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Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK STS16-20RM Installation And User Manual

Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK STS16-20RM Installation And User Manual (260 pages)

Token Ring Switches

Brand: Cabletron Systems | Category: Switch | Size: 2.76 MB

Table of Contents

Fcc Notice
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Industry Canada Notice
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Declaration of Conformity
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction

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- Figure 1. Smartstack STS16-20RM Token Ring Switch
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  - Figure 2. Smartstack STS16-20FRM Token Ring Switch
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  - Switching Technology
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    Switch of Switches
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    Switch of Servers
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    Switch of Hubs
    17
    
    Switch of Desktops
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    Switch of Floors and Buildings
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    Switch of Routers
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  - Front Panel Details
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    The MANAGEMENT Port
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    Figure 3. Location of Leds, Switches, and Connectors on STS16-20RM
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    Figure 4. Location of Leds, Switches, and Connectors on STS16-20FRM
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    Token Ring Ports
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    Switched Port Analyzer
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    Smartstack Interface Modules
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    Reset Button
    21
    
    System Request Button
    21
    
    Labels
    21
    
    Status and Activity Leds
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    Table 1. Status Leds and Their Meanings
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    Table 2. Stack-Link Leds and Their Meanings
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    Table 3. Port Leds and Their Meanings
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  - Back Panel Details
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  - Figure 5. the Back Panel
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  - Table 4. Back Panel Switches and Connectors
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  - Features and Specifications
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    Features
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    Specifications
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    Table 5. Capacity Specifications
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    Table 6. Performance Specifications
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    Table 7. Specifications of Physical Characteristics
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2 Switch Overview

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- Multiple Simultaneous Conversations
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- Figure 6. Multiple Conversations through a STS16-20RM or STS16-20FRM Switch
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- Low Latency
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- Address Management
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- Multiple Bridging Modes
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- Filtering
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- Congestion Control
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- Three Switching Modes
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  - Cut-Through
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  - Store and Forward
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  - Auto (Adaptive Cut-Through)
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- Token Ring Port Operation Modes
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- RI/RO-Like Connection
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- Transmission Priority Queues
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- Clearsession Support
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- Crosslink Connections
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- Spanning Tree Protocol Support
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- VLAN Support
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- Figure 8. a Switch Configured with Two Vlans
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- Dynamic Source Route Recovery
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- Figure 9. Example of Dynamic Source Route Recovery, Base Configuration
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- Figure 10. Example of Dynamic Source Route Recovery, Normal State
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- Figure 11. Example of Dynamic Source Route Recovery, Switch 1 Failed
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- Management
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  - Snmp
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  - Table 8. Supported Mibs
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  - Smartstack Manager for Windows
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  - Telnet Management and VT100 Management (Console)
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  - IBM LAN Network Manager
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- RMON Support
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- Table 9. Supported RMON Groups
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- Built-In Port Counters
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- Stackable Architecture
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  - Back-To-Back
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  - Internal Stacker
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  - External Stacker
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- Optional Redundant Power Supply
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3 Preparing for Installation

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4 Installation

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5 Accessing Switch Management

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- Overview
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- Connecting the Console
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6 Switch Configuration

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- General Guidelines
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  - Navigating Within the Menus
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- Main Menu
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- Configuration Menu
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- Switch Configuration Screen
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  - Stack Configuration Screen
    93
  - Module Information Screen
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- VLAN Configuration
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- IP Configuration Screen
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  - Bootp Requests and Parameters
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- SNMP Configuration Menu
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- Spanning Tree Protocol
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- Port Configuration Screen
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- Switched Port Analyzer Menu
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- Crosslink
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  - Figure 26. Setting up Crosslinks
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  - Crosslink Menu
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  - Crosslink Configuration Screen
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  - Setting up a Crosslink
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  - Current Crosslink Information Screen
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- Address Filtering
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  - Filters and Port Security Menu
    130
  - Configure Filters Screen
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  - Configure Port Security Mode Screen
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  - View Port Filters Screen
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  - Protocol Filters Menu
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  - Protocol Class Assignment Screen
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  - Port Filtering Attributes Screen
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- Address Aging
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  - Address Aging Menu
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  - Port Address Table Aging Screen
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  - Master Address Table Aging Screen
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- Password Menu
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- Console/Telnet Sessions
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  - Console Configuration Menu
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  - Serial Link Configuration Screen
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  - Creating a Console Session Using a Modem
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  - Stopping the Console Session
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  - Table 11. Modem Settings
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  - Telnet Configuration Screen
    148
  - Telnet Sessions Screen
    149
  - Starting the Telnet Session
    150
  - Stopping the Telnet Session
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  - Involuntary Termination of the Telnet Session
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- Syslog Daemon Screen
  152
- DSRR Configuration
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- Download/Upload Menu
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  - Serial Link Download Screen
    161
  - Tftp
    162
  - TFTP Download/Upload Screen
    163
- Reset Screen
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7 Monitoring the Network from the Console Statistics Menu

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- Statistics Menu
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- Switch Statistics Screen
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- Power Supply Information Screen
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- Port Status Screen
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- Port Statistics Menu
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  - General Statistics Screen
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  - 802.5 Statistics Screen
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  - 802.5 State Information Screen
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  - 802.5 DTR MAC Information Menu
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  - TXI Information Screen
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  - Station-Cport Information Screen
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- Address Tables Menu
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- VLAN Statistics
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  - VLAN Statistics Screen for CRF
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  - VLAN Statistics Screen for BRF
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- DSRR Status Screens
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  - DSRR Status Tables Screen
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  - DSRR Neighbor Table Screen
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  - DSRR Acting as Backup Table Screen
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- Diagnostic Test Results Screen
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- Message Log Information Screen
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- Display Summary Screen
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8 Monitoring the Network with SNMP

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- SNMP Setup
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- IP Configuration Screen
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- SNMP Configuration
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  - SNMP Configuration Screen
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  - Community Strings Screen
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  - Trap Receivers Screen
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  - List of Supported Traps from a Switch
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9 Monitoring Port Traffic

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- Switched Port Analyzer Screen
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10 Troubleshooting

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11 Getting in Touch with Technical Support

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- Problem Report Form
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Appendix A. Abbreviations

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Appendix B. Cable and Pin Information

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