Cisco Systems 1538 manual

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    T AKE O UT W HAT Y OU N EED C ONNECT THE H UB TO O THER N ETWORK D EVICES A SSIGN IP I NFORMATION TO THE H UB D ISPLAY THE W EB -B ASED H UB M ANAGER 1 2 3 4 Quick Start Guide C ISCO 1538 S ERIES M ICRO H UB 10/100 C ABLING AND S TART U P[...]

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    1 T ake Out What Y ou Need When you unpack the box that cont ains your Cisco 1538 Serie s Micro Hub, you should find the items shown below . If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Ci sco representative or reseller for suppo rt. Note: Y ou need to supply Category 3, 4, or 5 st raight-thro ugh or crossover cables to conn ect the hub to other[...]

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    2 Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices DOWN UP 5x MDI -X MDI LED ON OFF SPEED 100BaseTX 10BaseTX RATING 100-127 /200-240 V~ 0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz 1 6x 7x 8x 1x Cisco 1538M 2x 3x 10/100 4x CONSOLE 23 4 5 6 78 Maximum cable length: 328 ft (100 m) Ethernet cable (not supplied) 10/100 network por t (RJ-45) 10BaseT or 100BaseTX por t (RJ-45) Note: Use[...]

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    3 Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices (continued) DOWN UP 5x MDI -X MDI LED ON OFF SPEED 100BaseTX 10BaseTX RATING 100-127 /200-240 V~ 0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz 1 6x 7x 8x 1x Cisco 1538M 2x 3x 10/100 4x CONSOLE 23 4 5 678 RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable (supplied) RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter (supplied) Console port (RJ-45) P ower outlet Connect the [...]

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    4 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 setting s. Assign IP informatio n to the hub so that you can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager web-based inter face and so that the hub can communicate with lo cal routers and the intranet. Contact your [...]

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    5 Display the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager If you have the IP address to the hub, you can d isplay the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager from your intranet. Y ou can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager to configure and monitor the hub. 1 Start Netscape Comm unicat o r (4 .0 3 or hi gher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (4.01 or higher) . Make sure that Java and JavaScrip[...]

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