Elsa Cable User Manual

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Introducing the

ELSA MicroLink Cable

.....................................................................1

ELSA MicroLink Cable

takes the stage............................................................ 1

What does the unit look like? ............................................................................ 1
Node or hub?...................................................................................................... 3

The highlights of the

ELSA MicroLink Cable

.......................................................... 4

Fast Internet ....................................................................................................... 4
Internet at all times—always online ................................................................ 5
More than just Internet...................................................................................... 5

CE conformity and FCC radiation standard............................................................. 7

Installation and Configuration ....................................................................................9

First Steps ............................................................................................................. 10
Quick Start: Quick configurations ......................................................................... 11

Preparations ..................................................................................................... 11
Configuration as a bridge ................................................................................ 11
Configuration as a router ................................................................................. 13

Set up the workstation computers (Windows 95 or 98)....................................... 15

Configuration modes ..................................................................................................17

The user-friendly method: inband......................................................................... 17

Requirements for inband configuration ........................................................... 17
Alternatively: addresses can be managed by the DHCP server ...................... 17
Starting inband configuration using

..................................... 18

Start up inband configuration using telnet...................................................... 18

Configuration commands ..................................................................................... 19
What's happening on the line?............................................................................. 21

Trace Outputs................................................................................................... 21

New firmware with FirmSafe ............................................................................... 22

This is how FirmSafe works............................................................................. 22
How to load new software .............................................................................. 23
Configuration using SNMP .............................................................................. 24
General............................................................................................................. 24
Accessing tables and parameters using SNMP .............................................. 25
The Management Information Base (MIB) ...................................................... 27

Operating modes and functions ...............................................................................29

Security for your configuration ............................................................................. 29

Password protection ........................................................................................ 29
Login barring .................................................................................................... 29
Access control via TCP/IP ................................................................................ 30