Cabletron Systems Spectrum EMM-E6 User manual

EMM-E6

USER’S

GUIDE

EMM-E6

ETHERNET

EPIM-A PWR

STBY

RCV

XMT

CLN

D C B A

CPU

RESET

EPIM-A PWR

LNK YEL STB DSR LNK

T1/FT1

TST RED SYN CTS TST

SYNC

BRIM-WT1 BRIM-A100

STY

LNK

XMT

RCV

BRIM-F6

CABLETRON SYSTEMS, P.O. Box 5005, Rochester, NH 83866-5005

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EMM-E6 User’s Guide

NOTICE

Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in speciﬁcations

and other information contained in this document without prior notice.

The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine

whether any such changes have been made.

The hardware, ﬁrmware, or software described in this manual is subject to

change without notice.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR

ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO

LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS

MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, EVEN IF

CABLETRON SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, KNOWN, OR

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.



Cabletron Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 5005, Rochester, NH 03866-5005

Printed in the United States of America

Part Number: 9031515 July 1995

LANVIEW

and

SPECTRUM

are registered trademarks, and

ESXMIM,

ESXMIM-F2, EMM-E6, EMME, IRM

MMAC

TPMIM, TPRMIM,

THN-MIM, CXRMIM, FOMIM, FORMIM, TPXMIM,TPT, FOT-F,

TMS-3, LANVIEW

SECURE

, BRIM, FPIM, APIM,

and

EPIM

are

trademarks of Cabletron Systems, Inc.

Windows

is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

VT220

VT320, VT100

and

DECNet

are trademarks of Digital

Equipment Corp.

i960

is a trademark of Intel Corp.

AppleTalk

is a registered trademark ofApple Computer, Inc.

Ethernet

is a trademark of Xerox Corp.

CompuServe

is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.

Printed on recycled paper.

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FCC NOTICE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment uses, generates, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and if not installed in accordance with the operator’s

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause

interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

WARNING:

Changes or modiﬁcations made to this device which are not

expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void

the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

DOC NOTICE

This digital apparatus does not exceed the ClassA limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference

Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques

dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A

prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le

ministère des Communications du Canada.

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NOTICE

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VCCI NOTICE

This equipment is in the Class I Category (information equipment to be

used in commercial and/or industrial areas) and conforms to the standards

set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information

Technology Equipment (VCCI) aimed at preventing radio interference in

commercial and/or industrial areas.

Consequently, when used in a residential area or in an adjacent area

thereto, radio interference may be caused to radios and TV receivers, etc.

Read the instructions for correct handling.

CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC.

PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT:

Before utilizing this product, carefully read this

License Agreement.

This document is an agreement between you, the end user, and Cabletron

Systems, Inc. (“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations

with respect to the Cabletron software program (the “Program”)

contained in this package. The Program may be contained in ﬁrmware,

chips or other media. BY UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT,

YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF

THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE LICENSEAND THE

LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.

IFYOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,

PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNUSED PRODUCT TO THE PLACE OF

PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND.

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CABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE

1. LICENSE. You have the right to use only the one (1) copy of the

Program provided in this package subject to the terms and conditions

of this License Agreement.

You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program

except as permitted by the Copyright Act of the United States or as

authorized in writing by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer,

decompile, or disassemble the Program.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be interpreted

and governed under the laws and in the state and federal courts of

New Hampshire.You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of

the New Hampshire courts.

BELLCORETESTING INFORMATION

This product has been tested by Bellcore and found to comply with the

following Bellcore Standards:

1. TR-NWT-000063: Network Equipment Building System (NEBS)

Generic Equipment Requirements

2. GR-1089-CORE: EMC and Electrical Safety Generic Criteria for

Network Telecommunications Equipment.

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NOTICE

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EXCLUSION OFWARRANTY AND

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

1. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be speciﬁcally

provided by Cabletron in writing, Cabletron makes no warranty,

expressed or implied, concerning the Program (including Its

documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN

THOSE SUPPLIED TOYOU BY CABLETRON IN WRITING,

EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT

LIMITEDTO IMPLIEDWARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY

AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH

RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING

WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING

HARDWARE.

2. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO

EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE

FORANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT

LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS,

BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS

INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,

OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS) ARISING OUT

OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON

PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF

THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME

STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION

OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL

DAMAGES, OR ON THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF

IMPLIED WARRANTEES, IN SOME INSTANCES THE ABOVE

LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TOYOU.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS

The enclosed product (a) was developed solely at private expense; (b)

contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in

accordance with Section 52227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial

Computer Software - Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (c)

in all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its

suppliers.

For Department of Defense units, the product is licensed with “Restricted

Rights” as deﬁned in the DoD Supplement to the Federal Acquisition

Regulations, Section 52.227-7013 (c) (1) (ii) and its successors, and use,

duplication, disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set

forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and

Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013. Cabletron Systems, Inc., 35

Industrial Way, Rochester, New Hampshire 03867.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 USING THIS MANUAL........................................................1-1

1.2 EMM-E6 FEATURES..........................................................1-4

1.3 THE MMAC WITH FLEXIBLE NETWORK BUS .................1-10

1.4 ETHERNET CHANNELS A, B, C, D, E, and F....................1-12

1.4.1 Ethernet Channel A................................................1-12

1.4.2 Ethernet Channels B and C....................................1-13

1.4.3 Other FNB Modules................................................1-14

1.4.4 Ethernet Channel D................................................1-15

1.5 CHANNELS E AND F..........................................................1-16

1.6 BRIDGES............................................................................1-17

1.6.1 Filtering and Forwarding.........................................1-18

1.6.2 Spanning Tree Algorithm........................................1-19

1.7 LOCAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES..................................1-20

1.8 COMMUNITY NAMES ........................................................1-21

1.9 SNMP..................................................................................1-21

1.9.1 MIBs.......................................................................1-22

1.10 REVIEW OF ADDRESSING ...............................................1-22

1.10.1 MAC Addresses .....................................................1-22

1.10.2 IP Addresses..........................................................1-23

1.10.3 Identifying IP Address Classes...............................1-25

1.10.4 Subnet Addresses..................................................1-25

1.10.5 Subnet Masks.........................................................1-26

1.10.6 Operation of the Subnet Mask................................1-30

1.10.7 Default Gateway.....................................................1-30

1.10.8 Addressing Example ..............................................1-31

1.11 LANVIEW LEDs AND RESET SWITCH..............................1-33

1.12 LANVIEWSECURE.............................................................1-33

1.13 GETTING HELP..................................................................1-35

1.14 RELATED MANUALS .........................................................1-35

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CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS / CONFIGURATIONS

2.1 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS ........................................... 2-1

2.1.1 10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network........................... 2-2

2.1.2 Multimode Fiber Optic Network ............................. 2-4

2.1.3 Single Mode Fiber Optic Network.......................... 2-5

2.1.4 Thin-net Network ................................................... 2-6

2.2 TRANSCEIVER REQUIREMENTS .................................... 2-6

2.3 REPEATER MEDIA INTERFACE MODULES.................... 2-7

2.4 PORT ASSIGNMENT MODULES...................................... 2-8

2.5 SAMPLE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS........................ 2-9

2.5.1 Three Networks With a Single MMAC-FNB........... 2-10

2.5.2 The EMM-E6 as a Multiport Router ....................... 2-10

2.5.3 Adding Users to a Separate Segment ................... 2-11

2.5.4 A Fault Tolerant Wiring Hierarchy.......................... 2-12

2.5.5 The EMM-E6 and BRIMs....................................... 2-14

CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION

3.1 UNPACKING THE EMM-E6............................................... 3-2

3.2 SETTING MODE SWITCHES ............................................ 3-3

3.3 SIMM UPGRADES ............................................................. 3-6

3.3.1 Locating SIMMs..................................................... 3-6

3.3.2 Installing SIMMs .................................................... 3-8

3.4 ADDING/REPLACING EPIMs ............................................ 3-9

3.5 LOCATING BRIMs.............................................................. 3-10

3.6 PRE-INSTALLATION TEST ............................................... 3-11

3.7 INSTALLING THE EMM-E6................................................ 3-13

3.8 INSTALLATION CHECK-OUT............................................ 3-16

3.9 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK.................................. 3-18

3.9.1 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to an EPIM-T3-19

3.9.2 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-X................ 3-21

3.9.3 Connecting to an EPIM-F1/F2, or EPIM-F3........... 3-22

3.9.4 Connecting a Thin-Net Segment to an EPIM-C..... 3-25

3.9.5 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-A................ 3-27

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CHAPTER 4 ATTACHING A CONSOLE

4.1 CONFIGURING YOUR TERMINAL....................................4-1

4.2 CONFIGURING A CONSOLE CABLE................................4-3

4.2.1 Connecting to a VT Series Terminal ......................4-4

4.2.2 Connecting to an IBM PC or Compatible ...............4-5

4.3 PINOUT DESCRIPTIONS...................................................4-6

4.4 CONFIGURING A UPS CABLE..........................................4-6

CHAPTER 5 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 6 COMMUNITY NAMES

6.1 ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY NAME TABLE................6-1

6.2 COMMUNITY NAME TABLE SCREEN FIELDS.................6-2

6.3 ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY NAMES.............................6-3

CHAPTER 7 CONFIGURATION SCREEN

7.1 ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION SCREEN................7-1

7.2 CONFIGURATION SCREEN FIELDS.................................7-2

7.3 SETTING THE HOST IP ADDRESS...................................7-4

7.4 MODIFYING A SUBNET MASK..........................................7-5

7.5 SETTING DEFAULT GATEWAY AND INTERFACE ..........7-6

7.6 CONNECTING/DISCONNECTING A UPS.........................7-8

7.7 UNLOCKING PORTS..........................................................7-9

7.8 ENABLING PORTS.............................................................7-9

CHAPTER 8 TRAPTABLE SCREEN

8.1 ACCESSING THE TRAP TABLE SCREEN........................8-1

8.2 TRAP TABLE SCREEN FIELDS.........................................8-2

8.3 CONFIGURING THE TRAP TABLE....................................8-2

CHAPTER 9 SNMPTOOLS SCREEN

9.1 ACCESSING THE SNMP TOOLS SCREEN ......................9-1

9.2 SNMP TOOLS SCREEN FIELDS.......................................9-2

9.3 THE SECURITY ACCESS LEVEL......................................9-3

9.4 GETTING AND SETTING OIDS .........................................9-4

9.5 SCROLLING THROUGH MIB OIDS...................................9-6

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