SMSC SMC6516FF, SMC6516TF, SMC6516TT CHAPTER 4 I

Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Equipment Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Required Rack-Mounting Equipment . . . . . 4-3

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Desktop or Shelf Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Connecting to the Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Connecting to a Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Diagnostic Self-Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Making Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain . . . . . . 4-9

100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain . 4-10

Twisted-Pair Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Connecting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

100BASE-FX Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Connecting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

CHAPTER 4

INSTALLING

4-1

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