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2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide vii CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Using This Guide ......................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Structure of This Guide........................................................
Contents viii 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3.5 Connecting to the Network ........................................................... 3-9 3.5.1 Connecting Cables to ENETs 1 Through 4 ..................... 3-9 3.5.2 Connecting a UTP Segment to the FE-100TX .
Contents 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide ix 5.8 SNMP Community Names Screen ............................................ 5-31 5.8.1 Establishing Community Names ................................... 5-32 5.9 SNMP Traps Screen...........................
Contents x 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.25 Repeater Statistics Screen ........................................................ 5-81 5.25.1 Displaying Repeater Statistics....................................... 5-84 5.25.2 Using the Clear Counters Command .
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1-1 CHAPTER 1 INTR ODUCTION W elcome to the 2E43-51/2E43-51R SmartSwitch 2100 User’s Guide . This guide provides the necessary documentation to install and operate t.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Chapter 5 , Local Management , describes ho w to access and use Local Management to configure and manage the 2E43-51.
2E43-51 Overview 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1-3 1.3 2E43-51 OVERVIEW The 2E43-51 ( Figure 1-1 ) is a repeater/switch de vice that provides four Ethernet networks (MicroLANs ENET 1 through 4), each consisting of 12 repeater ports that share a bandwidth of 10 Mbps.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The 2E43-51R has two po wer supplies. The power supplies load share 50% (+/-5%) of the po wer required by the de vice. If one po wer supply fails, the remaining po wer supply assumes the entire load of the device without interruption to network traf fic.
2E43-51 Overview 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1-5 When Auto-Negotiation is supported at both ends of a link, the tw o de vices dynamically adjust to full or half duplex operation based on the maximum capability that can be reached between the two de vices.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The RAD requests start out at an interv al of 1 second. The interv al then doubles after e very transmission until an interv al of 300 seconds is reached. At this point, the interv al remains at 300 seconds.
Optional Features 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1-7 1.3.9 Y ear 2000 Compliant The 2E43-51 has an internal clock that can maintain the current time and date beyond the year 1999.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-8 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1.4.2 High Speed Interface Modules High Speed Interface Modules (HSIMs) are a v ailable from Cabletron Systems for additional connecti vity to v arious networking technologies. The HSIMs av ailable for the 2E43-51 are listed in the Release Notes shipped with the 2E43-51.
Getting Help 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1-9 1.6 GETTING HELP For additional support related to this de vice or document, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center: Before calling the Cabl.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-10 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 1.7 RELATED MANUALS The follo wing manuals may help to set up, control, and manage the 2E43-51: Cabletron Systems HSIM-A6DP User’ s Guid.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 2-1 CHAPTER 2 NETW ORK REQUIREMENTS This chapter contains networking guidelines. Before installing and using the 2E43-51 or an optional Fast Ethernet Interf ace Module.
Chapter 2: Network Requirements 2-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 2.3 100B ASE-TX NETW ORK The 2E43-51, with an FE-100TX installed in slots 5 and/or 6, provides an RJ45 connection that supports UTP cabling, which has an impedance of 85 to 111 ohms.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-1 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION This chapter provides the instructions required to install the 2E43-51. Follo w the order of the sections listed below to correctly install the 2E43-51. • Required T ools ( Section 3.1 ) • Unpacking the 2E43-51 ( Section 3.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3.2 UNPACKING THE 2E43-51 T o unpack the 2E43-51 and verify the contents of the shipment, proceed as follo ws: 1. Open the carton and remove the packing material protecting the 2E43-51. 2. Verify the contents of the carton as listed in T able 3-1 .
Installing the 2E43-51 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-3 If the 2E43-51 is to be installed with an optional Fast Ethernet Interf ace Module, refer to Appendix C for installation instructions. The installation instructions for the HSIMs are in the associated HSIM user’ s guide.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 3-1 T abletop or Shelf Installation 3.4.2 Rackmount Installation T o install the 2E43-51 in a 19-inch rack, the device is shipped with a rackmount kit containing the rackmount brackets, mounting scre ws, and a strain-relief bracket for cable management.
Installing the 2E43-51 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-5 Installation Rack mounting the 2E43-51 in volves the follo wing: • Attaching the strain-relief bracket • Rack mounting the 2E43-51 (atta.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Rack Mounting the 2E43-51 Proceed as follo ws to install the 2E43-51 into a 19-inch rack. 1. Remove and discard the four cover screws (two from each side) located along the front edges of each side of the 2E43-51.
Installing the 2E43-51 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-7 3.4.3 Connecting P ower to the Devices T o connect power to the 2E43-51, proceed to Section 3.4.3.1 . T o connect po wer to the 2E43-51R, proceed to Section 3.4.3.2 . 3.4.3.1 Connecting P ower to the 2E43-51 T o connect the 2E43-51 to a power source, proceed as follo ws: 1.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-8 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3.4.3.2 Connecting P ower to the 2E43-51R T o connect the 2E43-51R to the power sources, proceed as follo ws: 1.
Connecting to the Network 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-9 3.5 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK This section provides the procedures for connecting UTP and fiber optic segments from the netw ork or other de vices to the 2E43-51.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-10 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o connect an RJ21, proceed as follows: 1. Ensure that the device connected to the other end of the segment is powered on.
Connecting to the Network 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-11 3. Tighten the two screws on the RJ21 straight cable connector or RJ21 angle adapter, as applicable, to secure it to the device. 4. If using the RJ21 angle adapter, plug in the RJ21 right-angled connector until the two retaining clips, shown in Figure 3-7 , snap into place.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-12 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 3-8 FE-100TX Crossover Switc h A schematic of a crossov er cable is sho wn in Figure 3-9 . If the wires do not cross ov er , use the switch on the FE-100TX to internally cross over the RJ45 port.
Connecting to the Network 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-13 Figure 3-10 FE100-TX Port 3. Verify that a link exists by checking that the port RX LED is on (flashing amber, blinking green, or solid green). If the RX LED is off and the TX LED is not blinking amber, perform the following steps until the RX LED is on: a.
Chapter 3: Installation 3-14 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3.5.3 Connecting a Fiber Optic Segment to the FE-100FX and FE-100F3 The FE-100FX and FE-100F3 hav e SC style network ports. See Figure 3-11 . Cabletron Systems of fers optional fiber optic cables that use SC style connectors.
Connecting to the Network 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3-15 3. At the other end of the fiber optic cable, attach the SC connector to the other device. Figure 3-11 FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Ports 4. Verify that a Link exists by checking that the port RX LED is on (flashing amber, blinking green, or solid green).
Chapter 3: Installation 3-16 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3.6 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION After installing the 2E43-51 and any optional F ast Ethernet Interface Modules and HSIM as appropriate, and making the connections to the network, proceed as follo ws: 1.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4-1 CHAPTER 4 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides information concerning the follo wing: • Using the LANVIEW diagnostic and status monitoring system • T roubleshooting network and 2E43-51 operational problems • Using the RESET button 4.
Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide NO TE The terms flashing , blinking , and solid used in the follo wing tables indicate the f ollowing: Flashing indicates an LED pulse that is not flashing at a random rate . Blinking indicates an LED pulse flashing at a steady r ate (50% on, 50% off).
Using LANVIEW 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4-3 RX (Receive) of ENET 1 – 4 and P or ts 5 and 6 Off No link. No activity . P or t enabled or disabled. No error . Green Blinking . Po r t disabled. No error . Amber Flashing . Po r t enabled, activity .
Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4.2 FE-100TX LED The optional FE-100TX has one LED labeled 10/100. The 10/100 LED together with the RX LED allo ws the user to determine the Link status and the operating speed of the Fast Ethernet Interf ace Module.
FE-100TX LED 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4-5 T able 4-3 10/100 LED Indications When RX LED Is Off NO TE No link e xists if the associated por t (5 or 6) RX LED is off . LED Color Indication 10/100 Off No Link or no cable attached. FE-100TX f orced to 10 Mbps operation, or is manually set to “auto-negotiate” mode.
Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4.3 T ROUBLESHOOTING CHEC KLIST If the 2E43-51 is not working properly , refer to T able 4-4 for a checklist of possible problems, causes, and recommended actions to resolve the problem.
Using the RESET Button 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4-7 4.4 USING THE RESET BUTTON The RESET button sho wn in Figure 4-3 resets the 2E43-51 processor without af fecting the NVRAM. Figure 4-3 RESET Button T o reset the 2E43-51 processor, press and release the RESET b utton.
Chapter 4: T roubleshooting 4-8 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-1 CHAPTER 5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT This chapter explains ho w to set up a management terminal to access Local Management. It also explains ho w to use the Local Management screens and commands.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KE YBOAR D CON VENTIONS All ke y names appear as capital letters in this manual. T able 5-1 explains the ke yboard con ventions and the ke y functions that are used.
Management T erminal Setup 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-3 5.3 MANAGEMENT T ERMINAL SETUP Use one of the follo wing systems to access Local Management: • An IBM or compatible PC running a VT se.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.3.1 Console Cable Connection Use the Console Cable Kit provided with the 2E43-51 to attach the management terminal to the 2E43-51 COM port as sho wn in Figure 5-1 . Connect an IBM PC or compatible de vice, running the VT terminal emulation, to the 2E43-51 as follo ws: 1.
Management T erminal Setup 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-5 5.3.2 Management T erminal Setup P arameters T able 5-2 lists the setup parameters for the local management terminal.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.3.3 T elnet Connections Once the 2E43-51 has a v alid IP address, the user can establish a T elnet session with Local Management from any TCP/IP based node on the network.
Management T erminal Setup 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-7 5.3.4 Monitoring an Uninterruptible P ower Suppl y If the 2E43-51 is connected to an Uninterruptible Po wer Supply (UPS) de vice for protection against the loss of po wer , a connection from the 2E43-51 COM port to the UPS can be made to monitor the po wer status of the UPS.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-8 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.4 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT Access to Local Management is controlled through the Local Management Passw ord screen Figure 5-3 . Whene ver a connection is made to the 2E43-51 the Local Management Passw ord screen displays.
Accessing Local Management 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-9 5.4.1 Navigating Local Mana gement Screens The 2E4X-27 Local Management application consists of a series of menu screens. Navigate through Local Management by selecting items from the menu screens.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-10 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 5-4 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierar chy Figure 5-5 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierar chy Device Menu Password De.
Accessing Local Management 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-11 Figure 5-6 SecureFast VLAN Mode, LM Screen Hierarch y 5.4.2 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items Select items on a menu screen by performing the follo wing steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-12 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 2. Press ENTER. The previous screen in the Local Management hierarchy displays. 3. Exit from 2E43-51 Local Management by repeating steps 1 and 2 until the De vice Menu screen displays. 4.
Device Men u Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-13 5.5 DEVICE MEN U SCREEN The De vice Menu screen is the access point for all Local Management screens.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-14 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing explains each De vice Menu screen field as shown in Figure 5-7 : DEVICE CONFIGURA TION The De vice Configuration scre.
Device Configuration Men u Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-15 5.6 DEVICE CONFIGURATION MEN U SCREEN The De vice Configuration Menu screen, Figure 5-8 , provides access to Local Management screens.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-16 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing briefly explains each screen accessible from the De vice Configuration Menu screen: GENERAL CONFIGURA TION The General Configuration screen allo ws the user to monitor and configure operating parameters for the 2E43-51.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-17 5.7 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN The General Configuration screen, Figure 5-9 , allo ws the user to set the system date and time, IP address and subnet mask, the Default Gate way , the TFTP Gate way IP address, and the operational mode.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-18 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide IP Address (Modifiab le) Displays and allo ws the user to set the IP address for the 2E43-51. T o set the IP address, refer to Section 5.7.1 . The IP address can also be set through Runtime IP Address Discov ery as pre viously described in Section 1.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-19 Screen Lock out Time (Modifiable) Contains the maximum number of minutes that the Local Management application displays a module’ s screen while aw aiting input or action from a user .
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-20 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Application (T oggle) Allo ws the user to set the application that the COM port supports.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-21 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command, then press ENTER. The warning screen shown in Figure 5-10 displays. Figure 5-10 Configuration W arning Screen 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the YES command, then press ENTER.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-22 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3. Press ENTER. If the subnet mask is valid, the cursor returns to the beginning of the Subnet Mask field. If the entry is not valid, the screen displays the message “INVALID SUBNET MASK OR FORMAT ENTERED”.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-23 2. Enter the IP address of the default gateway using the DDN format. For example: 134.141.79.121 3. Press ENTER. If the default gateway entered is a valid format, the cursor returns to the beginning of the Default Gateway field.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-24 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.7.5 Setting the Device Date The 2E43-51 is year 2000 compliant so that the De vice Date field can be set beyond the year 1999. T o set the system date, perform the following steps: 1.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-25 If the time entered is a v alid format, the message displays “SA VED OK” at the top of the screen. If the entry is not v alid, Local Management does not alter the current v alue and refreshes the De vice T ime field with the pre vious v alue.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-26 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.7.9 Setting the Operational Mode T o set the Operational Mode, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Operational Mode field. 2. Press the SPACE bar to toggle to the appropriate operational mode ( 802.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-27 5.7.10 Configuring the COM P or t Upon po wer up, the COM port is configured to the default settings of ENABLED and LM . T o configure the COM port, the user must enable/disable the COM port and select an application.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-28 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 5-13 COM Port W arning Screen 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight YES . Press ENTER. 4. If you ENABLED the port, proceed to step 5. If you DISABLED the port, use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of the screen, then press ENTER.
General Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-29 7. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to step through the available settings until the operation you require appears. T able 5-3 lists the available settings and their corresponding applications.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-30 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 5-14 Clear NVRAM W arning Screen 5. Select YES and the message “CLEARING NVRAM. REBOOT IN PROGRESS...” displays. 6. The 2E43-51 clears NVRAM and reboots. All user-entered parameters default to factory default settings.
SNMP Community Names Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-31 5.8 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN The SNMP Community Names screen allo ws the user to set SNMP Management community names. Community names act as passwords to Local/Remote Management and are agents of security access to the 2E43-51.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-32 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing explains each SNMP Community Names screen field: Community Name (Modifiab le) Displays the user-defined name through which a user accesses the 2E43-51 SNMP Management.
SNMP Community Names Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-33 T o establish community names, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Community Name field adjacent to the selected access level. 2. Enter the password in the field (maximum 31 characters).
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-34 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.9 SNMP T RAPS SCREEN Since the 2E43-51 is an SNMP compliant de vice, it can send messages to multiple Network Management Stations to alert users of status changes. The SNMP T raps screen is shown in Figure 5-16 .
SNMP T raps Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-35 Enable T raps (T oggle) Enables transmission of the traps to the network management station with the associated IP address. This field toggles between YES and NO. 5.9.1 Configuring the T rap T able T o configure the T rap table, proceed as follows: 1.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-36 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.10 SWITCH CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Switch Configuration screen, Figure 5-17 , provides the basic setup options to make a switch operational in your network.
Switch Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-37 The follo wing describes each field of the Switch Configuration screen: Switch Address (Read-Only) Displays the MA C address of the switch. Number of P or ts (Read-Only) Displays the total number of switched ports on the 2E43-51.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-38 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Learning: The switch is learning the addresses on this interf ace. The switch enters the learning state when the T ransparent Database is created (during start-up or after being deleted), or when the Spanning T ree Algorithm detects a network topology change.
Device Specific Configuration Men u Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-39 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” is displayed. 5.10.3 Setting (Enabling or Disabling) the P or t Status T o set the status of an interface (port), proceed as follows: 1.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-40 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o access the Device Specific Configuration Menu screen from the De vice Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the DEVICE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION menu item and press ENTER.
System Resources Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-41 FLASH DO WNLO AD The FLASH Do wnload screen allo ws the user to do wnload information from FLASH memory and force the 2E43-51 to do wnload a ne w image file from a TFTP serv er . For details, refer to Section 5.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-42 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o access the System Resources screen from the Device Specific Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w keys to highlight the SYSTEM RESOURCES menu item and press ENTER. The System Resources screen displays.
System Resources Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-43 NVRAM Installed (Read-only) Indicates the amount of NVRAM installed in the 2E43-51 and ho w much of it is currently av ailable. Current Switch Utilization (Read-only) Sho ws the percentage of the de vice switching capacity currently being used.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-44 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.13 HIGH SPEED INTERFACE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The High Speed Interface Configuration Menu screen, Figure 5-20 , applies to the Fast Ethernet Interf ace Modules and the High Speed Interface Module.
High Speed Interface Configuration Menu Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-45 The follo wing briefly explains each screen accessible from the High Speed Interface Configuration Menu screen. F AST ETHERNET INTERF A CES Displays a screen named High Speed Interface Configuration.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-46 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.14 HIGH SPEED INTERFACE CONFIGURATION SCREEN The High Speed Interface Configuration screen displays the types of interfaces installed in ports 5 and 6, their current operating mode, and indicates if the ports are linked.
High Speed Interface Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-47 The follo wing briefly explains each field of the High Speed Interf ace Configuration screen. P or t T ype (Read-only) Displays the type of interface (FE-100FX, FE-100TX, FE-100F3, or Unkno wn) installed in ports 5 and 6.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-48 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide If an FE-100TX is installed, the field steps to Auto-Negotiation, 10Base-T , 10Base-TFD (full duple x), 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TXFD (full duplex).
High Speed Interface Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-49 5.14.1.1 Setting the FE-100FX or FE-100F3 Operational Mode Use the Desired Oper . Mode field to set the acti ve technology . This field toggles between 100Base-FX and 100Base-FXFD (full duplex).
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-50 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and Local Management saves the changes to memory. The selected mode is displayed in both the Desired Operational Mode field and the Current Operational Mode field.
FLASH Download Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-51 Before do wnloading an image to the de vice, copy the image to the network TFTP server . T o access the Flash Download screen from the De vice Specific Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the FLASH DOWNLOAD menu item and press ENTER.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-52 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing briefly explains each field of the Flash Do wnload screen: Download Method (Selectab le) This field steps to BOO TP , TFTP , and R UNTIME.
FLASH Download Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-53 If TFTP or R UNTIME is selected as the do wnload method (see Figure 5-22 ), the follo wing two additional fields display: Download Server IP (Selectab le) The IP address of the TFTP serv er to be used for the FLASH do wnload is entered in this field.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-54 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4. Set the IP address of the TFTP gateway server (this defaults to the same IP address as that set in the TFTP Gateway IP Addr field on the General Configuration screen). 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Server IP field.
P or t Redirect Function Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-55 8. Enter the IP address of the TFTP server using the DDN format. For example: 134.141.79.121 9. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download File Name field. 10. Enter the complete pathway and file name of the image stored on the download server.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-56 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o access the Port Redirect Function screen from the Device Specific Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION menu item and press ENTER.
P or t Redirect Function Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-57 Source P ort [ n ] (Selectable) Allo ws a selected port [ n ] to be changed to a source port. Destination P or t [ n ] (Selectable) Allo ws a selected port [ n ] to be changed to a destination port.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-58 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.16.2 Changing Source and Destination P or ts Add or delete source port and destination port entries as follo ws: 1.
Broadcast Suppression Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-59 T o access the Broadcast Suppression screen from the Device Specific Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the BROADCAST SUPPRESSION menu item and press ENTER.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-60 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Threshold (Modifiable) Allo ws the user to set the desired limit of recei ve broadcast frames that will be forwarded per port per second. Reset P eak (T oggle) Allo ws the user to reset the Peak Rate.
Repeater Configuration Menu Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-61 5.18 REPEATER CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The Repeater Configuration Menu screen, Figure 5-25 , is used to access the Repeater Le vel Security Configuration, or Port Le vel Security Configuration screen.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-62 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide PORT LEVEL SECURITY CONFIGURA TION Used to set the security for each port of a connector , individually .
Repeater Level Security Configuration 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-63 The follo wing section defines the fields on the Repeater Le vel Security Configuration screen. Interface (Read-Only) Indicates the repeater port on the ENET connector (ENET 1 through 4) selected in the Interface field.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-64 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide • LockedOnAddr – The source address of the last frame received (or the source address entered in the Port Le vel Security Configuration screen, if one is entered) is used for security purposes.
P or t Level Security Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-65 7. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SendTrap field. 8. To change the SendTrap setting to NoTrap , press the SPACE bar to toggle the setting. 9. To change the security on more than one connector, repeat steps 1 through 8 for each connector.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-66 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Figure 5-27 Port Level Security Configuration Screen The follo wing section defines the fields on the Port Le vel Security Configuration screen. Po r t (Read-only) Indicates the repeater port on the ENET connector (ENET 1 through 4) selected in the INTERF A CE # field.
P or t Level Security Configuration Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-67 • NonSecure – Allo ws the ports on the connector to recei ve all frames. The source address of recei ved frames is not examined and the frames are processed in a non secure state.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-68 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide INTERF A CE # (Selectable) This command field selects the front panel interface connector (ENET 1 to ENET 4) to which the port security settings will be applied.
Device Statistics Men u Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-69 13. To change the security on more than one connector, repeat steps 1 through 11 for each connector. Then proceed to step 14 to save all settings at once. 14. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-70 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o access the Device Statistics Menu from the De vice Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the DEVICE STATISTICS menu item and press ENTER. The De vice Statistics Menu screen displays.
Switch Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-71 REPEA TER ST A TISTICS The Repeater Statistics screen provides the operating statistics for each port (1 through 48) and its corresponding network (ENETs 1 through 4). For details, refer to Section 5.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-72 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The Switch Statistics screen displays the follo wing fields: Po r t # (Read-Only) Identifies the network port. T able 5-6 shows the port or ganization. Frames Rcvd (Read-Only) Displays the number of frames recei ved by the port since last po wer -up or reset.
Interface Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-73 5.23 INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN The Interface Statistics screen, Figure 5-30 , is used to gather MIB-II statistics for all of the 2E43-51 interfaces (ENET 1 – ENET 4, and F ast Ethernet Interface Modules) with the e xception of an installed HSIM.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-74 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing definitions explain each field of the Interf ace Statistics screen: Interface (Read-Only) This field displays the Interface number for which statistics are currently being displayed.
Interface Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-75 OutOctets (Read-Only) This field displays the total number of octets (bytes) that hav e been transmitted from the Interface. OutUnicast (Read-Only) The OutUnicast field displays the total number of packets transmitted that were sent to a single address.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-76 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide MTU (Read-Only) The MTU field displays the maximum frame size (in octets) that a packet may contain to be recei ved or transmitted from this interf ace. Speed (Read-Only) The Speed field displays an estimate of the interface’ s current bandwidth in bits per second.
RMON Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-77 5.24 RMON STATISTICS SCREEN RMON statistics for each interface, on an interface-by-interf ace basis, are vie wed through the RMON Statistics screen sho wn in Figure 5-31 .
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-78 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Data Source (Read-only) This field displays the source of the statistics data that is currently being displayed on the screen. Figure 5-31 sho ws that the data source for this RMON index is Interf ace 1 (ENET 1) by displaying the name IfIndex.
RMON Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-79 Undersized Pkts (Read-only) The Undersized Pkts field displays the number of packets recei v ed whose size was less than the minimum Ethernet frame size of 64 bytes, not including preamble, but ha ve a v alid CRC.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-80 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 65 – 127 Octets (Read-only) Displays the total number of packets, including bad packets, recei ved that were between 65 and 127 bytes in length (excluding framing bits, b ut including FCS bytes).
Repeater Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-81 3. Press ENTER (neither the RMON Index # field nor the statistics will change until ENTER is pressed). 5.24.2 Using the Clear Counters Command T o reset all the statistics counters of the selected interface to zero, perform the follo wing steps: 1.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-82 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide The follo wing definitions explain each field of the Port Statistics screen: Network # (Read-Only) Indicates the current Ethernet Segment (ENET 1 through ENET 4) port for which statistics are displayed.
Repeater Statistics Screen 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-83 Alignment Error s (Read-only) Displays the number of alignment errors detected. Alignment errors occur when the total number of bits in the packet are not di visible by eight due to missing bits in the bytes contained in the packet.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-84 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5.25.1 Displaying Repeater Statistics T o display the statistics for any repeater port (1 – 48), proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port # command field at the bottom of the screen.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-85 5.26 NETWORK T OOLS The Network T ools function allows the user to access and manage network de vices. Figure 5-33 shows the Network T ools Help screen. T o access the Network T ools screen, use the arrow k eys to highlight the NETWORK TOOLS menu item in the De vice Menu screen and press ENTER.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-86 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide • Special Commands – Allo w the user to e xit from Netw ork T ools. The commands are done , exit , and quit . The commands are presented in the follo wing format: command: Syntax: Sho ws the required command format.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-87 Each ARP cache entry lists the network interface that the de vice is connected to, the de vice’ s network addr ess or IP address, the de vice’ s physical addr ess or MAC address, and the media type of connection to the device.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-88 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide bridge: Syntax: bridge [EN ABLE/DISABLE] [IFNUM/ALL] Description: The bridge command allo ws bridge management to be enabled or disabled at the user’ s request, either one at a time or all at once.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-89 netstat: Syntax: netstat [option] Description: The netstat command provides a display of general network statistics for the managed de vice. The netstat command must be used with one of the two display options.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-90 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide reset: Syntax: reset Description: This reset command initiates a hardware reset of the de vice. The reset command initializes the CPU processor , runs the onboard diagnostics, and restarts the software image, which restores the user configuration settings from NVRAM.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-91 Example: traceroute: Syntax: traceroute [IP address] Description: The traceroute command generates a TRA CER OUTE request to a specified IP address and provides a display of all ne xt-hop routers in the path to the de vice.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-92 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide soft-reset Syntax: soft-reset Description: This command restarts the software image, which restores the user configuration settings from NVRAM. The user will be queried to confirm the reset command to ensure against unwanted resets.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-93 Example: link_trap: Syntax: link_trap [enable/disable/status] [POR T/all] Description: The link_trap command allo ws link traps to be enabled or disabled when specifying a single port, or simultaneously when specifying “all” or no ports.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-94 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide atm_stp_state: Syntax: atm_stp_state [ST A TE] Description: The atm_stp_state command allo ws the user to enable, disable, or check the status of the Spanning T ree Algorithm on all A TM interfaces.
Network T ools 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 5-95 Example: -> done Connection closed 05141-72.
Chapter 5: Local Management 5-96 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide A-1 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS This appendix provides operating specifications for the 2E43-51 and 2E43-51R. Cabletron Systems reserves the right to change these specifications at any time without notice. A.1 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS A.
Appendix A: Specifications A-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide A.4 EN VIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS A.5 INPUT/OUTPUT P OR TS A.6 COM PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS The COM port is a serial communications port that supports Local Management or connection to a UPS. T able A-1 shows the COM port pin assignments.
Regulatory Compliance 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide A-3 A.7 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE This equipment meets the follo wing safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements: Safety UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN 60950, IEC 950, and 73/23/EEC. EMC FCC Part 15, EN 55022, CSA C108.
Appendix A: Specifications A-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide B-1 APPENDIX B FE-100TX, FE-100FX, AND FE-100F3 SPECIFICATIONS The 2E43-51 supports three Fast Ethernet Interf ace Modules: • FE-100TX ( Section B.1 ) • FE-100FX ( Section B.2 ) • FE-100F3 ( Section B.3 ) This appendix provides the specifications for these modules.
Appendix B: FE-100TX, FE-100FX, and FE-100F3 Specifications B-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide B.2 FE-100FX The FE-100FX sho wn in Figure B-2 uses an SC style connector that supports multimode fiber optic cabling. Specifications for the FE-100FX are listed in T able B-1 , below .
FE-100F3 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide B-3 B.3 FE-100F3 The FE-100F3 sho wn in Figure B-3 uses an SC style connector that supports single mode fiber optic cabling.
Appendix B: FE-100TX, FE-100FX, and FE-100F3 Specifications B-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C-1 APPENDIX C OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS The top cov er must be remov ed to gain access to the mode bank switches and to install the Fast Ethernet Interf ace Modules and the High Speed Interface Module.
Appendix C: Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings C-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C.2 REMOVING THE CHASSIS CO VER This section describes ho w to remov e the 2E43-51 chassis cov er . DO NO T REMO VE THE CO VER FROM THE 2E43-51 WHILE PO WER IS APPLIED T O THE UNIT .
Removing the Chassis Co ver 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C-3 T o remove the chassis co ver , proceed as follo ws: 1. Disconnect the 2E43-51 from the network as follows: a. For the 2E43-51, unplug the po wer cord from the rear of the chassis. For the 2E43-51R, unplug both po wer cords from the rear of the chassis.
Appendix C: Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings C-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 2. If the 2E43-51 is rack mounted, remove it from the rack and remove the rackmount brackets (refer to Chapter 3 , Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings ).
Removing the Chassis Co ver 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C-5 Figure C-2 2E43-51 Mode Switch Location/Component Lay out Switch definitions and positions are as follo ws: • Switches 1 through 4 – For Cabletron Systems use only . • Switch 5 – COM Port Autobaud.
Appendix C: Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings C-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide • Switch 7 – Clear NVRAM. Changing the position of this switch resets NVRAM on the next po wer-up. All user -entered parameters, such as the IP address, de vice names, etc.
Installing Optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C-7 C.3 INSTALLING OPTIONAL FAST ETHERNET INTERFACE MODULES Figure C-3 sho ws the locations of the Fast Ethernet Interf ace Module connectors on for ports 5 and 6 and the High Speed Interface Module for port 7.
Appendix C: Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings C-8 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide T o install a Fast Ethernet Interface Module in port slot 5 or 6, proceed as follo ws: 1. Remove the coverplate from the port slot where the Fast Ethernet Interface Module will be installed.
Installing Optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide C-9 Figure C-4 Coverplate Remov al 2. Remove the screw from the rear standoff. Save the screw. 3. See Figure C-5 . Gently pull the faceplate of the 2E43-51 forward to allow room for the Fast Ethernet Interface Modules to be aligned over the connector.
Appendix C: Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings C-10 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide 4. Carefully lower the Fast Ethernet Interface Module onto the standoffs while inserting the module connector into the associated Motherboard Connector.
2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Index-1 INDEX Numerics 100BASE-FX single mode cable length 2-2 10BASE-T connection 3-9 requirements 2-1 2E43-51 front panel 1-3 A Access policy 5-32 Auto-Negotiation 1.
Index Index-2 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide device time 5-18, 5-24 IP address 5-18, 5-20 MAC address 5-17 Operational Mode 5-26 screen lockout time 5-19, 5-25 screen refresh time 5-18, 5-25 subnet .
Index 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Index-3 Network Tools built-in commands 5-85 arp 5-86 atm_stp_state 5-94 bridge 5-88 defroute 5-88 netstat 5-89 ping 5-89 reset 5-90 show 5-90 traceroute 5-91 de.
Index Index-4 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide broadcast pkts 5-78 CLEAR COUNTERS 5-80 collisions 5-78 CRC align errors 5-78 data source 5-78 drop events 5-78 fragments 5-79 index 5-80 jabbers 5-79 mu.
Index 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide Index-5 port status 5-39 selecting the STA 5-38 status 5-38 switch address 5-37 type of STA 5-37 Switch Statistics screen 5-71 clearing counters 5-72 frames fltr.
Index Index-6 2E43-51/2E43-51R User’ s Guide.
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