASE-FX Port(s) 2-6 Link and Select LEDs 2-7 Shared Vertical LED Array and Port Select Button 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12 Features and Benefits 2-13 Switch Architecture Buffered Switching Automatic Address Learning 2-14 Spanning Tree Protocol 2-15 Switch Operation Diagnostic Tests Software Downloads Non-volatile Parameter Storage 2-16 Management Options Serial Console Interface Telnet 2-17 SNMP CHAPTER 3 P 3-1 3-2 Benefits of Switching Switched Ethernet Multiple Simultaneous Data Streams 3-3 Switched Fast Ethernet High-Speed Data Pipes Switching an Evolutionary Step 3-4 Segmenting the Network Client/Server Backbone Connections 3-5 Full-Duplex Operation Sample Applications Shared Ethernet LAN 3-6 Segmented Ethernet LAN 3-7 Switched Ethernet LAN 3-8 Integrating Ethernet and Fast Ethernet TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TT 3-9 3-10 TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516TF 3-11 TigerSwitch 16 Model SMC6516FF CHAPTER 4 I 4-1 Selecting a Site 4-2 Equipment Checklist Package Contents Required Rack-Mounting Equipment 4-3 Mounting Rack Mounting 4-4 4-5 Connecting to the Console Port 4-6 Connecting to a Power Source 4-7 Diagnostic Self-Tests 4-8 Making Network Connections 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain 4-9 * 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain 4-10 Twisted-Pair Devices Cabling Guidelines 4-11 4-12 Page CHAPTER 5 C M 5-1 5-2 The Console Interface Using the Console Interface 5-3 5-4 Main Menu 5-5 Switch Configuration Menu 5-6 5-7 Configuration Display Screen 5-8 5-9 IP Configuration Menu 5-10 SNMP Configuration Menu 5-11 5-12 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Address Aging Configuration Menu 5-13 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu 5-14 Port Configuration Menu 5-15 5-16 Port Summary Display Screen Port Summary Configuration Menu 5-17 5-18 Port [x] Configuration Menu Menu Selections* Statistics Menu 5-19 5-20 Utilities Menu 5-21 Console Configuration Menu 5-22 Boot Menu 5-23 Telnet Menu 5-24 5-25 Typical Configuration Operations Setting the Password 5-26 Disabling the Password Configuring the IP Address Changing the Port Settings Configuring Address Aging 5-27 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Returning to Factory Settings 5-28 Downloading New Software Downloading Software via TFTP 5-29 5-30 5-31 Downloading Software via RS-232 Port 5-32 Typical Monitoring Operations Displaying the Current Configuration Displaying the Port Settings 5-33 Using Telnet Using the TigerSwitch 16 as a Telnet Client 5-34 5-35 Using SLIP 5-36 Page Page SNMP Protocol 6-2 Using RMON MIB Objects 6-3 6-4 Page Specifications A-2 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments A-3 Straight-Through Wiring Crossover Wiring A-4 Serial Console Port Pin Assignments A-5 Page Specifications All Models B-2 B-3 Model SMC6516TT B-4 Model SMC6516FF B-5 Page Introduction S AMPLE C C-2 Windows Terminal S AMPLE C C-3 Page T D-2 Publication Number: 900.185, Rev. A