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    9033547 6H352-25 F ast Ethernet Installation Guide FAST ENET 6H352-25 GROUP GROUP SELECT RESET COM CPU 11X 1X G R O U P 1 23X 13X G R O U P 2 GROUP 3547_01[...]

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    NOTICE Enterasys Netw ork s and its lic ensors reserv e t he right to ma ke cha nges in sp ecif ication s and ot her inform ation c ontain ed in this doc ument witho ut prior notice. Th e reader should in a ll cases consult En te rasys Netwo rks to determine whether any such change s have been made. The hardw are, fir m ware, or softwa re described[...]

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    FCC NOTICE This de v ic e co mplies with P art 15 of the FCC rules. Ope rat ion is subject to th e follo wing two c ondit ion s : (1) t his de vice may not cause harmful i nterference, and (2) th is device must accept any interfe rence rece iv ed, includ ing int erference that may ca u se undesi re d operat ion . NOTE: This equipme n t has been tes[...]

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    ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This documen t is an agreement (“ Agreement”) between Y ou, the end use r, and Enterasys Networks, Inc. (“ Enterasys”) that sets fo rth your rights an d oblig ations with respect to the Enterasys so[...]

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    5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS . T he enclo sed Pro duct ( i) was de veloped solely at private expen se; (ii) contains “rest ricted computer software” submitte d with restricted rights in accordance with secti on 52.227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commerc ial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause an d its successors, and (iii)[...]

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    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appli ca tio n of C ou nc il Di re ct ive ( s) : 89/336 /EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Enterasys Network s, Inc. Manufactur er’ s Address: 35 Industrial Wa y PO Box 5005 Roches ter, NH 03867 European Re presentative Name: Mr. Jim S ims European Re presentati ve Address: Enterasys Networks Ltd. Nexus House, N ewbur[...]

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    Contents vii Contents Figures ......... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............... ..... ............... ix Tables.... .................... ............ .................... ................... ............. ................... ............. ....... ............... x ABOUT T[...]

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    viii Contents 2 NETW ORK RE QUIREM EN T S 2.1 Smar tT r unk Fe ature .... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ............. ...... 2-1 2.2 10BASE-T Ne twork ......................... ............. ................... ............. ................... 2-1 2.3 100BASE -TX Network ........ ............. .........[...]

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    Figu re s ix Figures Figure Pag e 1-1 The 6H352-25 Modu le..... ................... ............. .................... ............ .................... ............ 1-2 3-1 Installing the 6H35 2-25 into the MATRIX E7 Chass is ............... ................... ............. ...... 3-4 3-2 Installing the 6H35 2-25 into the SmartSwitc h 6000 Chassi[...]

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    x Ta b l e s Ta b l e P age 3-1 Contents of Modu le Carton .............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. 3-2 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs .................. ................... ............. .................... ............ .................... ...... 4-3 4-2 Troublesho oting Chec klist ..................... [...]

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    About This Guide xi About This Guide W elco me to th e 6H352-25 Fas t Et her net Ins tallation Guid e . This gui de d escribes th e 6H3 52-25 module and provides information concerning netw ork require m ents, i nstallation, a nd troub les hoot ing . Fo r info rmati on a b out how to use L ocal M ana geme nt t o configu re a n d man age the 6H 352-[...]

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    Stru cture of This Gu ide xii Abou t This Guide STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE This gui de is orga nized as fol l ows: This pre face pro vides prelimina ry information t o aid in using th is manual, li sts technology and user gui des tha t may hel p the use r set up and ma nage th e 6H352-25 , and g i v es ins truct ions o n ho w to get help f rom E ntera[...]

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    Document Conv entions About This Guide xiii DOCUMENT CON VEN TIONS The guide uses the follo wing con v entions: NOTE: Calls the reader ’ s atten tion to any item of inf ormati on that may be o f specia l impo r tance . TIP: Conv eys helpful hints c oncer ning pr ocedures o r actio ns. CAUTION: Contains i nf or ma tion ess ential to av oid da mage[...]

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    Getting H elp xiv Abo ut This G uide GETTING HELP F or additional support relate d to the module or t his document, c ontact us using o ne of the followin g met hods : Before c ontacting Enterasys Networks, have the followin g informati on ready: • Y our En terasys N etwor ks service cont ract number • A descri ption of the f ailure • A descr[...]

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    Introducti on 1-1 1 Intr oduction This chap ter introdu ces the 6H352-25 F ast Ether net switching modul e. The 6H352-25 module ( Fig ure 1-1 ) featur es 24 10B ASE-T /100B ASE-TX switched po rts connecte d via 24 RJ45 fr ont panel connect ors, and one High Spe ed Interfac e Module connector that al lows a n optional HSIM or VHSIM t o be installed [...]

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    1-2 Intro duction Figure 1-1 The 6H352-25 M odule FAST ENET 6H352-25 GROUP GROUP SELECT RESET COM CPU 11X 1X G R O U P 1 23X 13X G R O U P 2 GROUP 3547_01[...]

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    Connecti vity Introdu ction 1-3 1.1 CONNECTIVITY The 6H352-25 connects to E thernet netw orks or works tations throug h the front panel connectors. The ports support Unshi e lded T wisted P air (UTP) cabl es with an imped ance between 85 and 111 ohms at lengths up to 100 meters. The ports are IE EE 802.3 10B ASE-T and 100B ASE-TX comp lian t. 1.2 O[...]

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    Half-Dupl e x/Fu ll-Duplex A u to-Negotia tion 1-4 Intro duction 1.4 HALF-DUPLEX/FULL-DUPLEX A UTO-NEGOTIATION The f ixed f r ont panel port s on the 6H352-2 5 hav e the ability to a uto-neg otiate the port s’ mode of operat ion (half-dupl ex or full- duplex) between two d evices ac cording to the 8 02.3x standard. Durin g Au to-N egotiati on, t [...]

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    Broadc ast Suppre ssion Introdu ction 1-5 1.7 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION Broadcas t Suppres sion enabl es a user to se t a desire d limit of recei v e broadc ast frames per port/pe r second t o be forwar ded out the other ports on the mo dule. Any broadc ast frames a bov e this spec if ied limit ar e dro pped. In the e vent that bro adca st frames are b[...]

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    Flow Control 1-6 Intro duction 1.10 FLOW CONTR O L Flo w control i s a method of managin g the flo w of frames between two d evices. I t ensures th at a transmi tting de vice does not satur ate a recei ving de vice wit h data. This is accomplis hed by the transmi tting de vice pausing it s transmission whi le the recei ving de vice proc esses the f[...]

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    Distr ibuted Chass is Managemen t Introdu ction 1-7 1.13 DISTRIBUTED CHASSIS MANAGEMENT Install a ti on in the MA TRIX E7 Chassis From a manage m ent perspect ive, 6x3xx modules in the MA TRIX E7 chassi s can be managed separat ely by indi vidual IP addresses. An y modules in the MA TRIX E7 can be s e lected and managed, howe ver , no o verall syst[...]

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    Standa rds Comp atibil it y 1-8 Intro duction 1.16 STANDARDS COMPATIBILITY The 6H352-2 5 is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.1 D , and 802.1 Q standar ds. The 6H352-25 p r ovides IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree Al gorithm (ST A) support to enhance t he ov eral l reliabi lity of the networ k and protect against “l oop” condit [...]

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    Network Requirem ents 2-1 2 Netw ork Requirements Before i nstalling the 6H352-25, re view t he requiremen ts and specif ications referr ed to in this chap ter c o nce rning the fo llowing: • Sma rtTrunk ( Section 2.1 ) • 10B ASE-T T wisted Pa ir Network ( Section 2.2 ) • 100B ASE-T T wisted P air Network ( Se ction 2.3 ) The netw ork instal [...]

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    100BASE -TX Ne twork 2-2 Networ k Requiremen ts 2.3 100B ASE -TX NETW O RK The f ixed f r ont panel port s of the 6H352- 25 provide a c onnection that supports Cate gory 5 UTP cablin g. The de vice at the othe r end of the twis ted pair se gment must meet IEEE 802 .3u 100B ASE- TX Fast Ethernet networ k require ments for the de vices to opera te at[...]

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    Install ation 3-1 3 Installa tion This chapte r pro vides the ins tructions t o install the 6H352-25 mo dule. A Phillips s crewdr iv er is requir ed to install o ptions into the module. Fol low the order of the se ctions listed below to correc tly instal l the module. • Unpacking the 6H352-25 ( Section 3.1 ) • Instal ling Opti onal HSIMs, VHSIM[...]

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    Unpacking the 6H352-25 3-2 Insta llation 3.1 UNPACKING THE 6H352-25 Unpack the module as follo ws: 1. Open the bo x and remove the packing material protecting th e 6H352-25. 2. Verify t he contents of the carto n as listed in Table 3-1 . 3. Remove t he tape se al on the non-cond uctive bag to re move the 6H352-25. 4. Perform a visual inspect ion of[...]

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    Installi ng the Modu le into the MA TRIX E7 Chas sis Insta llatio n 3-3 3.3 INSTALLING THE MODULE INTO THE MA TR IX E7 CHASSIS The 6H352-25 can be insta lled in any of the slots th at are a vailab le. T o instal l a module, r efer to Figur e 3-1 and proceed as follo ws: 1. Remove t he bl ank pa nel co vering the slot in whi ch the module will be in[...]

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    Installi ng the Mod ule in to the MA TRIX E7 Cha ssis 3-4 Insta llation Figure 3-1 Installing the 6H352-25 into the MA TRIX E7 Chass is 3547_02 45 6 7 6C107 1 23 Backplane Connectors POWER OK/ REDUNDANCY FAN STATUS 6C207-1 ACON 1 0 AC ON POWER OK/ REDUNDANCY FAN STATUS 6C207-1 ACON 1 0 AC ON 6C407 Metal Back-Panel Circuit Card Card Guides Slot Numb[...]

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    Instal ling th e Module i nto the Sm ar tSwit ch Chassis Insta llatio n 3-5 5. Examine th e module for damage. I f any damage exists, DO NOT i nstall the module. Immedia tely contact Ent erasys Networks. Refer to Get ting Help , in About This Guide . 6. Locate t he slot guides t hat line up with the number of the s lot in which the m odule will be [...]

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    Installi ng the Mod ule in to the Smar tSwitch Cha ssis 3-6 Insta llation Figure 3-2 Installing the 6H352- 25 into the Sma rtSw itch 6000 Chass is 1 2 3 45 PS1 PS2 Slot Number 3547_03 Circuit Card Card Guides Metal Back-Panel Plastic Locking T ab Backplane Connector FAST ENET 6H352-25 GROUP GROUP SELECT RESET COM CPU 11X 1X G R O U P 1 23X 13X G R [...]

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    Connecti ng to the Ne twork Insta llatio n 3-7 3.5 CONNECTING TO THE NET WORK This sect i on provide s th e pr oce dur es f or c onnecting unsh iel de d twi sted pair (UTP) se gments from the net work or other de vice s to the 6H352-25. Ref er to the ap propriate manual if connecting a n optio nal H S IM or VHSIM to the networ k. For det ail s o n [...]

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    Connectin g to the Networ k 3-8 Insta llation Figure 3-3 Connecting a T wisted P air Segment to the 6H3 52-25 3. Verify that a link exi sts by checking t hat the port RX (Receive) LED is ON (f lashing amber, blinki ng green, or soli d green). If the RX LED is OFF and the TX (T ransmi t) LED is not blinki ng amber, perfor m the following s teps unti[...]

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    Connecti ng to the Ne twork Insta llatio n 3-9 Figure 3-4 Crosso ver Cable RJ45 Pinouts Figure 3-5 S traight-Thr ough Cable RJ45 Pinouts e. Ensure tha t the twi sted pair connection meets the dB loss and cable sp ecific ations out lined in the Cabling Gui de. Refer to About This Guide for info rma tion on obt ainin g this document. If a lin k is no[...]

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    Completin g the In stallati on 3-10 Inst allation 3.6 COMPLETING THE INSTALL ATION After i nstalling the 6H352-25 and makin g the connections to the netw ork, proceed a s follo ws: 1. If the chassis is installed in a rack that ha s strain-r elief bracket s, secure the cables by run ning the cab les along the strain-relief bracket and tyi ng them to[...]

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    T roubleshooting 4- 1 4 T r oubleshooting This chap ter pro vides informati on concerning the followi ng: • Using LANVIEW ( Secti on 4.1 ) • T roubleshoo ting Checklis t ( Section 4 .2 ) • Using the RESET Button ( Sectio n 4.3 ) 4.1 USING LANVIEW The 6H352-25 uses Enteras ys Networks’ built-i n visual diagnos tic and status monitoring syst [...]

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    Using LANVIEW 4-2 T roublesh ooting Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Ta b l e 4 - 1 describes th e LED indicati ons and pro vides rec omm ended ac tions as appr opriate. NOT E: The ter ms flashing , blinking , and solid used in Ta b l e 4 - 1 indic ate the following: Flashing indica tes an LE D is flashi ng randomly . Blinking indica tes an LE D is flas hin[...]

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    Using LA NVIEW T roublesh ooting 4-3 T able 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs LED Color State R ecommended Action CPU Of f Po wer of f. Ensure chas sis has adequate power . Red Blinking . Hardwa re fai lure has occu rred. Con tact En tera s ys Ne twor ks for techn ica l support. Solid . Res etting, normal power up reset. If the LED r emains re d for se v eral m inu[...]

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    Using LANVIEW 4-4 T roublesh ooting TX (T ransmit) Of f P ort enabled, and no activity . Should f lash green e very tw o seconds indica ting BPDUs bein g sent if ST A is enab led and there is a v alid link. 1. Ensure tha t the STA is ena bled and that there is a valid lin k. 2. Contact Ente rasys Network s for techni cal support. Green Flas hing . [...]

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    T roublesh ooting Che cklist T roublesh ooting 4-5 4.2 T ROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST If the 6H352- 25 is not worki ng properly , refer to Ta b l e 4 - 2 for a checkl ist of problems, p ossible causes, a nd recommended ac tions to resolv e the pro blem. T able 4-2 T roubleshooting Checklist Prob lem P o ssible Cause Recommended Action All LEDs are OFF [...]

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    T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-6 T roublesh ooting Cannot cont act the 6H352-25 through i n-band management. IP address not assigned. Refer to the MA TRIX E7 Serie s and SmartSwitc h 6000 Series Mod ules Local Manageme nt User’ s Guide for t he IP ad dress assign ment pro cedure. Port is di sabled. Enable port . Refer to the MA TRIX E7 Series and [...]

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    Using the RE SET Button T roublesh ooting 4-7 4.3 USING THE RESET BUTTO N The RESET b utton sho wn in Figure 4- 2 resets a nd re-initial izes the 6H352 -25. Figure 4-2 RESET Button CAUTION: Pressi ng the RES ET button re sets the d evice, and all c urrent switching being per f ormed by the m odule is halted. A network downtime of up to two minutes [...]

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    Usi ng the RE SET Butt on 4-8 T roublesh ooting T o reset the 6H352- 25, press and rel ease the RESET b utton. The 6H352- 25 goes through a reset process f or approximately 60 seconds . Add it io nal do wntime may r esu lt as the module r eenters th e net work. NOT E: P ressing th e RESET button wh ile the 6H3 52-25 is al ready i n reset mod e is n[...]

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    Spec ificati ons A-1 A Spe cifi cations This appe ndix prov ides operating s pecific ations for t he Enterasys Netw orks 6H352-25 m odule. Ente rasys Network s rese rves the right to cha nge th e spe cificat io ns at a ny time w it hout n otice . T able 1-1 Specifications for the 6H352-2 5 Module Item Specification I/O P orts Ports 1 through 24 F a[...]

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    COM P or t Pinout Assign ments A-2 Specifi catio ns A.1 COM P ORT PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS The COM port is a serial c ommunications port that supports L ocal Management or connection to a UPS. Ta b l e A - 2 shows t he COM port pin as signments. En vironment al Operati ng T emperat ure 5°C to 40°C (41°F t o 104°F) -30°C to 7 3°C (-22°F to 164°F) [...]

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    Regulator y Complia nce Specifi cations A-3 A.2 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE This equi pment meets the fo llowi ng safety and electromagnetic compa tibility (EMC) requir ements: Safety: UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, 73/23/EEC, EN 6 0950, and IEC 950 Electr omagnetic Compatibility (EMC): FCC P art 15, CSA C108 .8, 89/336/EEC, EN 55022, EN 61000-3- 2, EN 6100[...]

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    Mode Sw itch B ank Setting s and O ptions B-1 B Mode Switch Bank Settings an d Options This appe ndix cov ers the foll owing i tems: • Required tools ( Section B.1 ) • Locatio ns, functions, and settings f or the mode swit ches ( Section B.2 ) • Upgrading FLASH memory ( Section B.3 ) B.1 REQUIRED T OOLS Use the f ollo w ing too ls to perform [...]

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    Setting th e Mode Switches B-2 Mode Sw itch Ba nk Settin gs and O ptions B.2 SETTING THE MODE SWITC HES Figure B- 1 shows the location of the mode switches and the switch se ttings for n ormal operation. These swi tches are set a t the factor y and rarely nee d to be changed. Switch de finitio ns and positions are as foll ows: • Switches 1 throug[...]

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    Setting th e Mode Switches Mode Sw itch Ban k Set tings and Opti ons B-3 • Switch 6 – Force d BootP . DO NOT attempt a Forced BootP unles s a BootP server ha s been config ured for the modul e. The BootP serv er reference s the locati on of a stat i on act in g as a Tri vi al File Trans fe r Pro tocol (TFTP) ser ver containing the module image [...]

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    FLASH Memor y Upgrade B-4 Mode Sw itch Ba nk Settin gs and O ptions B.3 FLASH MEMOR Y UPGRADE FLASH memory upgrade is a va ilable for th e SmartSwitch to e xpand from 8 to 1 6 MB . This secti on explains h ow to l ocate and add/re place the FLASH memor y . For de tails on get ting help, refer t o Getting Hel p , in About T his Guid e . B.3.1 Locati[...]

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    FLASH Mem or y Upgrade Mode Sw itch Ban k Set tings and Opti ons B-5 B.3.2 Installing the FLASH Memory T o install a FLASH mem ory , refe r to Figure B- 3 and proceed as follo ws: 1. With the F LASH memory orient ed as shown in Figur e B-3 , insert the FLASH memory down between the conn ect or. 2. Pivot th e FLASH memory downwar d so the connect or[...]

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    Installi ng Optio nal HSIM o r VHSIM I nterface Modules B-6 Mode Sw itch Ba nk Settin gs and O ptions B.4 INSTALLING OPTIONAL HSIM OR VHSIM INTERFACE MODULES Figure B- 4 sh o ws the lo cation of the tw o c onnectors fo r a n opt io nal HSIM or VHSIM. Dependi ng on the HSI M or VHSIM installe d, one or both conne ctors are used. Figure B-4 HSIM and [...]

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    Index-1 Inde x Numerics 100BASE-TX requirem ents 2-2 10BA SE-T requirem ents 2-1 802.1 p Port Prio rity introduction to 1-6 A Auto-Negot iation 1-4 B Broadc ast Su ppressi on introduction to 1-5 C Cable specifications 100BASE- TX network 2-2 10BASE-T network 2-1 COM port pin as s ig nm ent s A-2 Connect ing to the netwo rk 3-7 Connect ivity introdu[...]

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    Index-2 M Manag em ent use of 1-7 Mode Switch setting B-2 Module features 1-1 Module Installatio n 3-3 P Pinou ts crossover 3-9 straig ht-t hroug h 3-9 Port redirect functi on introduction to 1-5 R Receive LEDs viewing of 4-1 Redirect fu nctions port and VLAN introduction to 1-5 Regulator y Compliance A-3 Relat e d manua ls xii Remote Monitoring (R[...]