Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000, SmartSwitch 6E123-50, 6M146-04, SmartSwitch 6E133-49 User Manual

6E123-50 and 6E133-49 MicroLAN

SmartSwitch 6000 Interface Modules

User’s Guide

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Using This Guide.........................................................................1-1

1.2 Structure of This Guide................................................................1-1

1.3 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 Overview .............................................1-2

1.3.1 Connectivity ....................................................................1-4

1.3.2 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet........................................ 1-4

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

1.3.4 Switching Options...........................................................1-5

1.3.5 Standards Compatibility.................................................. 1-5

1.3.6 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs............................................1-5

1.3.7 Year 2000 Compliant......................................................1-5

1.3.8 Runtime IP Address Discovery.......................................1-6

1.4 Local Management Features.......................................................1-6

1.4.1 Remote Monitoring (RMON)...........................................1-6

1.4.2 Broadcast Suppression................................................... 1-7

1.4.3 Port Redirect Function....................................................1-7

1.4.4 SmartTrunk.....................................................................1-7

1.4.5 Additional Local Management Functions........................ 1-8

1.5 Optional Features........................................................................1-9

1.6 Document Conventions.............................................................1-10

1.7 Getting Help...............................................................................1-11

1.8 Related Manuals........................................................................1-12

CHAPTER 2 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS

2.1 SmartTrunk..................................................................................2-1

2.2 10BASE-T Network .....................................................................2-2

2.3 100BASE-TX Network.................................................................2-2

2.4 100BASE-FX Fiber Optic Network ..............................................2-2

CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION

3.1 Required Tools............................................................................3-1

3.2 Unpacking the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 .....................................3-1

3.3 Installing Options.........................................................................3-2

3.4 Installing the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49

into the 6C105 Chassis ...............................................................3-2

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3.5 Connecting to the Network...........................................................3-5

3.5.1 Connecting UTP Cables to the

6E123-50 and 6E133-49.................................................3-6

3.5.2 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment

to the FE-100TX..............................................................3-8

3.5.3 Connecting a Fiber Optic Segment to the

FE-100FX and FE-100F3..............................................3-10

3.6 Completing the Installation.........................................................3-12

CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING

4.1 Using LANVIEW...........................................................................4-1

4.2 FE-100TX LED.............................................................................4-4

4.3 Troubleshooting Checklist............................................................4-6

4.4 Using the RESET Button .............................................................4-7

CHAPTER 5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT

5.1 Overview......................................................................................5-1

5.2 Local Management Keyboard Conventions.................................5-2

5.3 Management Terminal Setup.......................................................5-3

5.3.1 Console Cable Connection..............................................5-3

5.3.2 Connecting an Uninterruptible Power Supply..................5-4

5.3.3 Management Terminal Setup Parameters ......................5-5

5.3.4 Telnet Connections .........................................................5-6

5.4 Accessing Local Management.....................................................5-7

5.4.1 Navigating Local Management Screens..........................5-8

5.4.2 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items........5-10

5.4.3 Exiting Local Management Screens..............................5-10

5.5 The Main Menu Screen..............................................................5-12

5.6 Chassis Menu Screen................................................................5-13

5.7 Chassis Configuration Screen ...................................................5-15

5.7.1 Setting the IP Address...................................................5-17

5.7.2 Setting the Subnet Mask...............................................5-18

5.7.3 Setting the Chassis Date...............................................5-19

5.7.4 Setting the Chassis Time ..............................................5-19

5.7.5 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time...........................5-20

5.7.6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time..................................5-21

5.7.7 Setting the Operational Mode........................................5-21

5.8 SNMP Community Names Screen.............................................5-23

5.8.1 Establishing Community Names ...................................5-24

5.9 SNMP Traps Screen..................................................................5-26

5.9.1 Configuring the Trap Table............................................5-27

5.10 Chassis Environmental Screen..................................................5-28

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5.11 Port Redirect Function Screen ..................................................5-29

5.11.1 Displaying the Source and Destination Entries............. 5-31

5.11.2 Changing Source and Destination Ports....................... 5-31

5.12 Module Selection Screen...........................................................5-33

5.12.1 Selecting a Module .......................................................5-34

5.13 Module Menu Screen ................................................................5-35

5.14 Module Configuration Menu Screen..........................................5-37

5.15 General Configuration Screen...................................................5-40

5.15.1 Setting the IP Address..................................................5-44

5.15.2 Setting the Subnet Mask............................................... 5-45

5.15.3 Setting the Default Gateway.........................................5-46

5.15.4 Setting the TFTP Gateway IP Address......................... 5-47

5.15.5 Setting the Module Date ...............................................5-47

5.15.6 Setting the Module Time............................................... 5-48

5.15.7 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time ..........................5-48

5.15.8 Setting the Screen Lockout Time.................................. 5-49

5.15.9 Setting the Operational Mode.......................................5-50

5.15.10Setting the Management Mode.....................................5-51

5.15.11Configuring the COM Port ............................................5-51

5.15.12Changing the Com Port Application..............................5-53

5.15.13Clearing NVRAM ..........................................................5-54

5.15.14Enabling/Disabling IP Fragmentation ...........................5-55

5.16 SNMP Community Names Screen............................................5-56

5.16.1 Establishing Community Names................................... 5-58

5.17 SNMP Traps Screen..................................................................5-59

5.17.1 Configuring the Trap Table...........................................5-60

5.18 Switch Configuration Screen.....................................................5-61

5.18.1 Setting the STA............................................................. 5-63

5.18.2 Setting the Age Time ....................................................5-64

5.18.3 Setting (Enabling or Disabling) the Port Status ............5-64

5.19 Module Specific Configuration Menu Screen ............................5-65

5.20 System Resources Screen........................................................5-68

5.20.1 Setting the Reset Peak Utilization ................................5-69

5.21 High Speed Interface Configuration Menu

Screen (6E123-50 Only)............................................................5-70

5.21.1 Configuring an FE-100FX or FE-100F3

in Port 5 or 6 .................................................................5-73

5.21.2 Setting the FE-100FX and FE-100F3

Operational Mode .........................................................5-73

5.21.3 Configuring an FE-100TX in Port 5 or 6 .......................5-74

5.21.4 Setting the FE-100TX Operational Mode...................... 5-74

5.21.5 Setting the FE-100TX Advertised Ability....................... 5-74

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5.22 Flash Download Screen.............................................................5-75

5.22.1 Image File Download Using TFTP ................................5-78

5.22.2 Image File Download Using RUNTIME.........................5-79

5.22.3 Image File Download Using BootP................................5-80

5.23 Port Redirect Function Screen...................................................5-80

5.23.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports.......................5-82

5.24 Broadcast Suppression Screen .................................................5-83

5.24.1 Setting the Threshold....................................................5-85

5.24.2 Setting the Reset Peak Switch......................................5-85

5.25 Repeater Configuration Menu Screen .......................................5-86

5.26 Repeater Level Security Configuration ......................................5-87

5.26.1 Setting the Repeater Level Security..............................5-89

5.27 Port Level Security Configuration Screen..................................5-90

5.27.1 Setting the Port Level Security......................................5-92

5.28 Module Statistics Menu Screen .................................................5-94

5.29 Switch Statistics Screen.............................................................5-95

5.29.1 Using the Clear Counters Command ............................5-97

5.30 The Interface Statistics Screen..................................................5-97

5.30.1 Displaying Interface Statistics .....................................5-101

5.30.2 Using the Clear Counters Command ..........................5-101

5.31 RMON Statistics Screen ..........................................................5-102

5.31.1 Displaying RMON Statistics ........................................5-106

5.31.2 Using the Clear Counters Command ..........................5-106

5.32 Repeater Statistics Screen ......................................................5-107

5.32.1 Displaying Port Statistics.............................................5-109

5.32.2 Using the Clear Counters Command ..........................5-109

5.33 Network Tools..........................................................................5-110

5.33.1 Built-in Commands......................................................5-112

5.33.2 Special Commands.....................................................5-124

APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS

A.1 Device Specifications.................................................................. A-1

A.2 Physical Properties .....................................................................A-1

A.3 Environmental Requirements...................................................... A-1

A.4 Input/Output Ports....................................................................... A-2

A.5 COM Port Pinout Assignments ...................................................A-2

A.6 Regulatory Compliance............................................................... A-3

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APPENDIX B FE-100TX, FE-100FX AND FE-100F3

SPECIFICATIONS

B.1 FE-100TX....................................................................................B-1

B.2 FE-100FX....................................................................................B-2

B.3 FE-100F3.....................................................................................B-3

APPENDIX C OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND

MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS

C.1 Required Tools............................................................................C-1

C.2 Setting the Mode Switches..........................................................C-1

C.3 Installing Optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules....................C-4

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Cabletron Systems

SmartSwitch 6000 Interface Modules User’s Guide

6E123-50 and 6E133-49 MicroLAN

. This guide describes the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 interface modules and provides information concerning network requirements, installation, troubleshooting, and the use of Local Management.

1.1 USING THIS GUIDE

Read through this guide completely to understand the interface module features, capabilities, and Local Management functions. A general working knowledge of Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 type data communications networks and their physical layer components is helpful when using these devices.

Unless noted differently, the inf ormation in this guide applies to

NOTE

both SmartSwitch 6000 interface modules, which are referred to as either the “6E123-50 and 6E133-49” or the “modules”.

1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1,

the features of the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49, provides instructions on obtaining additional help and concludes with a list of related manuals.

Chapter 2,

to consider before installing the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 into the 6C105 SmartSwitch 6000 chassis.

Chapter 3,

modules in the chassis and connect cables to the devices.

Chapter 4,

LANVIEW LEDs that enable you to quickly diagnose network/operational problems.

Introduction

, outlines the contents of this manual, describes

Network Requirements

Installation

Troubleshooting

, provides instructions on how to install the

, details the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49

, explains the network requirements

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Chapter 1:

Introduction

Chapter 5,

Local Management

, describes how to access Local Management and use the Local Management screens to manage the 6E123-50, 6E133-49 modules and 6C105 chassis.

Appendix A,

Speciﬁcations

, contains information on functionality and operating speciﬁcations, connector pinouts, environmental requirements, and physical properties.

Appendix B,

FE-100TX, FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Speciﬁcations

, contains information about FE-100TX pinouts and information concerning cable types used with the FE-100FX and FE-100F3.

Appendix C,

Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings

, describes how to install optional Fast Ethernet Interf ace Modules and how to set the Mode Switches.

1.3 6E123-50 AND 6E133-49 OVERVIEW

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49, shown in Figure 1-1, are interface modules for the Cabletron Systems 6C105 SmartSwitch 6000 chassis.

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 are high-speed network repeater/switch devices that provide four Ethernet networks (MicroLANs ENET 1 through ENET 4), each consisting of 12 repeater ports that share a bandwidth of 10 Mbps. Each Ethernet network supports IEEE 802.1D switching (bridging), IEEE 802.1Q switching and Cabletron Systems SecureFast Switching Virtual Network technology.

Ports 5 and 6 of the 6E123-50 support optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and can provide uplinks to 100BASE-TX or 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet networks. The 6E133-49 is capable of being equipped with a High Speed Interface Module (HSIM) that provides for additional connectivity to other high speed networking technologies such as Asychronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI).

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 switch each Ethernet network (ENET 1 through ENET 4) to one another and to the optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules of the 6E123-50 or an HSIM installed in the 6E133-49.

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Figure 1-1 The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49

Chapter 1:

Introduction

1.3.1 Connectivity

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 connect to Ethernet networks or workstations through 4 RJ21 ports on the front panel. These ports support 25-pair cable at lengths up to 100 meters. The ports are IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T compliant.

The 6E123-50 has two front panel slots (ports 5 and 6) for optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules to support an uplink to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet backbones or a high speed connection to a local server.

The 6E133-49 has one front panel slot for an optional High Speed Interface Module to provide for additional connectivity to other high speed networking technologies such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), and Wide Area Networks (WANs).

1.3.2 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet

The optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules for the 6E123-50 can be conﬁgured to operate in Full Duplex Switched Ethernet mode, which provides 200 Mbps of bandwidth.

1.3.3 Management

Management of the 6E123-50, 6E133-49, 6C105 chassis and any optional equipment (Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and HSIMs) is accomplished using Local Management tools or remote SNMP management stations. Local Management is accessible through the RS232 COM port on the front panel using a local VT100 terminal, or a remote VT100 terminal via a modem connection, and in-band via a Telnet connection. In-band remote management is possible through any SNMP compliant Network Management Software.

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1.3.4 Switching Options

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 provide 802.1D switching, 802.1Q switching, or SecureFast Switching Virtual Netw ork Services between all of the front panel interfaces including Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and High Speed Interface Modules (HSIMs).

SecureFast switching and 802.1Q switching allow for future migration to Virtual Network technologies without requiring the replacement of existing equipment.

1.3.5 Standards Compatibility

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. The optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3u standard. The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 provide IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree Algorithm (STA) support to enhance the overall reliability of the network and protect against “loop” conditions. The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 support a wide variety of industry standard MIBs including RFC 1213 (MIB II), RFC 1757 (RMON), RFC 1493 (Bridge MIB) and RFC 1354 (FIB MIB). A full suite of Cabletron Systems Enterprise MIBs provide a wide array of statistical information to enhance troubleshooting.

1.3.6 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs

LANVIEW diagnostic LEDs serve as an important troubleshooting aid by providing an easy way to observe the status of indi vidual ports and ov erall network operations. Chapter 4 provides details about the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 LANVIEW LEDs.

1.3.7 Year 2000 Compliant

The 6E123-50, 6E133-49 and 6C105 chassis have an internal clock that can maintain the current time and date beyond the year 1999.

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1.3.8 Runtime IP Address Discovery

This feature enables the modules to automatically accept an IP address from a BootP server on the network into NVRAM without requiring a user to enter an IP address through Local Management.

When the modules are connected to the network and powered up, Runtime IP Address Discovery (RAD) checks the modules for an IP address. If one has not yet been assigned (module and 6C105 chassis IP address set to 0.0.0.0), RAD checks to see if any of the module interfaces have a link. If so, RAD sends out Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) and BootP requests to obtain an IP address from a RARP or BootP server on the network.

The RAD requests start out at an interval of one second. The interval then doubles after every transmission until an interval of 300 seconds is reached. At this point, the interval remains at 300 seconds. The RAD requests continue until an IP address is received from a RARP or BootP server, or an IP address is entered using Local Management.

1.4 LOCAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES

Local Management provides the tools that allow management of the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49, the Fast Ethernet Interface Modules, the High Speed Interface Module (HSIM) and the 6C105 chassis. Local Management for the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 provides the features described in Sections 1.4.1 through 1.4.5.

1.4.1 Remote Monitoring (RMON)

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 support all Ethernet RMON groups, which include Statistics, Alarms, Events and History. These groups are enabled on all ports by default.

Cabletron Systems RMON Actions is a vendor speciﬁc extension of RMON and provides the ability to set an “Action” on any SNMP MIB variable. The Action can be triggered by any RMON Event and/or Alarm. An example of an Action would be to turn off a MIB-2 interface if a broadcast threshold is crossed.

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1.4.2 Broadcast Suppression

Broadcast Suppression allows a user to set a desired limit of receive broadcast frames per port/per second to be forwarded out the other ports on the module up to the set limit. Any broadcast frames above this speciﬁed limit are dropped. In the event that broadcast frames are being suppressed, multicast and unicast frames continue to be switched.

1.4.3 Port Redirect Function

The port redirect function, also referred to as “Port Mirroring,” is a troubleshooting tool used to map trafﬁc from a single source port or multiple source ports to a destination port(s) within the chassis. This feature functions at the bit level, which allo ws all packets, including those with errors, to be copied and sent to an analyzer or RMON probe. The analyzer or RMON probe will see the data as if it is directly connected to the LAN segment of the source port(s).

1.4.4 SmartTrunk

SmartTrunk, also referred to as SmartTrunking, is Cabletron Systems’ terminology for load balancing or load sharing. SmartTrunk technology provides an easy-to-implement mechanism to group, or aggregate, multiple links of any technology together to scale the backbone bandwidth beyond the limitations of a single link. All links are user-conﬁgurable so administrators can scale the backbone bandwidth by adding SmartTrunk links. The SmartTrunk beneﬁts are as follows:

•

All purchased bandwidth is used.

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Distributed, resilient links increase reliability and performance.

•

Multiple technologies are supported within a single trunk for maximum ﬂexibility.

For more information about SmartTrunk, refer to the Cabletron Systems

SmartTrunk User’s Guide

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1.4.5 Additional Local Management Functions

Local Management also allows the following tasks to be performed:

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Manage any module installed in the 6C105 via a single terminal connection.

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Assign an IP address and subnet mask to the 6E123-50, 6E133-49 modules and 6C105 chassis.

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Select a default gateway.

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Control local and remote access.

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Designate workstations to receive SNMP traps from the 6E133-49, 6E123-50, and 6C105 chassis.

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Conﬁgure module speciﬁc SNMP MIB objects including the IETF Bridge MIB objects.

Chapter 5 provides detailed information about Local Management of the

6E123-50 and 6E133-49, the optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and the 6C105 chassis. The associated High Speed Interface Module user’s guide provides detailed information about Local Management of the applicable HSIM.

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1.5 OPTIONAL FEATURES

Options for the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 are Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and High Speed Interface Modules to add remote uplink capability.

Cabletron Systems offers Fast Ethernet Interface Modules for the 6E123-50 to support uplinks to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet backbones or high speed connections to local servers. The Fast Ethernet Interface Modules are listed in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Fast Ethernet Interface Modules

P/N Description Application

Supports Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms.

Supports multimode ﬁber optic cabling.

Supports single mode ﬁber optic cabling.

FE-100TX

FE-100FX

FE-100F3

Uses RJ45 connector

Uses SC connector

Cabletron Systems offers High Speed Interface Modules for the 6E133-49 to provide for additional connectivity to other high speed networking technologies such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI). The HSIMs available for the 6E133-49 are listed in the Release Notes.

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Chapter 1:

Introduction

1.6 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

Note

symbol. Calls the reader’s attention to any item of

NOTE

TIP

information that may be of special importance.

Tip

symbol. Conveys helpful hints concerning procedures or

actions.

CAUTION

Caution

damage to the equipment.

Electrical Hazard Warning

that could result in personal injury or death due to an electrical hazard.

symbol. Contains information essential to avoid

symbol. Warns against an action

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Getting Help

1.7 GETTING HELP

For additional support related to this device or document, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center:

World Wide Web Phone (603) 332-9400

Internet mail support@cabletron.com FTP ftp://ftp.cabletron.com

To send comments or suggestions concerning this document, contact the Cabletron Systems Technical Writing Department via the following email address: TechWriting@cabletron.com

Make sure to include the document Part Number in the email message.

http://www .cabletron.com/ For technical support, select

anonymous your email address

Service and Support

Before calling the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center, have the following information ready:

•

Your Cabletron Systems service contract number

•

A description of the failure

•

A description of any action(s) already taken to resolve the problem (e.g., changing mode switches, rebooting the unit, etc.)

• The serial and revision numbers of all involved Cabletron Systems

products in the network

• A description of your network environment (layout, cable type, etc.)

• Network load and frame size at the time of trouble (if known)

• The device history (i.e., have you returned the device before, is this a

recurring problem, etc.)

• Any previous Return Material Authorization (RMA) numbers

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1.8 RELATED MANUALS

The following manuals may help to set up, control, and manage the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49:

Cabletron Systems HSIM-A6DP User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-F6 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-FE6 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-W6 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-W84 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-W87 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems HSIM-G01/G09 User’s Guide Cabletron Systems Ethernet Technology Guide Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide Cabletron Systems Port Based VLAN User’s Guide Cabletron Systems SmartTrunk User’s Guide These manuals can be obtained from the World Wide Web in Adobe

Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following site:

http://www.cabletron.com/

All documentation for the Cabletron Systems SecureF ast VLAN

NOTE

Manager software is contained on the VLAN Manager CD-ROM.

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CHAPTER 2

NETWORK REQUIREMENTS

Before installing the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 or Fast Ethernet Interface Modules (FE-100TX, FE-100FX, or FE-100F3), revie w the requirements and speciﬁcations referred to in this chapter concerning the following:

• SmartTrunk (Section 2.1)

• 10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network (Section 2.2)

• 100BASE-TX Twisted Pair Network (Section 2.3)

• 100BASE-FX Fiber Optic Network (Section 2.4)

The network installation must meet the guidelines to ensure satisfactory performance of this equipment. Failure to follow the guidelines may produce poor network performance.

The Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide and SmartTrunk User’s

NOTE

Guide, referred to in the following sections, can be found on the Cabletron Systems W orld Wide W eb site: http://www.cabletron.com/

2.1 SmartTrunk

To connect the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 to a network so it can take advantage of the SmartTrunk feature, there are certain rules concerning port connections and conﬁgurations that must be followed for proper operation. Refer to the Cabletron Systems SmartTrunk User’s Guide for additional information.

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Chapter 2: Network Requirements

2.2 10BASE-T NETWORK

When connecting a 10BASE-T segment to any of the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 ports (ENET 1 through 4), ensure that the network meets the Ethernet network requirements of the IEEE 802.3 standard for 10BASE-T. Refer to the Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide for details.

2.3 100BASE-TX NETWORK

The 6E123-50, with an FE-100TX installed in ports 5 or 6, provides an RJ45 connection that supports UTP cabling. The device at the other end of the twisted pair segment must meet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet network requirements for the devices to operate at 100 Mbps. Refer to the Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide for details.

The 6E123-50 with an FE-100TX installed is capable of

NOTE

operating at either 10 or 100 Mbps. The FE-100TX automatically senses the speed of the other device and adjusts its speed accordingly.

2.4 100BASE-FX FIBER OPTIC NETWORK

Ports 5 and 6 of the 6E123-50 support the Cabletron Systems FE-100FX and FE-100F3 ﬁber optic interface modules. The device at the other end of the ﬁber optic segment must meet the 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet network requirements to operate at 100 Mbps. Refer to the Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide for details.

Multimode Mode Fiber Optic Cable Length

The maximum multimode ﬁber optic cable length of a 100BASE-FX segment is covered in the Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide.

Single Mode Fiber Cable Lengths

The maximum single mode ﬁber optic length of a 100BASE-FX se gment may be no more than 5 km between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE to DTE) in half duplex mode or 20 km (DTE to DTE) in full duplex mode.

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CHAPTER 3

INSTALLATION

Only qualiﬁed personnel should install the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49.

This chapter covers the following items:

• Required tools (Section 3.1)

• Unpacking the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 (Section 3.2)

• Installing the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 in the 6C105 chassis

(Section 3.4)

• Connecting to the network (Section 3.5)

3.1 REQUIRED T OOLS

A Phillips screwdriver is required to install the Fast Ethernet Interface Modules in the 6E123-50.

3.2 UNPACKING THE 6E123-50 AND 6E133-49

1. Open the box and remove the packing material protecting the module.

2. Verify the contents of the carton as listed in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Contents of 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 Carton

Item Quantity

6E123-50 or 6E133-49 1 Release Notes 1 RJ21 Angle Adapter 4

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3.3 INSTALLING OPTIONS

Install any optional equipment before proceeding to

NOTE

Section 3.4.

If the 6E123-50 will be installed with an optional Fast Ethernet Interface Module refer to Appendix C for installation instructions. The installation instructions for the HSIMs available for the 6E133-49 are located in the associated user’s guide.

3.4 INSTALLING THE 6E123-50 AND 6E133-49

INTO THE 6C105 CHASSIS

Failure to observe static safety precautions could cause

CAUTION

damage to the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49. Follow static safety handling rules and properly wear the antistatic wrist strap provided with the 6C105 chassis.

Do not cut the non-conductive bag to remove the module. Damage could result from sharp objects contacting the board or components.

The 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 can be installed in any of the 5 slots that are available. To install a module, proceed as follows:

1. Remove the blank panel covering the slot in which the module will be

installed. All other slots must remain covered to ensure proper airflow and cooling. (Save the blank plate in the event you need to remove the module.)

2. Carefully remove the module from the shipping box. (Save the box

and packing materials in the event the module must be reshipped.)

3. Locate the antistatic wrist strap shipped with the 6C105 chassis.

Attach the antistatic wrist strap to your wrist and plug the cable from the antistatic wrist strap into the ESD grounding receptacle at the upper right corner of the 6C105.

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Installing the 6E123-50 and 6E133-49 into the 6C105 Chassis

4. Remove the module from the plastic bag. (Save the bag in the event

the module must be reshipped.) Observe all precautions to prevent damage from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).

5. Examine the module for damage. If any damage exists, DO NOT

install the module. Immediately contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center.

To pre v ent damaging the backplane connectors in the f ollo wing

CAUTION

NOTE

step, take care that the module slides in straight and properly engages the backplane connectors.

In the following step, ensure that the top plastic locking tab lines up with the desired slot number located on the front panel of the chassis. Refer to Figure 3-1.

6. Locate the slot guides that line up with the number of the slot in which

the module will be installed. Install the module in the chassis by aligning the module circuit card between the upper and lower metal rail guides of the desired slot, sliding it into the chassis, and locking down the top and bottom plastic locking tabs, as shown in Figure 3-1. Take care that the module slides in straight and properly engages the backplane connectors.

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Slot Number

Plastic Locking Tab

Ethernet

6E133-49

CPU

PS1

E1 E3

COM

E2 E4

Link

PS2

Metal Back-Panel

Figure 3-1 Installing an Interface Module

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Card Guides

Plastic Locking Tab

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