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9033 718-01 V ERTICAL HORIZON VH -8TX 1UM/ VH-8T X1MF F AST ETHERNET SWITCH USER GUIDE.
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Notice 9033718-01 iii NOTICE Enterasys N etworks reserves the rig ht to make chan ges in specifications and other informa tion cont ained in this do cume nt without prior noti ce. The rea der should in all cases consul t Entera sys Networks to determi ne whet her any such cha nges have been ma de.
Notice iv 9033718-01 FCC NOTICE This devi ce com pli es w ith Par t 1 5 o f th e FCC r ules . Op era tio n i s su bje ct to the f ollowin g two condi tions: (1) this device m ay not cause ha rmful interf erence, and (2) this device m ust accept any int erfer ence r ecei ve d, i ncludi ng in terfe rence that may cause unde sired o perat ion.
Notice 9033718-01 v • 21 CFR 104 0.10 an d 1040.11 U .S. Departm ent of Hea lth and Hum an Serv ices (FDA). • IEC Public ation 825 (I nternat ional Elec trotec hnica l Commis sion). • CENE LEC EN 608 25 (Euro pean Com mittee fo r Electro technica l Standar dization).
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Notice 9033718-01 ix DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appl icati on of Cou ncil Di rective(s): 89/336 /EEC 73/23/EEC Ma nufactu rer’ s Na me: En terasy s Networks, Inc. Ma nufact urer’ s Ad dres s: 35 Indu stri al Way PO Box 50 05 Roch este r, NH 0 3867 Euro pean Repr esen tative Nam e: Mr.
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9033718 Table of Conte nts xi TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xii Tabl e of Content s VH- 8TX1MF Conso le Port (Ou t-of-Band) Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Remot e Manage ment via the Consol e Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 In-Ban d Connecti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9033718-01 Pref ac e xiii PREFACE Pu rpo se This guide pr ovides info rmatio n about th e featu res and a pplic ations of the Enterasy s Networks Vertical Horizon VH-8T X1UM/VH-8TX1MF swi tch syst em.
xiv Preface VH-8TX1UM/VH-8TX1MF Other Conven tions This guide us es the fol lowing typog raphical conventi ons: • Initi al Caps Men u titles a nd conso le me nu selec tions. • [Enter] Used to design ate the Enter or Return key. • cour ier font Scree n messages and u ser prompt s.
9033718-01 Product O verview 1 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW This chapter p rovide s the foll owing i nforma tion: • Produc t Descript ion • Featu res • Front and Rear Panel Comp onent De scription s • .
2 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF switch is deskt op mountab le. LEDs on the front pan el provide inform ation about the operating sta tus of the switch . The re ar panel c ontai ns the pow er conn ector a nd serial cons ole por t.
9033718-01 Product O verview 3 Front Panel Figu re 1-1 show s the fro nt panel o f the En terasys Ne tworks Vertic al Horizo n VH-8TX1UM /VH-8TX 1MF. Tabl e 1-1 de fines the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1M F front-p anel compo nents. Figure 1 -1. VH-8TX1MF Front Panel Table 1-1.
4 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF Rear Pa nel Figu re 1-2 show s the VH-8T X1UM/VH -8TX1MF rea r panel an d Table 1- 2 define s the rear panel compo nents.
9033718-01 Product O verview 5 fail s for any r eason, a dis abled alternat ive is a ctivated , thereb y mai ntaining the co nnecti on. This preven ts network traffi c from circula ting in an endless loop form ed by multipl e connec tions to th e sam e LAN segmen t.
6 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF An RS-23 2 conn ection, u sing a D B-9 connec tor, is in clude d on the rear pa nel for sy stem man ageme nt. Seria l consol e managem ent can be pe rformed ou t-of-ban d using a terminal or comput er runni ng commu nication s soft ware.
9033718-01 Product O verview 7 • Even t: a functi on that operates w ith the Alarm g roup to defi ne an action that will be taken whe n an al arm cond ition o ccurs.
8 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF addre ss that mat ches one i n the authoriz ed list w ill be forw arded, all ot her pack ets wil l be droppe d.
9033718-01 Product O verview 9 that c ould add to a cong estio n conditi on. The VH -8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF switc h suppo rts flow c ontrol per the I EEE 802.
10 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Factory Defaults Tabl e 1-3 li sts the d efault settin gs for swit ch configura tion pa rameters. Each parameter can be chan ged via th e con sole men us or Teln et.
9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 11 Applicat ion Exampl es The ex ploding pop ularity of the Internet and of corporate intr anets, as well as new, hi gh-bandw idth deskto p applicati ons, are drivi ng the demand for Fast Ethernet .
12 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Client/Ser ver Netw ork Ap plication To im prove work statio n perfo rmance in a cli ent/ser ver envi ronmen t, the VH-8TX1U M/VH-8TX 1MF switc h can be co.
9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 13 Local Backbone Application The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF s witch can be use d in a lo cal ba ckbone appl ication, conne cting netwo rk seg ments to gether a nd provid ing fil e- server a ccess (F igure 1 -4).
14 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF.
9033718-01 Insta llation 15 2. INSTALLAT ION Inspec ting Your Shipment When you re ceive th e shipment o f your switch , chec k the p ackage cont ents a nd make sure y ou hav e the f ollowin g items: .
16 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Mounting the Switch on a Table or Shelf You c an mount the swi tch on a tabl e or shelf. Locat e the s witch in a pos iti on t hat al lows acce s s to th e fro nt pan el R J-4 5 po rt s, v isib ili ty of t he port L EDs, and a ccess t o the rear-pan el mo dules and power cord.
9033718-01 Insta llation 17 Mounting the Switch in a Rack The sw itch shi ps with two ( 2) multi-po sition m ountin g ears and four (4) moun ti ng sc rew s. Figu re 2.1 show s the o rientati on of t he mounti ng ears fo r attach ing the ears to th e switc h for a rack mount ap plica tion.
18 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Connecting a Termina l to the Console Port The c onsole p ort is a s erial RS-2 32 int erface port that en ables a conn ection to a termina l for perform ing switc h monito ring and conf iguration fu nctio ns.
9033718-01 Insta llation 19 2. Conn ec t on e en d of th e in ter fac e cab le d ire ctl y to the swi tch’ s consol e port a nd tighten the ret aining s crews. 3. Conne ct the othe r end o f the interf ace cable to a termina l (in som e inst ances, a n adap ter may be required t o make th is co nnection ).
20 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Powe rin g t he Sw it ch To su pply pow er to the sw itch, con nect the po wer cord to the switc h and to a g rounded th ree-pron g wall o utlet (F igure 2-3). See Appe ndix A, “Tech nical Spe cificati ons” on pa ge 25 for m ore in formation regarding specif ic int ernational power c ord requ irements .
9033718-01 Insta llation 21 Network Cabl e Requirements Copper Tabl e 2.1 specif ies the cab le types and length constraint s for the va rious copper i nterfac es on the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF.
22 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF 10Bas e-T/100Ba se-TX Ports The 1 0Base-T/10 0Base-TX por ts use R J-45 connec tors. Figu re 2-4 shows an RJ-45 c onnecto r being inserted into a p ort. Figure 2-4. Inserting an RJ-45 Connector into a Port The p orts on the base unit are w ired wi th the MDI-X func tion implem ented .
9033718-01 Insta llation 23 100B ase- FX F ibe r Por t The 1 00Bas e-FX fi ber p ort u ses an SC co nnect or . Figu re 2- 5 s hows an SC fiber conne ctor being inse rted int o the fibe r port on the VH-8TX 1UM/VH - 8TX1 MF.
24 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF.
9033718-01 Technical Specifications 25 APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance IEEE 802 .1D Trans parent Bridging Sp ecificat ions (ISO/ IEC 10038) IEE E 80 2.1p T ra ffic C las s Ex pedi ti ng an d Dyn amic Mu ltica st F ilt eri ng IEEE 802 .
26 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Electric al Speci ficatio ns Input voltage: 100-2 40 VAC Input frequen cy: 50-60 Hz Maxim um power c onsumption : 90 VA Ph ysic al S peci fic atio ns Heigh t: 1.72 in. (4.36 c m) Leng th: 8.03 in.
9033718-01 Technical Specifications 27 Port Spec ificatio ns Console Por t Tabl e A-1 sh ows the console port pi n assign ments . Table A-1. RS-232 Console Port Pin Assignm ents 10Base- T and 1 00Base- TX Po rts Tabl e A-2 show s the 10Ba se-T/1 00Base-TX pi nouts .
28 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF MDI/MDI-X Crossover Cable Wiring Figu re A-1 show s the wi ring sche me for i mplemen ting a cro ssover c able if ne eded for c onnec tion to the switch ’s 10Base -T or 10 0Base-T X ports. Such a cable m ay be req uired w hen co nnecti ng the switch to ano ther switc h or a h ub devic e.
9033718-01 Technical Specifications 29 Country-S pecific Requirements Tabl e A-3 lists the po wer cord se t require ments by coun try and id entifi es the a ccredited agenc y with in that countr y. Table A-3. Power Cord Set Requirem ents by Country Note 1 Flexibl e co rd must b e <HAR> Typ e HO5VV-F o r HO3VV-F, 3-conductor , 1.
30 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Note 2 Flex ible cord must be Type SV, SJ, SPT o r equival ent, No. 1 8 AWG, 3-co nducto r. Wall plu g must be a tw o-pole gro unding type wi th a NEM A 5-15P (15A, 125 V) or NEMA 6 -15P (15 A 250V) conf igurati on.
9033718 Fl ow Co ntrol 31 APPENDIX B. FLOW CON TROL Flow co ntrol is a mechanis m which al lows you to protect the switch from over load cond itions and to k eep ad ditional traffic off the network wh en exces sive con gestion wi ll resu lt. Figure B-1 illus trates flow c ontrol fo r both half- and fu ll-duplex appli cations.
32 F low C ontr ol VH-8TX1M F.
9033718 Acronym s & Abb reviati ons 33 APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS & ABB REVIATIONS Term Def initio n 10Base-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100Base-TX 100 Mbps twisted-pair Fast E thernet 100Base-FX.
34 Ac ronyms & Abb reviation s VH- 8TX1MF TXD Tra nsm it D ata UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual LAN Term Def initio n.
9033718 Index 1 INDEX 10Base-T/100Base-T X ports, 22 802.1D, 4 802.1p, 9 802.1Q, 2, 9 802.3, 22 802.3x, 9 A application examples, 11 architecture of s witch, 2 auto-negotiation, 2, 7 B back-press ure .
2 Inde x VH-8TX1M F load balancing, 9 local backbone application, 13 location requirements, 15 M management int erfaces, 5 MDI, 22 MDI-X, 22, 27 memory tests , 20 mirror ports, 7 modem connect ion, 19.
90337 18 Index 3 W Web-based network manage r, 6 X XMODEM download, 5, 20.
4 Inde x VH-8TX1M F.
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