Asante Technologies Hub 1016-IQ User Manual

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IntraSpection

™

Personality Module

AsantéHub 1016-IQ

User’s Manual

Asanté T echnologies, Inc.

821 Fox Lane

San Jose, CA 95131

1.800.662.9686

www.asante.com

October 1997

Part Number 06-00395-00 Rev. A

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Table of Contents

About This Manual......................................................................v

Chapter Contents.....................................................................................v

Document Conventions..........................................................................vi

Audience.................................................................................................vi

Introduction...............................................................................1-1

IntraSpection Personality Modules.......................................................1-1

AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module...............................................1-1

Management Options............................................................................1-2

System Requirements............................................................................1-3

Server.............................................................................................1-3

Client..............................................................................................1-3

Installation.................................................................................2-1

Installing a Personality Module.............................................................2-1

Accessing the Device................................................................3-1

Accessing the Device Page ...................................................................3-1

Device Page Components.....................................................................3-3

Front Panel Image..........................................................................3-4

Selecting the Device for Management..................................................3-5

Menu Components ...............................................................................3-6

Tables.............................................................................................3-6

Table Columns...............................................................................3-6

Buttons...........................................................................................3-6

Management.............................................................................4-1

Performing Basic Management Functions ............................................4-1

Configuration Tasks Overview.......................................................4-1

Management Tasks Overview........................................................4-1

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Setting Community Strings.............................................................4-3

Configuring Network Access Parameters ......................................4-5

Configuring Device Identification Information..............................4-6

Updating the Device Page..............................................................4-7

Viewing General Device Information ............................................4-8

Performing a Software Upgrade.....................................................4-9

Enabling/Disabling Ports..............................................................4-10

Partitioning a Port........................................................................4-12

Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ................................................4-13

Enabling Authentication Traps.....................................................4-15

Managing Trap Receivers.............................................................4-16

Setting Alarms ..............................................................................4-18

Viewing Node Summary Information ..........................................4-21

Setting Port Security.....................................................................4-23

Viewing Statistics.........................................................................4-25

Menus........................................................................................5-1

Configuration........................................................................................5-3

Identify...........................................................................................5-3

Device............................................................................................5-4

Modules..........................................................................................5-5

Ports...............................................................................................5-6

Agent..............................................................................................5-8

Network.........................................................................................5-9

SWUpgrade ..................................................................................5-10

Control................................................................................................5-12

Reset.............................................................................................5-12

Partition........................................................................................5-13

Threshold.....................................................................................5-14

Node Summary 5-18 Validate 5-19 Statistics 5-19

Table ............................................................................................5-19

Graph...........................................................................................5-21

Security...............................................................................................5-22

Port Security.................................................................................5-22

Trap Receivers .............................................................................5-24

Technical Support.................................................................... A-1

Index ....................................................................................Index-i

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About This Manual

This manual introduces the IntraSpection Personality Module for the f ollowing device:

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ intelligent Ethernet hub

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Chapter Contents

This manual is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1, “Introduction,” describes IntraSpection Per-

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sonality Modules and the system requirements needed to install and use one.

Chapter 2, “Installation” explains how to install the

❏

AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module. Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device,” explains how to

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access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection. Chapter 4, “Management,” describes how to perform

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some basic management functions with the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module.

Chapter 5, “Menus,” describes each management menu

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and its contents.

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About This Manual

Document Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information:

Commands and key words are in

❏

∆

Note:

helpful suggestions or references to other sections in the manual, is in this format.

Important:

▲

tains very important information is in this format.

Noteworthy information, which contains

Signiﬁcant information that con-

boldface

font.

Audience

This manual uses terms and concepts associated with Ethernet networking and hubs. It is recommended that the user of this manual be familiar with local area networks and Ethernet hubs.

This manual also assumes familiarity with IntraSpection Web-based network management.

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Introduction

IntraSpection Personality Modules

A Personality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows for expanded manag ement of an SNMP (Simple Networ k Management Protocol) device by speciﬁcally addressing the device’s proprietary information (the “Private MIB”).

Management capabilities are accessed in IntraSpection via the Personality Module’s

AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module allows for expanded management of an AsantéHub 1016-IQ Ethernet hub. See Figure 1-1.

Device Information Front Panel Image

Device Page

(see Figure 1-1).

Personality Module Information (menus)

Figure 1-1 AsantéHub 1016-IQ Device Page

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Management Options

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module supports the following management options:

❏ Device identiﬁcation ❏ General device infor-

mation

❏ Module information ❏ Port conﬁguration ❏ SNMP agent

information

❏ Network access

conﬁguration

❏ Software upgrades

❏ Port partitioning ❏ Alarm thresholds ❏ Node summary informa-

tion

❏ Table statistics at the

device/group/port levels

❏ Graph statistics at the

device/group/port levels

❏ Port security ❏ Trap receiver management

❏ Device resets

See Chapter 5 “Menus” for a complete description of each management option.

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System Requirements

Server

IntraSpection version 1.01 or greater

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PC with 80486 or faster microprocessor

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48MB RAM

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100MB free disk space

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Windows NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (rec-

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ommended) Web server that supports Common Gateway Interface

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(CGI) 1.1 (such as Netscape FastTrack Server™, Microsoft IIS, NCSA HTTP, etc.)

Any database management system that supports ODBC

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(such as Microsoft Access™, Oracle™, or Microsoft SQL Server)

Client

Any Windows™, Windows NT, Macintosh™ or UNIX®

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workstation Any World Wide Web browser with Java™ and Java

❏

Script support such as Netscape Navigator® (version

3.0 required, 3.01 recommended) or Microsoft Internet Explorer™

IntraSpection Personality Modules

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Installation

Installing a Personality Module

This chapter explains how to install the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module.

▲

Important:

computer that contains the IntraSpection Application Server.

Before installing the Personality Module, make sure that IntraSpection (websuite.exe) is NOT running on the computer.

Insert the Personality Module CD into the computer .

Open the CD to display its contents.

Double-click the

The Personality Module is installed in the

1016.exe

ﬁle.

Click

Yes

Installation Conﬁrmation” dialog box. The IntraSpection Personality Module information

window appears.

Click The Personality Module ﬁles are decompressed. The “IntraSpection Personality Module Welcome” dia-

log box appears.

Click

at the “IntraSpection Personality Module

Finish

to continue.

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Installation

The “Software License Agreement” window appears. Review the agreement carefully.

7 Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue

with the installation. To decline the agreement and exit the installation,

click No. The “IntraSpection Personality Module Read Me” win-

dow appears. Review the information carefully.

8 Click Next to continue.

The decompressed Personality Module ﬁles are installed into your computer.

The “Decompression of the Source is Now Complete” dialog box appears.

9 Click OK to continue with the installation.

The “Select Module to Install” window appears, displaying the 1016.ipm ﬁle. See Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Select Module to Install window

10 Click once on the 1016.ipm ﬁle. 11 Click Open.

The “Enter Product Serial Number” window appears.

12 Enter the serial number that came with your copy of

the Personality Module.

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The serial number is located on the inside cover of this User’s Manual.

▲ Important: The serial number is case-sensitive;

enter it exactly as shown.

13 Click OK.

The “IntraSpection Module Installation” window appears.

▲ Important: This window should be pointing to

the directory that contains the IntraSpection (websuite.exe) program. If it is not, click Browse and locate that directory.

14 Click OK.

∆ Note: A “Select Database” window may appear.

If it does, select vendor.mdb, then click OK.

∆ Note: An “Updating IntraSpection System Files”

window may appear, if it does, click OK.

The installer program installs the Personality Module into the IntraSpection Application Server.

Installation is complete when the “Installation Completed Successfully” dialog box appears.

15 Start the IntraSpection Application Server, following

the guidelines below:

❏ Windows NT 3.51 users: double-click the

IntraSpection icon (located in the Programs group).

❏ W indows NT 4.0 users: open the Start menu, select

Programs, then IntraSpection.

For information on accessing the AsantéHub 1016-IQ for management, see Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device.”

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Accessing the Device

This chapter explains how to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection via its Personality Module’s Device Page. The Device Page provides access to the P ersonality Module’s management options.

Accessing the Device Page

To access the Device Page for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, you must ﬁrst create a map of the network in IntraSpection.

1 Make sure the Personality Module is installed and the

IntraSpection Application Server is running.

2 Access IntraSpection from any Java-enabled Web

browser (requires logging into IntraSpection).

▲ Important: For help on accessing and logging

into IntraSpection, refer to the Intr User’s Manual.

3 After you are logged into IntraSpection, click Auto

Discovery on the IntraSpection Main Menu.

The AutoDiscovery Page appears.

aSpection

4 Complete each ﬁeld on the AutoDiscovery Page, fol-

lowing the guidelines below:

❏ T ype the IP subnet addr ess of the AsantéHub 1016-

IQ to be managed in the Segment ﬁeld.

❏ Type the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s community string

in the Community ﬁeld.

❏ Make sure the Enterprise ID ﬁeld has a value of all.

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❏ Type the lowest (beginning) IP address on your

network in the Low IP Address ﬁeld.

❏ Type the highest (last) IP address on your network

in the Hi IP Address ﬁeld.

❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode ﬁeld to create a

new map.

5 Click Apply.

IntraSpection builds a map of your network. The map con-

sists of icons which represent each “discovered” SNMP

device on the network. Figure 3-1 is an example map.

Device Icon

Device Symbol

Figure 3-1 Discovered network map

6 After the map is complete, click once on the map

icon (located at the bottom of the page on the navigation bar) to validate the devices on the map.

∆ Note: The devices on the map are validated

when device symbols appear on certain icons (see Figure 3-1). Note that not all icons have a device symbol.

7 Click once on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s icon.

∆ Note: This icon is labeled “Asanté” and has a

“repeater” device symbol. It also has the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s IP address below it.

The Device Page for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ appears (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-3).

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Device Page Components

A Personality Module’s Device Page consists of several components, including device information, a front-panel image, and management menu items. See Figure 3-2.

Device Information

(device description and IP address)

Personality Module Information

(management menu items)

Front Panel Image

Figure 3-2 Device Page components

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Front Panel Image

The interactive front panel image contains the following components (as illustrated in Figure 3-3):

❏ Device — the entire AsantéHub 1016-IQ. ❏ Group — one of two groups within the device (see

Figure 3-3).

❏ Port — each port on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ; click

once on a port to select it for management.

❏ Status LEDs — real-time LEDs that represent the LEDs

on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ; they display hub and port

activity.

Group 2Group 1

Device

LEDs

Figure 3-3 Front-panel image components

Ports

▲ Important: Throughout this manual, the term device

refers to the entire AsantéHub 1016-IQ; the term

group refers to one of the device’s two groups; the

term port refers to an individual port.

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Selecting the Device for Management

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ can be managed at different levels; that is, at the device, group, or port level.

For example, if the device is selected and you select the Graph menu, statistics for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ are displayed. If a port is selected and you select Graph, statistics for the selected port are displayed.

Selecting an Item

Target Item Action

Device (AsantéHub 1016-IQ) Do not click anything on the front-panel

Group Click once on the group. Port Click once on the port.

image.

Deselecting an Item

Target Item Action

Device Click once on a group or a port. Group Click again on the selected group. Port Click again on the selected port.

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Menu Components

The menus on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Device Page provide access to the different management options supported by the Personality Module.

Tables

Some menus contain tables with information that is conﬁgurable directly on-screen from your Web browser while others contain information that is read-only. The following tables describe how to recognize conﬁgurable and read-only information.

Conﬁgurable Information

Table ﬁeld Action

Drop-down menu Select from an available option. White-colored ﬁelds Type information.

Read-only Information

Table ﬁeld Action

Green- or gray-colored ﬁelds None; ﬁeld cannot be edited.

Table Columns

Some table columns can be resized to ﬁt the width of your screen. To resize a table column, place the mouse pointer on a column title’s left or right side (until a double arrow appears) and drag the column to the left or to the right, as desired.

Buttons

Some menus contain buttons which allow you to edit/and or update the page.

Button Action

Apply Applies any changes made to the device. Refresh Updates the table with the latest information. Modify Modiﬁes a selected entry. Add Adds an entry into the table.

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Management

This chapter explains how to perform some basic management functions with the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module.

Performing Basic Management Functions

▲ Important: The tasks outlined in this chapter

require access to the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s Device Page. See Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device,” for instructions.

This chapter covers the following conﬁguration and management tasks:

Conﬁguration Tasks

Conﬁguration Task Page #

Setting community strings page 4-3 Conﬁguring network access parameters page 4-5 Conﬁguring device identiﬁcation information page 4-6

Management Tasks

Management Task Page #

Updating the Device Page page 4-7 Viewing general device information page 4-8 Performing a software upgrade page 4-9 Enabling/disabling ports page 4-10

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Management Task Page #

Partitioning a port page 4-12 Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ page 4-13 Enabling authentication traps page 4-15 Managing trap receivers page 4-16 Setting alarms page 4-18 Viewing node summary information page 4-21 Setting port security page 4-23 Viewing statistics page 4-25

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Performing Basic Management Functions

Setting Community Strings

Community strings deﬁne access rights for reading and writing SNMP data objects for a device.

The community strings (read and write) for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ are manually set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ via its console port.

In order to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ with IntraSpection, the community strings must be set in IntraSpection to match those set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

▲ Important: It is recommended that you set the commu-

nity strings for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection before you attempt to perform any network management functions.

This section describes how to set the community strings in IntraSpection to match those set in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

To set the community strings for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ in IntraSpection:

1 On the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s Device Page, click the

map icon on the IntraSpection navigation bar (located at the bottom of the screen), as shown in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1 IntraSpection navigation bar

The most recently discovered map appears.

2 Click the Map Manager button.

The Map Manager Page appears, similar to Figure 4-2.

Map Icon

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Figure 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manager Page

3 Click the Edit Device button.

The Map Conﬁguration Table appears, similar to Figure 4-3.

Figure 4-3 Map Conﬁguration Table

4 Enter the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s IP address in the IP

Address ﬁeld.

5 Enter the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s read community string

in the Read ﬁeld.

6 Enter the AsantéHub 1016-IQ ‘s write community

string in the Write ﬁeld.

7 Click Apply.

The read and write community strings for the AsantéHub

1016-IQ are set in IntraSpection.

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Performing Basic Management Functions

Conﬁguring Network Access Parameters

To conﬁgure and/or manage an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ needs to be properly conﬁgured with network access parameters.

These parameters are initially conﬁgured in the AsantéHub 1016-IQ via the its console port; however, some can be modiﬁed using IntraSpection.

To conﬁgure network access parameters:

1 Click Network.

The Network Information T able appears, similar to Figure 4-4.

Figure 4-4 Network Information Table

2 Click once in the ﬁeld to be edited.

For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Network “ on page 5-9.

▲ Important: If you change the IP address, sub-

net mask, and/or default gateway, you must

reset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. See “Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ” on page 4-13.

3 Type the new information.

4 Click Apply.

The network access information is edited. Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Conﬁguring Device Identiﬁcation Information

To help with hub identiﬁcation, you can add certain details to the AsantéHub 1016-IQ; such as, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s name, location, and contact information.

To conﬁgure device identiﬁcation information:

1 Click Identify.

The Device Identiﬁcation Table appears, similar to Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5 Device Identiﬁcation Table

2 Click once in the ﬁeld to be edited.

For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Identify “ on page 5-3.

▲ Important: Only those ﬁelds that are colored

white can be edited.

3 Type the new information.

▲ Important: A maximum of 254 characters

(including spaces) is allowed.

4 Click Apply.

The identiﬁcation information is edited. Click Refresh

to view updated information.

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Performing Basic Management Functions

Updating the Device Page

The ﬁles for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Server’s database.

Occasionally, these ﬁles should be updated from the Device Page to ensure that you are viewing the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s latest information.

To update the Personalty Module’s Device Page:

1 Click Validate.

The Device Page is updated with the latest information for the AsantéHub 1016-IQ Personalty Module.

After the Device Page is updated, the IntraSpection Map Manager Page appears.

2 Click AutoDiscovery to rediscover the network map

containing the devices.

▲ Important: See “Accessing the Device Page” on

page 3-1 for instructions on discovering devices with AutoDiscovery .

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Viewing General Device Information

General device information includes items such as the AsantéHub 1016IQ’s version and revision numbers, chassis type, backplane type, and backplane revision number.

To view general device information:

1 Click Device.

The Device Information Table appears, similar to Figure

4-6.

Figure 4-6 Device Information Table

∆ Note: The information displayed on this page is

read-only.

For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Device” on page 5-4.

2 Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Performing a Software Upgrade

If you have a TFTP server on your network, you can upgrade an AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s software via IntraSpection.

To upgrade an AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s software via a TFTP server:

1 Click SWUpgrade.

The Software Upgrade Table appears, similar to Figure 4-7.

Figure 4-7 Software Upgrade Table

2 Type the software’s ﬁle name and network path in the

Boot File Name ﬁeld.

3 Type the TFTP server’s IP address where the software

ﬁle resides in the Server Address ﬁeld.

4 Open the Image Load Mode drop-down menu and

select netBoot.

5 Click Apply.

6 Reset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ to initiate the download-

ing of the software. See “Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ” on page 4-13 for instructions.

Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Enabling/Disabling Ports

The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be used to isolate devices possibly causing problems on the network or to prevent unauthorized use of a port or station.

To enable or disable a port:

1 Click Ports.

You do not need to select any particular port on the

front-panel image.

The Port Table appears, similar to Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8 Port Table

The Port T able displa ys the current status of each port on

the device. The table contains a scroll bar that is inde-

pendent of the browser, which allows you to view infor-

mation on all ports on the device.

∆ Note: For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Ports”

on page 5-6.

2 Select the port to be enabled or disabled by clicking

once on the port’s row.

∆ Note: The ports are identiﬁed by their group and

port number. For example, the AsantéHub 1016IQ’s 16 10Base-T ports are on group 2.

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Enabling/Disabling Ports

3 Click Modify.

The Modify Dialog box appears.

4 Open the Admin State drop-down menu and select enable

(to enable the port) or disable (to disable the port).

5 Click Apply.

The port’s state is modiﬁed. Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Partitioning a Port

Port partitioning is an operation that is done automatically by the AsantéHub 1016-IQ in certain circumstances to stop transmission on a port, if the port is enabled for automatic partitioning.

To enable or disable automatic partitioning:

1 Select the port to be partitioned by clicking on it once

on the front-panel image.

2 Click Partition.

The Port Partition Table appears, similar to Figure 4-9.

Figure 4-9 Port Partition Table

3 Open the Action drop-down menu and select enable

(to enable automatic partitioning) or disable (to dis-

able automatic partitioning).

4 Click Apply.

The port’s partitioning state is modiﬁed.

Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ

If you changed the IP address, subnet mask, and/or default gateway information, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ needs to be reset.

To perform a reset:

1 Click Reset.

The Device Reset Table appears, similar to Figure 4-9.

Figure 4-10 Device Reset Table

∆ Note: If you selected a group, the Board Reset

Table appears, similar to Figure 4-10

Figure 4-11 Board Reset Table

The Board Reset T able performs the same function as the Device Reset Table (they both reset the device).

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No matter which group is selected, the Board Reset Table

will always display Group: 2, which refers to “repeater

reset.”

∆ Note: Group 1 within the device cannot be

reset. For more information on group numbering, see page 3-4.

2 Open the Action drop-down menu and select reset. 3 Click Apply.

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ or selected group is reset.

▲ Important: To abort the reset, click on the

browser’s back arrow to go back one page.

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Enabling Authentication Traps

The Tr ap Authentication featur e enables an AsantéHub 1016-IQ to g enerate authentication traps. Authentication traps are generated when a network management station with an invalid community string attempts to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

To enable Trap Authentication:

1 Click Agent.

The Agent Information Table appears, similar to Figure 4-12.

Figure 4-12 Agent Information Table

∆ Note: For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Agent”

on page 5-8.

2 Open the Trap Authentication drop-down menu and

select enabled.

3 Click Apply .

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ is conﬁgured to generate authentication traps.

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Managing Trap Receivers

The Trap Receivers menu allows you to determine which management stations on your network can receive traps from the AsantéHub 1016IQ.

This section describes how to add and delete a trap receiver’s entry. To add a trap receiver entry:

1 Click TrapReceivers.

The Trap Receiver Table appears, similar to Figure 4-13.

Figure 4-13 Trap Receiver Table

∆ Note: For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Trap

Receivers” on page 5-24.

2 Click Add.

The Add Dialog box appears.

3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select valid. 4 Type the IP address of the management station that is

to receive traps in the Trap Receiver Address ﬁeld.

▲ Important: Do NOT type an IP address of

0.0.0.0.

5 Type the community string for the management station

in the Community String ﬁeld.

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6 Click Apply.

The entry for the management station is added and appears in the table. If it does not appear, click Refresh.

Deleting a Trap Receiver Entry

To delete a trap receiver entry:

1 Click once on the row containing the entry to be

deleted.

2 Click Modify.

The Modify Dialog box appears.

3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select invalid.

4 Click Apply.

The trap receiver is deleted.

5 Click Refresh in the Trap Receiver Table.

Modifying a Trap Receiver Entry

To change the IP address of a trap receiver entry:

1 Delete the trap receiver entry, following the directions

above.

2 Add a new trap receiver entry, following the instruc-

tions on page 4-16. The trap receiver entry’s IP address is changed. Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Setting Alarms

Alarm thresholds can help you locate problems or faults on the network.

When you set a threshold for an activity on an AsantéHub 1016-IQ, you instruct the AsantéHub 1016-IQ to take a speciﬁc action when a value falls above or below the set threshold.

This section explains how to set, delete, and modify alarm thresholds. To add an alarm:

1 Click Threshold.

The Alarm Threshold Table appears, similar to Figure 4-14.

Figure 4-14 Alarm Threshold T able

∆ Note: If there are no alarm thresholds set, the

table is empty.

For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Threshold” on

page 5-14.

2 Click Add to add an entry.

The Add Dialog box appears.

3 Complete each entry as outlined in Table 4-1 on page 4-19. 4 Click Apply.

The alarm threshold is added. If it does not appear in the

Alarm Threshold T able, click Refresh.

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Table 4-1 Alarm Threshold ﬁelds

Field Description Action

Setting Alarms

Index Displays the number of the

alarm entry.

Status The status of the alarm

entry.

Target Domain The portion of the device

for which the alarm is to be set.

TGroup The number of the group

for which the alarm is to be set.

TPort The number of the port for

which the alarm is to be set.

Target Subject The counter to be polled

for the alarm.

Sample Type The unit of measure for

the alarm.

Startup Event Determines when the

alarm is to be triggered.

This ﬁeld is read-only; it cannot be edited.

Select valid to add an alarm or invalid to delete the alarm.

Select hub, port, or group from the drop-down menu.

Enter a group number if

group was selected as the Target Domain.

Enter a port number if port was selected as the Target Domain.

Select a counter from the drop-down menu. See “Target Subject” on page 5-15 for a description of each counter.

This ﬁeld cannot be edited; it is always set to event- persecond.

Select rising, falling, or ris- ingANDfalling from the drop-down menu. See “Startup Event” on page 5-16 for a description of each event.

Threshold Value

Detected Value Displays the last measure-

Rising Event The response to occur for

Falling Event The response to occur for

The value that triggers the alarm.

ment made.

a triggered rising event.

a triggered falling event.

Enter an integer.

This ﬁeld is read-only; it cannot be edited.

Select a response from the drop-down menu. See “Rising Event” on page 5-16 for a description of each response.

Select a response from the drop-down menu. See “Falling Event” on page 5-16 for a description of each response.

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Field Description Action

Sample Interval

Owner String The name of the person

Deleting an Alarm

To delete an alarm:

The polling interval that determines how often to make the measurement.

who deﬁned the alarm entry.

Enter a number (in seconds).

Note:

sampling interval, the more trafﬁc on the network.

Enter an eight-byte octet.

1 Select the alarm entry to be deleted by clicking once

on its row in the Alarm Threshold Table.

2 Click Modify.

The Modify Dialog box appears.

3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select invalid. 4 Click Apply.

The alarm entry is deleted. Click Refresh to view

updated information.

Modifying an Alarm

The shorter the

To modify an alarm:

1 Select the alarm entry to be modiﬁed by clicking once

on its row in the Alarm Threshold Table.

2 Click Modify.

The Modify Dialog box appears.

3 Modify the parameters, as desired, following the guide-

lines in Table 4-1 on page 4-19.

4 Click Apply.

The alarm is modiﬁed.

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Viewing Node Summary Information

The Node Summary menu provides IP mapping information (a summary of node activity) for the device.

To view node summary information:

1 Click Node Summary.

The Node Summary Table appears, similar to Figure 4-15.

Figure 4-15 Node Summary Table

Each node address remains in the table for the amount of seconds speciﬁed in the Node Aging Timer.

Y ou can set the amount of time eac h entry remains in the table by typing the number of seconds in the Node Aging Timer ﬁeld and clicking Apply.

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❏ The default setting is -1 (this value prevents the

table from updating; the value “4,294,967,295” appears in the ﬁeld).

❏ A value of 0 never deletes the entries in the table.

∆ Note: The information displayed in the Node

Summary Table is read-only.

For a description of each ﬁeld, see “Node Summary” on

page 5-18.

2 Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Setting Port Security

The Port Security menu allows you to restrict access to ports by specifying the physical addresses that are authorized to connect to the ports.

If an unspeciﬁed physical address attempts to connect to a restricted port, an action (such as automatic partitioning of the port, sending of a trap, etc) can be speciﬁed to occur.

To set port security:

1 Click Port Security.

The Port Security Table appears, similar to Figure 4-16.

Figure 4-16 Port Security Table

2 Click the Add button.

The Add Dialog box appears, similar to Figure 4-17.

Figure 4-17 Add Port Security Dialog box

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3 Enter the number of the group for which port security

information is to be set in the Group ﬁeld.

∆ Note: If you are setting port security on one of

the AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s 16 ports, type 2 as the Group number.

4 Enter the number of the port for which port security

information is to be set in the Port ﬁeld.

5 Open the Status drop-down menu and select valid. 6 Enter the physical (MAC) address that is allowed to use

the selected port number in the Allowed Address

ﬁeld.

▲ Important: Enter the physical address in hexa-

decimal notation separated by colons. For example, 00:00:94:C5:15:F1.

7 Open the Violation Action drop-down menu and

select the violation action to occur if an unauthorized

MAC address attempts to access the port.

For a description of each violation action, see “Violation

Action” on page 5-23.

8 Click Apply.

The port security information is conﬁgured.

Click Refresh to view updated information.

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Viewing Statistics

Statistics for an AsantéHub 1016-IQ can be viewed at the device, group, or port level in two different formats: table or graph. Statistics collected include runts, alignment errors, late collisions, short events, good frames, and bad frames.

Table Statistics

1 Select a port or group for which statistics are to be

gathered by clicking on it once. To view statistics for the device, do not select any item on the front-panel image.

2 Click Table.

Table statistics appear for the selected port, group, or device, similar to Figure 4-18.

Figure 4-18 Table Statistics

For a description of each object, see “Objects” on page 5-19.

3 Open the Sampling Interval drop-down menu and

select the number of seconds to poll for statistics. Statistics are automatically gathered in the following col-

umns:

❏ Curr — (current) the number of occurrences each second. ❏ Peak — the largest number of occurrences since

opening or resetting the screen.

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❏ Avg — (average) the average number of occur-

rences since opening or resetting the screen.

❏ Total — the total number of occurrences since

opening or resetting the screen.

4 Click Reset to reset the counters to zero.

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Viewing Statistics

Graph Statistics

1 Select a port or group for which statistics are to be gath-

ered by clicking on it once. To view statistics for the device, do not select any item on the front-panel image.

2 Click Graph.

The Graph Statistics page appears for the selected port, group, or device, similar to Figure 4-19.

Count-PerSecond

Display

Figure 4-19 Graph Statistics

3 Open the Statistics drop-down menu and select the

object to be monitored. For a description of each object, see “Objects” on page 5-

19.

4 Open the Seconds drop-down menu and select the

number of seconds for which statistics are to be gathered.

5 Use the scroll button to change the graph’s count-per-

second display (scroll up to increase the count-per-second, scroll down to decrease it).

❏ Average per Second — the average number of

occurrences since opening or resetting the screen.

Scroll Bar

Drop-Down Menus:

Seconds Statistics

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❏ Peak per Second — the largest number of occur-

rences since opening or resetting the screen.

6 Click Reset to reset the counters to zero.

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Menus

This chapter describes each management menu on the AsantéHub 1016IQ Personality Modules’ Device Page.

The table below provides a brief description of each menu; the sections that follow explain each menu in detail.

Table 5-1 Device Page Menu Descriptions

Menu Description

Conﬁguration Title for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be

selected. See “Conﬁguration” on page 5-3.

Identify Allows you to view and conﬁgure device identiﬁcation informa-

tion. See “Identify” on page 5-3.

Device Allows you to view general device information. See “Device”

on page 5-4.

Modules Allows you to view information on the device’s group types.

See “Modules” on page 5-5.

Ports Allows you to view information for each port and enable and

disable ports. See “Ports” on page 5-6.

Agent Allows you to view information on the device’s SNMP agent

(such as software and ﬁrmware information) and allows you to enable and disable trap authentication. See “Agent” on page 5-

Network Allows you to view and conﬁgure network access information

for the device. See “Network” on page 5-9.

SWUpgrade Allows you to determine the ﬁle name and server address for

upgrading the device’s software. See “SWUpgrade” on page 5-10.

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Menu Description

Control Title for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be

selected. See “Control” on page 5-12.

Reset Allows you to reset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. See “Reset” on

page 5-12.

Partition Allows you to partition a port. See “Partition” on page 5-13. Threshold Allows you to set alarm thresholds for the device. See “Thresh-

old” on page 5-14.

Node Summary

Validate Updates the Device Page with the latest information from the

Statistics Title for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be

Table Allows you to view real-time statistical data, in a table format,

Graph Allows you to view real-time statistical data, in a graph format,

Security Title for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be

Port Security Allows you to restrict access to a port by determining the IP

Trap Receivers

Allows you to view IP mapping information for the device. See “Node Summary” on page 5-18.

IntraSpection Application Server database. See “Validate” on page 5-19.

selected. See “Statistics” on page 5-19.

on the device, a group, or a port. See “Table” on page 5-19.

on the device, a group, or a port. See “Graph” on page 5-21.

selected. See “Security” on page 5-22.

address that is allowed to connect to the port. See “Port Security” on page 5-22.

Allows you to determine which management stations on the network can receive traps from the device. See “Trap Receivers” on page 5-24.

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Identify

Conﬁguration

This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected.

Identify

This menu provides read-only and conﬁgurable identiﬁcation information for the device.

Table 5-2 describes each ﬁeld in the Identify menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Conﬁg-

uring Device Identiﬁcation Information” on page 4-6.

Table 5-2 Identify Menu

Field Description

Physical Address Read-only ﬁeld; displays the device’s hardware address. Object ID Read-only ﬁeld; displays the device’s SNMP identifying

number.

Description Read-only ﬁeld; displays a description of the device. Name Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; assigns a name to the device.

Note:

A maximum of 254 characters (including spaces) is

allowed.

Location Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; assigns a location to the device (where

the device is physically located).

Note:

A maximum of 254 characters (including spaces) is

allowed.

Contact Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; assigns a name of the person respon-

sible for the device.

Note:

A maximum of 254 characters (including spaces) is

allowed.

Up Time Read-only ﬁeld; displays the amount of time the device

has been operational since the last time it was off-line.

Interfaces Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of network inter-

faces present on this device.

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Device

This menu provides read-only, general information on the device. Table 5-3 describes each ﬁeld in the Device menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing

General Device Information” on page 4-8.

Table 5-3 Device Menu

Field Description

Version Number Read-only ﬁeld; displays the current version number of

the device.

Revision Number Read-only ﬁeld; displays the current revision number of

the device.

Number of Groups Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of groups the device

contains.

Chassis Type Read-only ﬁeld; displays the device’s chassis type. Backplane Type Read-only ﬁeld; displays the device’s backplane type. Backplane Rev Read-only ﬁeld; displays the device’s backplane revision

number.

Terminal Switch Read-only ﬁeld; displays the current setting of the

AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s RS-232 port. The AsantéHub 1016-IQ’s RS-232 port can be set — via

the device’s terminal switch — to function in one of two modes: as a dumb terminal port (for conﬁguration of the hub) or for AMS 00B operation

This terminal switch is manually set on the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

❏ terminal — the RS-232 port is set to dumb termi-

nal mode.

❏ amsport — the RS-232 port is set to AMS mode.

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Modules

This menu provides read-only information on each group within the device.

The AsantéHub 1016-IQ consists of two groups. See “Front P anel Imag e’ on page 3-4 for more information on the two groups.

Table 5-4 describes each ﬁeld in the Modules menu.

Table 5-4 Modules Menu

Field Description

Group Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the group.

Ports Read-only ﬁeld; displays the total number of ports in the

group.

Chassis Module Type

Chassis Module Description

Read-only ﬁeld; displays the type of module of the selected group.

❏ ah1016_UpLink ❏ ah1016_16PortHost

Read-only ﬁeld; displays a description of the module.

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Ports

This menu provides read-only and conﬁgurable information for each port on the device.

Table 5-5 describes each ﬁeld in the Ports menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Enabling/

Disabling Ports” on page 4-10 and “Partitioning a Port” on

page 4-12.

Table 5-5 Ports Menu

Field Description

Group Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the group to

which the associated port belongs.

Port Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the port for which

information is displayed.

Port Type Read-only ﬁeld; displays the type of connector on the port

(for example, RJ-45).

Link Status Read-only ﬁeld; displays if a device is connected to the

selected port.

❏ linkon — a device is properly connected to the

selected port and is powered on.

❏ linkoff — a device is not connected to the port.

AutoPart Status Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the automatic partitioning sta-

tus of the selected port.

❏ autopartitioned — the port is conﬁgured for

automatic partitioning.

❏ noautopartitioned — the port is not conﬁgured

for automatic partitioning.

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Field Description

Jabber Status Read-only ﬁeld; displays the status of the Jabber Detec-

tor.

Note:

A Jabber Detector is a device that helps prevent a node from transmitting constantly; for example, if the node is malfunctioning.

❏ on — jabber detector is on. ❏ off — jabber detector is off.

Jabber State Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; enables or disables the jabber detec-

tion test.

Polarity Status Read-only ﬁeld; displays the status of the auto polarity

check.

❏ normal — the auto polarity checking is enabled

and the polarity status is normal.

❏ reversed — the auto polarity checking is enabled

and the polarity status is reversed.

Polarity State Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the state of the device’s

auto polarity correction. Auto polarity correction allows a hub to make electrical

corrections automatically if a cable does not reverse polarity within its pairs.

Admin State Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the state of the port.

❏ enabled — the port is enabled and can receive

packets.

❏ disabled — the port is disabled and cannot

receive packets.

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Agent

This menu provides read-only and conﬁgurable information on the device’s SNMP agent.

Table 5-6 describes each ﬁeld in the Agent menu.

Table 5-6 Agent Menu

Field Description

SWVersion Major Read-only ﬁeld; displays the major software version num-

ber of the device.

SWVersion Minor Read-only ﬁeld; displays the minor software version num-

ber of the device.

FWVersion Major Read-only ﬁeld; displays the major ﬁrmware version

number of the device.

FWVersion Minor Read-only ﬁeld; displays the minor ﬁrmware version

number of the device.

Trap Authentication

Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; indicates if the device can send authentication traps to the trap receiving stations.

Note:

Authentication traps are generated when a network station with an invalid community string attempts to access the AsantéHub 1016-IQ.

❏ enable — the device can send authentication

traps.

❏ diable — the device cannot send authentication

traps.

See “Enabling Traps” on page 4-15 for instructions.

Unauthorized Com String

Unauthorized IP Read-only ﬁeld; displays the IP address of the last net-

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Read-only ﬁeld; displays the community string of the last network station that attempted to access the device with an invalid community string.

This ﬁeld is related to the Unauthorized IP ﬁeld.

work station that attempted to access the device with an invalid community string. (The community string that was used is displayed in the Unauthorized Com String ﬁeld.)

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Network

This menu provides conﬁgurable network access information for the device. This information is needed to access the device across the network (in-band management).

Table 5-7 describes each ﬁeld in the Network menu.

▲ Important: If you change the IP address, subnet

mask, or default gateway, the AsantéHub 1016-IQ

needs to be reset in order for the changes to take effect. See “Resetting the AsantéHub 1016-IQ ” on page 4-13 for instructions.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Conﬁgur-

ing Network Access Parameters” on page 4-5.

Table 5-7 Network Menu

Field Description

Agent’s IP Address Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the device’s IP address.

Subnet Mask Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the subnet address of the

device.

Note:

A subnet mask, in the IP addressing scheme, is a group of selected bits whose values serve to identify a subnetwork. All members of the subnetwork share the mask value.

Default Gateway Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the address of the default

gateway (router) to which the device belongs.

Boot Server Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the IP address of the boot

server that was used for booting the IP agent.

Dial String Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the initialization string

used by the network management station to establish an out-of-band connection with the device.

Out of Band Rate Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the baud rate for access-

ing the device via out-of-band management. The default is 9600.

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SWUpgrade

This menu provides read-only and conﬁgurable software upgrade and boot method information (the parameters used for downloading a new version of software) for the device.

Table 5-8 describes each ﬁeld in the SWUpgrade menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Per-

forming a Software Upgrade” on page 4-9.

Table 5-8 SWUpgrade Menu

Field Description

SW Major Version Read-only ﬁeld; displays the major software version num-

ber of the device.

SW Minor Version Read-only ﬁeld; displays the minor software version num-

ber of the device.

Boot File Name Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the ﬁle name and network

path of the boot ﬁle for the device.

Server Address Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the boot server’s IP

address.

Image Load Mode Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the method for loading the

software.

❏ localBoot — sets the device to boot from code

stored in device (default setting).

❏ netBoot — sets the device to boot from a TFTP

server on the network.

Remote Boot Info Read-only ﬁeld; indicates that the boot conﬁguration

parameters are originating from EEProm.

Note:

This ﬁeld always displays eepromBootInfo.

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Field Description

SWUpgrade

Remote Boot Protocol

Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the remote boot protocol used to load the device’s software.

❏ bootpTftp — sets the device to request an IP

address from a BootP server and to load the software from a TFTP server.

❏ tftpOnly — sets the device to only load the soft-

ware across the network (the device must already be conﬁgured with an IP address).

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Control

This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected.

Reset

This menu allows you to reset the AsantéHub 1016-IQ. Table 4-9 describes each ﬁeld in the Reset menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Resetting

the AsantéHub 1016-IQ” on page 4-13.

Table 4-9 Reset Menu

Field Description

Reset Agent Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; resets the device.

❏ reset — resets the device. ❏ notReset — does not reset the device.

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Partition

This menu allows you to conﬁgure a port for automatic partitioning. Table 5-10 describes each ﬁeld in the Partition menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “P artitioning

a Port” on page 4-12.

Table 5-10 Partition Menu

Field Description

Group Number Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the group to

which the selected port belongs.

Port Number Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the selected port.

Action Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; enables or disables automatic partition-

ing on the port.

❏ enabled — enables automatic partitioning on the

selected port.

❏ disable — disables automatic partitioning on the

selected port.

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Threshold

This menu displays the current alarms that are set and allows alarms to be added or modiﬁed.

Alarms can help you locate problems or faults on the network. When you set an alarm threshold for an activity on a hub, you instruct the hub to take a speciﬁc action when the value falls above or below the set threshold.

Table 5-11 describes each ﬁeld in the Threshold menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Setting

Alarms” on page 4-18.

Table 5-11 Threshold Menu

Field Description

Index Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the alarm entry.

This ﬁeld cannot be modiﬁed.

Status Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the status of the entry in the

table.

❏ valid — active entry. ❏ invalid — inactive entry (deletes the entry when

selected).

Target Domain Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the portion of the device

for which alarms are being set.

❏ hub — sets the alarm for the entire device. ❏ port — sets the alarm for a speciﬁc port; you

must enter the port number in the TPort ﬁeld and the port’s group number in the TGroup ﬁeld.

❏ group — sets the alarm for a speciﬁc group; you

must enter the group number in the TGroup ﬁeld.

TGroup (target group)

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Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the group number for which the alarm is being set.

Important: This ﬁeld only needs to be edited if the Target Domain is set to group.

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Threshold

Field Description

TPort (target port) Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the port number for which

the alarm is being set. Important: This ﬁeld only needs to be edited if the Tar-

get Domain is set to port.

Target Subject Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the counter to be polled.

❏ readableframes — the total number of good or

readable frames (frames without error).

❏ frametoolong — the number of frames that

were longer than 1,518 bytes.

❏ runts — the number of frames that were shorter

than 64 bytes.

❏ alignmenterrors — the number of frames that

were an integral number of octets in length and did not pass the FCS check.

❏ fcserrors — the number of frames that failed

Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC).

❏ dataratemismatch — the number of errors

where the incoming data rate is not within the tolerance level of 10Mhz (+ or - 0.01%).

❏ shortevents — the number of data bursts,

where data is less than 10 bytes in length.

❏ collisions — the total number of collisions. ❏ latecollisions — the number of collisions that

occurred after the 64-byte collision window.

❏ autopartitions — the number of times the port

was automatically partitioned in response to 31 or more continuous collisions.

❏ badframes — the number of invalid frames

(including toolong, runts, misaligned, or bad FCS).

Sample Type Read-only ﬁeld; sets a unit of measure for the alarm.

Note:

This ﬁeld is always set to eventpersecond and cannot be modiﬁed.

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Field Description

Startup Event Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines when the alarm is to be

triggered.

❏ rising — alarm is triggered when the event rate

rises above the threshold.

❏ falling — alarm is triggered when the event rate

falls below the threshold.

❏ rising and falling — alarm is triggered when the

event rate rises above or falls below the threshold.

Threshold Value Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; sets the value that triggers the alarm.

Detected Value Read-only ﬁeld; displays the last measurement made.

Rising Event Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the response to a triggered

rising event.

❏ partitionport — partitions the target port. ❏ sendtrap — sends a trap to the receiving trap

station.

❏ partitionportANDsendtrap — partitions the tar-

get port and sends a trap.

❏ sendtrapANDrequestpage — sends a trap and

sends a page to the network administrator (if the trap receiving station is an AsantéView Management Station).

❏ partitionportANDsendtrapANDrequestpage

— partitions the target port, sends a trap, and send a page to the network administrator (if the trap receiving station is an AsantéView Management Station).

Falling Event Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the response to a triggered

falling event. Options are the same as those for a rising event (see “Rising Event” above).

Sample Interval Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; sets (in seconds) the polling interval.

Note:

The shorter this time period, the more trafﬁc on

the network.

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Field Description

Owner String Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the name of the person who

deﬁned the entry (eight-byte octect).

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Node Summary

This menu provides IP mapping information (a summary of node activity) on the device.

Table 5-12 describes each ﬁeld in the Node Summary menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing

Node Summary Information” on page 4-21.

Table 5-12 Node Summary Menu

Field Description

NodeAgingTimer Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; speciﬁes the amount of time (in sec-

onds) to keep the node entry in the table. This value can be any number, including :

❏ -1 — prevents the table from updating. When

this value is entered in the Node Aging Timer ﬁeld, the value “4,294,967,295” is displayed.

❏ 0 — entries are not deleted from the table

Note:

The amount of time is rounded to the nearest

minute.

Group Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the group.

Port Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the port on the

group.

Last IP Address Read-only ﬁeld; displays the last known IP address that is

associated with the port.

Last Physical Address

Number of Addresses

Read-only ﬁeld; displays the last MAC address associated with the port.

Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of addresses received on the port.

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Validate

This menu updates the Personality Module’s Device Page with the latest information stored in the IntraSpection Application Server database.

For instructions on using this menu, see “Updating the Device Page” on page 4-7.

Statistics

This menu is not a management option; it is a title to the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected.

Table

This menu provides real-time statistical information, in a table format, on the device, a selected group, or a selected port.

Table 5-13 describes each ﬁeld in the Table menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “View-

ing Statistics” on page 4-25.

Table 5-13 Table Menu

Field Description

Sampling Interval Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; allows you to set the amount of time

(in seconds) that the device/group/port is polled for information.

Reset Button; resets the counters to zero in the table.

Objects

❏ Good Frames — the total number of good or

readable frames (frames without error).

❏ FramesTooLongErrors — the number of frames

that were longer than 1518 bytes.

❏ Runts — the number of frames that were shorter

than 64 bytes.

❏ Alignment Errors — the number of frames that

were an integral number of octets in length and did not pass the FCS check.

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Field Description

❏ FCS Errors — the number of frames that failed

Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC).

❏ Datarate Mismatch — the number of errors

where the incoming data rate is not within the tolerance level of 10Mhz (+ or - 0.01%).

❏ Short Events — the number of data bursts,

where data is less than 10 bytes in length.

❏ Collisions — ❏ Late Collisions — the number of collisions that

occurred after the 64-byte collision window.

❏ MauJabberLockups — the number of times the

hub repeater chip goes into a lockup state.

❏ Auto Partitions — the number of times the port

was automatically partitioned in response to 31 or more continuous collisions.

❏ Bad Frames — the number of invalid frames

(including toolong, runts, misaligned, or bad FCS).

❏ Readable Octets — the total number of octets

received from valid frames.

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Graph

This menu provides real-time statistical information, in a graph format, on the device, a selected group, or a selected port.

Table 5-14 describes each ﬁeld in the Graph menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing

Statistics” on page 4-25.

Table 5-14 Graph Menu

Field Description

Seconds Drop-down menu; speciﬁes the amount of time (in sec-

onds) that the device/group/port is polled for information.

Statistics Drop-down menu; determines the object for which statis-

tics are gathered.

Note:

For a description of each object, see “Objects” on

page 5-19.

Average per second

Reset Statistics Button; resets the counters to zero in the graph.

Peak per second Displays the largest number of occurrences since open-

Count-per-second display

Objects For a description of each object, see “Objects” on page

Displays the average number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen.

ing or resetting the screen.

Displays the amount of counts per second displayed on the graph.

Note:

To control the count-per-second display, use the scroll bar on the right side of the graph (scroll up to increase the count-per-second; scroll down to decrease it).

5-19.

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Security

This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu cannot be selected.

Port Security

This menu allows you to control access to the device’s ports by specifying the physical addresses that are allowed to connect to the ports.

If an unauthorized physical address attempts to connect to a restricted port, an action (such as partition the port, send a trap, etc) can occur.

Table 5-15 describes each ﬁeld in the Port Security menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Setting P ort

Security” on page 4-23.

Table 5-15 Port Security Menu

Field Description

Group Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the group.

Port Read-only ﬁeld; displays the number of the port on the

group.

Status Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the status of the entry.

❏ valid — entry is active. ❏ invalid — entry is inactive (deletes the entry).

Allowed Address Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the physical address that is

allowed to connect to the speciﬁed port.

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Field Description

Violation Action Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; determines the action to occur if the

physical address does not match the Allowed Address.

❏ partitionport — partitions the target port. ❏ sendtrap — sends a trap to the receiving sta-

tion.

❏ partitionportANDsendtrap — partitions the tar-

get port and sends a trap.

❏ sendtrapANDrequestpage — sends a trap and

sends a page to the network administrator (if the trap receiving station is an AsantéView Management Station).

❏ partitionportANDsendtrapANDrequestpage

— partitions the target port, sends a trap, and send a page to the network administrator .

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Trap Receivers

This menu allows you to determine the network management stations that will receive traps from the device.

Table 5-16 describes each ﬁeld in the Trap Receivers menu.

∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Managing

Trap Receivers” on page 4-16.

Table 5-16 Trap Receivers Menu

Field Description

Status Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the status of the trap receiv-

ing station’s entry.

❏ valid — trap receiver entry is active. ❏ invalid — trap receiver entry is inactive (deletes

the trap receiver’s entry in the table when selected).

Trap Receiver Address

Community String Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the write community string of

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Conﬁgurable ﬁeld; displays the IP address of the management station that can receive traps.

the receiving management station.

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Index

Numerics

1016-IQ. See AsantéHub 1016-IQ

about this manual v add button 3-6 agent

menu, description 5-8

reset, description 5-12 alarm thresholds. See alarms alarms

adding 4-18

configuring 4-18

deleting 4-20

detected value

last measurement made 5-16

modifying 4-20

owner string 5-17

polling interval 5-16

responses 5-16

sample

interval 5-16

type 5-15 startup event 5-16 subject 5-15 target

domain 5-14

group 5-14

port 5-15

subject 5-15 threshold

table fields 4-19

value 5-16 value that triggers 5-16

alignment errors 5-19 allowed address, description 5-22 apply button 3-6 AsantéHub 1016-IQ

accessing for management 3-1 personality module,

5-16

overview 1-1

AsantéHub 1016-IQ (continued)

resetting 4-13 assistance. See technical support audience vi authentication traps, enabling 4-15 auto partitions 5-20 AutoDiscovery. See network map automatic partitioning

configuring 4-12

description 5-6

backplane

rev 5-4

type 5-4 bad frames 5-20 baud rate, configuring 4-5 boot

file name

server, address

booting

from the network 5-10

locally 5-10 bootp-tftp 5-11 buttons

add 3-6

apply 3-6

modify 3-6

refresh 3-6

configuring 4-9 description 5-10

configuring 4-5, 4-9 description 5-10

chapter contents v chassis module

description 5-5

type 5-4, 5-5 client requirements 1-3 collisions, late 5-19

Index-i

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community strings

configuring 4-3 trap receiver 5-24

unauthorized, description of 5-8 configurable information 3-6 configuration

menu, description 5-3

tasks, overview 4-1 contact information

configuring 4-6

viewing 5-3 control menu count-per-second display 5-21

, description 5-12

database management system 1-3 datarate mismatch 5-20 default gateway

configuring 4-5

description 5-9 device

defined 3-4

general information, viewing 4-8

icons 3-2

identification information,

configuring 4-6 menu, description 5-4 page

accessing 3-1 components of 3-3 updating 4-7 view of 1-1

statistics

graph format 4-27

table format 4-25 selecting 3-5 symbols 3-2

dial string, out of band

configuring 4-5 description 5-9

disabling ports 4-10

document conventions vi

eepromBootInfo 5-10 enabling ports 4-10 enterprise ID field 3-1 eventpersecond 5-15

falling

alarm 5-16

event, responses 5-16 FCS errors 5-19 firmware version

major 5-8

minor 5-8 frames

too long errors 5-19

bad 5-20 front panel image 3-4

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