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    9033 718-01 V ERTICAL HORIZON VH -8TX 1UM/ VH-8T X1MF F AST ETHERNET SWITCH USER GUIDE[...]

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    Notice 9033718-01 iii NOTICE Enterasys N etworks reserves the rig ht to make chan ges in specifications and other informa tion cont ained in this do cume nt without prior noti ce. The rea der should in all cases consul t Entera sys Networks to determi ne whet her any such cha nges have been ma de. The ha rdware, firmware, or software desc ribed in [...]

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    Notice iv 9033718-01 FCC NOTICE This devi ce com pli es w ith Par t 1 5 o f th e FCC r ules . Op era tio n i s su bje ct to the f ollowin g two condi tions: (1) this device m ay not cause ha rmful interf erence, and (2) this device m ust accept any int erfer ence r ecei ve d, i ncludi ng in terfe rence that may cause unde sired o perat ion. NO TE :[...]

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    Notice 9033718-01 v • 21 CFR 104 0.10 an d 1040.11 U .S. Departm ent of Hea lth and Hum an Serv ices (FDA). • IEC Public ation 825 (I nternat ional Elec trotec hnica l Commis sion). • CENE LEC EN 608 25 (Euro pean Com mittee fo r Electro technica l Standar dization). • When opera ting wi thin th eir performa nce l imitations, laser tran sce[...]

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    Notice vi 9033718-01 SAFETY INFORMATION WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINW EISE (GERMANY) 1. Bitte lese n Sie diese Hinwe ise sorgfältig durch. 2. H ebe n Sie dies e Anle itun g fü r de n späte ren Gebr auch auf. 3. V or je dem Rei nigen ist da s Gerät vom Stromne tz zu tren nen. V erwen den Sie keine Flüssi goder Aerosol reinige r . Am be sten eign et [...]

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    Notice 9033718-01 vii ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A G REEMENT . This do cume nt is an agre ement (“ Agre emen t”) betw een Y ou, the en d user, and Enterasys Net works, Inc. (“Entera sys”) that sets forth you r rights and ob ligations w it[...]

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    Notice viii 903371 8-01 5. UNITED ST A TES GO VERNME NT RESTRICTED RIGHTS . Th e encl osed Prod uct (i) wa s de vel oped sol ely at pr iv ate e xpe nse; (i i) cont ains “rest ric ted comp uter softw are ” submitte d with restri cted righ ts in acco rdan ce with sec tion 52.227- 19 (a) through (d) of the C omm ercial C omputer Software-Re strict[...]

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    Notice 9033718-01 ix DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appl icati on of Cou ncil Di rective(s): 89/336 /EEC 73/23/EEC Ma nufactu rer’ s Na me: En terasy s Networks, Inc. Ma nufact urer’ s Ad dres s: 35 Indu stri al Way PO Box 50 05 Roch este r, NH 0 3867 Euro pean Repr esen tative Nam e: Mr. J. Sims Euro pean Repr esen tative Ad dress: Entera sys Netwo[...]

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    Notice x 9033718-01[...]

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    9033718 Table of Conte nts xi TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Audie nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    xii Tabl e of Content s VH- 8TX1MF Conso le Port (Ou t-of-Band) Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Remot e Manage ment via the Consol e Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 In-Ban d Connecti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Powerin g the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    9033718-01 Pref ac e xiii PREFACE Pu rpo se This guide pr ovides info rmatio n about th e featu res and a pplic ations of the Enterasy s Networks Vertical Horizon VH-8T X1UM/VH-8TX1MF swi tch syst em. Audience This guide is intended for Ethe rnet Local Area Netwo rk (LAN) admi nis trat or s and Mana gem ent Infor mat io n Sys tem s (MI S) p ers onn[...]

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    xiv Preface VH-8TX1UM/VH-8TX1MF Other Conven tions This guide us es the fol lowing typog raphical conventi ons: • Initi al Caps Men u titles a nd conso le me nu selec tions. • [Enter] Used to design ate the Enter or Return key. • cour ier font Scree n messages and u ser prompt s. • Selec tion Desc ribes a user-c onfigurab le user interf ace[...]

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    9033718-01 Product O verview 1 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW This chapter p rovide s the foll owing i nforma tion: • Produc t Descript ion • Featu res • Front and Rear Panel Comp onent De scription s • Featu re Summari es • Appli cation Ex ample Descriptio n This installa tion g uide des cribes Ent erasys Net works’ Vertical H orizon VH-8TX1U M/V[...]

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    2 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF switch is deskt op mountab le. LEDs on the front pan el provide inform ation about the operating sta tus of the switch . The re ar panel c ontai ns the pow er conn ector a nd serial cons ole por t. Features • Ports: - 7 fixed dual-spe ed 10/1 00Base-TX p orts using RJ-45 connec[...]

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    9033718-01 Product O verview 3 Front Panel Figu re 1-1 show s the fro nt panel o f the En terasys Ne tworks Vertic al Horizo n VH-8TX1UM /VH-8TX 1MF. Tabl e 1-1 de fines the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1M F front-p anel compo nents. Figure 1 -1. VH-8TX1MF Front Panel Table 1-1. Front Panel Compone nts * The 100Ba se-FX port is a si ngle-mode fi ber (SMF ) por[...]

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    4 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF Rear Pa nel Figu re 1-2 show s the VH-8T X1UM/VH -8TX1MF rea r panel an d Table 1- 2 define s the rear panel compo nents. Figure 1 -2. VH-8TX1UM/VH-8 TX1MF Rear Pa nel Table 1- 2. Rear Pa nel Compo nents Feature S ummaries The fo llowing summari es descri be VH-8TX1 UM/VH-8TX1M F featur es in areas such a[...]

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    9033718-01 Product O verview 5 fail s for any r eason, a dis abled alternat ive is a ctivated , thereb y mai ntaining the co nnecti on. This preven ts network traffi c from circula ting in an endless loop form ed by multipl e connec tions to th e sam e LAN segmen t. Spann ing Tree pa rameters are configurab le us ing the Spa nning Tree Config urati[...]

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    6 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF An RS-23 2 conn ection, u sing a D B-9 connec tor, is in clude d on the rear pa nel for sy stem man ageme nt. Seria l consol e managem ent can be pe rformed ou t-of-ban d using a terminal or comput er runni ng commu nication s soft ware. You can conn ect direc tly to the RS-232 port o n the rear p anel, o[...]

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    9033718-01 Product O verview 7 • Even t: a functi on that operates w ith the Alarm g roup to defi ne an action that will be taken whe n an al arm cond ition o ccurs. Th e event may w rite a log ent ry and/or s end a trap mess age. Note tha t RMON st atisti cs and othe r informati on can o nly be vie wed using a co nnection to the on-board Web age[...]

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    8 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF addre ss that mat ches one i n the authoriz ed list w ill be forw arded, all ot her pack ets wil l be droppe d. Note that po rt security is di sabled on all por ts by def aul t, b ut c an be ena ble d on a per -por t ba sis by usin g th e con sol e inter face menu s, the on-board W eb age nt, or v ia SNMP[...]

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    9033718-01 Product O verview 9 that c ould add to a cong estio n conditi on. The VH -8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF switc h suppo rts flow c ontrol per the I EEE 802.3 x stand ard. Note th at flo w cont rol is di sable d on all p orts by de fault b ut can be enabl ed on a per-por t basi s by usi ng the con sole i nterface m enus, the on-board Web ag ent, or via[...]

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    10 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Factory Defaults Tabl e 1-3 li sts the d efault settin gs for swit ch configura tion pa rameters. Each parameter can be chan ged via th e con sole men us or Teln et. Table 1-3 . Facto ry Default Se ttings Pa ram eter Def ault V alu e Multicast F iltering GMRP Disabled IGMP Multicast Filtering Disabled Po[...]

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    9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 11 Applicat ion Exampl es The ex ploding pop ularity of the Internet and of corporate intr anets, as well as new, hi gh-bandw idth deskto p applicati ons, are drivi ng the demand for Fast Ethernet . The increa se in multi media traff ic and the need to suppo rt lega cy proto cols along side new, data intens ive applic [...]

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    12 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Client/Ser ver Netw ork Ap plication To im prove work statio n perfo rmance in a cli ent/ser ver envi ronmen t, the VH-8TX1U M/VH-8TX 1MF switc h can be con figured to prov ide 200 M bps full -duplex F ast Eth ernet co nnecti ons t o servers b y co nnect ing each to a dedi cated sw itch port (Fi gure 1-3[...]

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    9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 13 Local Backbone Application The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF s witch can be use d in a lo cal ba ckbone appl ication, conne cting netwo rk seg ments to gether a nd provid ing fil e- server a ccess (F igure 1 -4). Workgro up hub s are p rovided wi th a si ngle conn ection to the s witch whi le se rvers a re put o n dedica te[...]

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    14 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF[...]

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    9033718-01 Insta llation 15 2. INSTALLAT ION Inspec ting Your Shipment When you re ceive th e shipment o f your switch , chec k the p ackage cont ents a nd make sure y ou hav e the f ollowin g items: • VH-8TX1UM or VH-8TX1MF swit ch • Moun ting ear s and mou nting scr ews • Four ru bber feet • ESD wrist strap • Power cord • RS-2 32 null[...]

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    16 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Mounting the Switch on a Table or Shelf You c an mount the swi tch on a tabl e or shelf. Locat e the s witch in a pos iti on t hat al lows acce s s to th e fro nt pan el R J-4 5 po rt s, v isib ili ty of t he port L EDs, and a ccess t o the rear-pan el mo dules and power cord. Mak e sure that the m ounting s[...]

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    9033718-01 Insta llation 17 Mounting the Switch in a Rack The sw itch shi ps with two ( 2) multi-po sition m ountin g ears and four (4) moun ti ng sc rew s. Figu re 2.1 show s the o rientati on of t he mounti ng ears fo r attach ing the ears to th e switc h for a rack mount ap plica tion. Mou nt the switc h with th e front pan el facing forward. Do[...]

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    18 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Connecting a Termina l to the Console Port The c onsole p ort is a s erial RS-2 32 int erface port that en ables a conn ection to a termina l for perform ing switc h monito ring and conf iguration fu nctio ns. The te rminal may be a PC or works tation runni ng termi nal emula tion so ftware, or a t erminal c[...]

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    9033718-01 Insta llation 19 2. Conn ec t on e en d of th e in ter fac e cab le d ire ctl y to the swi tch’ s consol e port a nd tighten the ret aining s crews. 3. Conne ct the othe r end o f the interf ace cable to a termina l (in som e inst ances, a n adap ter may be required t o make th is co nnection ). 4. From your te rminal, s tart the termi[...]

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    20 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Powe rin g t he Sw it ch To su pply pow er to the sw itch, con nect the po wer cord to the switc h and to a g rounded th ree-pron g wall o utlet (F igure 2-3). See Appe ndix A, “Tech nical Spe cificati ons” on pa ge 25 for m ore in formation regarding specif ic int ernational power c ord requ irements . [...]

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    9033718-01 Insta llation 21 Network Cabl e Requirements Copper Tabl e 2.1 specif ies the cab le types and length constraint s for the va rious copper i nterfac es on the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF. Table 2-1 . Copper Cable Specificat ions Fiber Tabl e2.2 spec ifies the fiber t ype, band width req uireme nt, and le ngth constra int for t he Fast Eth ernet[...]

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    22 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF 10Bas e-T/100Ba se-TX Ports The 1 0Base-T/10 0Base-TX por ts use R J-45 connec tors. Figu re 2-4 shows an RJ-45 c onnecto r being inserted into a p ort. Figure 2-4. Inserting an RJ-45 Connector into a Port The p orts on the base unit are w ired wi th the MDI-X func tion implem ented . These ports interfac e [...]

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    9033718-01 Insta llation 23 100B ase- FX F ibe r Por t The 1 00Bas e-FX fi ber p ort u ses an SC co nnect or . Figu re 2- 5 s hows an SC fiber conne ctor being inse rted int o the fibe r port on the VH-8TX 1UM/VH - 8TX1 MF. Figure 2-5 . Insertin g an SC Fib er Connecto r into the F iber Por t The f iber uplin k on th e VH-8TX1MF s upport s multi-mo[...]

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    24 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF[...]

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    9033718-01 Technical Specifications 25 APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance IEEE 802 .1D Trans parent Bridging Sp ecificat ions (ISO/ IEC 10038) IEE E 80 2.1p T ra ffic C las s Ex pedi ti ng an d Dyn amic Mu ltica st F ilt eri ng IEEE 802 .1Q Virtual Bri dged Local Are a Networks IEEE 802 .2 Local Area Netw orks, Lo gic[...]

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    26 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Electric al Speci ficatio ns Input voltage: 100-2 40 VAC Input frequen cy: 50-60 Hz Maxim um power c onsumption : 90 VA Ph ysic al S peci fic atio ns Heigh t: 1.72 in. (4.36 c m) Leng th: 8.03 in. (20. 4 cm) Wid th: 13 i n. (33 cm ) Weig ht: 4.17 lb. (1.8 9 kg)[...]

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    9033718-01 Technical Specifications 27 Port Spec ificatio ns Console Por t Tabl e A-1 sh ows the console port pi n assign ments . Table A-1. RS-232 Console Port Pin Assignm ents 10Base- T and 1 00Base- TX Po rts Tabl e A-2 show s the 10Ba se-T/1 00Base-TX pi nouts . These po rts are wired MDI-X. All und efined pins are not used. Table A-2 . 10Bas e[...]

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    28 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF MDI/MDI-X Crossover Cable Wiring Figu re A-1 show s the wi ring sche me for i mplemen ting a cro ssover c able if ne eded for c onnec tion to the switch ’s 10Base -T or 10 0Base-T X ports. Such a cable m ay be req uired w hen co nnecti ng the switch to ano ther switc h or a h ub devic e. Fi[...]

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    9033718-01 Technical Specifications 29 Country-S pecific Requirements Tabl e A-3 lists the po wer cord se t require ments by coun try and id entifi es the a ccredited agenc y with in that countr y. Table A-3. Power Cord Set Requirem ents by Country Note 1 Flexibl e co rd must b e <HAR> Typ e HO5VV-F o r HO3VV-F, 3-conductor , 1.0 mm 2 , or 0.[...]

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    30 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Note 2 Flex ible cord must be Type SV, SJ, SPT o r equival ent, No. 1 8 AWG, 3-co nducto r. Wall plu g must be a tw o-pole gro unding type wi th a NEM A 5-15P (15A, 125 V) or NEMA 6 -15P (15 A 250V) conf igurati on. Note 3 Appli ance co upler, flexible cord, and wal l plug m ust bear a “T?[...]

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    9033718 Fl ow Co ntrol 31 APPENDIX B. FLOW CON TROL Flow co ntrol is a mechanis m which al lows you to protect the switch from over load cond itions and to k eep ad ditional traffic off the network wh en exces sive con gestion wi ll resu lt. Figure B-1 illus trates flow c ontrol fo r both half- and fu ll-duplex appli cations. Figure B-1. F low Cont[...]

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    32 F low C ontr ol VH-8TX1M F[...]

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    9033718 Acronym s & Abb reviati ons 33 APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS & ABB REVIATIONS Term Def initio n 10Base-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100Base-TX 100 Mbps twisted-pair Fast E thernet 100Base-FX 100 Mbps fiber option Fast E thernet ANSI American National Standards Institute BootP Bootstrap Protocol CAT5 Category 5 CRC Cyclic Redundan cy Check[...]

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    34 Ac ronyms & Abb reviation s VH- 8TX1MF TXD Tra nsm it D ata UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual LAN Term Def initio n[...]

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    9033718 Index 1 INDEX 10Base-T/100Base-T X ports, 22 802.1D, 4 802.1p, 9 802.1Q, 2, 9 802.3, 22 802.3x, 9 A application examples, 11 architecture of s witch, 2 auto-negotiation, 2, 7 B back-press ure flow control, 31 BootP, 8, 19 browsers, W eb, 6, 19 buffers, frame, 5 C cable requirements, 21 Class of S ervice, 9 client/server applica tion, 12 com[...]

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    2 Inde x VH-8TX1M F load balancing, 9 local backbone application, 13 location requirements, 15 M management int erfaces, 5 MDI, 22 MDI-X, 22, 27 memory tests , 20 mirror ports, 7 modem connect ion, 19 mounting ears, 17 mounting the switch in a rack, 17 on a table or shelf , 1 6 multi-mode fiber, 21, 23 N network applications, 11 network management [...]

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    90337 18 Index 3 W Web-based network manage r, 6 X XMODEM download, 5, 20[...]

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    4 Inde x VH-8TX1M F[...]

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