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    2H258-17R Smar tSwitch 2200 Installation User’ s Guide 2H258-17R COM PWR CPU RESET RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX 123456 8 91 0 1 5 1 6 11 12 14 13 7 FAST ETHERNET WORKGROUP SWITCH 9033068-01[...]

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    NOTICE Enterasys Networks reserv es the right to mak e changes in specif ications and other informati on contained in this document and its web site without p rior not ice. The reader should in all cases c onsult Enterasys Networks to determine whether any such changes ha ve been made. The hardware, fi rmware, or softwa re described in th is docume[...]

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    INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limi ts for radio noise emissions from digit al apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulati ons of th e Canadian Depa rtment of Communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pa s de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applica bles aux appareil[...]

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    ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC. PROGRAM LICEN SE AGREEMENT BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This document is an agree ment (“ Agreement”) between the e nd user (“Y ou”) and Enterasys Networks, Inc. on behalf of itself and its Af filiates (as her einafter de f ined) (“Enterasys”) that [...]

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    3. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed under the laws and in the state and federal courts of New Hampsh ire without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts. None of the 1980 United Nati ons Convention on Contracts for the International Sale o[...]

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    8. AUDIT RIGHTS. You hereby acknowledge that the intellectual property rig hts associated with the Program are of critical value to Enterasys and, acco rdingly, You hereby agree to maintain co mplete books, records and accounts showing (i) license fees due and paid, and (ii) the use, copying and deployment of the Pr ogram. You also grant to Enteras[...]

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    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Coun cil Directi v e(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Enterasys Networks, Inc. Manufacturer’ s Address: 35 Industrial Way PO Box 5005 Rochester, NH 03866-5005 European Representati ve Address: Enterasys Networks Ltd. Nexus House, Newbury Business Park London Road, Newbury Berkshire RG14 2PZ,[...]

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    Contents vii Contents Figures ......... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. .......... ........... ix Tables..... ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. . x ABOU[...]

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    viii Contents 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 Unpacking the De vice ......................... ................ ............. ............. ............. ..... 3-2 3.2 Installing Options ....... ............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. .. 3-2 3.3 Installing the Device .. ................ ............. ............[...]

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    Figures ix Figure Pa g e Figures 1-1 The 2H258-17R Sm artSwitch 2 200 ............... ............. ............. ................ ............. ........... 1-1 3-1 Tabletop or She lf Installatio n ......... ............. ............ ............. ................. ............ ............. .. 3 -4 3-2 Attaching the Stra in-Relief Brack et ......[...]

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    x Ta b l e s Ta b l e Pa g e Ta b l e s 3-1 Contents of 2H258-17R Carton ........... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. .....3-2 4-1 LANVIEW LE Ds ............... ................. ............. ............ ................. ............. ............ .........4-2 4-2 Troublesho oting Check list .... .........[...]

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    About This Guide xi About This Guide W elcome to the 2H258-17R SmartSwitch 2200 Installation User’s Guide . This gui de describes the 2H258-17R SmartSwitch 2200 d e vice and pro vides information concernin g network requirements, installation, and troubleshootin g. F or information about ho w to use Local Management to conf igure and manage the 2[...]

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    Related Documents xii About This Guide Chapter 4 , T roubleshooting , describes the function of the L ANVIEW LEDs, which can help to quickly diagnose netwo rk/operational problems. Appendix A , Specif ications , contains information on functiona lity and operatin g specif ications, connector pinouts , en vironmental requirements, and physical prop [...]

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    Document Con v entio ns About This Guide xiii The HSIM-W6 Installation Guide , the HSIM-W84 Installation Guide , an d the W AN Series Local Management User’ s Guide are included on the QuickSET CD-R OM and, along with the other manuals listed abov e, can be obtained from the W orld Wide W eb in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) at the [...]

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    Introduction 1-1 1 Intr oduction This chapter introduces the 2H258-17R SmartSw itch 2200 de vice and pro vides information ab out ho w to obtain additional supp ort from Enterasys Networks. 1.1 OVERVIEW The 2H258-17R ( Figure 1-1 ) is a standalone device with 16 100B ASE-FX f iber optic MT -RJ switched ports and 1 slot for an optional High Speed In[...]

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    Overview 1-2 Introductio n The 2H258-17R is used to co nnect individual high-bandwidth user devices, such as workstations, or to provide a central switching point for mu ltiple 100-Mbps F ast Et hernet se gments. The optional HSIMs pro vide high speed u plinks to network ing technologies such as Fast E thernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber Distrib uted [...]

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    Ov erview Introductio n 1-3 The RAD requests start at an interval of 1 per second. The interv a l then doubles after e very transmission until an interv al of 300 seconds i s reach ed. At this point, the interv al remains at 300 seconds. The RAD requests continue until an IP address is receive d from a RARP or BootP server , or an IP address is ent[...]

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    Overview 1-4 Introductio n 1.1.6 Br oadcast Suppression Broadcast Suppression enables a user to set a desi red limit of receiv e broadcast frames per port/per second to be forwarded ou t the other ports on the de vice. Any broadcast frames abo ve this specified li mit are dropped. In the e v ent that br oadcast frames are being suppressed, multicas[...]

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    Ov erview Introductio n 1-5 1.1.9 Flow Contr ol Flo w control is a method of managing the flo w of fram es between two devices. It ensures that a transmitting de vice does not ov erwhelm a recei ving de vice with data. This is accomplished by the transmitting de vice pausing its transmission wh ile the recei ving device processes the frames already[...]

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    Overview 1-6 Introductio n 1.1.12 Management Management of the 2H258-17R is accomplished using SNMP compliant management tools for in-band Local Mana gement. Out-o f-band Local Management is pr ovided through the RJ45 COM port on the front panel us ing a VT100 terminal or a VT10 0 terminal emulator . In-band remote management is possible through an[...]

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    Getting Help Introductio n 1-7 1.1.17 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs LANVIEW diagnostic LEDs serve as an important troubleshooting aid b y providing an easy way to observ e the status of ind i vidual ports an d ov erall network operatio ns. 1.2 GETTING HELP For addi tional support related to the module or this document, contact Ente rasys Networks using o[...]

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    Network Requirem ents 2-1 2 Netw ork Requirements Before installing the 2H258-17R, re view the requirements and spec if ications referred to in this chapter concerning the following: • SmartT runk ( Section 2.1 ) • 100B ASE-FX T wisted Pair Network ( Section 2.2 ) The network installation must meet the requiremen ts to ensure satisfactory perfo[...]

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    Installation 3-1 3 Installation This chapter provides the instru ctions required to install the 2H258-17R. A Phillips scre wdri v er is required to install options into the de vice or inst all the device into a rack. F ollo w the order of the sections listed belo w to co rrectly install the de vice. • Unpacking the Device ( Section 3.1 ) • Inst[...]

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    Unpacking the De vice 3-2 Installation 3.1 UNPACKING THE DE VICE Unpack the device as follo ws: 1. Open the box and remove the p acking material protectin g the 2H258-17R. 2. Verify the contents of the carton as listed in Table 3-1 . 3. Remove the tape seal o n the non-conductive bag to remov e the 2H258-17R. 4. Perform a visual inspection of the d[...]

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    Installing the De vice Installation 3-3 3.3 INSTALLING THE DEVICE The 2H258-17R may be installed on a tabletop , shelf, or in a 19-inc h rack. Section 3.3.1 describes a tabletop or shelf installation and Section 3.3.2 describes the rackmount installation. 3.3.1 T abletop or Shelf Installation The follo wing two subsections provide guideli n es for [...]

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    Installing the De vice 3-4 Installation Figure 3-1 T abletop o r Shelf In stallation 3.3.2 Rac kmount Installation T o install the 2H258-17R in a 19-inch rack, Enterasys Netw orks includes a strain-relief brack et for cable management and an accessory kit containi ng the rackmount brackets, and mounting scre ws to attach the rackmount brackets and [...]

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    Installing the De vice Installation 3-5 Installation Rack mounting the 2H258-17R in volves the follo wing: • Attaching the strain-relief bracket • Rack mounting the 2H258-17R (attaching the moun ting brackets and fastening the de vice to the rack) Attaching the Strain-Relief Brac ket Attach the strain-relief bracket to the 2H258-17R as follows:[...]

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    Installing the De vice 3-6 Installation Rack Mounting the 2H258-17R Proceed as follo ws to install th e 2H258-17R into a 19-inch rack: 1. There are several mounting holes in the rack mount brackets and the bottom of the chassis so that each mounting brack et may be adjusted forward or backward to mount the device further into, or out of the rack, d[...]

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    Installing the De vice Installation 3-7 Figure 3-4 Installing the De vice in a Rac k 3.3.3 Connecting P ower T o connect the 2H258-17R to th e po wer source s, proceed as f ollo ws: 1. Plug each power cord into a grounded wall outlet, see Figure 3-5 . To take advantage of the load sharing and redundancy capabilities, each power cord must be plugged[...]

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    Connecting to the Network 3-8 Installation Figure 3-5 2H258-17R Rear View 2. Observe the LANVIEW LEDs. After a successful boot, the PWR LED turns ON (green). If the PWR LED is amber, there is no power redundancy. Check the po wer cord connections and the power source. If there are no problems with the power co rd connections or power source and the[...]

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    Connecting to th e Netw ork Installation 3-9 Each fiber optic li nk consists of two f iber optic st rands within the cable: the transmit (TX) and the receiv e (RX). The transmit strand from a 2H258-17 R port connects to the recei ve port of a fiber optic Fast Ethernet de vice at the other end of the segment. The receiv e strand of the applicable po[...]

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    Connecting to the Network 3-10 Installation Figure 3-6 Fiber Optic Connect ion 3. Plug the other end of the cable into the approp riate port on the other device. Some cables may be terminated at the other end with two separate connectors, on e for each fiber optic strand. In this case, ensure that the tran smit fiber optic strand is connected to th[...]

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    Completing t he Installation Installation 3-11 3.5 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION After installing the 2H258-17R and any optional HS IM or VHSIM, and making the connections to the network, proceed as follo ws: 1. Secure the cables by running the cables along the strain-relief bracket and tying them to the strain-relief bracket using cable ties. 2. The[...]

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    T roubleshooting 4- 1 4 T r oubleshooting This chapter provides information concerning the follo wing: • Using LANVIEW ( Section 4.1 ) • T roublesho oting Checklist ( Section 4.2 ) • Using the RESET Button ( Section 4.3 ) 4.1 USING LANVIEW The 2H258-17R uses Enterasys Network s’ built-in visual diagn ostic and status monitoring system calle[...]

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    Using LANVIEW 4-2 T roubleshooting Ta b l e 4 - 1 describes the LED indications and provid es recommended actio ns as appropriate. Refer to the HSIM or VHSIM user’ s guide fo r a description of the HSIM or VHSIM LED indications. NOTE: The terms flashing , blinking , and solid used in Ta b l e 4 - 1 indicate the f ollowing: Flashing indicates an L[...]

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    Using LANVIEW T roubleshootin g 4-3 CPU Off Po wer off. Po wer up de vice. Red Blinking . Hardware failure has occurred. Contact Enterasys Networks for assistance. Solid . Resetting, normal po wer up reset. If the LED remains red for se veral minutes, contact Enterasys Netw orks for assistance. Amber Blinking . Crippled. Contact Enterasys Networks [...]

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    T rou bles hooting Chec klist 4-4 T roubleshooting 4.2 T R OUBLESHOOTING CHEC KLIST If the 2H258-17R is not working prop erly , refer to Ta b l e 4 - 2 for a checklist of possible problems, causes, and recommende d actio ns to resolv e the problem. TX (T ransmit) Of f Port enabled, an d no acti vity . Should flash green every two seconds indi catin[...]

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    T r oub leshooting Che ckl ist T roubleshootin g 4-5 No Local Management Passw ord screen. Autobaud is enabled, but the baud rate has not yet been detected. Press ENTER (RETURN) (may take up to four times). T e rminal setup is not correct. Refer to the SmartSwitc h Series 2E253, 2H252, 2H253, and 2H258 Loca l Management User’ s Guide for proper s[...]

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    T rou bles hooting Chec klist 4-6 T roubleshooting Cannot contact the 2H258-17R through in-band management. IP address not assigned. Refer to the SmartSwitch Series 2E253, 2H252, 2H253, an d 2H258 Local Management User’ s Guide for IP address assignment proce dure. Port is disabled. Enable port. Refer to the SmartSwitch Series 2E253, 2H252, 2H 25[...]

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    T r oub leshooting Che ckl ist T roubleshootin g 4-7 User parameters (IP address, De vice and Module name, etc.) were lost when the 2H258-17R po wer was cycled or the front panel RESET button was pressed. 1. Position of Mode switch (7), NVRAM Reset, was changed sometime before either cycling po wer or pressing the RESET button, causing the user-ent[...]

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    Using the RESET Button 4-8 T roubleshooting 4.3 USING THE RESET BUTTON The RESET b utton sho wn in Figure 4-2 resets and re-initia lizes the 2H258-17R. Figure 4-2 RESET Button T o reset the 2H258-17R processor , press and release the RESET b utton. The 2H258-17R goes through a reset process for approximately 60 se conds. Additional do wn time may r[...]

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    Specifications A-1 A Specifications This appendix provides operating specif ica tions for the En terasys Networks 2H25 8-17R. Enterasys Networks reserves the right to change these specif ications at an y time without notice. A.1 DE VICE SPECIFICATIONS A.2 PH YSICAL PROPERTIES Processors: Intel i960 RISC processor Po wer PC Dynamic Rand om Access Me[...]

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    Electrical Specifications A-2 Specifications A.3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS A.4 EN VIRONMENTAL REQUIREMEN TS A.5 INPUT/OUTPUT P OR TS Line Input Range, V olts (V ac): 100–125 V ac 200–240 V ac Input Current, Amperes (A): 2.3 A 1.2 A Frequenc y , Hertz (Hz): 50/60 Hz 50/60 Hz Input Po wer , V olt Amperes (V A): 250 V A 250 V A Operating T emperat[...]

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    COM P or t Pinout Assignments Specifications A-3 A.6 COM P OR T PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS The COM port is a serial commun ic ations port that supports Local Management or connection to a UPS. Ta b l e A - 1 sho ws the COM port pin assignments. A.7 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE This equipment meets the fo llo wing safety and electrom agnetic compatibility (EMC) re[...]

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    Optional Installat ions and Mode Switch Bank Setting s B-1 B Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings Th e t o p c over mu st b e r em ove d t o g ai n a c ce s s t o the mode bank switche s, to install optional FLASH or DRAM Single In-line Me mory Modules (SIMMs), or to install an optional High Speed Interface Module (HSIM) or V ery Hi[...]

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    Removing the Chassis Cov e r B-2 Optional In stallations and Mod e Switch Bank Settings B.2 REMO VING THE CHASSIS CO VER This section describes ho w to rem o ve th e 2H258-17R chassis co v er . ELECTRICAL HAZARD: DO NO T REMO VE THE CO VER FROM THE 2H258-17R WHILE PO WER IS APPLIED T O THE UNIT . HAZARDOUS V O L T AGES ARE PRESENT AND COULD CA USE [...]

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    Removing the Chassis Cov er Optional Installatio ns and Mode Switch Bank Settings B-3 T o remove the chassis cov er , proceed as follows: 1. Disconnect the 2H258-17R from the network as follo ws: a. Unplug both power cords from the rear of the chassis. b. Disconnect all network cables attached to the 2H258-17R. 2. If the 2H258-17R is rack mounted, [...]

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    Removing the Chassis Cov e r B-4 Optional In stallations and Mod e Switch Bank Settings Figure B-1 Removi ng the Chassi s Cove r 2504-30 Note: If the device was rack mounted, the four screws fastening the cover to the front panel are removed and installed along with the rackmount brackets. Chassis Front Panel Screws (4) Chassis Cover[...]

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    Setting the Mode Switches Optional Installatio ns and Mode Switch Bank Settings B-5 B.3 SETTING THE MODE SWITCHES Figure B-2 sho ws the location of the mo de switches and the switch se ttings for normal operation. These switches are set at the factory and rarely need to be changed. Switch definitions and positions are as follo ws: • Switches 1 th[...]

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    Setting the M ode Switches B-6 Optional In stallations and Mod e Switch Bank Settings • Switch 6 – Forced BootP . DO NOT attempt a Forced BootP un less a BootP server has been configured for the 2H258-17R. The BootP server references the location of a sta tion acting as a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server containing the 2H258-17R ima[...]

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    SIMM Upgrade Optional Installatio ns and Mode Switch Bank Settings B-7 B.4 SIMM UPGRADE Memory upgrade is av ailable for the 2H25 8-17R to expand its DRAM to 32 MB. This section explains ho w to locate and add/replace a Single In-l ine Memory Module (SIMM). F or information on the av ailable SIMM upgrades , call Enterasys Networks. For de tails on [...]

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    SIMM Upgr ade B-8 Optional In stallations and Mod e Switch Bank Settings B.4.2 Installing the DRAM SIMM T o install a DRAM SIMM, refer to Figure B-4 and proceed as follows: 1. With the SIMM alignment notc h oriented as shown in Figure B-4 , insert the SIMM down between the connector teeth. 2. Pivot the SIMM downward so the connector clips align wit[...]

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    Installing Optional HSIM or VHSIM Interface Modules Optional Installatio ns and Mode Switch Bank Settings B-9 B.5 INSTALLING OPTIONAL H SIM OR VHSIM INTERFACE MODU LES Figure B-5 sho ws the location of the two conn ectors for an optional High HSIM or VHSIM. Depending on the HSIM or VHSIM installe d, on e or both connectors are used. Figure B-5 HSIM[...]

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    Index-1 Inde x Numerics 100BASE-T requirements 2-1 2H258-17R description of 1-1 front panel 1-1 802.1p Port Priority introduction to 1-5 B Broadcast Suppres sion introduction to 1-4 C Cable specifications 100BASE-FX netw ork 2-1 Chassis cover, removal of B-2 COM port pin assignments A-3 Connecting to the network 3-8 Connectivity introduction to 1-2[...]

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    Index-2 M Management use of 1-6 Memory upgrading B-7 Mode Switch setting B-5 N Network connections 3-8 P Physical properties A-1 Port redirect functi on introduction to 1-4 Power connection 3-7 R Redirect functions port and VLAN introduction to 1-4 Regulatory Compliance A-3 Related manuals xii Remote Monitoring (RMON) introduction to 1-3 RESET butt[...]