3Com 2103R-CSDI manual

® E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E I N S T A L L A T I O N G U I D E F O R E T H E R N E T P ar t No . 17 -00590 -3 Published August 1996[...]

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v C O N T E N T S A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Int rodu c tion 9 Aud ien ce 9 How to Use T h is Guide 9 Convent ions 1 0 Re lat e d Do c um ents 12 3Co m D oc um ents 12 Cisco Doc um en ts 13 Referen ce Doc umen ts 13 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N P rod uc t O ver view 1 - 1 Edge Ro ute r Mod ule O perat ion 1- 1 Edg e Route r Mod ule A rch itec t ure 1[...]

vi Config uring DIP Switche s 2- 8 Config uring the ONline Ca rrie r DIP Switch es 2 -8 Selec ting a Ne twor k 2 -9 Isolatin g the ONline Edge Rou te r Mod ule 2-9 Config uring the ONco re Car rier D IP Switche s 2-9 Enabling or D i s abling NVR AM Co nfigurat i on 2 - 1 0 Selec ting a Ne twor k 2 -11 Inst alling the ONlin e Edge Route r Mod ule 2 [...]

vii 4 M O N I T O R I N G E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E O P E R A T I O N Mo nitoring Ed g e Rou ter M od ule Ope ration 4-1 Showing Mod ule Configura tion and Sta tus 4 - 3 Us i ng th e S HOW MO DU LE Com ma nd 4 -4 Us i ng th e SHO W PO RT C om mand 4 -6 5 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G T r o ubleshoot ing St art up Probl em s 5-2 T r o ubleshoo[...]

viii B T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T Onlin e T ec hnical Ser vices B-1 3Com Bulletin Bo ard Se r vic e B-1 Access by Analog Mod em B-2 Access by Dig ital M ode m B - 2 Wor ld W id e We b Si te B -3 3C omF o r um on C o mpu Serv e B- 3 3ComFa c t s Auto ma ted F ax Ser vice B - 3 Support F rom Y our Net work Supplier B-4 Support F rom 3Com Corpo r[...]

A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Intr o duction This g uid e desc r i bes ho w to ins tall an d confi g ure a 3Com ® ONli n e ™ or ONcore ® E d ge R outer m o dul e into the 3Com ONlin e System Concen trator or ONcore Switc hing H ub. In a dditi on, this gui de provi des troubl es hooti ng sug ge sti on s in c ase a probl em ar ises with the mo d u [...]

10 A B O U T T H I S G U I D E C on vention s T able 2 and T abl e 3 l is t co nv e nt io ns use d t hr oug hou t t his gu ide . Proc e d u r e s for conf iguring Edge Route r engin e parameter s Cha pter 3 Info rmation for mon itoring Edge Rou ter mod ule LEDs Cha pter 4 P roced ures for d isplayin g module c onfigur ation a n d status Info rmatio[...]

Conventions 11 “Syn t ax ” vs. “Comman d ” When the wor d “syn tax” i s used in thi s guid e, it i n d icate s tha t the g e neral fo rm of a comman d syntax is prov i de d . You mus t evalu ate the syntax an d s upply th e appropr i a te port, path , value , addres s, or string . F or example : Ena ble R I P IP by usi ng the follow ing[...]

12 A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Re la te d Documen ts This se c t ion provi des info rma tion on sup por ting docum entati on, incl ud ing : ■ 3Com Doc umen ts ■ Ci s c o D o c um en t s ■ Referen ce D ocum ents 3C om Docu ment s The fol low ing doc um en ts provi d e add iti on al infor m atio n on 3Co m prod u cts : ON line S y s t em Con c [...]

Relate d Docum ents 13 Cisco Do cume nts Cis co® C D- ROM d ocu ments d e sc ribe com ma n d s and oth er softw are -re lated infor m atio n you n eed to o perate th e Edg e R outer mo d u le. Re fe re nce Docu ment s The fol low i ng d oc um en ts s uppl y rela ted bac k g rou nd i nfor m ati on : Case, J., F ed or , M. , Sco ffst all , M., and J[...]

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1 I N T R O D U C T I O N This ch apter provi d es an intro du c tio n to the 3Com ® Edge Ro uter m odul e. This ch apter co ntai ns the follow in g secti ons: ■ Pro d uc t O ver vi ew ■ Edge Router M o d ule F e atures Pr odu ct O ver view The E d ge R outer mo dule i s a se rial por t-to-Eth er net LA N inte rcon ne c t mod ul e joi ntl y de[...]

1-2 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N Fig ure 1 -1 T ypi c a l Edge Rou t er Mo dul e Con nec t i ons The rou t e r m o d u l e run s Cisco stan dard s oftw are and ful ly intero perates with the: ■ 3Com ONli n e  Ethe rnet R outer Mod u le ■ Cisc o local and rem o t e ro u ter s er v e rs, suc h as the AGS +  , M G S  , an d th[...]

Product O v e rvie w 1-3 Edg e R ou ter M od ule Arch ite c ture Each Edge R outer modul e co n s i sts o f the foll o win g co mponen t s : ■ Carrier – Provi des co nnec tio n s to o ne o f th ree 3Com sw itchin g hub prod u cts . ■ Engi n e – Provid es Ethe rnet- t o -W AN por t conn ec ti on s. ■ Inter f ace Conn ector – Co nn ec t s[...]

1-4 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N F igu re 1 - 2 sh ow s the arch i tec tur e of each Edge R ou ter mod ul e ty pe. Fig ure 1 -2 Edg e Rou t er M o dule A r c hitec ture ONl in e ca rrie r ONlin e S yste m Con cen trat or Ed ge Ro uter m od u le en gi ne Edg e Rou ter m od ul e en gine ONcore carri er ON core Int eg rat ed System[...]

Edge Route r Modul e F eatur es 1-5 Edge R oute r Mo du le Featu res This se c tion d es cr ibe s the m ajor fea tu res of the Edge Rou te r mod ule, in cl ud i ng : ■ So ft wa re O pt io ns ■ T opol ogy Sw itchin g ■ Netw or k Reliabi l it y ■ IOS Rou ter Softw are Upda te s ■ Me m or y U pg rad es Soft wa r e Opt ion s The Edge R outer [...]

1-6 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N T able 1-1 Soft ware Featu re Sets Fe atur e C ate go ry Fea ture S e t IP/IPX Deskt op Desktop plu s IBM E nte rpr i se LAN Suppor t IP, B ri dgin g, L AN Ex tensio n Host Softw a r e , N ove ll ® IP X ™ Incl udes IP/IPX featur es plus : DECn et ™ IV , Apple Tal k ® Ph a s e 1 and 2 Same a s Deskt[...]

Edge Route r Modul e F eatur es 1-7 T opolo g y Switc hin g Usin g top olo g y sw itch ing y ou ca n: ■ Swi tch the ONli ne Edg e Ro uter mod u le am on g any of three Eth erne t n etw or k s ( c hann e ls) on t h e hub ba c kpla ne ■ Swi tch the ONcore Edg e R ou ter m odul e am o ng any of ei ght Ethe rn et n etw or k s ( c hann e ls) on t h [...]

1-8 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N Fig ure 1 -3 Ne twor k Reli ability C onfig uration IOS R outer S oft wa re Up da tes The IOS s oftw are in the Edg e Ro u ter m odul e en g ine can be up da ted by purc hasing fi e l d - upg ra d eable softw are d istri bution k its . Up d a t e your mo du le t o t he lat est 3C o m r ele a se of IO S s[...]

Edge Route r Modul e F eatur es 1-9 Y ou ca n a ls o p urc ha se a n u p gr a de kit t o upgr a de y ou r IP/ I PX , De skt op , or De sktop pl us IBM so ftwa re to a vers ion w ith an enh an ced featur e se t. Con tac t your 3Com re sel ler o r 3Co m Cus tom er S uppo r t for more infor m atio n and par t num b ers . M e mor y U pgrad es The Edg e[...]

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2 I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E This ch apter co ntai ns the follow in g secti ons: ■ Ins tallati on Fl owchar t ■ P re caution ar y Proced ures ■ Qui ck In stal la tio n ■ Un pack ing Proced ures ■ V e ri fyi n g J um pe r Plug Pos iti on s ■ Con figur i ng DIP S w itch es ■ Ins tal ling th e ONli n e E d [...]

2-2 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E In s tallat ion F lowchart The flow ch ar t in F igure 2 - 1 identi fie s th e steps req ui red to in sta ll and con figu re the Edge Rou te r mod ul e. Fig ure 2 -1 Flowc har t for Insta lli n g and Confi guri ng the Edge R outer M odule Ma nage d Hub ? Rea d P re ca ut[...]

Precautionary P roce dures 2-3 Pr ecau t ionar y Pr o cedu res Elec tros tati c dis ch arg e (ESD ) can dam ag e s tatic- sen si tive de v ice s on ci rcui t boar ds. F ollow th es e precauti ons whe n you hand le an E d g e Router m odu le: CAUTION : Do n o t r e move t h e prod uc t from an y an tist atic wr a pping until y ou ar e re ad y t o i [...]

2-4 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Qu ick In st allat ion fo r Un mana ged Hu bs F ol low the ge ne ral steps outl ined i n T abl e 2- 1 to ins tal l an d con fig ur e the E d ge Router m odul e in an unm anage d ONline or ONcore hub . T able 2-1 Qui ck I nstallation for U nmanage d Hub s St ep Proce dur [...]

Quick Installati on 2-5 Qu ick In st allat ion for M anag ed Hu bs F ol low the ge ne ral steps outl ined i n T abl e 2-2 to in stal l and con fi gu re the E d ge R outer mo d ule in a managed ONlin e or ONcore hub. T able 2-2 Qui ck I nsta l la tion for Mana g e d Hu bs St ep Proce dur e Re fe r t o: 1 Unpa c k the mod ul e. Unpac king Proc edur e[...]

2-6 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Unp a c k ing Pr o cedu res T o unp a ck the E dg e Ro ut e r mo du le : 1 V e rify th at th e m odu le is the m od el you o rd ered by c hec k in g the mo de l num ber l isted on th e s i d e o f th e shippi ng car ton. Note that the p roduc t m odel nu mber pr i nted o[...]

Verifying Jumper Pl ug Positions 2-7 V erifying Jumper Plug P os itions V eri fy the jum per plug p os ition s on the ONline or ONcore Edg e Router mod ule befo re proceed ing with the instal la tion proced ure. The E d ge R outer mo dule i s equi ppe d with severa l jumpe r plug s. The jumper s are facto r y- set to the approp ria te setting s. Do[...]

2-8 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E C onfiguring D IP S witches DIP sw itch es let you selec t the back pl an e netw or k us ed b y an ONli n e or ONcore Ed ge Ro uter m odu le . E ven if yo u u s e a netw ork management module to manage your hu b , it is recomm ende d tha t y ou con figure t he carrie r D[...]

Conf i guring DIP Switch e s 2-9 F igu re 2 -2 show s the ONli n e car rier DIP swi tch locati on . Fig ure 2 -2 ON line Ca r r i e r DIP Swi t c h Locatio n Se lecti n g a N etw or k Use T abl e 2 -4 to sele c t a networ k by usi ng the DIP switc hes. Iso latin g th e ON line Edg e Rou te r Mo du le T o isol ate th e Edge R ou ter m odul e from al[...]

2- 10 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E ■ Enabl i ng or Dis abl ing NVR AM Con fi g urati on ■ Selec tin g a Netwo rk F igu re 2-3 sh ow s the ONcore carrier DIP sw itch locati on. Fig ure 2 -3 ON core Ca r r ier DIP Switc h Location En ab ling or D isab ling NV R A M Config uratio n T wo NV SEL DIP swit[...]

Conf i guring DIP Switch e s 2-1 1 If th e N V S E L D I P sw itc h is : ■ ON (ena bl ed) – The Edg e Router m o du le u s es confi g urati on se ttin gs store d in its NVRA M . If NVR AM does no t contai n co nfi g ura tion set tin gs, the Edge R outer mo d ules are assig ned to the Isola te_1 netw or k. ■ OFF (disa bl ed ) – T h e Edge Ro[...]

2- 12 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Installing the ONl in e Edge Router Modu le This sec tion des cr ibe s how to ins tal l the ONli ne Edg e Router modu le in an ONli ne hu b. If you a re in stalling : ■ An ONco re E d ge R outer mo du le, refer to In sta lling the ON c ore Edge R ou ter Mod u le on p[...]

Ins talling the ONcore Edge Route r Modu le 2-1 3 4 Usin g yo ur fin ger s, ti ghten the tw o s pring -loa ded s crew s on the front of the mod ule face plate (Figure 2 -4) . Do n ot over t ig hten . Fig ure 2 -4 Insta lling the Edg e R outer Mod ule in an O N l in e Hub Installing the ONc ore Edg e Router Modu le Y ou do no t nee d to power off th[...]

2- 14 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E 3 Ins er t the m od u le into the board g uid es a t the to p and bo ttom of th e slot an d slide i t into th e hu b by pres sin g firm ly at a poi nt s lig htl y below the cen ter of th e fa ce pl at e (Fig ur e 2- 5) . Fig ure 2 -5 Insta lling the Edg e R outer Mod u[...]

Ins talling the ONcore Edge Route r Modu le 2-1 5 4 C lo se th e ej ect or s (F i gur e 2- 6) . Fig ure 2 -6 Op e ned a nd Cl o sed M odu l e Eje c tors 5 Usin g yo ur fin ger s, ti ghten the tw o s pring -loa ded s crew s on the front of the Edge R outer m o dul e facepl ate (do n ot over ti gh ten) . Op en ed ej ecto r Closed ej ecto r[...]

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3 C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E This ch apter co ntai ns the follow in g secti ons: ■ Ma nag e d Confi gura tion O v e r vie w ■ Attach i ng a Management T ermi nal ■ C onf i gu rin g th e Ca rr ie r in a Man a ged O Nli ne H ub ■ Con fig ur i ng the Car r i er in a Ma nage d O Nc ore H ub ■ C onf i gu rin g [...]

3-2 C H A P T E R 3: C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Man a ged C onfig urat ion Over view Y ou can m a nage a n ONlin e or ONcore carrier using a netwo rk ma nage ment mo du le in st a lled in the s ame h ub . This se ction provi des a b rief ove rv iew of th e follow ing topics : ■ 3Com Ma na ge m ent M od ul es ■ U[...]

At tach i n g a Man agement T erm inal 3-3 Usin g ON d ema nd NCS The 3Com ONd em an d ™ Ne t wor k Con trol Sy stem (NC S) is an S NMP man ag er w ith a g rap hical u s er inter face. F or ins truc ti ons on us ing ONd eman d NCS to mana ge the ca rr ier , refer to on e of the fo l l ow ing docu m ents : ■ T ran scend Enterpri se Man ager ONd [...]

3-4 C H A P T E R 3: C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E C onfig u ring the C arrier in a Man aged ONline Hu b T hi s s ect io n de scri bes ho w to use ne t work ma n age me nt comm a nd s t o con figu re ONli n e car ri er s instal led in an ONl i ne Sys tem Con centra tor . This se c tion con tain s th e fol low in g topi[...]

Configuring the Carrier in a Mana g ed ON core Hub 3-5 C onfig u ring the C arrier in a Man a ged O Nco re Hu b T h i s section de s cribes the p ossible sour ces of ONcore ca r rier co n fi gur ati o n se tting s , the fa c t or s tha t d etermin e th e config ura tio n so urce the ca rrie r uses, a nd ho w t o con f igu re t he c a rri er usi ng [...]

3-6 C H A P T E R 3: C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Carrie r N VR A M S et tin g s The ONcore c arrier can sto r e config uratio n settin gs in its NV RAM (non -volatil e ra nd om a cces s me m or y), whi ch it can use w he n pow er in g on in ei ther a man ag ed or u nman ag e d hub. T wo NVR AM DIP s witch es control [...]

Configuring the Carrier in a Mana g ed ON core Hub 3-7 Hot Swapp ing an ON co re M od ule Y ou can remove a m odul e from th e ONcore hub a n d ins tal l an identic al modul e in the sa me slot with ou t power ing off the hub. This is called a hot swap. Whethe r or not you ho t swap the Edge Ro uter mod u le a ffec ts wh ich con figu ratio n s ourc[...]

3-8 C H A P T E R 3: C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E De term inin g th e Config urat ion So urce T abl e 3- 1 sho ws h ow to determ i n e the carr ier co nfig urati on sou rce . * Use the S HOW DEVICE comm and to view the DIP configuration s et ting. Use the SET DEVICE DIP_CONFI GURATIO N co m mand to change the DI P con[...]

Conf iguring t h e E dge Router E ngine 3-9 T o as s i g n a carri er b ack pl ane p or t to a n etwor k u sing net work mana gem en t softwa re , use the fol lowin g com man d: se t p or t slo t. po rt ne tw or k {et he rne t_ 1 . .. et he rn et _8} {i so la ted_ 1 ... is ola te d_ 4} F or ex am pl e , th e fol low i ng co m ma nd s ets back plan [...]

3- 10 C H A P T E R 3: C O N F I G U R I N G T H E E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E Fig ure 3 -1 Atta chin g a T e r mina l Cable to the C on sol e Port 2 Attach the DB-25 e nd of the adapter cabl e to the R S -2 32 null modem cable com ing from yo ur ter m inal . Figure 3-2 sh ow s the term i nal conn ec ti ons to both th e man agem e nt m odul e a[...]

Conf iguring t h e E dge Router E ngine 3-1 1 Con so le a nd au xili ar y po rt s peci fi catio ns are provi d ed in T abl e 3-2 and T abl e 3- 3, res pec tivel y. Mi ni- DI N co nne c t or p i nou ts a r e pr o vid ed i n A p pe ndix A. The Edg e Router mo d ule is sh ipped au toc onfi g ure d fo r conne c t i on to a network running NetW are®. I[...]

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4 M O N I T O R I N G E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E O P E R A T I O N This ch apter co ntai ns the follow in g secti ons: ■ Mo n i torin g Ed g e Ro uter Mod u l e O peratio n ■ Show i ng M od ul e Con figu ratio n an d Status Monitorin g E dge Router Modu le Op e ratio n T he LE Ds o n t he f ron t pa ne l of t he E dge Ro ut er mo du le a l[...]

4-2 C H A P T E R 4: M O N I T O R I N G E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E O P E R A T I O N Fig ure 4 -1 E dge Ro ut er Modu le LE Ds RTR S EO Reset CONSOLE AUX S0 ACT S1 ACT 2103R-CS Router Status Modu le Status Ethernet Res et Serial Port 0 Serial Port 1 Ac t iv ity Ac t iv ity Ac tivi ty Pu s hbutton[...]

Showing Module Configuration and Status 4-3 E ach L ED is de sc rib ed i n T a bl e 4- 1. S h owing Modu le C onfig urat ion and Status This se c tion d es cr ibe s NM M com m an ds that show m od ule con fig u rati on and status. T o sh ow con fig ur atio n an d status for an Edge Ro u ter m od ule, use the fol lowi ng n etw ork m ana g em en t mo[...]

4-4 C H A P T E R 4: M O N I T O R I N G E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E O P E R A T I O N Using the SH OW MODUL E C omman d The S HO W MO D ULE com man d dis play s infor m a tion abo ut a spe ci fic mo dule. The syn ta x for th e SH O W MOD ULE com man d is : SH OW M ODU LE sl ot {v er bos e} {n o_ ver bose } The fol lowi ng com ma n d displ ays [...]

Showing Module Configuration and Status 4-5 The fol lowing comm a nd di splays verbo se infor matio n for a n E d g e Rou te r mod ul e ins tal le d in s lo t 6 of an O Nline hub : O Nline> s how mod ule 6 verbo se S lot Module Ver sion Net work Gene ral Inf o rma tion - ---- --- ------ ------ --- ---- - -------- --- - 0 6 210 3R- CSD v1.07 PER [...]

4-6 C H A P T E R 4: M O N I T O R I N G E D G E R O U T E R M O D U L E O P E R A T I O N Using the SH OW PORT C omm and Th e SHOW PORT c omm and di spla ys i nf orma t ion a bou t a s i ngl e port or a l l por ts. The syn ta x for th e SHOW PORT com man d i s : SH OW P ORT sl ot .p or t { ve rbo se } { no _ve rb os e} The fol lowi ng com m a nd d[...]

Showing Module Configuration and Status 4-7 No_ V erbo se is the defau lt op tion for th e SH O W POR T com m an d. Us e th e No_ V e rbo se opti on to dis pl ay s um m ar y i nfor m ati on for th e c ar ri er por ts. T he fol lowi ng com m a nd d ispl ays su mm ar y inform a ti on for po r t 1 on an Ed ge Router mo du le insta ll ed in slo t 1 of [...]

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5 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G This ch apter provi d es ha rdware troubl es h ooti ng in for mati on y ou ca n us e if the Ed ge R o uter mod u le fai ls to oper ate corre c tly . I f af ter revi ewi ng the infor matio n in th is ch apter , you ca nnot cor rec t the probl em, co ntac t you r 3Com repres en tative for fur ther ass ista nce. F or so[...]

5-2 C H A P T E R 5: T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G T r o ublesho oting S tar tup Pr o b lems This se cti on de scri bes how to troubl es ho ot star tup proble m s by mon i tori ng the LE Ds on the Edge R outer m o dul e. T hi s s ect io n de scri bes : ■ T ro ubl es hootin g R outer- S pec ifi c Proble m s ■ T ro ubl es hootin g Ma ilbox Inter [...]

Trouble shootin g Network Conn e c tivity Problems 5-3 T r o ublesho oting Network C onnec tivity Pr oblems If th e Edge Ro uter mod ule does not appe ar to be routin g traffic prop er ly on the netw or k, it may indi cat e that ther e is no connec ti on to the net work. T r y p er form ing one or more of the fol l owi ng troubl es ho otin g ac tio[...]

5-4 C H A P T E R 5: T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G T r o ublesho oting WA N C onnec tivity Pr oblems If you suspec t tha t the Edge R outer mo dul e has lost W AN con ne c tivity , per form on e or mo re of the foll ow ing troubl es ho oti ng ac tio ns: ■ V eri fy th at you have the cor rec t cab le for you r config u ratio n. Re fer to Appen dix[...]

Corre cting O perating Ma lfunctions 5-5 C orrecting Op eratin g Malfu nc tions T abl e 5- 1 lists the s ymptom s of ope ratin g m alfu nc ti on s for the Edg e R ou te r mod ul e an d sh ow s poss ible caus es an d corr ec tive acti on s for thes e mal fun cti on s. T able 5-1 T roubl es hootin g Malf unc tions Sympt om Possi b le Cause Cor rectiv[...]

5-6 C H A P T E R 5: T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G The termin a l f a ils to respo nd to comma n d s enter ed a t the k eyboar d. The te rmina l is n ot rece ivi ng comm ands . P owe r o ff the t e rmina l, w ait 3 0 se con ds, a nd th en po wer i t on ag ai n. T he ke yb oa rd cab le is attac hed inc or re ctl y. If the termin al stil l does not r[...]

A S P E C I F I C A T I O N S This appe ndi x con tain s the h ardw are speci fi cations for th e 3 Com Edg e Router m o du le i n the fol l owi ng sec ti on s: ■ G ene ral Sp eci fication s ■ Elec tr ical Spec ificati ons ■ Environ m en ta l Spec ificati ons ■ Me ch an ica l Spec ifi cati ons ■ Hu b Cap aci ties ■ Cabl e Pin outs[...]

A-2 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Gen er al Specif icatio ns Electrical Specif icatio ns The fol lowi ng tabl e lists the bas i c power requi rem e nts by mod ul e type. * ONco re po wer requ iremen ts are based on an Edg e Ro ute r engi n e inst alled in bay 1 o f the O Ncore c ar ri e r . Bay 2 is emp ty. T able A-1 Ge neral Spec[...]

Environm ental Spec i f ications A- 3 Environmental Specif icatio ns T abl e A- 4 lists the BT U /hr cal cu lati on s for the Edg e R o ute r mod ule i nstal le d in eac h hub ty pe. Mechanical Specif icatio ns T able A-3 Envi ron menta l Spec ification s Ope r a ting Te mperatur e 0° to 50° C (32° to 1 22° F) Stor age Temper atu re - 10° to 6[...]

A-4 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Hub Ca p acities This se c t ion provi des gu ideli nes for in stal lin g Edge Ro uter m odu l e s in ONli ne or O Nc ore h ubs. ON lin e Hub Capa cit ies F o ll o w t he gui del in es in T a b le A- 6 w hen in sta ll ing ON lin e Ed ge Ro ut er mo du le s i n a n O N lin e S ys te m C o nce nt ra [...]

Cable Pinou ts A- 5 F o ll o w t he gui del in es in T a b le A- 8 w hen in sta ll ing ON lin e Ed ge Rou t er mod ul es in an ON core 1 0 -slo t or 1 7-s lo t hub. . C ab le Pino uts Use the in f o rma tion in thi s s ecti on to ensu re that th e cables and co n n ecti n g ha rdwa re m eet requi rem e nts. F or prop er o p erati on , use on ly app[...]

A-6 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S T hi s s ect io n de scri bes : ■ Con sole P o rt Pi nouts ■ Au xil i a r y P o r t Pi n o ut s ■ DB -25 Nul l M od em Ca ble ■ Se ri al P o rt P i nout s Console P o r t Pin ou ts This se c tion lis ts th e cabl e pi no uts for the : ■ DT E co ns ol e p or t ■ Mini- DIN t o D B-25 mo d[...]

Cable Pinou ts A- 7 F igu re A- 1 i d en tifi es the pi n s th at th e 8 -p in m ini-D IN por t uses. F ig ur e A-1 Min i-DI N Se rial Por t P in outs M ini- D IN to D B-2 5 Mo de m Cable T abl e A-1 0 lis ts con sole por t p i n outs fo r t he 3Com Op enHub ™ Ma nage ment Cabl e (mi n i-DI N to D B- 25 mo de m a d apter ca ble ). T able A- 10 Co[...]

A-8 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Auxiliar y P or t Pin ou ts T abl e A- 11 lis ts th e cab le pin outs for th e aux ilia r y por t on the Edg e Rou t er mo dule. M ini- D IN to D B-2 5 Mo de m Cable T abl e A- 12 lis ts a uxi li ar y por t pin outs for th e 3 Com OpenH ub M an ag em en t Cabl e (mi n i-DI N to D B- 25 mo de m a d [...]

Cable Pinou ts A- 9 DB-25 Nu ll Modem Ca ble Use a n ul l mod e m ca ble to conne ct the Edg e R ou ter mo d u le to an othe r DT E devi ce (for exam p le, a dum b term i nal ). Se rial Por t Pinou ts This se c tion l is ts ca ble pinouts for each ty pe of s ynch ron ous s eri al cabl e suppor ted by the seri al por ts on the Edg e Rou t er m od ul[...]

A- 10 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S EIA-53 0 DT E S y nchron ous Se rial Cab le Pino uts T abl e A- 13 l ists pin outs for E IA-5 3 0 D TE syn ch ron ous se ri al cabl e (P ar t Nu m ber E R M5 30- CAB) . T able A- 13 EIA- 530 DTE Cable Pino uts (DB -25) 2 5 Pin 1 Sig na l Dire ction DTE DCE 2 25 Pin Sign al DT E DCE Dire ction J2 [...]

Cable Pinou ts A-1 1 RS-232 DTE and DCE Seria l Cable Pinouts T abl e A - 14 lists pin outs for : ■ RS- 232 DTE s ynch ron ou s s er ial ca ble (Par t Nu mber E R M2 3 2-C AB) ■ RS-2 32 DC E syn chron ous ser ia l cable ( Par t Nu mber E R F232- C AB ) ) T able A- 14 RS-232 DTE a n d DCE Ca ble Pin outs (DB- 25 ) 2 5 Pin 1 Sig na l DT E DCE Dir[...]

A- 12 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S RS-449 DTE and DCE Seria l Cable Pinouts T abl e A - 15 lists pin outs for : ■ RS- 449 DTE s ynch ron ou s s er ial ca ble (Par t Nu mber E R M4 4 9-C AB) ■ RS-4 49 DC E syn chron ous ser ia l cable ( Par t Nu mber E R F449- C AB ) T able A- 15 RS-449 DTE a n d DCE Ca ble Pin outs (DB- 37 ) 3[...]

Cable Pinou ts A-1 3 V .35 DTE and DCE S erial Cable Pino ut s T abl e A - 16 lists pin outs for : ■ V .35 DTE s ynch ron ous serial cabl e (Par t Num b er ERM V3 5- C AB ) ■ V .35 DCE s ynch ron ous serial cabl e (Par t Num be r E RF V3 5-C AB) T able A- 16 V .35 D TE and DCE Ca b le Pinou t s ( W i n c h ester-T ype 34-Pin ) 3 4 Pin 1 Sig na [...]

A- 14 A P P E N D I X A: S P E C I F I C A T I O N S X.21 DTE an d DC E Seria l Cable Pinout s T abl e A - 17 lists pin outs for : ■ X.2 1 DTE s yn ch ron ous s eri al cabl e (Par t Num b e r ERM X2 1- C AB) ■ X-2 1 DC E syn ch ron ou s ser ia l cable (Par t Nu mber E RF X2 1-C AB ) T able A- 17 X.21 DTE and DCE Cable P inouts (D B -15 ) 1 5 Pi[...]

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