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IntraSpection ™ Personality Modules AsantéF AST ™ 100 Hub AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub User’ s Manual Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 1.
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Page iii T able of Contents Introduction...................................................................... 1-1 IntraSpection Personality Modules ............................................ 1-1 AsantéFAST 100 Hub Personality Module ..............
Page iv Viewing General Device Information ............................ 3-14 Viewing Module Information ......................................... 3-15 Viewing SNMP Agent Information ................................. 3-16 Enabling/Disabling Ports .....
Page 1-1 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A P er sonality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows f or expanded manag ement of an SNMP device b y specifically addressing the device’ s proprietar y information (the “Private MIB”).
Introduction Page 1-2 AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub Personality Module The AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub P ersonality Module allows for e xpanded management of an AsantéF AST 100TX Managed Hub or a stack of 100 Hubs with an attached Manag ed Hub.
IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection version 1.01 ❏ PC with 80486 or faster micropr ocessor ❏ 48MB RAM ❏ 100MB free disk space ❏ Windo ws NT™ 3.51 or higher or W indows NT 4.0 (r ec- ommended) ❏ W eb ser ver that supports Common Gatewa y Interface (CGI) 1.
Introduction Page 1-4 About This Manual This manual is divided into the follo wing chapters: ❏ Chapter 1, “Introduction, ” describes IntraSpection P er sonality Modules. ❏ Chapter 2, “Installation” e xplains how to install the AsantéF AST 100 and AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub P er sonality Modules.
Page 2-1 2 Installation Installing a Personality Module This chapter e xplains how to install the AsantéF AST 100 Hub and AsantéF AST 100 TX Mana ged Hub P er sonality Modules. Both P er sonality Modules are contained within the same installation file.
Installation Page 2-2 7 Click Ye s to accept the agreement and continue with the installation. Click No to e xit the installa- tion. The IntraSpection P er sonality Module Read Me win- dow appears. Review the inf or mation carefully . 8 Click Next to continue.
Installing a Personality Module Page 2- 3 The “IntraSpection Module Installation” windo w appears. ▲ Important: This window should be pointing to the director y that contains the IntraSpection (websuite.e xe) program. If it is not, click Browse and locate that director y .
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Page 3-1 3 Management This chapter e xplains how to access and use a Personality Module’ s Device P age. The Device Pag e provides access to the P er sonality Mod- ule’ s management options. Accessing the Device Page T o access the Device Pag e for an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack, you must first create a map of the network.
Management Page 3-2 ❏ Make sure the Enterprise ID field has a value of all . ❏ T ype the lowest (beginning) IP address on y our networ k in the Low IP Address field. ❏ T ype the highest (last) IP address on your netw or k in the Hi IP Address field.
Device Page Components Page 3-3 Device Page Components A P er sonality Module’ s Device Pag e consists of several components, including device inf ormation, a front panel imag e, and mana gement menu items.
Management Page 3-4 Front Panel Image Components The front panel image contains the f ollowing components (as illustrated in Figure 3-4): ❏ Device — the entire stack of hubs and the attac hed management module. ❏ Group — each module within the device.
Selecting the Device for Management Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The AsantéF AST 100 Hub and AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub can be managed at differ ent levels; that is, at the device, gr oup, or por t level. For e xample, if a g roup is selected and you select the Reset menu, that group (module) will be r eset.
Management Page 3-6 Menu Components The menus on the AsantéF AST 100 Hub and AsantéF AST 100 TX Man- aged Hub Device P ages provide access to the differ ent management options supported by each Personality Module.
Performing Basic Management Functions Page 3-7 Performing Basic Management Functions This section e xplains how to perform some basic management func- tions with both P er sonality Modules.
Management Page 3-8 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access r ights for r eading and writing SNMP data objects for a device. The community strings (read community and write community) for an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack’ s management module are manuall y set in the management module via the module’ s console port.
Setting Community Strings Page 3-9 Figure 3-7 IntraSpection Map Manager P age 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration T able appear s, similar to Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8 Map Configuration T able 4 Enter the management module’ s IP address in the IP Address field.
Management Page 3-10 Configuring Network Access Parameters T o configure and/or manage an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack ov er the net- wor k or via out-of-band access, the hub stack’ s mana gement module needs to be properly configur ed with networ k access parameters.
Configuring Device Identification Information Page 3-11 Configuring Device Identification Information T o help with hub identification, y ou can add certain hub details; such as, the hub stack’ s physical address, name, location, and contact inf or- mation.
Management Page 3-12 Performing a Software Upgrade An AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack’ s software can be upg raded via IntraSpec- tion. T o upgrade an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack’ s software: 1 Click Software . The Software Upg rade table appears, similar to Figure 3-11.
Updating the Device Page Page 3-13 Updating the Device Page The files for both P er sonality Modules are stored within the Intr aSpec- tion Application Server’ s database. Occasionall y , these files should be updated from the Device P a ge to ensur e that you are vie wing the hub’ s latest information.
Management Page 3-14 Viewing General Device Information General device inf ormation includes items such as the management module’ s version and revision number s, chassis type, backplane type, and backplane revision number . T o view gener al device information: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image.
Viewing Module Information Page 3-15 Viewing Module Information Module information includes inf or mation on each group within the device. T o view module information: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image. (This selects the entire hub stack.
Management Page 3-16 Viewing SNMP Agent Information This menu allows you to vie w information on the management module’ s software ag ent. This inf ormation includes the module’ s a gent type and mode, software and firmware version numbers, and trap authentication status.
Enabling/Disabling Ports Page 3-17 Enabling/Disabling Ports The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be used to isolate networ k devices possibly causing pr oblems on the net- wor k or to prevent unauthorized use of a port or station.
Management Page 3-18 Disabling a Group T o disable a group: ▲ Important: Group 15 (the bottom module within a stack) and the stack’ s mana gement module CANNO T be disabled. For mor e information on groups and g roup numbering, see “Group Numbering” on page 3-4.
Partitioning a Port Page 3-19 Partitioning a Port P ort partitioning is an operation that is done automatically by the hub in certain circumstances to stop transmission on a port, if the por t is enabled for automatic partitioning.
Management Page 3-20 Resetting a Group or Device If you c hang ed the IP addr ess, subnet mask, and/or default gatewa y for a management module within a device, that management module needs to be reset. Resets can be performed at the device level (r esets the entire stack) or at the group lev el (resets an individual hub or a management module).
Enabling Traps Page 3-21 Enabling T raps The T rap Authentication f eature enables an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack’ s management module to g enerate traps. T raps ar e gener ated when cer- tain actions — such as an unauthorized IP address attempts to access a certain por t — are violated.
Management Page 3-22 Managing T rap Receivers The T rap Receivers menu allows y ou to set whic h manag ement stations on your netw ork can receiv e traps. This section descr ibes how to add and delete a trap receiv er . T o add a trap receiver entry: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image.
Managing Trap Receivers Page 3-23 Deleting a T rap Receiver Entry T o delete a trap receiver entry: 1 Click once on the row containing the entry to be deleted. 2 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select invalid .
Management Page 3-24 Setting Alarms Alarm thresholds can help you locate problems or f aults on the net- wor k. When you set a threshold f or an activity on a hub, you instruct the hub to take a specific action when a value falls abov e or below the set threshold.
Setting Alarms Page 3-25 Field Description Action Index Displays the number of the alarm entry . This field is read-only; it cannot be edited. Status The status of the alarm entry . Select valid to add an alarm or invalid to delete the alarm. T arget Domain The portion of the device for which the alarm is to be set.
Management Page 3-26 Deleting an Alarm T o delete an alar m: 1 Select the alarm entr y to be deleted by clicking once on its row in the Alar m Threshold T able. 2 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 3 Open the Status drop-down menu and select invalid .
Viewing Node Summary Information Page 3-27 Viewing Node Summary Information The Node Summar y menu provides IP mapping inf or mation (a summar y of node activity) for the device or a selected g roup. Each node addr ess remains in the table f or the amount of seconds specified in the Node Aging Timer .
Management Page 3-28 Setting Port Security The P ort Secur ity menu allows network manag er s to control access to ports by specifying the physical addresses that are authorized to con- nect to the ports.
Setting Port Security Page 3-29 5 Enter the number of the port for which port security information is to be set in the PortIndex field. 6 Open the Status drop-down menu and select valid . 7 Enter the physical (MA C) address that is allow ed to use the selected port number in the Allowed Address field.
Management Page 3-30 Viewing Statistics Statistics for an AsantéF AST 100 Hub stack can be viewed in tw o dif fer- ent formats: table or graph. Statistics collected include runts, alignment error s, late collisions, short events, good frames, and bad frames.
Viewing Statistics Page 3-31 Graph Statistics 1 Select a group or a port f or which statistics ar e to be gath- ered by clicking on it once on the fr ont panel image. T o view statistics f or the device, do NOT select an ything. 2 Click Graph . The Graph Statistics page appears f or the group, port or device selected, similar to Figure 3-28.
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Page 4-1 4 Menus This chapter describes each manag ement menu and its contents on the AsantéF AST 100 Hub and AsantéF AST 100 TX Managed Hub P er sonality Modules’ Device Pag e. The table below provides a brief description of each menu; the sections that follo w explain eac h menu in detail.
Menus Page 4-2 Menu Description Control T itle for the submenus listed below it; this menu cannot be selected. See “Control” on page 4-11. Reset Allows you to reset a group or device. See “Reset” on page 4-11. Partition Allows you to enable or disable a group and partition a port.
Identify Page 4-3 Configuration This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the configur ation sub-menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Identify This menu provides read-onl y and configurable identification informa- tion for the device.
Menus Page 4-4 Device This menu provides read-onl y , g eneral inf ormation on the device. T able 4-3 descr ibes each field in the Device menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing General Device Inf ormation” on page 3-14.
Modules Page 4-5 Modules This menu provides read-onl y information on each group within the device. T able 4-4 descr ibes each field in the Modules menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Module Information” on page 3-15.
Menus Page 4-6 Ports This menu provides read-onl y and configurable information for eac h port on the device. T able 4-5 descr ibes each field in the P or ts menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Enabling/ Disabling P orts” on page 3-17 and “P ar titioning a Port” on page 3-19.
Ports Page 4-7 Field Description Admin Status Configurable field; determines the state of the port. ❏ enabled — the port is enabled and can receive packets. ❏ disabled — the port is disabled and cannot receive packets. See “Enabling/Disabling Ports” on page 3-17 for instructions.
Menus Page 4-8 Agent This menu provides read-onl y and configurable information for the device’ s SNMP agent. T able 4-6 descr ibes each field in the Agent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing SNMP Ag ent Information” on page 3-16.
Network Page 4-9 Network This menu provides configurab le network access inf or mation for the device’ s management module. This information is needed to access the device across the networ k (in-band management). T able 4-7 descr ibes each field in the Netw ork menu.
Menus Page 4-10 SWUpgrade This menu provides read-onl y and configurable software upgr ade and boot method information (the parameters used for downloading a ne w version of software) f or the device. T able 4-8 descr ibes each field in the SWUpg rade menu.
Reset Page 4-11 Control This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Reset This menu allows you to r eset the device or a selected g roup within the device. T able 4-9 descr ibes each field in the Reset menu.
Menus Page 4-12 Partition This menu allows you to disable a g roup or configure a port for auto- matic partitioning. T able 4-10 descr ibes each field in the P ar tition menu. ▲ Important: Group 15 (the bottom module in the stack) and the stack’ s mana gement module CANNO T be disabled.
Threshold Page 4-13 Threshold This menu displays the current alarms that are set and allows alarms to be added or modified. Alarms can help you locate problems or f aults on the network. When you set an alarm threshold f or an activity on a hub, you instruct the hub to take a specific action when the value falls abov e or below the set threshold.
Menus Page 4-14 Field Description Subject Configurable field; determines the counter to be polled. ❏ readableframes — the total number of good or readable frames (frames without error). ❏ frametoolong — the number of frames that were longer than 1,518 bytes.
Threshold Page 4-15 Field Description Startup Event Configurable field; determines when the alarm is to be triggered. ❏ rising — alarm is triggered when the event rate rises above the threshold. ❏ falling — alarm is triggered when the event rate falls below the threshold.
Menus Page 4-16 Node Summary This menu provides IP mapping inf or mation (a summar y of node activ- ity on the device or a selected group). T able 4-12 descr ibes each field in the Node Summary menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Node Summar y Information” on page 3-27.
Table Page 4-17 V alidate This menu updates the P ersonality Module’ s Device P age with the latest information stored in the IntraSpection Application Ser ver database. For instructions on using this menu, see “Updating the Device P age” on page 3-13.
Menus Page 4-18 Field Description ❏ Datarate Mismatch — the number of errors where the incoming data rate is not within the tolerance level of 10Mhz (+ or - 0.01%). ❏ Short Events — the number of data bursts, where data is less than 10 bytes in length.
Graph Page 4-19 Graph This menu provides real-time statistical inf or mation, in a graph f or mat, on the device, group or port selected. T able 4-14 descr ibes each field in the Gr aph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Statistics” on page 3-30.
Menus Page 4-20 Security This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the sub-menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Port Security This menu allows you to contr ol access to ports by specifying the physi- cal addresses that are allow ed to connect to cer tain ports.
Trap Receivers Page 4-21 T rap Receivers This menu allows you to determine the management stations that will receive tr aps from the device. T able 4-16 descr ibes each field in the T rap Receiv er s menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Managing T rap Receivers” on page 3-22.
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Index-i Index Numerics 100NMM.ipm, installation 2-1 A about this manual 1-4 add button 3-6 agent information, viewing 3-16 menu 4-8 reset, description 4-11 alarm thresholds.
Index-ii default gateway and changing 4-9 configuring 3-10 description 4-9 description information 4-3 device (entire hub stack) defined 3-4 general information, viewing 3-14 identification informatio.
Index-iii IntraSpection Application Server , starting 2-2 Map Manager 3-9 navigation bar 3-8 IP (Internet Protocol) address and changing 4-9 configuring 3-10 description 4-9 unauthorized 4-8 mapping.
Index-iv management (continued) trap receiv ers (continued) menu 4-21 traps, enabling 3-21 validate menu 4-17 viewing statistics 3-30 , 3-31 map, of the network, creating 3-1 Map Manager Page 3-9 mapping, IP.
Index-v port (continued) security menu 4-20 using 3-28 violations 4-20 selecting 3-5 type 4-6 unauthorized access, violations 4-20 viewing image of 3-4 ports menu 4-6 R readable octets 4-18 read-only .
Index-vi thresholds (continued) startup event 4-15 subject 4-14 target domain 4-13 group 4-13 port 4-13 threshold value 4-15 thresholds, alarm. See alarms trap authentication configuring 3-21 descript.
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