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AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide.
AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide • Introducing the Network Management Module on page 4 • Installation on page 6 • The Front Panel on page 8 • Cable Connections to O.
Page 2 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Asking f or Assistance Asanté T echnical Support T o contact Asanté T echnical Support: 1. Please request catalog of contents. 2. Download INDEX.TXT file for catalog of contents. 3.
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Page 4 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Introducing the Netw ork Management Module The Asanté 2072 Network Manag ement Module (NMM) provides ov erall networ k management f or the AsantéHub 2072 or NetStacker hub.
Page 5 Introducing the Network Management Module W ith the NMM’ s Segment Control buttons, you can manuall y iso- late any AH 2072 NMM or NetStacker module, or assign it to either of the chassis’ two segments. This can also be accomplished remotel y using AsantéVie w In-Band and Out-of-Band software.
Page 6 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Installation The NMM installation consists of: ❏ Grounding y our self ❏ Checking packag e contents ❏ Installing the module and.
Page 7 Installation 2 Align the module with the inside edg es of the card guides on any av ailable slot in the c hassis. Gently slide the module in until you can begin tightening the screws. See Figur e 2. Figur e 2 Installing the NMM 3 Hand-tighten the module to the chassis.
Page 8 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide The Fr ont P anel The NMM front panel has sev eral LEDs, ports, connector s, and switc hes, all used to monitor and maintain networ k activity and to enable networ k management capabilities.
Page 9 The Front Panel T able 2 identifies the NMM front panel components and e xplains the function of each. It also lists LED interpretations where appr o- priate. T able 2 Function of NMM Front P anel Components Name Function Ethernet MAC Address The physical address of this module and hub; preset at the factory .
Page 10 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Hub Status LEDs (bottom row of 8 LEDs per segment) Provides warning and packet collision data about the segment (not the module); the first four are warning LEDs, the second four provide the total percentage of packet collisions occurring at any instant on Segment 1 or Segment 2.
Page 11 The Front Panel Segment 2 LED Lights to indicate that the module is currently on Segment 2 of the backplane. If both Segment LEDs are off, the module is not connected to either of the two segments.
Page 12 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Cable Connections to Other Devices The NMM’ s front panel has two connections (out-of-band) that provide attac hment to other har.
Page 13 Cable Connections to Other Devices ∆ I f you are managing onl y one hub, set DIP Switch 1 DOWN (END). 5 Set DIP Switch 2 DOWN (SETUP) on all hubs. 6 If you c hange a DIP s witch setting, you must r eset the hub or NMM. Press the Reset button.
Page 14 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Maximum cable length between the AMS and the hub is 100 meters. Figur e 5 Using an AMS Link port to connect to a Management Sta- tion (Macintosh or PC) 2 Set DIP switc hes on the hub as shown in F igure 4 on page 13.
Page 15 Cable Connections to Other Devices In the first Out-of-Band configuration, the AsantéVie w Manage- ment Station (AMS) is connected to a hub using one of the hub’ s AMS Link ports and an AMS Link Extender . In the second, the AMS is directl y connected to a hub using the hub’ s RS232 connector and a straight-through RS232 cable.
Page 16 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide The f ourth configuration connects a terminal to an individual hub using the RS232 connector as a local management port. The fifth configuration connects an AMS to a single hub using one of the hub’ s AMS Link ports and an AMS Link Extender .
Page 17 Cable Connections to Other Devices T o connect the hub to a modem, do the following: 1 Connect the modem only to the end hub. 2 Set DIP Switch 2 UP f or this hub. Y ou will not be able to manage this hub using AsantéV iew Out-of-Band via the AMS Link while this switc h is in the UP position.
Page 18 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide 1 Connect a straight-through RS232 cable to the RS232 connector on the NMM. Figur e 9 shows a Macintosh RS232 cable being con- nected to the NMM RS232 connector .
Page 19 Using AsantéT erm Using AsantéT er m AsantéT er m, provided with AsantéVie w In-Band and Out-of-Band, can be used to interrogate and program an Asanté hub using the Macintosh as a terminal. Installing AsantéT erm Follow this procedur e to install AsantéT er m.
Page 20 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Figur e 12 Asanté Remote Management System Main Menu using AsantéT er m.
Page 21 Using T elnet Using T elnet Y ou can use T elnet to inter rogate and progr am an AH 2072 NMM NMM with a NetStacker hub or AsantéHub 2072 . Y ou can do this using any T elnet-capable computer , either directly connected to the hub or ov er the network.
Page 22 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Copy the files to the AMS Images folder on the Macintosh. On the PC, cop y the files to the same director y as the AMS executable (In-Band or Out-of-Band). Upgr ading the Hub Image Code Y ou can download the image code to the hub using either AsantéV iew In-Band or Out-of-Band.
Page 23 Using T elnet Figure 14 Sample T elnet Session Dialog 4 Click the OK button. Figure 15 sho ws the Asanté Remote Management System Main Menu that appears f or configur ing an AsantéHub 2072 .
Page 24 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Using the Asanté Remote Management System This section contains: ❏ General guidelines f or using the Asanté Remote Management S.
Page 25 Using the Asanté Remote Management System Asanté Remote Management System Menu T utor ial The f ollo wing short tutorial navigates through some of the Asanté Remote Management System menus. The tutorial adds the text “2072” to a hub’ s previously-defined name.
Page 26 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Figur e 17 Example General Configuration Scr een The e xample shows “Office Hub” as the cur rent hub name. If the hub has not had a name assigned to it pre- viously , the Hub Name field will be blank.
Page 27 Using the Asanté Remote Management System Figure 18 Enter P assword Prompt 4 T ype the passw ord Asante (the pass w ord is case-sensi- tive) and pr ess return.
Page 28 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide 5 T ype a fr om the Configuration menu. This takes you to the System Administration Information menu, shown in Figur e 20.
Page 29 Using the Asanté Remote Management System Figur e 21 Enter Hub Name Prompt 7 T ype Office Hub 2072 (or a different name if y ou wish) and press return . Note in the above e xample that even though it looks like we could just add the te xt “2072” to the end of the hub name, we actually hav e to type the entire line.
Page 30 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Figur e 22 System Administration Inf or mation Menu Showing New Hub Name 8 Press q to return to the Configuration menu. 9 Press q again to return to the Asanté Remote Manag e- ment System Main menu.
Page 31 Configuration Menu Configuration Menu This section shows y ou ho w to access the Asanté Remote Manag e- ment System Configuration menu and then describes the menu choices y ou can use to configure your hub. All e xamples sho w T elnet running on a Macintosh.
Page 32 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide System Administration Information Use to enter and transmit te xt str ings defining the hub name, contact, and location.
Page 33 Configuration Menu Group Parameters Use to assign to a segment or isolate, meaning assign to no seg- ment, a group. (A group is defined as all of the ports on an AsantéHub 2072 or NetStacker hub module.) Pr essing n (Select Ne xt Group) repeatedl y cycles through the g roup choices.
Page 34 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Pressing a sets the node summar y ag ing time, which is the amount of time the hub stores node summar y data. Each time a new device uses a port, or the frame type c hanges, the hub stores an entr y in the Node Summar y log.
Page 35 Configuration Menu Reset System Use to send an immediate Reset command to the hub, causing a soft reset. T er minal communication is lost briefly , then auto- matically r eestablished.
Page 36 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Figur e 24 Configuration Menu e xample 3 T ype c for Console P assw ord. The Command> line chang es to prompt y ou for the new pass word, as shown in F igure 25. Figur e 25 Enter New P asswor d Prompt 4 T ype the new pass word and press return.
Page 37 Configuration Menu 5 T ype the new pass word a second time and press return. The new passw ord is sent to the hub and you’ re taken bac k to the Configuration menu.
Page 38 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Segment Control The AsantéHub 2072 and NetStac ker hub provide tw o discrete networ k segment interconnections. That is, any AsantéHub 2072 or NetStacker module, including the AH 2072 NMM, can be con- nected to Segment 1, Segment 2, or neither segment (isolated).
Page 39 Segment Control Setting Segment Control Manually This section e xplains how to fir st select a module for a segment chang e and then perf or m the actual segment chang e.
Page 40 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide 3 Press the Chang e Segment button repeatedl y until you have c hosen the segment you want: Seg 1, Seg 2, or neither . 4 When you hav e chosen y our segment, press both the Select Slot and Chang e Segment buttons together .
Page 41 T echnical Specifications T ec hnical Specifications Physical Dimensions: 17” x 0.9” x 12” Weight: Approximatel y 2 lbs. (2.73 kg) Non-volatile Program Memory: Flash EEPR OM and EEPROM Environmental Conditions: Operating T emperatur e: 0 ° to 40 ° C ambient Operating Humidity: 5 to 85% noncondensing Operating Altitude: 10,000 ft.
Index i Index Index Symbols <Cmd> column 24 Numerics 2072h.cfg configuration file 21, 32 2072huxx.17x image file 21 A aging time 34 Alignment Errors 33 AMS Essentials folder 32 AMS executable 22.
Index ii Index password 34, 35 port parameters 34 segments 10, 39 defining hub IP address 32 dial string 32, 34 DIP Switches AMS PORT/SETUP 10 settings communicating with AsantéTerm 17 modem connecte.
Index iii Index MIB AsantéHub 2072 5 support 4 Microsoft Windows and the NMM 4 MJLPs 33 modules, isolating 40 MSG LED 9 Multicast 33 N NCSA/BYU Telnet version 2.
Index iv Index segmenting the network, example 38 segments, LEDs while changing 40 Select Next Group menu item 33 Select Slot button 10, 38, 39 serial interface 11 session dialog 22 Session name field.
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