Cisco Systems 1538 User Manual

Quick Start Guide

CISCO 1538 SERIES MICRO HUB 10/100

CABLING AND START UP

1

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED

2

CONNECT THE HUB TO OTHER NETWORK DEVICES

3

ASSIGN IP INFORMATION TO THE HUB

4

DISPLAY THE WEB-BASED HUB MANAGER

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Take Out What You Need

When you unpack the box that contains your Cisco 1538 Series Micro Hub, you should find
the items shown below.

Installation

Configuration

Guide

Cisco

PWR

1

2

3

4

10 MBPS
COL/ACT

5

6

100 MBPS

7

COL/ACT

8

Cisco Micro Hub

Power cord

Quick Start
Guide

Product documentation

ConfigMaker

Software

Cisco ConfigMaker Software

(Cisco 1538M only)

1

Stacking cable (50-pin SCSI)

Rollover console cable

(RJ-45-to-RJ-45)

(Cisco 1538M only)

Plastic fastener

Console-to-PC adapter

Stacking clip

Rubber plug

Standard slot

metal screw

(RJ-45-to-DB-9)

(Cisco 1538M only)

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative or reseller for support.

Note: Y ou need to supply Category 3, 4, or 5 straight-t hrough or crossover cables to connect
the hub to other Ethernet devices.

Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices

(RJ-45)

Cisco 1538M

UP

RATING

100-127 /200-240 V~

DOWN

0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz

Ethernet cable

(not supplied)

1x

SPEED

LED

100BaseTX

ON

10BaseTX

OFF

1

23

4

5

6

78

MDI

MDI -X

5x

10/100 network

2x

10/100

3x

4x

6x

7x

8x

CONSOLE

port (RJ-45)

Maximum cable length:

328 ft (100 m)

10BaseT or

100BaseTX port

Note: Use a straight-through cable to
connect two ports when one of the ports is
designated with an X. Use a crossover cable

2

to connect two ports when both ports are
designated with an X.

Connect the Hub to Switches
and Other Hubs

• Connect a Category 3, 4, or 5 crossover
cable to any 10/100 port on the hub and
to a 10BaseT port on the target switch
or hub.

Y ou can change the designation of p ort 5 by
using the MDI/MDI-X button. When the
button is IN, the port is not crossed. When
the button is OUT (default), the port is

• Connect a Category 5 crossover cable to
any 10/100 port on the hub and to a
100BaseTX port on the target switch or
hub.

crossed.

Connect the Hub to Servers,
Routers, and Workstations

• Connect a Category 3, 4, or 5
straight-through cable to any 10/100
port on the hub and to a 10BaseT port
on the workstation, server, or router.

• Connect a Category 5 straight-through
cable to any 10/100 port on the hub and
to a 100BaseTX port on the
workstation, server, or router.

Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices

adapter (supplied)

P

(continued)

Cisco 1538M

100-127 /200-240 V~

0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz

UP

RATING

DOWN

1x

2x

10/100

3x

SPEED

LED

100BaseTX

ON

10BaseTX

OFF

1

23

4

5

678

4x

MDI

MDI -X

5x

6x

7x

8x

CONSOLE

ower outlet

Console port

(RJ-45)

RJ-45-to-RJ-45

rollover console cable

(supplied)

RJ-45-to-DB-9

Connect the Console Cable

Make sure console port settings of the

1

hub match the settings of the terminal,
PC, or laptop. The default settings of
the hub console port are 9600 baud,
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and
no flow control.

Connect the rollover console cable to

2

the CONSOLE port on the hub.
Connect the other end of the rollover

3

cable to your terminal, PC, or laptop
(if necessary, use an appropriate

Power Up the Hub

Connect one end of the power cord to

1

the hub and the other end to a power
source.

Wait approximately 2 minutes for the

2

hub to complete its power-on self-test
(POST).

After POST completes, the Continue
with configuration dialog? prompt
appears on the management station.
You can then follow the prompts to
assign IP information to the hub.

3

adapter, such as the supplied
RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter).

From your terminal, PC, or laptop, start

4

the terminal emulation program.

Assign IP Information to the Hub

The hub is designed to operate with little or
no user intervention. In most cases, you can
use it with its default settings.

Enter the IP address of the default

4

gateway (for example: 10.1.105.254):

Enter IP default gateway: 10.1.105.254

Assign IP information to the hub so that you
can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager
web-based interface and so that the hub can
communicate with local routers and the
intranet.

Contact your system administrator for the
hub IP information, and record it here.

Hub IP address:
Subnet mask:
Default gateway:

From the terminal or PC, enter Y:

4

1

Continue with configuration dialog? Y

Enter the IP address (for example:

2

10.1.105.20):

Enter IP address: 10.1.105.20

Enter the subnet mask (IP netmask)

3

(for example: 255.255.255.0):

Enter IP netmask: 255.255.255.0

The following information is displayed:

The following configuration command
script was created:
ip address 10.1.105.20 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 10.1.105.254
!
end

Enter Y:

5

Use this configuration? Y

The following information is displayed:

Building configuration...
Use the enabled mode ‘configuration’
command to modify this configuration.

Press RETURN to get started.

Press Return.

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Exit from the terminal session.

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You can now display the Cisco 1538 Hub
Manager.

Display the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager

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If you have the IP address to the hub, you can display the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager from your
intranet. You can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager to configure and monitor the hub.

Start Netscape Communicator (4.03 or higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer

1

(4.01 or higher). Make sure that Java and JavaScript are enabled.
Enter the IP address of the hub in the URL field if you are using Communicator

2

(the Address field if you are using Internet Explorer).
The Cisco 1538 Hub Manager page appears.

lick Apply after

aking changes

n a page.

lick Revert to
iscard unapplied
hanges on
page.

HOME PORT GROUP IP SNMP CDP SYSTEM

Click these topics to move from page
to page. On Netscape Communicator
only, when the cursor is above a topic,
a pop-up briefly describes the
options on that particular page.

5

lick Help for
rocedures and
etailed field
escriptions.

hows when
nother hub is
onnected to
stacking
onnector on

he hub.

Note: The Cisco 1538 Series Micro Hub 10/100 In stallation and Configuration Guide and the
Cisco 1538 Hub Manager online help provide complete i nformation about the web console and
describe how to configure and monitor the hub.

Click a port to display its
settings, status, and statistics.

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