Cabletron Systems IA1100, IA1200, Internet Appliance 1100, Internet Appliance 1200 Getting Started Manual

Internet Appliance 1100/1200

Getting Started Guide

Order No. 9033368 Part No. 39-193-01, Rev. 0A

Changes

Cabletron Systems, Inc., reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems, Inc., to determine whether any such changes have been made.

The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice.

Disclaimer

IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, EVEN IF CABLETRON SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, KNOWN, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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Printed in the United States of America

Trademarks

AppleTalk is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Cabletron Systems is a registered trademark and Cabletron, SmartSwitch, and GIGAswitch are

trademarks of Cabletron Systems, Inc. Catalyst and EtherChannel are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. DEC is a registered trademark and Decnet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. All other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respective companies.

Regulatory Compliance Information

This product complies with the following:

Safety

UL 1950; CSA C22.2, No. 950; 73/23/EEC; EN 60950; IEC 950

Electromagnetic

FCC Part 15; CSA C108.8; 89/336/EEC; EN 55022; EN 61000-3-2

Compatibility (EMC)

EN 61000-3-3; EN 50082-1, AS/NZS 3548; VCCI V-3

Regulatory Compliance Statements

Regulatory Compliance Information

FCC Compliance Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment uses, generates, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with the operator’s manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

WARNING: Changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Industry Canada Compliance Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets telecommunications network protective, operational, and safety requirements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements document(s). The department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfaction.

Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be con nected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations.

Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines, and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together . This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appr opriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.

NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be c onnected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5.

VCCI Compliance Statement

This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions.

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Safety Information: Class 1 Laser Transceivers

This product may use Class 1 laser transceivers. Read the following safety information before installing or operating this product.

The Class 1 laser transceivers use an optical feedback loop to maintain Class 1 operation limits. This control loop eliminates the need for maintenance checks or adjustments. The output is factory set and does not allow any user adjustment. Class 1 laser transceivers comply with the following safety standards:

• 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (FDA)

• IEC Publication 825 (International Electrotechnical Commission)

• CENELEC EN 60825 (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)

When operating within their performance limitations, laser transceiver output meets the Class 1 accessible emission limit of all three standards. Class 1 levels of laser radiation are not considered hazardous.

Laser Radiation and Connectors

When the connector is in place, all laser radiation remains within the fiber. The maximum amount of radiant power exiting the fiber (under normal conditions) is –12.6 dBm or 55 x 10

Removing the optical connector from the transceiver allows laser radiation to emit directly from the optical port. The maximum radiance from the optical port (under worst case conditions) is 0.8 W cm or 8 x 10

Do not use optical instruments to view the laser output. The use of optical instruments to view laser output increases eye hazard. When viewing the output optical port, power must be removed from the network adapter.

3

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watts.

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Cabletron Systems, Inc. Program License Agreement

Cabletron Systems, Inc.

Program License Agreement

IMPORTANT: THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PRODUCT IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS:

CANADA MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

This document is an agreement (“Agreement”) between You, the end user, and Cabletron Systems, Inc. (“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the Cabletron software program (“Program”) in the package. The Program may be contained in firmware, chips or other media. UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE LICENSE AND THE LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, RETURN THE UNOPENED PRODUCT TO CABLETRON OR YOUR DEALER, IF ANY, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF RECEIPT FO R A FULL REFUND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT CABLETRON SYSTEMS (603) 332-9400. Attn: Legal Department.

1. LICENSE. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the Program provided in this

package subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the

Copyright Act of the United States or as authorized in writing by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the

Program.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be interpreted and governed under the laws

and in the state and federal courts of New Hampshire. You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts.

4. EXPORT REQUIREMENTS. You understand that Cabletron and its Affiliates are subject to

regulation by agencies of the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Department of Commerce, which prohibit export or diversion of certain technical products to certain countries, unless a license to export the product is obtained fr om the U.S. Government or an exception fr om obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

If the Program is exported from the United State s pursuant to the License Exception CIV under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, You agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the Program for civil end uses only and not for military purposes.

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in

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Cabletron Systems, Inc. Program License Agreement

Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, You agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan , T urkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countries as may be designated by the United States Government), (ii) export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (as defined herein) the direct product of the Program or the technology, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a complete plant o r any major component of a plan t, export to Country G roups D:1 or E: 2 the direct product of the plant or a major component thereof, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Co ntrol List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The enclosed Product (i) was

developed solely at private expense; (ii) contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section 52. 227 -19 (a) th rough (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of D efense units, the Product is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing,

Cabletron makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the Program (including its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR

ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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Cabletron Systems Sales and Service, Inc. Program License Agreement

Cabletron Systems Sales and Service, Inc.

Program License Agreement

IMPORTANT: THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PRODUCT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT END USERS.

BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

This document is an agreement (“Agreement”) between You, the end user, and Cabletron Systems Sales and Service, Inc. (“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the Cabletron software program (“Program”) in the package. The Program may be contained in firmware, chips or other media. UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE LICENSE AND THE LIMIT ATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE T O THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT , RETURN THE UNOPENED PRODUCT TO CABLETRON OR YOUR DEALER, IF ANY, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF RECEIPT FOR A FULL REFUND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT CABLETRON SYSTEMS (603) 332-9400. Attn: Legal Department.

1. LICENSE. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the Program provided in this

package subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the

Copyright Act of the United States or as authorized in writing by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the

Program.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be interpreted and governed under the laws

and in the state and federal courts of New Hampshire. You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts.

4. EXPORT REQUIREMENTS. You understand that Cabletron and its Affiliates are su bject to

regulation by agencies of the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Department of Commerce, which prohibit export or diversion of certain technical products to certain countries, unless a license to export the product is obtained fr om the U.S. Government or an exception fr om obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

If the Program is exported from the United State s pursuant to the License Exception CIV under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, You agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the Program for civil end uses only and not for military purposes.

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, You agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s

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Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan , T urkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countries as may be designated by the United States Government), (ii) export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (as defined herein) the direct product of the Program or the technology, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a complete plant o r any major component of a plan t, export to Country G roups D:1 or E: 2 the direct product of the plant or a major component thereof, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Co ntrol List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The enclosed Product (i) was

developed solely at private expense; (ii) contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section 52. 227 -19 (a) th rough (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of D efense units, the Product is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing,

Cabletron makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the Program (including its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON

OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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Cabletron Systems Limited Program License Agreement

Cabletron Systems Limited

Program License Agreement

IMPORTANT: THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR THE USE OF THE PRODUCT IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS:

EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA AUSTRALIA PACIFIC RIM

BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

This document is an agreement (“Agreement”) between You, the end user, and Cabletron Systems Limited (“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the Cabletron software program (“Program”) in the package. The Program may be contained in firmware, chips or other media. UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE LICENSE AND THE LIMIT ATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE T O THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT , RETURN THE UNOPENED PRODUCT TO CABLETRON OR YOUR DEALER, IF ANY, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF RECEIPT FOR A FULL REFUND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT CABLETRON SYSTEMS (603) 332-9400. Attn: Legal Department.

1. LICENSE. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the Program provided in this

package subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the

Copyright Act of the United States or as authorized in writing by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the

Program.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be governed in accordance with English law.

The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the event of any disputes.

4. EXPORT REQUIREMENTS. You understand that Cabletron and its Affiliates are subject to

regulation by agencies of the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Department of Commerce, which prohibit export or diversion of certain technical products to certain countries, unless a license to export the product is obtained fr om the U.S. Government or an exception fr om obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

If the Program is exported from the United State s pursuant to the License Exception CIV under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, You agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the Program for civil end uses only and not for military purposes.

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Cabletron Systems Limited Program License Agreement

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, You agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan , T urkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countries as may be designated by the United States Government), (ii) export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (as defined herein) the direct product of the Program or the technology, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a complete plant o r any major component of a plan t, export to Country G roups D:1 or E: 2 the direct product of the plant or a major component thereof, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the U.S. Commerce Co ntrol List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The enclosed Product (i) was

developed solely at private expense; (ii) contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section 52. 227 -19 (a) th rough (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of D efense units, the Product is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing,

Cabletron makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the Program (including its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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Declaration of Conformity Addendum

Declaration of Conformity

Addendum

Application of Council Directive(s) 89/336/EEC

73/23/EEC

Manufacturer’s Name Cabletron Systems, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address 35 Industrial Way

PO Box 5005 Rochester, NH 03867

European Representative’s Name Mr. J. Solari European Representative’s Address Cabletron Systems Limited

Nexus House, Newbury Business Park London Road, Newbury Berkshire RG13 2PZ, England

Conformance to Directive(s)/Product Standards

Equipment Type/Environment Networking equipment for use in a commercial

We the undersigned, hereby declare, under our sole responsibility, that the equipment packaged with this notice conforms to the above directives.

Manufacturer Legal Representative in Europe

Mr. Ronald Fotino Full Name

Principal Compliance Engineer Title

Rochester, NH, USA Location

EC Directive 89/336/EEC EC Directive 73/23/EEC EN 55022 EN 50082-1 EN 60950

or light-industrial environment

Mr. J. Solari Full Name

Managing Director, E.M.E.A. Title

Newbury, Berkshire, England Location

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Contents

Preface....................................................................................................... 1

About This Guide........................................ ...... .......................................................................1

Who Should Read This Guide?..............................................................................................1

How to Use This Guide...........................................................................................................1

Related Documentation...........................................................................................................2

Chapter 1: Features Overview................................................................. 3

Internet Appliance Models.....................................................................................................3

1100 Chassis.......................................................................................................................4

1200 Chassis.......................................................................................................................4

Features......................................................................................................................................4

Server Load Balancing......................................................................................................4

Session Traffic Management ...........................................................................................5

Other Features...................................................................................................................5

Bridging.......................................................................................................................7

Port and Protocol VLANs.........................................................................................7

IP Routing...................................................................................................................7

Layer-4 Switching......................................................................................................8

Security........................................................................................................................8

Quality of Service.......................................................................................................9

Statistics.......................................................................................................................9

Management Platforms............................................. ..... ...... ...................................10

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation.......................................................... 11

Safety Considerations............................................................................................................11

Preventing Injury....................................... ...... ..... ..........................................................11

Preventing Equipment Damage...................................... ..... ...... ...................................12

Hardware Specifications.......................................................................................................12

Installing the Hardware........................................................................................................13

Verifying Your Shipment...............................................................................................13

Installing the Chassis......................................................................................................13

Table-Top Installation.............................................................................................14

Rack Mount Installation..........................................................................................14

Attaching the Console Management Cables...............................................................15

Connecting to the Serial Port .................................................................................15

Connecting to the DTE Port...................................................................................16

Attaching Port Cables.....................................................................................................17

Attaching Cables to Gigabit Ports.........................................................................17

Attaching Cables to 10/100 Base-TX Ports..........................................................17

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Chapter 3: Basic System Setup...............................................................19

Powering On and Booting the Software............................................................................ 19

Starting the Command Line Interface................................................................................20

Access Modes.................................................................................................................. 20

Basic Line Editing Commands.....................................................................................21

Setting Basic System Information ....................................................................................... 22

Setting Up SNMP Community Strings ..............................................................................25

Setting Up Passwords...........................................................................................................27

Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address...................................................................28

Setting SYSLOG Parameters................................................................................................ 30

Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File........................ 32

Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad.................................. 33

Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File....................... 33

Viewing the Current Configuration............................................................................ 34

Chapter 4: Configuration........................................................................ 35

Port Names on the IA 1100/1200........................................................................................ 36

Configuring Load Balancing................................................................................................37

Server and Application Verification............................................................................38

Configuring Policy-Based Routing..................................................................................... 40

Configuring Web Caching ................................................................................................... 42

Chapter 5: Software Upgrade................................................................ 45

Upgrading System Image Software.................................................................................... 45

Loading Boot PROM Software.......................................... .................................................. 46

Appendix A: Troubleshooting................................................................ 49

Appendix B: Technical Support..............................................................51

Telephone Assistance............................................................................................................51

FAX Service............................................................................................................................51

Electronic Services................................................................................................................. 51

Placing a Support Call..........................................................................................................52

Hardware Warranty.............................................................................................................. 52

Software Warranty................................................................................................................ 52

Repair Services....................................................................................................................... 53

Appendix C: Hardware Specifications...................................................55

External Controls...................................................................................................................55

Motherboard Features..........................................................................................................56

Boot Flash........................................................................................................................ 56

RAM Memory................................................................................................................. 57

Power Supplies...................................................................................................................... 57

Fans.......................................................................................................................................... 57

1000 Base-SX Gigabit Ports .................................................................................................. 58

Cabling and Connector Specifications........................................................................ 58

LEDs................................................................................................................................. 58

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10/100 Base-TX Ports........................................ .....................................................................60

Cabling and Connector Specifications.........................................................................60

LEDs..................................................................................................................................62

Console Management Cables...............................................................................................62

DTE Cable................................................................................................................................63

Index........................................................................................................ 65

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About This Guide

This guide provides a general overview of the Internet Appliance hardware and software features and provides procedures for installing and configuring the Internet Appliance 1100/1200. For product information not available in this guide, see the manuals listed in “Related Documentation” on page 2.

Who Should Read This Guide?

Read this guide if you are a network administrator responsible for installing and setting up the Internet Appliance 1100/1200.

Preface

Note:

Only qualified personnel should perform th e installation procedures in this

guide.

How to Use This Guide

If You Want To See

Get an overview of the Internet Appliance 1100/1200 software and hardware features

Install the Internet Appliance 1100/1200 hardware Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation” on page 11 Install and boot the software, and set up the system Chapter 3, “Basic System Setup” on page 19 Configure load balancing features Chapter 4, “Configurati on” on page 35 Upgrade system and boot PROM software Chapter 5, “Software Upgrade” on page 45 Troubleshoot installation problems Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” on page 49 Contact Cabletron Systems for technical support Appendix B, “Technical Support” on page 51 See specifications for the Internet Appliance

1100/1200 hardware

Chapter 1, “Features Overview” on page 3

Appendix C, “Hardware Specifications” on page 55

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Preface

Related Documentation

The Internet Appliance documentation set includes the following items. Refer to these other documents to learn more about your product.

For Information Ab out See the

How to use Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to configure and manage the Internet Appliance 1100/1200

The complete syntax for all CLI commands

System messages Internet Appliance Error Refe rence Manual

Internet Appliance User Reference Manual

Internet Appliance Comm and Line Interface Reference Manual

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Chapter 1

Features Overview

The Cabletron Internet Appliance 1100/1200 (IA 1100/1200) is a family of full- function server load balancing switches. The IA 1100/1200 acts as an intelligent switch between a network (Internet, Intranet, or Extranet) and a Server Array that provides services to network users. This chapter provides a basic overview of the IA 1100/1200 software and hardware fea ture set .

• If you want to skip this information and insta ll the IA 1100/1200 now, see Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation” on page 11.

• If you want to boot the IA 1100/1200 software and perform basic setup tasks now, see Chapter 3, “Basic System Setup” on page 19.

Internet Appliance Models

There are two models of the Internet Appliance:

• The IA 1 100 provides 24 high-density Fast Ethernet ports for connecting to server farms and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for connecting to the network backbone.

• The IA 1200 provides 8 G igabit Ethernet por ts for connecting to servers or server farm switches and uplinking to the netwo r k backbone.

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Chapter 1: Features Overview

1100 Chassis

The IA 1100 chassis contains 24 10/100BASE-TX ports and 2 1000BASE-SX gigabit ports. No expansion modules are available. Figure 2 shows the front view of an IA 1100.

1200 Chassis

The Internet Appliance 1200 chassis contains eight Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-SX) ports. The 1200’s configuration is fixed at eight Gigabit ports. No expansion modules are available. Figure 2 shows the front view of a 1200 chassis.

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Features

This section describes the following IA 1100/1200 features:

• Server load balancing

• Session traffic management

Server Load Balancing

The IA 1100/1200 provides the following load balancing functions:

• Support for unlimited numbers of virtual IP addresses and server IP addresses.

• Multiple load balancing algorithms for server selection (Round Robin, Weighted Round Robin, Least-Loaded, and Fastest Response T ime), with a maximum connection threshold configu rable fo r each se rver.

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• Multiple levels of verification checking:

– Server aliveness checking – Session aliveness checking – Application content checking

Session Traffic Management

The IA 1100/1200 provides the following session traffic management functions:

• Wire speed data

• Session persistence

• Bandwidth allocation or priority assignment based on applications or customer

• Traffic filters can be applied to limit access to servers

• Redundancy using VRRP

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• Restricted, direct access to servers for maintenance or other needs

• Transparent redirection of web traffic to local web cache servers

Other Features

The IA 1100/1200 provides high-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware provides high-speed performance regard less of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software.

The IA 1100/1200 also provides the following functions:

• Address-based and flow-based bridging

• Port-based VLANs and protocol-based VLANs

• IP routing

• Layer-4 (application) switching

•Security

• Quality of Service (QoS)

• Statistics

• Management

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The following table lists the basic hardware and software specifications for the IA 1100/1200.

Table 1. Basic Hardware and Software Specifications

Feature Specification

Throughput • 8.0-Gbps non-blocking switching fabric

Capacity • Up to 50,000 routes

• 9.2 million packets-per-second routing throughput

• Up to 256,000 Layer-4 application flows

• Up to 240,000 Layer-2 MAC addresses

• 4,096 Virtual LANs (VLANs)

• 2,000 Layer-2 security and access-control filters

• 3MB input/output buffering per Gigabit port

Routing protocols

• IP: RIP v1/v2, OSPF, BGP v2/v3/v4

• Network Address Translation

• Server Load Balancing

• Transparent Web Caching

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• 802.1d Spanning Tree

VLAN protocols

• 802.1Q (VLAN trunking)

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• 802.3z (1000Base-SX)

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• Layer-2 prioritization (802.1p)

Service (QoS)

• Layer-3 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 application flows RMON • RMON v1/v2 for each port Management • SNMP

• Emacs-like Command Line Interface (CLI) Port mirroring • Traffic to specific Gigabit ports

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Bridging

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The IA 1100/1200 provides the following types of high-speed bridging:

• Address-based bridging – The IA 1100/1200 performs this type of bridging by looking

up the des tination address in a n L2 lookup table on the Gigab it port that receives t he bridge packet from the network. The L2 lookup table indicates the exit port(s) for the bridged packet. If the packet is addressed to the IA 1 100/1200 ’s own MAC address, the packet is routed rather than bridged.

• Flow-based bridging – The IA 1100/1200 performs this type of bridging by looking up

an entry in the L2 lookup table containing both the source and destination addresses of the bridge packet.

Your choice of bridging method does not affect IA 1100/1200 performance. However, address-based bridging is more efficient because it r equir es f ewer table entries while flowbased bridging provides tighter management and control over bridged traffic.

The IA 11 00/1200 ports perform addr ess-based bridging by default, but can be configured to perform flow-based bridging instead of address-based bridging on a per-port basis. A port cannot be configured to perform both types of bridging at the same time.

Port and Protocol VLANs

The IA 1100/1200 supports the following types of Virtual LANs (VLANs):

• Port-based VLANs – A port-based VLAN is a set of ports that comprises a Layer-2

broadcast domain. The IA 1 100/1200 c onfines MAC-layer broadcasts to the ports in the VLAN on which the broadcast originates. IA 1 100/1200 po rts outside the VLAN do not receive the broadcast.

• Protocol-based VLANs – A protocol-based VLAN is a named set of ports that

comprises an IP or IPX broadcast domain. The IA 1100/1200 confines IP or IPX broadcasts to the ports within the IP or IPX based VLAN. Protocol-based VLANs sometimes are called subnet VLANs or Layer-3 VLANs.

You can include the same port in more than one VLAN, even in both port-based and protocol-based VLANs. Moreover, you can define VLANs that span across multiple IA 1100/1200s. To simplify VLAN administrat ion, the IA 1100/1200 supports 802 .1q tr un k ports, which allow you to us e a single port to “trunk” traffic from multiple VLANs to another IA 1100/1200 or switch which supports 802.1q.

IP Routing

The IA 1100/1200 provides high-speed routing for the Internet Protocol (IP), which is the protocol switching and routing devices use for moving traffic within the Internet and within many corporate intranets.

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All other protocols that require routing must be tunneled using IP.

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By default, the IA 1100/1200 uses one MAC address for all interfaces. The IA 1100/1200 can be configured to have a separate MAC address for each IP interface. When the IA 1100/1200 receives a packet whose destination MAC address is one of the IA 1100/1200’s IP interface MAC addresses, the port that received the packet from the network uses information in the module’s L3 lookup tables (or information supplied by the motherboard) to route the packet to its IP destination(s).

You can create only one IP interface on a single port or VLAN. You can add secondary IP addresses to the same IP interface. When you add an interface to a set of ports, you are adding a VLAN to those ports. Ports that contai n IP interfaces can still perform Layer-2 bridging.

The IA 1100/1200 supports the following IP unicast routing protocols:

• RIP v1 and RIP v2

•OSPF v2

• BGP v2/v3/v4

IP interfaces do not use a specific routing protocol by default. When you configure an interface for routing, you also specify the ro uting protocol the interface will use.

Layer-4 Switching

In addition to Layer-2 bridging and Layer-3 routing, the IA 1100/1200 performs Layer-4 switching. Layer-4 switching is based on applications and flows.

• Layer-4 applications – The IA 1100/1200 understands the application for which an IP

or IPX packet contains data and therefor e enables yo u to manage and contr ol traf fic on an application basis. For IP traffic, the IA 1100/1200 looks at the packet’s TCP or UDP port number to determine the application.

• Layer-4 flows – The IA 1100/1200 can store Layer-4 flows in each Gigabit port. A

Layer-4 flow consists of the source and destination addresses in the IP or IPX packet combined with the TCP or UDP source and destination port number for IP. You can therefore manage and control individual flows between hosts on an individual application basis.

A single host can have many individual Layer-4 entries in the IA 1100/1200. For example, an IP host might have separate Layer-4 application entries for email, FTP, HTTP , and so on, or separate Layer-4 flow entries for specific email destinations and for specific FTP and Web connections.

Security

The bridging, routing, and application (Layer-2, Layer-3, and Layer-4) support described in previous sections enables you to implement security filters that meet the specific needs

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of your organization. You can implement the following types of filters to secure traffic on the IA 1100/1200:

• Layer-2 source filters (block bridge traffic based on source MAC address)

• Layer-2 destination filters (block bridge traffic based on destination MAC address)

• Layer-2 flow filters (block bridge traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-3 source filters (block IP traffic based on source IP address)

• Layer-3 destination filters (block IP traffic based on destination IP address)

• Layer-3 flow filters (block IP traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-4 application filters (block traffic based on UDP or TCP source and destination ports for IP)

Quality of Service

Although the IA 1100/1200 supplies non-blocking high-sp eed th roughput, you can configure the IA 1 100/12 00 to apply Quality of Service (QoS) policies during peak periods to guarantee service to specific hosts, applications, and flows (source-destination pairs). This is especially useful in networks where the traffic level can exceed the network medium’s capacity.

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Statistics

The IA 1100/1200 QoS is based on four queues: control, high, medium, and low. Control traffic has the highest priority, high the second highest, and so on. The default priority for all traffic is low.

You can configure QoS policies for the following types of traffic:

• Layer-2 prioritization (802.1p)

• Layer-3 and Layer-4 application flows

The IA 1100/1200 can provide extensive statistical data on demand. You can access the following types of statistics:

• Layer-2 RMON and MIB II Statistics – Port statistics for normal packets and for e rrors (packets in, packets out, CRC errors, and so on)

• Layer-3 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for ICMP, IP, IP-interface, IP routing, IP multicast, VLAN

• Layer-4 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for TCP and UDP

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