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    IntraSpection ™ Personality Module 3Com ® SuperStack ™ II Switch 1000 User’ s Manual Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 1.800.662.9686 www .asante.com September 1997 Part Number 06-00373-00 Rev . A book Page i Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM[...]

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    Copyright Notice Copyright  1997 by Asanté T echnologies, Inc . All rights reserved. No part of this manual, or any associated artwork, software, product design or design concept, may be copied, reproduced or stored, in whole or in par t, in any f orm or b y any means mechanical, electronic, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, includ[...]

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    Page iii T able of Contents Preface .................................................................................. vii About This Manual ..........................................................................vii Chapter Contents ............................................................................vii Document Conventions .............[...]

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    Page iv Menus3-7 Tables ...................................................................................... 3-7 Table Columns ........................................................................ 3-7 Buttons .................................................................................... 3-7 Management ....................................[...]

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    Page v Managing VLAN Groups ................................................................. 5-8 Naming a VLAN Group............................................................ 5-9 Disabling a VLAN Group .......................................................5-11 Viewing Statistics for a VLAN Group .................................... 5-12 Menus .[...]

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    Page vii Preface About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection P er sonality Module f or the f ol- lowing device: ❏ The 3Com SuperStack II Switc h 1000 The manual defines a P er sonality Module and e xplains how to install and use the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er sonality Module. ▲ Important: For additional inf or mation on usi[...]

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    Preface Page viii Document Conventions This manual uses the f ollowing conventions to conv e y instr uctions and inf or mation: ❏ Commands and key words are in boldface f ont. ∆ Note: Notew orthy inf or mation, which contains helpful sugg estions or r ef erences to other sections in the manual, is in this format. ▲ Important: Significant inf[...]

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    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 e xpanded manag ement of an SNMP (Simple Networ k Manage- ment Protocol) device by specifically addr essing the device’ s propri- etar y information (the “Private MIB”). Management capabilities are [...]

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    Introduction Page 1-2 Management Options The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er sonality Module supports the follow- ing management options: ❏ VLAN — up to 16 groups ❏ P ort address table ❏ Device identification inf or mation ❏ General device inf or mation ❏ SNMP agent inf or mation ❏ Slot (group) configur ation inf or mation ❏ Softw[...]

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    IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection v er sion 1.01. ❏ PC with 80486 or faster micr oprocessor. ❏ 48MB RAM. ❏ 100MB free disk space. ❏ W indows NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (r ec- ommended). ❏ W eb ser ver that supports Common Gatewa y Interface (CGI) 1.1 (such as Netscape F ast[...]

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    Page 2-1 2 Installation This chapter e xplains how to install the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er- sonality Module. Installing a Personality Module ▲ Important: The P er sonality Module is installed on the computer where the IntraSpection Application Ser ver is installed. Bef ore installing the P er sonality Module, make sur e that IntraSpection [...]

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    Installation Page 2-2 The “Software License Ag reement” window appear s. Review the agr eement carefully . 7 Click Ye s to accept the agreement and continue with the installation or clic k No to e xit the installation. The “IntraSpection P er sonality Module Read Me” win- dow appears. Review the inf or mation carefull y . 8 Click Next to co[...]

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    Installing a Personality Module Page 2-3 13 Click OK . The “IntraSpection Module Installation” window appear s. ▲ Important: This window should be pointing to the director y that contains the IntraSpection (websuite.e xe) progr am. If it is not, click Browse and locate that director y . 14 Click OK . ∆ Note: A “Select Data base” window [...]

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    Page 3-1 3 Accessing the Device This chapter e xplains how to access the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er- sonality Module’ s Device Page . The Device P ag e provides access to the P er sonality Module’ s mana gement options. Accessing the Device Page T o access the Device P age f or a SuperStack II Switc h 1000 device, you must fir st create a[...]

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    Accessing the Device Page 3-2 ❏ T ype the highest (last) IP address on y our netw or k in the Hi IP Address field. ❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map, or select Append to attach this map to the map that is stored in y our system’ s buf f er (if any). 5 Click Apply . IntraSpection “discovers” and builds a map of[...]

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    Device Information Page 3-3 Device Page Components The Device P a g e consists of several components, including device infor- mation, a front panel image, a VLAN identification window , and manage- ment menus. See Figure 3-2. Figur e 3-2 Device P a ge components Device Information The f ollowing device inf or mation is display ed at the top of the[...]

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    Accessing the Device Page 3-4 VLAN Identification Window The VLAN identification window displays the number of the currentl y selected VLAN group. It also allows you to select a configur ed group of VLAN by typing the VLAN group’ s number in the window . There are 16 VLAN groups; depending on the number of VLANs you have cr eated, this number [...]

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    Front Panel Image Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 can be managed at differ ent levels; that is, at the device, VLAN group, or por t level. For e xample, if you do not select any item on the SuperStac k II Switch 1000 and clic k the Graph menu, statistics f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 are displa yed.[...]

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    Accessing the Device Page 3-6 Selecting a Port for Management T o select a por t for manag ement: ❏ Click once on a port on the front panel image. If a VLAN group mar ker appear s, click on the port again until the port is highlighted b y a gr een box. See Figure 3-5. Figur e 3-5 Selecting a port T o deselect the por t: ❏ Click again on the sel[...]

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    Tables Page 3-7 Menus The menus on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device P a ge pr ovide access to the different manag ement options supported b y the P er sonal- ity Module. T ables Some menus contain tables with inf or mation that is configurable directl y on-screen fr om y our W eb browser while other s contain inf orma- tion that is read-[...]

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    Page 4-1 4 Management This chapter e xplains how manage the SuperStac k II Switch 1000 via the IntraSpection P er sonality Module. ▲ Important: T o mana g e the SuperStac k II Switc h 1000, you must first access the switc h’ s Device Page . See Chapter 3, “ Accessing the Device, ” f or instructions. Performing Basic Management Functions Th[...]

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    Management Page 4-2 ▲ Important: For inf or mation on using VLAN, see Chap- ter 5, “VLAN . ” Management T ask Page Number Managing the port address table page 4-15 Viewing statistics page 4-18 book Page 2 Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM[...]

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    Setting Community Strings Page 4-3 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access r ights for r eading and writing SNMP data objects f or a device. The community strings (read community and wr ite community) f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 are manuall y set in the device via its console port. In order to access the device with Intra[...]

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    Management Page 4-4 Figur e 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manag er P age 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration T a ble appears, similar to Figure 4-3. Figur e 4-3 Map Configuration T a ble 4 Enter the device’ s IP address in the IP Address field. 5 Enter the device’ s read community string in the Read Community String field. 6 Enter[...]

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    Configuring Network Access Parameters Page 4-5 Configuring Network Access Parameters T o configure and/or manage the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 over the net- wor k or via out-of-band access, the device needs to be properly config- ured with netw ork access par ameter s. These parameter s are initiall y configured in the device via the console p[...]

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    Management Page 4-6 Configuring Identification Information T o help with device identification, you can add certain details about the SuperStack II Switc h 1000; such as, the device’ s physical address, name, location, and contact information. T o view and/or configure device identification inf ormation: 1 Do not select any item on the Devic[...]

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    Performing a Software Upgrade Page 4-7 Performing a Software Upgrade The SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s software can be upg raded via IntraSpection. T o upgrade the device’ s software: 1 Click Upgrade . The Software Upg rade table appears, similar to Figur e 4-6. Figur e 4-6 Software Upg rade table 2 T ype the software’ s file name and networ[...]

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    Management Page 4-8 Updating the Device Page The files f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s P er sonality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Ser ver’ s data base. Occasionally , these files should be updated from the Device P age to ensure that y ou are viewing the device’ s latest information. T o update the Personali[...]

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    Viewing General Device Information Page 4-9 V iewing General Device Information General device inf or mation includes items such as the device’ s chassis name, object ID , and hardware v er sion number . T o view g eneral device inf or mation: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image. (This selects the entire device.) 2[...]

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    Management Page 4-10 Resetting the Device Y ou can reset the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 via one of two methods: ❏ By physicall y powering of f the SuperStack II Switc h 1000, then powering it on. ❏ V ia the Slots menu in IntraSpection. T o reset the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 via the Slots menu in IntraSpec- tion: 1 Do not select any item on th[...]

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    Viewing Group Information Page 4-11 V iewing Group Information The Slot Configuration T a ble displa ys and allows you to modify g roup inf or mation about the SuperStack II Switch 1000. The group inf or ma- tion contains details about the device as if it were a part of a device stack. ∆ Note: The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 is a stack- able s wi[...]

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    Management Page 4-12 Managing T rap Receivers The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 can be set to g enerate traps. T raps are messages sent across the netw ork to an SNMP networ k manager (suc h as IntraSpection). The y aler t you to f aults or to chang es that occur to the s witch device. ▲ Important: Ref er to the SuperStack II Switch 1000’ s User?[...]

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    Managing Trap Receivers Page 4-13 ▲ Important: Do NO T type an IP address of 0.0.0.0. 6 T ype the community string of the mana g ement station in the Community String field. 7 Click Apply . An entr y for the manag ement station appear s in the table. If it does not appear , click Refresh . Deleting a T rap Receiver T o delete a trap receiv er en[...]

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    Management Page 4-14 V iewing SNMP Agent Information SNMP agent inf or mation includes items such as the device’ s PR OM soft- ware v er sion number , recent reset action, and last system er ror . T o view SNMP agent inf or mation: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image. (This selects the entire device.) 2 Click Agent[...]

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    Managing the Port Address Table Page 4-15 Managing the Port Address T able The P ort Address T able is a table of node addresses that the device receiv es on its por ts. It uses the information in the table to decide whether a frame should be f orwarded or filtered. By modifying entries in the Port Address T a ble, you can r estrict access to cert[...]

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    Management Page 4-16 Specifying Port Access T o restr ict access to a port b y specifying the ph ysical address that is authorized to connect to the por t: 1 Select the number of the port you want to control access to by clicking once on a ro w containing that port number . For e xample, to specify access to por t number 3, click on a row entr y th[...]

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    Page 4-17 Deleting an Entry T o manually delete an entr y in the Port Address T able: 1 Select an entr y to be deleted b y clicking once on its row in the table. 2 Click Modify . 3 Open the Address Status drop-down menu and select delete . 4 Click Apply . The entr y is deleted. book Page 17 Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM[...]

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    Management Page 4-18 V iewing Statistics Statistics f or a SuperStack II Switc h 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports can be viewed in tw o dif f erent f or mats: table or graph. Sta- tistics collected include runts, alignment er ror s, collisions, shor t events, and readable fr ames. T able Statistics 1 T o view statistics f or the Su[...]

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    Viewing Statistics Page 4-19 Statistics are gathered in the f ollowing columns: ❏ Curr — (current) the number of occur rences each second. ❏ Peak — the larg est number of occur rences since opening or resetting the screen. ❏ Av g — the aver age number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen. ❏ T otal — the total number [...]

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    Management Page 4-20 Graph Statistics 1 T o view statistics f or the SuperStack II Switch 1000, do not select anything on the Device P age’ s front panel image. T o view statistics f or a VLAN group, clic k once on a por t belonging to that VLAN group. T o view statistics f or a por t, click on the port until it is highlighted with a gr een box. [...]

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    Page 5-1 5 VLAN This chapter pr ovides an ov er view of VLAN and explains ho w to use it with the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. VLAN Overview VLAN stands f or virtual local area networ k. VLAN is a network configur a- tion tool that allows y ou to “group” tog ether specific ports on the same s witch, designating them as their own virtual networ[...]

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    VLAN Page 5-2 V iewing VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. At star t- up, all of the switc h’ s por ts are on vlan1 (displa y ed as 1001 in the VLAN Identification W indow). ▲ Important: Y ou can delete VLAN groups; how ever , it is not recommended. T o view the VLAN groups: ▲ Important: T o access and us[...]

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    VLAN Groups Page 5-3 VLAN Groups The 16 VLAN groups are identified by a number (vlan1, vlan2, etc ) and a corresponding button, as shown in F igure 5-2. Figur e 5-2 VLAN groups The VLAN group button is used to select the VLAN group f or mana g e- ment. It is also used as a place to “drop” a por t number . See “Viewing Statistics f or a VLAN [...]

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    VLAN Page 5-4 VLAN Menu Items The menu items on the VLANVie w screen allow f or individual mana ge- ment of each of the 16 g roups of VLAN . The menu items are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 Device P a g e. Each menu can be opened or c losed by clicking once on its menu-level indicator . See Figure 5-4. Figur e 5-4 VLAN menus [...]

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    VLAN Groups Page 5-5 Creating VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. By default, all of the s witch’ s por ts are assigned to vlan1. T o create more gr oups of VLANs, “group” tog ether the por ts that you want to hav e on the same segment by dragging and dropping a port but- ton onto a VLAN group button. T o [...]

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    VLAN Page 5-6 Figur e 5-5 Selecting a port button 6 While holding down the mouse button, drag the dot onto the VLAN group button that y ou want to assign the port to, then release the mouse button. See Figur e 5-6. Figur e 5-6 Assigning a port to a VLAN group The port is now assigned to that VLAN group. The por t’ s button and status LED box will[...]

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    VLAN Groups Page 5-7 Figur e 5-7 New VLAN group 7 Repeat steps 1 – 6 f or eac h por t you want to assign to a VLAN group. the port is assigned to the VLAN group book Page 7 Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM[...]

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    VLAN Page 5-8 Managing VLAN Groups There are tw o ways to manag e each configured g roup of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000: ❏ via the VLANView Page ❏ via the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device Page The management menu items on the VLAN Vie w P age ar e identical to those on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device P a ge. ▲ Imp[...]

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    Naming a VLAN Group Page 5-9 Naming a VLAN Group For identification purposes, configured g roups of VLAN can be assigned a name (such as “Marketing” or “P ayroll”). T o assign a name to a VLAN group via the VLAN Vie w P age: 1 In the VLAN Vie w P a ge, select the VLAN group y ou want to name by clicking once on its VLAN group but- ton. Se[...]

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    VLAN Page 5-10 Figur e 5-10 VLAN W orkgroup T able 4 Select the VLAN group to be named by clicking once on its row entr y . 5 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 6 T ype a name f or the VLAN group in the WGroup- Name field. 7 Click Apply . The VLAN’ s group name is c hanged and appears in the W orkg roup T able. If it does not appear [...]

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    Disabling a VLAN Group Page 5-11 Disabling a VLAN Group Disabling a VLAN group prev ents all of the por ts belonging to that group from communicating with eac h other . T o disa ble a VLAN group: 1 In the VLAN Vie w P a ge, select the VLAN group y ou want to disable by clic king once on its VLAN group button. The VLAN group button turns green when [...]

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    VLAN Page 5-12 V iewing Statistics for a VLAN Group Y ou can view statistics — in table and gr aph formats — f or each of the configured g roups of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switch 1000. T o view statistics f or a VLAN group: 1 In the VLAN Vie w P a ge, select the VLAN group f or which y ou want to vie w statistics by clic king once on its VLA[...]

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    Page 6-1 6 Menus This chapter describes each manag ement menu on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 P er sonality Module’ s Device P a ge. The table below pro vides a brief descr iption of each menu; the sections that f ollow e xplain each menu in detail. Table 6-1 Device Page Menu Descriptions Menu Description Configuration T itle for the submenus l[...]

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    Menus Page 6-2 Menu Description NetwAccess Allows you to view and configure network access informa- tion (both in-band and out-of-band) for the device. See “Network Access” on page 6-14. T rapReceiv- ers Allows you to determine the management stations can receive traps from the device. See “T rap Receivers” on page 6-15. V alidate Updates [...]

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    VLAN Page 6-3 VLAN This menu allows y ou to name, disable or enable any of the SuperStac k II Switch 1000’ s 16 groups of VLAN . T a ble 6-2 describes each field in the VLAN menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Naming a VLAN Group” on pa g e 5-9, “Disabling a VLAN Group” on page 5-11, or “Viewing Statistics f or a [...]

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    Menus Page 6-4 Address List This menu displays the SuperStac k II Switch 1000’ s MA C address table. The MA C address table is a table of node addresses that the device receiv es on its por ts. It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be f orwarded or filtered. Each entr y consists of the MA C address of the device [...]

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    Address List Page 6-5 Field Description Address Status Configurable field; determines the status of the MAC address in the Port Address T able. ❏ nonPermanent — the address is not perma- nent; it is removed if, after a period of time (aging time), the device has not transmitted. NonPermanent entries are removed from the table if the device is[...]

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    Menus Page 6-6 Identify This menu allows y ou to view and configure identification inf or mation f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. T a ble 6-4 describes each field in the Identify menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config- uring Identification Information” on page 4-6. Table 6-4 Identify Menu Field Description Phy[...]

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    Device Page 6-7 Device This menu allows y ou to view g eneral inf ormation for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. T a ble 6-5 describes each field in the Device menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing General Device Inf or mation” on page 4-9. Table 6-5 Device Menu Field Description Number of Groups Read-only field; dis[...]

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    Menus Page 6-8 Agent This menu displays r ead-only SNMP ag ent inf or mation f or the Super- Stack Switc h 1000. T a ble 6-6 describes each field in the Ag ent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing SNMP Agent Inf or mation” on page 4-14. Table 6-6 Agent Menu Field Description Heartbeat Interval Read-only field; di[...]

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    Slots Page 6-9 Slots This menu allows y ou to view and configure g roup inf or mation f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. The group inf or mation includes details about the switc h as if it wer e a par t of a device stack. T a ble 6-7 describes each field in the Slots menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Group Inf[...]

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    Menus Page 6-10 Field Description Service T ype Read-only field; displays what kind of entity is present at this location. ❏ (1) unmanaged 802.3 repeater ❏ (2) IEEE 802.3 repeater ❏ (3) IEEE 802.5 mau module ❏ (4) IEEE 802.5 ring builder ❏ (5) FDDI concentrator ❏ (6) management module ❏ (12) standard backplane ❏ (13) extended backp[...]

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    Slots Page 6-11 Field Description Entity T ype (continued) ❏ (32) 6-port resilient fiber ❏ (65) 12-port UTP , RJ45 connector ❏ (66) 12-port UTP , RJ45 connector (expand- able) ❏ (67) 13-port UTP , T elco + module ❏ (68) 24-port TUP , 2xT elco ❏ (69) 6-port fiber , ST connector (expandable) ❏ (70) 6-port fiber , SMA connector (expan[...]

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    Menus Page 6-12 Field Description SwV ersion Read-only field; displays the software version number of the entity at this location if the entity contains a processor . If an entity has no software, the value of this parameter is “ none .” Serviceid Read-only field; displays the number of the service in the device. This ID can be used to refere[...]

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    Upgrade Page 6-13 Upgrade This menu allows y ou to set the download file name and ser ver address f or upgrading the device’ s software. T a ble 6-8 describes each field in the Upg rade menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “P erf or ming a Software Upg rade” on page 4-7. Table 6-8 Upgrade Menu Field Description Load Stat[...]

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    Menus Page 6-14 Network Access This menu allows y ou to view and configure netw ork access inf or ma- tion (both in-band and out-of-band) f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. T a ble 6-9 describes each field in the Netw ork Access menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Configur- ing Networ k Access P arameters” on pa g e 4[...]

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    Trap Receivers Page 6-15 T rap Receivers This menu allows y ou to deter mine the management stations that will receiv e traps from the SuperStac k II Switch 1000. ▲ Important: Ref er to the SuperStack II Switch 1000’ s User Guide f or instr uctions on setting traps. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Managing T rap Receivers?[...]

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    Menus Page 6-16 Field Description Category (continued) ❏ ‘00000020’h — regular heartbeat traps ❏ ‘00000040’h — end station table traps ❏ ‘00000080’h — reserved ❏ ‘00000100’h — physical entity traps ❏ ‘00000200’h — facility traps ❏ ‘00000400’h — service related traps Protocol Read-only field; displays[...]

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    Validate Page 6-17 V alidate This menu updates the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 Device P a ge with the latest inf or mation from the IntraSpection Application Ser ver database. Occasionally , these files should be updated to ensure that you ar e view- ing the device’ s latest inf or mation. When this option is selected, you are r eturned to the In[...]

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    Menus Page 6-18 Graph This menu allows y ou to view real-time statistical inf or mation — in a gr aph format — on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its por ts. T a ble 6-11 describes each field in the Gr aph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Statistics” on pa g e 4-18 or “V[...]

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    Graph Page 6-19 Field Description Statistics (continued) Group Statistics ❏ Readable Frames — displays the total number of good or readable frames (frames without error). ❏ Unicast Frames — displays the number of frames seen by the card that is addressed to a unicast (non-card) address. ❏ Broadcast Frames — displays the total num- ber o[...]

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    Menus Page 6-20 Field Description Statistics (continued) Port Statistics (continued) ❏ Forwarded Frames — displays the total num- ber of frames that were forwarded success- fully by ports in this workgroup to their destinations. ❏ RX Congestion — displays the number of frames that were dropped due to congestion (lack of buffer resource) on [...]

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    Table Page 6-21 T able This menu allows y ou to view real-time statistical inf or mation, in table f or mat, on the SuperStack II Switch 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports. T a ble 6-12 describes each field in the T a ble menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Statistics” on pa g e 4-18 or “V iewing[...]

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    Menus Page 6-22 VLAN V iew This menu allows y ou to view , configure, and manage the 16 gr oups of VLAN that are supported by the SuperStack II Switch 1000. T a ble 6-13 describes each field in the VLAN View menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see Chapter 5, “VLAN . ” Table 6-13 VLAN View Menu Field Description Group Number/ [...]

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    VLAN View Page 6-23 Field Description ❏ Setup ❏ Upgrade — allows you to set the down- load file name and server address for upgrading the device’ s software. See “Upgrade” on page 6-13. ❏ NetwAccess — allows you to view and configure network access information for the device. See “Network Access” on page 6-14. ❏ T rapReceive[...]

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    Page A-1 A T echnical Support Contacting Asanté T echnical Support T o contact Asanté T echnical Support: T elephone (800) 622-7464 Fax (408) 432-6018 Fax-Bac k (800) 741-8607 (408) 954-8607 Internet Mail support@asante.com W orld Wide W eb http://www .asante.com Bulletin Board Service (BBS) (408) 432-1416 ARA BBS (guest log in) (408) 894-0765 Ap[...]

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    Index-i Index A about this manual vii access to ports, restricting 4-16 action field, slots menu 6-12 add button 3-7 address field, address list 6-4 inde x field, address list 6-4 list menu 6-4 prior ity field 6-5 status field 6-5 table 4-15 deleting an entry 4-17 managing 4-15 agent menu, description of fields 6-8 inf or mation, viewing 4-14 a[...]

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    Index-ii groups of VLAN creating 5-5 disabling 5-11 naming 5-9 statistics, viewing 5-12 viewing 3-4 H hardware requirements 1-3 heartbeat interval field, agent menu 6-8 help. See technical support hw version field, upgrade menu 6-13 hw version field, slots menu 6-11 I identification information, configuring 4-6 identify menu 6-6 image, front panel [...]

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    Index-iii menus (continued) components of 3-7 overview of 6-1 tables components of 3-7 resizing 3-7 MIB, private 1-1 Microsoft Access 1-3 IIS 1-3 Internet Explorer 1-3 SQL Server 1-3 modify button 3-7 N name field, identify menu 6-6 inf or mation, configur ing 4-6 NCSA HTTP 1-3 Netscape FastTrack Server 1-3 Navigator 1-3 network access parameters[...]

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    Index-iv selecting (continued) VLAN f or management 3-5 serial number, location of 2-2 server address field, upgrade menu 6-13 requirements 1-3 service ID field, slots menu 6-12 type field, slots menu 6-10 short events 6-18 , 6-19 slots menu 6-9 SNMP agent inf or mation, viewing 4-14 community strings. See community strings software requirements[...]

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    Index-v Windows NT (continued) 4.0 1-3 starting server 2-3 World Wide Web browsers supported 1-3 write community string, configuring 4-3 book Page v Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM[...]

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