3Com OfficeConnect 3C16710 Bedienungsanleitung

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In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts 3Com OfficeConnect 3C16710, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    Part No. DUA167 1-0AAA03 Published October 1 997 O F F I C E C O N N E C T ® H U B 8/TPM 3C1671 0 U S E R G U I D E 16710.bk : FRONT.FRM Page 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    3 C om C o r p o r a t ion ■ 5 40 0 B a y f ront Pl a za ■ S an t a C l a r a , Ca l i f o r nia ■ 9 505 2 - 8 145 © 3 C om T e c h nolo g i e s , 19 9 7 . All ri g hts r e s e r v e d . N o p a r t o f this docum e ntatio n m a y b e r e p roduc e d in any f orm or b y a ny m e ans o r u s e d t o m a k e a n y d e r i v a t i v e w o r k ([...]

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    C O N T E N T S I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N F O R M A T I O N W I C H T I G E S I C H E R H E I T S H I N W E I S E L’ I N F O R M A T I O N D E S É C U R I T É I M P O R T A N T E Y O U R H U B A D D R E S S E S A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Introduction 1 How to Use Th is Gu ide 1 Conventio ns 2 I N T R O D U C T I O N Netwo rking T e rmi[...]

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    M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Inst allin g Quic k Confi g Ma nage r 4-1 Inst allati on Re qui rement s 4-1 Inst allati on Proced ure 4- 2 Ru nning Q uick C onf ig Man ager 4-2 Configu ring Multip le Hu bs 4- 3 Quick Config Manag er Wi ndow Ma p 4-3 Acces sing th e Hub 4-6 Givin g the H ub an IP Add ress[...]

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    View ing I nterna l Version Nu mbers 5 -20 Down load ing a S oft ware Up grade 5-21 P R O B L E M S O L V I N G Iso latin g a Pro blem 6-1 Problem s When Usin g Y our H ub 6 -2 Problem s When Usin g Quic k Config Mana ger 6- 3 P roblems When Usi ng VT100 6-3 Problem s When Usin g an IP /IPX - ba sed Ma nage ment Ap plic ation 6 -4 D I M E N S I O N[...]

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    16710.bk : 16710.TOC Page vi Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N F O R M A T I O N WA R N I N G : Warnin gs co nta in direc tion s t hat yo u must follow for y ou r personal safety. Follow all instructions carefully . Please read carefully the following in formation before installing the OfficeConnec t® h u b: ■ Exce ptional ca re must be t aken during inst allation an d rem [...]

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    W I C H T I G E S I C H E R H E I T S H I N W E I S E ACH T UN G: Die W a rnungen ent halten Anweisungen, die Sie zu r eigenen Sicherheit zu befolgen haben . Lesen S ie bitte die folgenden Information en sorgfältig durch, b evor Sie den Hub einbauen : ■ Auf b esondere Vorsicht muß währen d des Ei n- und Ausbaus des Hub s geachtet we rden. ■ [...]

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    L’ I N F O R M A T I O N D E S É C U R I T É I M P O R T A N T E A VERTISS EMENT : Les avertissements contiennent les ins tru ctions que v ous devez suivre pour votre sécurité personnelle . Suivre toutes l es instructions avec soin. Veuillez lire à fond l’informat ion suivante avant d’installer le moy eu : ■ Le soin exce ption nel doit[...]

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    Y O U R H U B A D D R E S S E S U sing Quic k Conf ig Mana ger , yo u can con figur e address information for your hub, which affects the way you can mana ge it. It is important th at you no te dow n th is i nfo rm atio n a s yo u ma y nee d to ente r it when man aging the hub a gain. Use thi s pa ge to note down y our sett ings. If you initiali ze[...]

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    A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Intr oduction This guide des cribes how to set up and manage t he OfficeConnect® Hub 8/TPM. The hub is ready for use in your ne twor k. It do es not req uire m anage ment to get it working. Manage ment simply al lows you to perform add itional network functions, for e xample moni toring you r net work and addi ng s ecur[...]

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    2 A B O U T T H I S G U I D E C onv entions The ic on conv entions that ar e used in this guide ar e: The tex t conventio ns that are us ed in thi s guid e are: Icon Type Desc ripti on Information Note Inf ormation no tes call atte ntion to important features or instructions. Caution Caut ions alert you to p ersona l safety risk, system damage, or [...]

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    1 I N T R O D U C T I O N We lcome to the w orld of n etworking with 3Com ® . In the mod ern business envi ronment, comm unic ation an d shar ing info rmat ion is cruc ial. Co mput er n etwo rks h av e pr ov ed t o be one of th e fastes t modes of c om munication but until now only large busine sses could af ford the network ing advant age. Th e O[...]

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    1-2 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N a stac k (each hub is a sing le repea ter) . The Office Connec t Hub 8/TP M h as e ight 1 0BASE-T ports and a ni nth 10B ASE -2 ( Coa x) port. T his guide helps you ge t the m os t ou t of y our hub . Netwo rk i ng T erminology A Netw ork is a c o l lection of worksta tions (for example, IBM-compatible p[...]

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    Networking Te rminology 1-3 A Segment i s the l eng th of Eth ern et ca ble c onn ecte d to a port, whet her this c able is 10BASE- T , 10BASE- 2 (Coax) , o r oth er ty pe. Wh en you dais y- ch ai n equipme nt to gether wi th 10BASE- 2 (Coa x) cab le, all of the cable forms a single seg ment. Pa ck et s ar e t he un it s of in form at ion y our w o[...]

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    1-4 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N IP (In ternet P ro tocol) is a data communication proto col use d to c o nne ct computer s and data equipm ent into comp uter networ ks. It is use d on a large intern ationa l netw or k calle d the Intern et , which is composed of univers ities, government fa cilities , researc h instit utions and pri va[...]

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    2 C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K All of the pr o d u cts in the Office Connec t® r ange are design ed for ease of use. This chapter d escribes how to us e yo ur Off ice Connec t Hub 8/TP M to create your netw ork, and h as infor mati on on: ■ The hu b ’ s LE Ds and p ort s ■ What you ne ed to crea te your netw ork ■ Whe re to site t[...]

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    2-2 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K Figure 2-1 The LEDs And How T o U se Them 16710.bk : CREYRNET.FRM Page 2 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    LEDs and P orts 2-3 Figure 2-2 The P o rts And H ow T o Use T hem 16710.bk : CREYRNET.FRM Page 3 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    2-4 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K Before Y ou Start Y our Of ficeCo nnect hub comes with: ■ One po wer adapt er for use wit h the O ffice Co nn e c t hub ■ A Warranty R egistration card for you to fill out and return ■ F our r ubber feet ■ F our st acking clips ■ One 3 .5 ” T ran scend® Quick Con figuratio n Ma[...]

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    Posi t ion ing th e Office Connect H ub 2-5 In or der to c omply wit h the 10 BASE-T st andar d, po rts designed for workstation connections have been marked with the gr aphical symbol ‘x’ . This denotes a crossov er in the por t’ s internal wiring, for example 1x, 2x, 3x... Hub Con ne c tio ns If you h ave additi onal hub s you wan t to conn[...]

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    2-6 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K Using th e Rubber F e et and Stack ing Cl ips The four se lf-adhe sive rubber feet prevent your hub fr o m s liding aroun d on your desk. Stic k the feet to the mark ed areas at each corner of the un dersid e of you r h ub. The four st acki ng cli ps are used for neatl y and securely stack [...]

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    Wall M ounting the Office Connect H ub 2-7 W all Mounting the Off ice Connec t H ub There are two sl ots on the und erside of t he OfficeConnect h ub which are used fo r wall mount ing. Y ou ca n mount the hu b with t he LEDs facing upward s or downwards, to suit yo ur needs. When wall mounting y our hub, ens ure that it is within reach of t he pow[...]

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    2-8 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K The hu b detec ts all por t co nnec tions, so y ou can st art usin g y our n et work im medi at ely . Wh en y ou nee d more po r t s, simp ly add mor e Offi ce Conne ct hub s. If y ou are using po rt 8 to connec t a worksta tion, ensure the MDI/MDIX switch is set to MDIX. If y ou do not use[...]

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    Conne cti ng Of fic e Conn ect H ubs Tog et her 2-9 Connecting Hubs Us ing 10 BASE-2 (C oax) When using 10BASE-2 (Coax) cable, it is impo rtant that bo th ends of the segment are p roperly terminated with 50 Ohm terminators ( end pieces ) . Only use 5 0 Ohm 1 0BASE-2 (Coax) cables an d use a ‘Y ’ piece for ea ch hub. Y ou can u se ‘T ’ piec[...]

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    2-10 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K Connecting H ubs Using 10BASE-T Y ou c an connect hubs together wit h 10BASE-T in a number of ways, but for simplicity we reco mmend the foll owing metho d: 1 Startin g from the bottom, connec t port 8 of the lowe r hub to po rt 7 of the hub im mediately above. Rep eat for ea ch hub, as sh[...]

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    S pot Checks 2-11 Check ing Hub C o nnection s When y ou have con nected your hubs , power th em on. The Por t Status L EDs for the por ts yo u have used should be green for 10 BASE-T , or off for 10BASE- 2 (C oax) . If they ar e not, check y our conn ectio ns . I f t h e 1 0 B A S E - 2 ( C o a x ) p o rt i s n o t u s e d a n d i s n o t ter min [...]

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    2-12 C H A P T E R 2: C R E A T I N G Y O U R N E T W O R K 16710.bk : CREYRNET.FRM Page 12 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    3 A B O U T N E T W O R K M A N A G E M E N T Net work m anageme nt is no t requ ired to get your hub work ing, it simpl y al lows yo u to ch ange t he w ay it work s and to monit or what is hap pening to your network. Each OfficeConne ct® Hub 8/TP M is a separate manag eable entit y , that means you ma nage ea ch Offi ceCon nect Hub 8/ TPM in div[...]

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    3-2 C H A P T E R 3: A B O U T N E T W O R K M A N A G E M E N T inform ation throu gh a variet y of ser vice s. This appendix d escribes these services.” on page C-1 . Why Mana ge Y o ur H ub? With mana geme nt, you ca n chan ge and vi ew the way your hub and network operates: ■ Conf igure IP info rmation for the h ub so that a n IP - based ne[...]

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    Conne cting to the H ub and Mana ging 3-3 ■ Conf igure securi ty for the hub , incl uding setting up new u sers and sp ecifyin g what equi pmen t is all owe d to c omm uni cat e thr ou gh th e hu b. ■ Set up r esilienc e; specify a ba ckup connection that takes over sh ould a main conne ction fail. ■ Config ure the hub to sen d mess ages over[...]

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    3-4 C H A P T E R 3: A B O U T N E T W O R K M A N A G E M E N T Figure 3-1 Diffe rent M anageme nt C on nections T o The Hub Mana ging T hrough the C onsole P ort This sec tion d escrib es how to c onnec t and se t up equipme nt to communi cat e with th e hub thro ugh the co nsole por t (cal led out-of-band mana geme nt). By default, the hub autom[...]

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    Conne cting to the H ub and Mana ging 3-5 Using Qui ck Config Manage r C onnect one end of the null modem cabl e to the conso le port on th e hub , and the other to the s erial (RS232) port on your managemen t station. Qu ic k Con fig Ma na ge r us e s SLI P to ma na ge yo u r hub. Whe n you have mad e your conn ecti on and insta lled Quick C onfig[...]

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    3-6 C H A P T E R 3: A B O U T N E T W O R K M A N A G E M E N T Mana ging Over the N etwor k This se ct ion des cri be s how to se t up equ ipm en t to allow you to communicat e with the hub over the netw ork (c alled in-ban d mana gement ). Bef ore you can m anag e your hu b over the net wor k u sing IP , you m ust conne c t to it s con sole port[...]

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    Re mot e Mana ge men t Ser vic e 3-7 Refer to Chap ter 5 for inform ation on perfor ming add ition al ma nage me nt u sing t he VT100 mana gem ent inter fac e. Re mote Man age me nt S er vi ce Th e Off iceConne ct hub has a specia l modem d ial-out featur e wh i ch can be set up by yo u r supplier to inform th em when your h u b o r n etwork is o p[...]

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    3-8 C H A P T E R 3: A B O U T N E T W O R K M A N A G E M E N T 16710.bk : ABOUTMAN.FRM Page 8 Tuesday, O ctober 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    4 M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R This chapter descri bes how to in stall and u se Quick Config M anager. F o r an over view of wha t you can do wh en mana gin g the hub, see Chap ter 3 . The s ections in th is chapter are in t he order you wo uld normally p erf orm them wh en ma nagi ng th e hub f or the[...]

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    4-2 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Insta llatio n Proced ure Quick C onfig Manag er can be ins talled on it s own or on to a wor kstati on tha t alread y has othe r Transcend ® mana gem ent app licati ons in stalle d on it. CAUT ION : Do not install Qu ick Config Manager in the same d i[...]

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    Configur ing Multiple Hubs 4-3 If you are go ing to man ag e ove r a ser ia l li nk fro m your ma nagem ent sta tion, Q uick Co nfig Man ager uses COM1 as the defaul t serial por t. You can change thi s by editin g the follo wing line under the [slip] subsection o f the QUICKMGR .INI fil e: Seri alAt trib= COM1 :960 0,n, 8,1 Edit ing it to S eria l[...]

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    4-4 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Figure 4-1 Quic k Config Manage r Window M ap 16710.bk : MANAGING.FRM Page 4 Tuesday, Oc tober 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    Quick Config Man ager Window Map 4-5 16710.bk : MANAGING.FRM Page 5 Tuesday, Oc tober 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    4-6 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Accessing the Hub The Of ficeConne ct Hub 8/TP M use s com munit y strings as a securi ty me asu re, to ch eck m anag emen t acces s to the hu b. T he co mmunit y string you use mus t match one of th e co mmun ity st rin gs co nfi gured fo r th e hub . [...]

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    Giving th e Hub an IP Addres s 4-7 Y ou can a lso use the Com munit y/Polling sc reen to: ■ Auto matically di spl ay a gr aphic al repr es entat ion of the hub e ver y ti me you star t Q ui ck Con fig Mana ger. ■ Defi ne how regu larly the g raphic al represent ation of the hub is up dat ed. ■ Defi ne how re gula rly any d isplayed graphs a r[...]

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    4-8 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R T o di splay the IP Setup dialog bo x and view or configure the hub’ s add ress setting s: 1 Fro m th e Conf igure men u, se lect IP Setup ... Quick Con fig Mana ger d isplays either the IP Se tu p d ialog box or the Easy Se tup Option, as shown in Fi[...]

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    Giving th e Hub an IP Addres s 4-9 2 Ent er the relevan t information in to th e IP S etu p diolog box or E asy Setup screen s and c lick on OK to exit the sc reens. 3 Res et the hub f or an y cha nges to take eff ect, s ee “Rese tting th e Hub” on pa ge 4-11 . Af ter r e s etti ng th e hu b, you may need to select Reset View fro m t he File me[...]

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    4-10 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R ■ Subnet M ask — Prov ides a box fo r you to type the subnet mask for the I P address. ■ Ena ble IP — If disa bled, the IP field s for this dialog box are bl anked and graye d-out. I f enable d , th e IP fi el ds ar e en abl ed, al lowi ng y ou[...]

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    Resetti ng the Hub 4-11 Resetti ng the Hub Resett ing the h ub sim ulates sw itching th e hub off and on. Y ou may wa nt to re set the hub if you wa nt to: ■ Apply an y changes made t o the hub ’ s IP co nfi gurat ion. ■ Re sets the hub’ s st ati stic s coun te rs. CAUT ION : Performing a reset may cause some o f the data bein g transmitted[...]

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    4-12 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R View ing the Hub Quic k Config Mana ger ca n display a graph ical represe ntatio n of the hub you are ma nagi ng, with : ■ The po rts color cod ed to sh ow their condition ■ The Aler t LED reflec ting its phy sical s tate T o di splay the hub: ■ [...]

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    Displaying I nformation About the Hub 4-13 Displa ying Informat ion About the Hub Quick Con fig Mana ger en ables you to d isplay det ailed infor mat ion abou t the hu b . Th is info rmatio n is st ored withi n the hub in a list, call ed a MI B (Man ageme nt In form atio n Base ). T he MI B defi nes what info rmation can be obt ained from the hu b [...]

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    4-14 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R sysD esc r Shows the syste m descript ion supplied by the hub ’ s Manage ment Age nt so ftwar e. sysO bje ctI d Shows the SNMP object identifie r f o r the hub ’ s Manage ment Age nt so ftwar e. sysU pTim e Shows the time t hat ha s elapse d since [...]

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    Setting Up t he Alert L ED 4-15 Settin g Up the Alert LED The Alert LED can w arn y ou of poten tial prob lems with your network. Quick Conf ig M anager allows yo u to: ■ T est the Al ert LED . ■ Config ure the cond ition s that cau se the Ale rt LED to ligh t. ■ View what co nditions hav e cause d the Alert LED t o ligh t. Y ou ca n conf igu[...]

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    4-16 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Figure 4-6 Alert s P anel 3 Config ure the cond ition s for the Al er t LED. 4 Cli ck on OK wh en th e Al er t LED setu p is compl ete. If any Al er t cond itions are act ive, the con diti ons are displa yed in r ed. Th e other c onditions are displa y[...]

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    Setting Up t he Alert L ED 4-17 C oax P ort Pa rtiti on Enabled / Disa bled Allows y ou to s pecify whethe r the Alert LED lights if the c o ax ial port becomes partitione d. If this conditio n is resolv ed after causi ng the Alert LE D to li ght, the L ED g oes off (i t sta ys li t if o the r conditio ns also ca u sed i t to lig ht). Login Vi olat[...]

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    4-18 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Networ k Util ization Hi gh / M ed / Low / Disabled Allows y ou to s pecify whet her the Alert LED lights if a certain le vel of ne twork utiliz ation is ex ceeded for five seconds. The levels are: ■ High — 80% netwo rk utiliza tion ■ Med — 50%[...]

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    Monitorin g 4-19 Mon itorin g Activ ity and Er rors Stat istic s Quick Con fig Manager allows you t o displa y the total net work acti vity and er ror s seen by a port or the h ub (all po rts) in any one tim e period. T o disp lay the Activi ty/Errors graph f or a port : 1 Double-clic k on the port for wh ich you wan t to dis play the A ctivity/Err[...]

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    4-20 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R T otal E rrors Shows the total numb er of errors that hav e occurred per poll, it should be a small percentag e of the reada ble frames f igure. Run ts Sho ws the number of fr ames r ec eiv ed with oc tet co unt s le ss th an th e mi nim um l eg al si [...]

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    Monitorin g 4-21 F rame T y pes S tat isti cs Quick Con fig Manager allows you t o displa y the total networ k fram e type s seen by a po rt or t he hub (al l ports) in an y one time period. Any fra me s producing errors are n ot includ ed, these are shown in the Acti vity/Err ors graph , see “Mon itoring Activit y and Errors Statisti cs” on pa[...]

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    4-22 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Unica st Show s the pe rcenta ge of re adabl e frame s received tha t are addressed to singl e devices. Multi cast Show s the pe rcenta ge of re adabl e frame s rec eived th at are addressed t o multiple devices. The tota l number of multi cast frame s[...]

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    Monitorin g 4-23 Figure 4-9 Network T raffi c Graph Netwo rk Errors Statisti cs Quick C onfig Manager allows y ou to dis play the numb ers of fram es with error s seen by a p or t or the hub (all ports) in a ny one time period . T o displ ay the Network Errors graph for a por t: 1 Double-clic k on the port for whi ch you wan t to disp lay the Netwo[...]

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    4-24 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Figure 4-10 Network Errors G raph FCS Er rors Shows the n umber of f rames received wit h ch ecksu m err ors t hat do not hav e a lignme nt errors. F CS errors are m ost likel y caused b y noise on the c able and should be a very small perc entage of t[...]

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    Config uring a Port 4-25 Check the cab le routing and reroute any ca blin g which may be affected by o ther noise sources . Late Ev ents Shows the n umber of f rames for wh ich a collisio n was detected afte r the valid packet mini mum ti me. A l ate ev en t can o ccur if y ou ha ve a Local Are a Netw ork t hat is lon ger th an Ethe rnet stand ards[...]

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    4-26 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Y ou ca n confi gure a po rt s o that it sends a trap to a netw ork mana geme nt a pplic ation when the statu s of the li nk changes ( for example , if a device is connec ted to or disconnec ted from the por t), or when t he port part it ions. Y ou ca [...]

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    Config uring a Port 4-27 5 Select eit her Enable or Di sable for Lin k T raps, Parti tion Traps, and Learn St atio ns. 6 Click on OK . In the Repeater Port Info panel: Media T ype Shows the type of media co nnect ed to the por t. Pa r ti ti on S t ate Shows wh ether t he port is on and repe ating traffic , or h as been auto matically isolated (part[...]

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    4-28 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Hub Secu rity The Of ficeConne ct Hub 8/TP M provid es flexible comm unic ation b etween your wor kstat ions and other net work equip ment. It is a g ood idea to confi gure security for the hub to prote ct yo ur network from unwanted commun ications. S[...]

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    Hub Security 4-29 Configuring S ecurity at Port Level T o conf igure sec urity f or a por t: 1 Fro m th e View menu , se lect Zo om In to d ispla y th e repr esentati on of the hub. 2 Double-clic k on the port for wh ich you wan t to con figure se curi ty. Quick Con fig Mana ger displ ays the Por t Config uration di alog b ox. 3 In the Por t Config[...]

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    4-30 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R ■ MAC Address — Allow s you to enter the MA C add ress for a devi ce to be au thori zed to tran smit throu gh this port. When you have typed t he MAC address , click on <Ad d . Us e the f ormat xx-x x-xx -xx-x x-xx for the M AC addre ss. ■ <[...]

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    Hub Security 4-31 ■ Disable on Intrusion — Compa res the source address of all fram es received o n the por t to the authori zed addresse s for that por t. If the source addr ess o f the in comi ng fram e does n ot mat ch the authori zed addres ses fo r this port, t he por t is disab led to preven t comm unicat ion. Thi s option is only val id [...]

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    4-32 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Figure 4-13 Security Configuration Panel Quick C onfig Manager d isplays the Se curity Config uration panel , as sh own in Figu re 4- 13 . 3 Config ure the secur ity featu res for ea ch por t. 4 Cli ck on OK when the secur ity setup is c omplet e . In [...]

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    Resili ence 4-33 Resilien ce Y ou can make your network more robust by adding re sil ie nce to it. When a lin k fails, as shown in Fi gure 4- 14 , all comm unicatio n between equipme nt on ea ch side of the li nk is lost. I t wo uld be v er y incon venient fo r a manager t o physic ally rein state th e network imme diat ely and i mportan t comm uni[...]

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    4-34 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Resilient Links ar e available over twisted pair media (10BASE-T ) because it carries a link test pulse which is used to d ecide whether the m ain lin k has failed and the standby link should take over . However, the re is no such lin k signal over coa[...]

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    Resili ence 4-35 CAUT ION : Remember that you must always follow the hub connection requirements when linking hubs together, which inv olves the use of port 8 and the MDI/MD IX switch. If por t 8 is al r eady in use , you may need to use special crossover cabling for an y fur ther l inks yo u wish t o make. Cr ossover cabl es allow you to make a co[...]

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    4-36 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R Figure 4-16 Create Resilient P air Dialog Bo x In the Resilience Links panel: Main P or t Shows the por t numbe r of the main link. Sta ndby Por t Shows the por t nu mber of the stand by lin k. Lin k St ate Shows wh ether the r esilient l ink pair is o[...]

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    Using the Hub to Monitor Oth er Devices 4-37 Dele te Remov es the resilie nt link pair from the t able when an en try in the res ilience table is selected . If yo u de lete a n en tr y i n the re sili enc e tab le, t he curren t acti ve link rem ains en abled and the c urrent sta ndb y li nk is canc el led . If the ma in link f a i ls, the standby [...]

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    4-38 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R 2 In the Gen eral Info dial og box, choose the WorkGroup cate go r y . 3 In the Work Group M onito r pane l, clic k on Add . Quick C onfig Manag er displays t he Add Remote P oll dialo g box, as show n in F igure 4- 17 . 4 In the Add /Edit Rem ote Poll[...]

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    Additional Ma nagement 4-39 Wh en y ou ha ve added a d evi ce t o th e W orkG roup Monit or table , it s entry is co lor- coded: ■ Gre en — Device being polled and co mmuni cati ng. ■ Red — Device be ing polled but is not co mmuni cati ng. ■ Blue — Device n ot being polled by the hub . In th e Work Group Monito r panel: Ad dr es s Show [...]

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    4-40 C H A P T E R 4: M A N A G I N G Y O U R H U B U S I N G Q U I C K C O N F I G M A N A G E R 16710.bk : MANAGING.FRM Page 40 Tuesday, Oc tober 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    5 A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Thi s cha pte r des crib es th e ad di tion al ma nage me nt tasks yo u can per form using VT 100®. For an ove r view of th e manag ement you can per form and th e dif fer ent w ays y ou c an make a ma nagemen t conne ction to th e hub, see Chap ter 3 . Only the additio nal man agemen t scr[...]

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    5-2 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Scree n Comp onents The main par t o f a typical s creen contai ns several differ ent types of item. This t able gives an example of each c ompo nent, an d explai ns its u se: Componen t De scrip tion ◆ Enabled ◆ Choice Field T ext enclosed in m arkers is a list, from [...]

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    VT100 User Interface 5-3 Specia l Ke ystroke s As well as th e keyst rokes prev iously de scribe d , th ere are severa l other key strokes for co ntrolling the VT100 in terface. Th ese keystroke s allow y ou to mov e the c ursor a round the scree n, enter informa tion and move from one scre en to another : When you have finished entering or chan gi[...]

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    5-4 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Repeater , Unit and P or t Screens There a r e three leve ls at whi ch you can mana ge the hub u sing VT100: ■ Repea t e r — If yo u manage at Repeate r level, y ou are mana gin g or vie wing the de vice as a who le. Any stac k able pr oducts, f or example 3Com’ s Su[...]

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    S creen Map 5-5 Figure 5-1 VT100 Scr een Map 16710.bk : MANVT100.FRM Page 5 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    5-6 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Getting Started Th is s ec tion ex pl ain s l ogg in g o n to the VT 100 management f acility , d isplaying the ma in menu and logging off. Main Ban ner If you ar e usin g a V T10 0 te rmina l co nnect ed ( dir ectly or through m odems) to the consol e port, yo u need to p[...]

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    Getting Started 5-7 If you cannot see t he main banner or it displa ys incorrectly , it may be that: ■ Y our terminal is not configured as a VT100 terminal. Check that your term inal is set up to operate with the same pa rameters that the hub ’ s console p ort uses. The console port ’ s a utoconfigure option only operates if your terminal us [...]

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    5-8 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 If you are lo gging on fo r the first tim e (after installation or i nitialization), u se one of the default user names and passwords sh own in the followin g table. Th e user name to use depe nds on w hich access leve l you require: At the earliest op portunity, the syste[...]

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    Getting Started 5-9 Mai n Menu T he Ma in Men u, as s ho wn i n Figure 5-4 , is used fo r acce ssing the vario us VT100 screen s. Figure 5-4 Main Menu If you are usi ng the m anagem ent facilit y for the f irst time , w e suggest that yo u: ■ Set up logons for any othe r user s a nd ass ign each user an a pprop riate sec urity le vel. See “Conf[...]

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    5-10 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 C onfiguring an d V i ewing Setup Inform ation The Ma nagem ent S etup scre en, as sh own in Figure 5-5 , is u sed to con figure IP , IPX and SLIP parame ters for the hub. This sc reen also provi des access to other scree ns for you to set up traps and console po rt param[...]

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    Configurin g and Viewing S et up Information 5-11 SLIP A ddress SLIP (Serial L ine Inter net Protoc o l ) allows IP to run over the cons ole por t instead of the network . SLIP allows you to use out- of-band T elnet or SNMP manag ement, eith er locally or remote ly throug h a modem . SLIP operates wi th any valid IP addre ss. Th e default is 192.16[...]

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    5-12 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Stat us Ena bl ed / Disabled This field shows whether the data link protocol is enabl ed. C hoose Disa bled if you w ish to prevent acces s for any re ason, such as se cur ity co nside ratio ns. Data Link Pr otocol Th is fie ld show s t he na me o f the IPX da ta lin k la[...]

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    Co nnec ti ng a Mode m to t he C onso le P ort 5-13 IP or IPX Address Ente r the IP or IP X ad dre ss of the remot e network manage ment station to which SNMP traps shoul d be sent. Commu nity String The c ommunity string allo ws a ver y si mp le me th od o f aut hen tic ation bet we en th e hub and the rem ote net work mana gem ent stati on. Y ou [...]

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    5-14 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Figure 5-7 Conso le Port Se tup Scree n If you alte r the consol e port settin gs and s elect OK , yo u terminate any existi ng session using the conso le po rt . To avoid te rmin at ing th e ses sio n complet ely , ensure t hat the sett ings are cor rect and that the con[...]

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    Confi guring Loca l Security 5-15 Flow Control NONE / XON /XOF F / RTS - CTS Bidi rectiona l / RTS - CTS Uni directi onal Select t he flow contr ol option that corr esponds with yo ur ter m ina l or mod em . Sp eed Auto-Co nfig / 1200 / 2400 / 4800 / 9600 / 19200 Select the baud rate fo r your t ermina l or m odem. The hub can aut omatica lly confi[...]

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    5-16 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 The acce ss level s are defi ned as : ■ Monitor — This allows the user to v iew the essen tial oper ations of the hub and to establish whethe r o r not th e h ub is oper ating correctly . A user at thi s level cannot cha nge the ope rating paramet ers of the hub. ■ [...]

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    Configu ring Users 5-17 Configurin g Users Crea ting Us er s The Create User screen, as shown i n Figure 5-9 , is used t o add new use rs. This o ption is availa ble only for users w ith secu rity access l evel. Th ere can be up to 1 0 use rs, inc lu di ng th e thr ee de fa ult us ers . Up to three users c an co ncurre ntly ac cess t he man agem en[...]

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    5-18 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 Editing Users T he E dit User sc re en, a s s hown in F igure 5- 10 , is used to cha nge your own passw ord or communi ty string. This opti on is av ailable only for users with securit y access level. No user can di rectly change another user’ s password or community st[...]

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    Pollin g a Remote Devi ce 5-19 Dele ting U sers The Delet e Users screen, a s shown in Fi gu r e 5- 1 1 , is used to remove users from th e User List. The User List shows all o f the users c onfigured for th e hub. This option is av ailable only for users wit h securit y acces s level. Figure 5-11 D elete U sers Screen Select the use rs to delete f[...]

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    5-20 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 The O ffice Conne ct Hub 8 /TP M must have an IP or IPX address configured for it , to enable it t o receive responses from the device it is polling. T a rget Ad dres s Enter the IP or IPX add r e ss of the dev ice to pol l. If there are mu ltiple instances of th e Remote[...]

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    Downloading a Software Upgrade 5-21 Syste m Up T ime This field indic ates how long the hub has bee n runnin g since the last reset. Number of Resets This fiel d shows the total numb er of re sets since the hub was first instal led, or initial ized . Last Re set T ype This field i ndica tes t he cause of the last re set. Mana gement Mod ule Hardw a[...]

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    5-22 C H A P T E R 5: A D D I T I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T U S I N G VT100 inform ation throu gh a variet y of ser vice s. This appendix d escribes these services.” on page C-1 . The software download c an be perfo rmed through a serial connection (over SLIP) but it is much fa ster over the n et work. Fil e N am e Ent er th e nam e of the f il[...]

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    6 P R O B L E M S O L V I N G The Office Conne ct® H ub 8/T PM ha s been de signed to a id you when d etecting and solving pos s i ble problems wi th your network. These pr oblems are rarely ser ious, the cause is usually a disc onnected or damage d cabl e, or incorrect con figuration . If th i s chapter does not so lve your pr oblem, contact y ou[...]

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    6-2 C H A P T E R 6: P R O B L E M S O L V I N G Pr oblems Whe n Using Y our Hub P ower LED not lit . Check your power adapte r connection. If t here is sti ll no power , you may hav e a fault y power ad apter whi ch need s replac ing wit h anoth er O ffice Connec t po wer a dapte r . Do not use any othe r power a dapter with the hub. Alert LE D co[...]

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    Problems When Using Quick Config Manager 6-3 Pr oblems Whe n Using Quic k Config Mana ger Y ou cannot ac cess the hub . F or a su cce ssf ul loca l mana gem ent conne ctio n, you ne ed to use a stand ard nu ll modem cable, a nd have the hub’ s conso le port set t o 9600 bau d (or aut oconfigur ation enabl ed), th e serial co nnect ion typ e set t[...]

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    6-4 C H A P T E R 6: P R O B L E M S O L V I N G Check the settin gs on your ter minal or em ulator. The parity mu st be se t to ‘ non e ’ , th e stop bi t ‘ 1 ’ and t he chara cter si ze ‘ 8 ’ . T he ma nageme nt fa cil ity’ s autoc onfigurati on works only with speeds fr o m 120 0 to 19200 baud . The T elne t manageme nt st ation ca[...]

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    Problem s W hen Using an IP/IPX- ba sed Ma nage ment Ap plic ation 6-5 The IP/IPX-b ased manageme nt app lication can no lo nge r ac cess th e d evic e. Chec k that Community- SNMP access is e nabled, see “C o nfig uring Local Secur ity” on page 5-15 . Check that th e port through w hich yo u are try ing to acces s the h ub has not bee n disab [...]

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    6-6 C H A P T E R 6: P R O B L E M S O L V I N G 16710.bk : PROBSOLV.FRM Page 6 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    A D I M E N S I O N S , S T A N D A R D S A N D C A B L I N G Dime nsions and Opera ting Env ironmen t Fi gur e A -1 Dim ensions And Op erating Environm ent For The Hub BABT Approval (f or U.K . Users Only) The Of ficeConne ct® H ub 8/TP M is covered by Of tel Gener al Appro val, N S/G/12345/ J/100003, for in direct connec tion to a public telecom[...]

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    A-2 A P P E N D I X A: D I M E N S I O N S , S T A N D A R D S A N D C A B L I N G Cab l in g 10BASE-T Fig ur e A -2 Pin Numbering F or 10BASE-T Straight-through Fig ur e A -3 Straight-through 10BASE-T Cab ling Cro ssove r Fig ur e A -4 Crossover 10BASE-T C abling 16710.bk : DIMSNSTA.FRM Page 2 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    Cablin g A-3 C onsol e P ort Fi gur e A -5 Pi n Numb erin g Fo r Seri al Co nne ction Ex am ples of N ull Mod em Ca bl es Y ou C an U se Fi gur e A -6 Example Of Null M odem Cabli ng F or 9 Pi n W orkstat ion Fi gu re A- 7 Example O f Null Modem Cabling F or 25 Pin Workstation 16710.bk : DIMSNSTA.FRM Page 3 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    A-4 A P P E N D I X A: D I M E N S I O N S , S T A N D A R D S A N D C A B L I N G Mode m Cabl e Fig ur e A -8 Mode m Cabling For 25 Pin Mod em Mana gement Se ttings Y ou need to set your ma nag ement eq uipme nt to: ■ Character size — 8 ■ Stop bit — 1 ■ Pa rity — No ne 16710.bk : DIMSNSTA.FRM Page 4 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]

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    B IP A N D IPX A D D R E S S E S IP Addresses A worl d-wi de ne twork s uch as the I ntern et nee ds a glo bally-a ccepte d method of iden tifying individua l dev ice s (wo rk stati on s an d net wor k equ ipm en t). Dev ices on th e I nte rnet are assi gne d uni que addresse s. The Intern et then behaves lik e a virt ual net wo rk, u sin g the se [...]

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    B-2 A P P E N D I X B: IP A N D IPX A D D R E S S E S Obtaining a Network Number There are th ree organizat ions responsi ble for alloc ating ne twork number s. These details are corr ect at the time of printi ng, but ma y cha nge. USA - InterNIC, Network Soluti ons Att ent ion: InterNIC Registra tion Se rvices 505 H untmar P ark Dr ive Hern don V [...]

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    IP Address es B-3 Asia Paci fic Ne twor k In form ati on C e ntre (APN IC-DO M) Att ent ion: Asia Pa cif ic Ne twork Inf ormatio n Centre (APN IC-DOM ) c/o Compute r Centre University o f T okyo 2-11- 16 Y ay oi Bunkyo-ku , T o kyo 113 Japan Admi n. Contac t: Nakayama, M as aya (MN89) Te l e p h o n e : +81 3 38 12 2111 ext2 720 e-ma il: naka yama@[...]

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    B-4 A P P E N D I X B: IP A N D IPX A D D R E S S E S Cla ss A. The hig hes t ord er b it is set to 0, g ivi ng a seve n-bit net wor k numbe r an d a 24-bi t devi ce addre ss. Y ou can ha ve 125 networks wi th 16,777,214 dev ice s per ne two rk, and t he add res ses ar e in t he rang e 001.xx x.xxx.xxx to 126 .xxx.xxx. xxx (where xxx represe nts th[...]

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    IP Address es B-5 The bits of t he subnet m ask are set to 1 if the d evice should trea t the co rrespondi ng bit in the IP addr ess as par t of the original netw ork number or as part of the subn et numb er . Thes e bits in the m ask are se t to 0 if t he devic e should t reat th e bit as pa r t o f the dev ice nu mber , as sho wn in Figure B-1 . [...]

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    B-6 A P P E N D I X B: IP A N D IPX A D D R E S S E S IPX Addresses If you are usi ng the IPX p rotocol, the Office Connect ® Hub 8/TPM is allocate d an IPX addr ess automat ically by the local IPX rout er or NetW are F ile Server. This happens approximate ly 60 seconds after the hub is po wer ed up for t he fi rst t ime . Y ou sho uld n ever need[...]

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    C T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T 3Com provides ea sy access to tec hnical suppo rt informatio n through a v ariety of s er vices. This appe ndix descri bes these ser vi ces. Informatio n contained in this appen dix is correct at time o f publication . Fo r the very lat est, we reco mmen d that y ou acce ss 3Co m Corp oratio n’ s Wo rld Wid e Web[...]

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    C-2 A P P E N D I X C: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T Ac ces s by Di gi ta l M od em ISD N u sers c an dial in to 3Co mBB S us ing a dig ita l mo dem fo r fas t acce ss up to 56 K bps. T o acce ss 3C omBBS u sing I SDN, use the f ollowin g nu mber: 408 654 2 703 3ComFacts Autom ated Fax S er vice 3Co m Co rp orat io n’ s in tera cti ve fax s er [...]

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    Onlin e Technical Services C-3 3C omF oru m on C omp uServe Onl ine Servic e 3ComForum is a CompuS er ve-based ser vice cont ain- ing pat ches, software , drivers , and te chnical artic les about al l 3Com pr oducts, a s well as a messaging section for peer support. T o use 3C omForum, yo u need a CompuSer ve ac count . To u s e 3 C o m F o r u m :[...]

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    C-4 A P P E N D I X C: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T Support from Y our Network Su pp l ier If addit ional ass ist ance is r equi red , c ont act yo ur netwo rk supp lier. Many s upplie rs are aut horize d 3C o m s er vic e partners who ar e qualifie d to prov ide a varie ty of se rvi ces, incl uding networ k pl anning, insta llation, hardware ma[...]

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    Support fro m 3Com C-5 3Com B enelux B.V . Belgium Netherlands 32 2 725 0202 31 30 6029700 3Co m Canada Calgary Montreal Ottaw a Toronto Vancouver 403 26 5 3266 514 68 3 3266 613 56 6 7055 416 49 8 3266 604 43 4 3266 3Com Eu ropean HQ 49 89 627320 3Com F ran ce 33 1 69 86 68 00 3Co m GmbH Aus tri a Czech R epublic/Slov ak Re publ ic Ger man y (Cent[...]

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    C-6 A P P E N D I X C: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T Retur ning Pro duc ts f or Repair Before you sen d a product directly to 3Com for repa ir , you must f irst obta in a Retu rn Materia ls Author izatio n (RMA) num ber. Products sent to 3Com withou t RMA numbers will be ret urned to the sender unop ened, at the sen der ’ s expen se. T o obt ai[...]

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    I N D E X Nume rics 10BASE-2 1-2 , 2- 5 conn ecting hub s 2-9 segment 1-3 10BASE-T 1-2 , 2-4 , 2-5 , A-2 conn ecting hub s 2-10 3Com Bulle tin B oard S er vice (3 Com BBS) C-1 3Com sa les offices C-4 3Co m URL C-1 3ComF a cts C-2 3Co mForum C-3 A abou t network management 3-1 access le vels 5-17 manager 5-16 monit or 5-16 secure monitor 5-1 6 secur[...]

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    a modem to th e console port 5-13 managem ent 3-3 work stati ons 2-7 c onne ctin g hubs tog ethe r 2-8 using 10BASE-2 (Coax ) 2- 9 using 10BASE-T 2-10 con ne c tio ns checking 2-11 hub 2-5 work stati on 2-4 c onsol e port 3-4 , 5-13 , A-3 aut oconfi guratio n 5-1 5 changi ng the manage ment stati on’ s port 4- 3 enab ling/d isabl ing acc ess 5-16[...]

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    conn ecting to anothe r hub 2-8 connections 2-5 do uble- clic ki ng 4-12 gene ral inf orm atio n 4- 13 getting sta r ted 1-1 grap hi cal r epre sen tati on 4-7 , 4- 12 ini tiali zing 4-11 IP a ddress 4-7 managin g 3-2 moni toring o ther devices 4-37 port con figura tion 4- 25 positi oning 2- 5 probl ems 6-2 resettin g 4- 11 security 4- 28 siting 2-[...]

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    MIB I I dia log box 4-13 modem 1-4 , 5-13 , A-4 modem dia l-out 3-7 mo nitor fail ure 4-17 monito ring 4-18 other devices 4-37 mo unti ng 2-7 mu ltica st fr ame s 4-22 N Need T o Kn ow 4-28 NetW are fil e ser ver B-6 network 1-2 error rate 4-18 ex pandi ng C-1 glossary 1-2 loop 1-2 , 2- 8 managem ent 3-1 , 3-6 manager community str ing 5-13 operati[...]

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    re mote mana gement service 3-7 Rem ote Poll scre en 5-19 remote telnet acce ss 5-16 reseller supp ort tool 3-7 rese tting th e hub 4-11 resi lience 4-33 Res ilien ce dial og box 4-35 resi lient li nks 4-33 , 4-34 resta rt count 5-21 re turn ing pr odu cts f or re pair C-6 RJ45 1- 2 round trip 4- 39 rou nd trip tim e 5-20 rout er IP addr ess 4- 10 [...]

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    temp e ratur e A-1 Te r mi n a l 3-5 ter min al e mul ator 3- 3 , 3-5 connecting 3-5 ter min al spe ed 5-15 terminology 1- 2 tes tin g th e Al er t LE D 4-16 TF TP se rver a ddres s 5-22 th rot tle 5-13 too lon g erro rs 4-24 tota l errors 4-20 TP 1-2 T ra nscen d Qu ick Con figu ration Man ager 3-1 trap 4-26 Tr a p S e t u p s c r e e n 5-12 trap [...]

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    L I M I T E D L I F E T I M E W A R R A N T Y HARD WA RE: 3Co m war rants i ts ha rdware p roduc ts to b e free fr om defects in wor kmanshi p and mat erials , unde r normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase from 3Com or its Authorized Reseller: In tern etwo rking produ cts One yea r Netwo rk adapters Life[...]

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    W ARRANTIES EXCL US IVE: IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NO T OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY F OR BREACH OF THA T W ARRANT Y SHALL BE RE P AI R, RE PLA CEME NT , OR REF UND O F TH E PURCH ASE PRICE P AID, A T 3C OM’S OPT ION. T O THE FU LL EXTENT ALL OWED BY LA W , THE FOREGOI NG W ARRANTI ES AND REMEDIES ARE EX CLUSIVE AND AR E IN[...]

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    EMC S T A T E M E N T S FCC STA T EME NT: This eq uipment has be en teste d and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursua nt to par t 15 o f the FCC rules. Th ese lim its are desig ned to provide rea sonab le prote ctio n aga inst harm ful interference in a residential instal lation. This equipment genera tes, uses and [...]

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    16710.bk : EMCSTATE.FRM Page 128 Tuesday, October 7, 1997 11:38 AM[...]