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Product Overview  1

This chapter provides the following information:

Product Description

Features

Front and Rear Panel Component Descriptions

Feature Summaries

Application Example

This installation guide describes Enterasys Networks’ Vertical Horizon 

VH-8TX1UM/VH-8TX1MF Fast Ethernet switch. The switch provides 7 
fixed 10Base-T/100Base-TX ports, plus an eighth port which can be 

selected between 10/100Base-TX and 100 Base-FX multi-mode or 

single-mode fiber. There is also a  fixed SNMP-based management card 
included in the switch. This management card supports both in-band and 

out-of-band access for managing the switch. 

The switch employs a high-speed switching fabric. This design allows for 
simultaneous transport of multiple packets at low latency on all ports. It 

also uses store-and-forward switching to ensure maximum data integrity. 

In this mode, the entire packet must be received into a port buffer and 
checked for validity before being forwarded. This prevents errors from 

being propagated throughout the network. This switch also features 

full duplex capability on all ports, which effectively doubles the bandwidth 
of each connection. 

The switch can connect up to 8 end-node workstations or servers using 

its 10/100Base-TX ports. Moreover, you can use the 100Base-FX fiber 
port for connecting to a remote site.

The RMON/SNMP/Web management card provides a broad range of 

management options. It includes a standards-compliant Simple Network 
Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. The SNMP agent allows network 

management station applications to collect and present status and 

performance information about the switch, as well as providing the ability 
to configure and control functions in the switch. The management card 

also supports Remote Monitoring (RMON) for Statistics, History, Alarm 

and Event groups (Groups 1-3, 9).

Network management can be performed in-band using a TCP/IP or Telnet 

connection to the switch. This card also includes a built-in Web agent that 

provides management access via common http browsers such as 
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In addition, the 

console port allows out-of-band management using a PC, terminal, or 

modem connection.