Enterasys Networks VH-8TX1UM User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents

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• Preface

  13
  • Purpose

    13
  • Audience

    13
  • Conventions

    13
    • Message Formats

      13
    • Keyboard Entries

      13
    • Other Conventions

      14
  • Organization

    14
• 1. Product Overview

  15
  • Description

    15
  • Features

    16
  • Front Panel

    17
  • Rear Panel

    18
  • Feature Summaries

    18
    • IEEE 802.1D Bridge

      18
    • Spanning Tree Protocol

      18
    • Frame Buffering and Frame Latency

      19
    • Software Download

      19
    • Non-Volatile Parameter Storage

      19
    • Configuration and Management Interfaces

      19
    • RMON

      20
    • Port Mirroring

      21
    • Auto-negotiation

      21
    • Multicast Filtering

      21
    • Port Security

      21
    • Broadcast Suppression

      22
    • Configuration Upload/Download

      22
    • BootP

      22
    • Full-Duplex Mode

      22
    • Flow Control

      22
    • Virtual LANs (VLANs)

      23
    • Class of Service

      23
    • Port Trunking

      23
  • Factory Defaults

    24
  • Application Examples

    25
    • Client/Server Network Application

      26
    • Local Backbone Application

      27
• 2. Installation

  29
  • Inspecting Your Shipment

    29
  • Site Requirements

    29
  • Mounting the Switch on a Table or Shelf

    30
  • Mounting the Switch in a Rack

    31
  • Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port

    32
    • Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections

      32
    • Remote Management via the Console Port

      33
    • In-Band Connections

      33
  • Powering the Switch

    34
  • Network Cable Requirements

    35
    • Copper

      35
    • Fiber

      35
  • 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ports

    36
  • 100Base-FX Fiber Port

    37
• Appendix A. Technical Specifications

  39
  • General

    39
    • Standards Compliance

      39
    • Regulatory Compliance

      39
    • Data Rate

      39
    • Environmental Specifications

      39
    • Electrical Specifications

      40
    • Physical Specifications

      40
  • Port Specifications

    41
    • Console Port

      41
    • 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Ports

      41
    • MDI/MDI-X Crossover Cable Wiring

      42
  • Power Cord Set Requirements

    42
    • General Requirements

      42
    • Country-Specific Requirements

      43
      • Note 1

        43
      • Note 2

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      • Note 3

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• Appendix B. Flow Control

  45
• Appendix C. Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• Index

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