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MRXI/LMLOCAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE

MRXI/MRXI-2ETHERNET 10BASE-T HUB

USER'S GUIDE

CABLETRON SYSTEMS, P. O. Box 5005, Rochester, NH 03867-0505


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NOTICE

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NOTICE

Ca bletr on S yst ems reserves the right t o ma ke cha nges in specifica tions

a nd other informa tion cont a ined in t his document w ithout prior n otice.

The rea der should in a ll ca ses consult Ca blet ron S yst ems t o det ermine

w hether a ny such chan ges ha ve been ma de.

The ha rdw a re, firmw a re, or softw a re described in this ma nua l is

subject t o cha nge w ith out notice.

IN NO E VE NT SH ALL C AB LE TRON SYSTE MS B E L IAB LE FOR

ANY INCI DE NTAL, IND IRE CT, SP E CI AL, OR CONS E QU E NTIAL

D AMAG E S WH ATS OE VE R (IN CL U D IN G B U T NOT LI MITE D TO

LOS T P ROF ITS ) ARI S ING OU T OF OR R E LATE D TO TH IS

MANU AL OR TH E IN FORM ATION CON TAIN E D IN IT, E VE N I FCAB LE TRON SYS TE MS H AS B E E N AD VIS E D OF , KNOWN, OR

SH OUL D H AVE K NOWN, THE P OSS IB ILITY OF S U CH DAMAG ES .

Copyright November 1991 by:

Ca bletron S ystems Inc.

P .O. B ox 5005, Rochest er, NH 03867-0505

All Right s R eserved

P rint ed in the U nited St a tes of America

Order Number: 9030327-01 November 91

MRXI , REMOTE LANVIEW/Windows, a nd SPECTRUM a retra dema rks of Ca bletron S ystems Inc.

DEC, VT200, a nd VT300 a re tra dema rks of Digita l EquipmentCorporation.

Ethernet is a tr a dema rk of Xerox Corpora tion.


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NOTICE

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FCC NOTICE

This device complies w ith P a rt 15 of FC C rules. Opera t ion is subject t o

t he follow ing t w o condit ions: (1) t his device ma y n ot caus e ha rm ful

int erference, a nd (2) t his device must a ccept a ny int erference received,

including int erference tha t ma y ca use undesired opera tion.

NOTE:This equipment ha s been t ested a nd found to comply w ith th elimits for a Cla ss A digit a l device, pursua nt to P a rt 15 of FCC Rules.

These limit s a re designed to provide reas ona ble protect ion a ga inst

ha rmful interference wh en th e equipment is opera ted in a commercia l

environment. This equipment uses, genera tes, a nd can ra diat e ra dio

frequency energy a nd if not inst a lled in a ccorda nce w ith th e opera tors

ma nua l, ma y cause ha rmful interference to ra dio commun ica tions.

Opera tion of th is equipment in a residentia l ar ea is likely t o ca useinterference in w hich ca se the user w ill be required a t his ow n expense

t o corr ect t he int erference.

If t his equipment does ca use int erference to ra dio or t elevision, w hich

ca n be determ ined by t urn ing th e equipment off a nd on, the user is

encoura ged to t ry t o corr ect t he int erference by one or more of t he

following measures:

R e-or ien t t h e r eceivin g a n t en n a .

Reloca t e the equipment wi th respect to the receiv ing antenna .

Move t h e eq u ipm en t a w a y fr om t h e r eceiver .

P lug the equ ipment in to a d ifferen t ou t let so tha t the

equipment a nd t he receiver a re on different bra nch circuit s.

If necessa ry , th e user sh ould consult t he dea ler or a n experienced

ra dio/t elevision t echn icia n for a ddit iona l suggestions. The user ma y

find t he follow ing booklet prepa red by t he Federa l Commun ica t ion

Commission helpful:

H ow t o Ident ify a nd Resolve Ra dio TV In t erference P roblems

This booklet is a va ila ble from t he U .S. G overnment P rint ing Office,

Washington D.C. 20402 - Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.


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CONTENTS

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 U sing This Ma nua l........................................................................ 1-1

1.2 The MRXI ...................................................................................... 1-2

1.3 MRXI /LM ....................................................................................... 1-2

1.4 Remot e L ANVIE W/Windows ....................................................... 1-3

1.5 Rela t ed Ma nua ls ... .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . 1-3

1.6 G ett ing H elp ..... . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 1-3

CHAPTER 2 ATTACHING THE CONSOLE

2.1 Loca l Ma na gement Console .... .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 2-12.2 Console Ca ble C onfigur a t ion ..... . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 2-3

CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED

3.1 U sing The Ma na gement K eyboa rd ..... . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. 3-1

3.2 U nderst a ndin g The S creens And Comma nds .... .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. 3-2

3.3 MRXI /LM Screens ......................................................................... 3-2

3.4 Accessing Local Ma na gement via Termina l ... . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 3-3

3.5 Accessing Local Ma na gement via Modem ..... . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 3-63.5.1 Ca ble Configur a t ion .... .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 3-6

3.5.2 Accessing Loca l Ma na gement ... .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . 3-6

CHAPTER 4 USING THE DEVICE/PORTINFORMATION SCREEN ..................................... 4-1

CHAPTER 5 USING COMMUNITY NAMES ............................. 5-1

CHAPTER 6 MRXI/LM MESSAGES............................................ 6-1


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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Welcome t o Ca blet ron S yst ems MRXI/LM Local Management forthe Cabletron Systems MRXI 10BASE-T HUB User's Manual.This ma nua l serves as a simple reference guide for usin g MRXI/LM ,

providing inform a t ion t o help you configur e the MRXI a nd MRXI-2

a nd, if necessar y, dia gnose problems w ith your netw ork.

NOTE : Th is manual cover s both the M RXI and M RXI -2. Th e two uni ts

ar e functi onal l y id ent i cal . The M RXI pr ovi des conn ecti ons for por ts 1

th r ough 12 vi a a 50 pi n Champ connector , wh i l e the M RXI -2 pr ovid es

twel ve RJ -45 connector s. Th r oughout th i s manual th e term MRXI i s

used to cover both un i ts un l ess otherw i se speci fi ed .

1.1 USING THIS MANUAL

Rea d th rough t his ma nua l to become fa miliar w ith i ts cont ent s a nd t o

ga in a n un dersta nding of the fea tu res a nd ca pabilities of MRXI/LM. A

genera l working knowledge of Et hernet n etw orks a nd t he IE E E 802.3

sta nda rd is necessar y for interpreting a nd u sing MRXI/LM.

Cha pter 1, Introduction, out lines t he cont ents of th is ma nua l, brieflydescribes fea t ures a nd fun ctions perform ed by th e Hub a nd MR XI/LM,

a nd concludes w ith a list of relat ed man ua ls.

Cha pter 2, Attaching the Console, describes t ermina lcha ra cterist ics, conn ect ing console cabling, a nd configur ing t he

ma na gement console.

Cha pter 3, Getting Started, describes t he initia l steps required toa ccess MRXI/LM. I t describes each of the screens a nd t he a va ilable

commands.

Chapter4, Using the Device/Board/Port Counters Screen,describes the sta tu s an d sta t istics informa tion ava ila ble for th e MRXI.

Cha pter 5, Using Community Names, describes ent ering a nd u singa community n a mes ta ble.

Cha pter 6, MRXI/LM Messages, explains messa ges t ha t ca n a ppeara t t he top of th e MRXI/LM t ermina l displa y.


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1.2 THE MRXI

The MRXI 10B AS E -T H U B a nd MRXI-2 10B AS E -T H U B a re 10B AS E -

T a nd 802.3 complian t repea t ers t ha t a llow s expa nsion of existin g

802.3 net w orks using a va riety of media . The tw o hubs a re ident ica l

except for t he phy sica l connections for port s 1 th rough 12. The MRXI is

equipped w ith a 50 pin Ch a mp conn ect or, w hile th e MRXI-2 provides

t w elve RJ -45 conn ect ors. The MRXI support s out -of-ba nd a nd in -ba nd

S imple Netw ork Ma na gement P rotocol (S NMP ) complia nt netw ork

ma na gement . Out-of-ba nd m a na gement for t he MRXI is provided by

MRXI /LM. The MRXI is support ed by severa l in-ba nd n etw ork

ma na gement tools including: C a bletr on S yst ems Remote L ANVIE W/

Windows , and SP ECTRUM .

1.3 THE MRXI/LM

The MRXI/LM is a m enu driven, int egra t ed netw ork ma na gement t ool

th a t permit s ma na gement a nd cont rol of th e MRXI. MRXI/LM can be

used t o:

D isplay curren t MRXI st a t us and st a t is t ics for the MRXI

netw ork port s

Define community names and access pr iv ileges

D ia gn ose n et w or k pr oblem s.

The MRXI is a n S NMP complia nt device tha t permit s sett ing

commun ity n a mes for your MRXI. The Community Na mes fea tu re

serves t w o purposes:

As a secur ity fea t ure tha t def ines access pr iv ileges for SNMP

requests from SNMP ma na gement sta tions

C om mu nit y n a m es let y ou t o d esig na t e t h e n et w or k

ma na gement w orksta tions th a t w ill receive a larms from t he

MRXI.

You ca n a ccess MRXI/LM t hr ough a ma na gement t ermina l conn ect edt o the 9-pin C onsole port on t he rea r pa nel of th e MRXI. The console

port support s a D igita l E qu ipment Corpora t ion, VT200 or VT300

series t ermina ls or P C emu la t ion of t he VT200 or VT300 t ermina ls.


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1.4 REMOTE LANVIEW/WINDOWS

MRXI/LM pr ovides t he foun da t ion for Rem ote LANVIE W/Wind ows,

Ca bletron S ystems Remote Network Cont rol Mana gement S oftw a re

package (This pa cka ge ca n be purcha sed sepa ra tely from C a bletr on

S ys t ems.). Remote LANVIE W/Window s a llow s you t o cont rol a nd

ma na ge multiple MRXIs from a single E th ernet w orkst a tion. With

Remote LANVIE W/Window s, you can view s t a t ist ics for your MRXI,

both numerica l ly a nd gra phica lly, using dyna mic bar a nd pie cha rts

a ndperforma nce gra phs. You ca n a lso ena ble a sta tist ics logging a ndreport ing function t ha t w ill log MRXI st a tist ics t o a report fi le for

fut ure r eference.

For more informa t ion on using Remote LANVIE W/Window s w ith t heMRXI, consult t he Ca bletr on S yst ems Remote LANVIEW/WindowsUser Manuals,or ca ll Ca bletr on S ys t ems a t (603) 332-9400.

1.5 RELATED MANUALS

The follow ing m a nua l should be used to supplement t he procedures

a nd other t echnical da ta provided in t his ma nua l. The procedures

cont a ined in t his ma nua l will be referenced wh ere appropriat e, but w illnot be repea ted in th is man ua l .

Ca bletron S ystems MRX/MRXI 10BASE-T HUB Installation Guide

1.6 GETTING HELP

If y ou n eed a dditiona l support relat ed to C a bletr on S yst ems MRXI/LM,

or if you ha ve an y q uestions, comm ent s, or sugg estions concern ing t hisma nua l, cont a ct C a bletr on S yst ems Technical Support a t:

Ca bletron S ystems

P .O. B ox 5005

Rochester, NH 03867-0505

P hone: (603) 332-9400


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CHAPTER 2


This cha pter describes inform a t ion on t he cha ra ct eristics of support ed

termina ls, configuring t he ma na gement console and connecting th econsole cabling.

2.1 LOCAL MANAGEMENT CONSOLE

MRXI/LM is a ccessed by a t ta ching a ma na gement console at th e DB -9

CON S OLE port on t he r ea r pa nel of t he MRXI (see Figure 2-1). The

console conn ect ion support s a D igita l E qu ipment Corpora t ion VT200

or VT300 series termina l or P C emula t ion of one of th ese t ermina ls.

Figur e 2-1. Ma na gement Console Connection

Ta ble 2-1 lists t he setup req uirement s for t he loca l ma na gement

console. If your t ermina l is a D igita l Eq uipment Corpora t ion VT200

or VT300 series term ina l, press F3 to a ccess the S etup Directory. Ifyou ha ve a t ermina l emulat ion of the Digita l Eq uipment t ermina ls,

refer to your equipment u ser ma nua l for setu p procedures.

MRXI

10BASE-T

HUB

A

MANAGEMENT

TERMINAL

CONSOLECABLE

DB-9

CONSOLE PORT


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Ta ble 2-1. Termina l Set up Requirement s


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Menu Function Selection

D ispla y Columns 80 Columns

S et up: Cont rols Int erpret Cont rolsAut o Wra p No Aut o Wra p

Text Cursor No Cursor

G enera l Mode 7 B it Cont rol

S et up: (VT220) VT200

(VT320) VT300

Cursor Keys Norma l CursorKeys

Communications

S et up: Tra nsmit Tra nsmit = 9600

Receive Receive = Tra nsmit

XOFF a ny opt ion

B it s, P a rit y 8 B it s, No P a rit y

S t op B it 1 S t op B it

Loca l E cho No Loca l E choP ort E IA P ort , D a t a Lea ds

Only

(VT220) E IA P ort ,

Da ta Lea ds only

(VT320) DE C-423,

Da ta Lea ds only

Tra nsmit a ny opt ionAut o Answ erba ck No Aut o Answ erba ck

(VT-320)

Keyboa rd Keys Typew rit er Keys

S et up: Aut o Repea t a ny opt ion

Keyclick a ny opt ion

Ma rgin B ell Ma rgin B ell

Wa rning B ell Wa rning B ellAut o Answ erba ck No Aut o Answ erba ck

(VT-220)


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2.2 CONSOLE CABLE CONFIGURATION

A single fema le DB -9 recept a cle provides a Console int erfa ce to t he

ma na gement termina l. Depending on your specific termina l, one of tw o

cable configur a t ions (9 pin t o 25 pin or 9 pin t o 9 pin) is used for t he

conn ect ion t o t he MRXI Console port . Figure 2-2 shows t he pinout for

bot h ca bles.

Figur e 2-2. C onsole Ca ble P inouts

Conn ect t he console t o the MRXI a s follow s:

1. Att a ch t he male 9-pin connector t o the CONSOLE port on t he rea rof th e MRXI.

2. Att a ch t he fema le end (25-pin or 9-pin, a s a pplica ble) to the COMM

port on t he termina l.

2

3

5

7

8

CONSOLE PORT LOCAL MANAGENT

CONSOLE

TRANSMIT RECEIVE

RE C E IVE TRANS MIT

REQU ES T TO SE ND

CL EAR TO SE ND

SIG NAL GROUND

REQU ES T TO SE ND

CL EAR TO SE ND

SIG NAL GROUND

9 PIN TO 9 PIN

CABLE

MALE - D B -9

(9-P in Conn ector)

2

3

5

7

8

2

3

5

7

TRANSMIT

RECEIVERECEIVE

TRANSMIT

REQU ES T TO S END

CL EAR TO SE ND

S IG NAL G ROU ND S IG NAL G ROU ND

9 PIN TO 25 PIN

CABLEFE MALE - 25 P in

"D " Shell Connector

20 DATA TERMINAL READY

MALE - D B -9

(9-P in Conn ector)

FE MALE - DB -9

(9-P in C onnector)

2

3

5

7

8 C LE AR TO S E ND


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CHAPTER 3

GETTING STARTED

This cha pter expla ins t he convent ions used by t his ma nua l to describe

each of th e screens a nd comma nds a va ila ble w ith MRXI/LM. It a lso

describes using t he keyboa rd a nd th e initial st eps required t o access

MR XI/LM.

3.1 USING THE MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD

The MRXI/LM screens a re a rr a nged w ith pert inent n etw orkinforma tion filling much of th e displa y a rea a nd severa l menu

select ions a cross t he bott om. To select a menu option or a lter a field,

use the keyboa rd a rrows (up, dow n, left, a nd r ight) to highlight th e

desired item. Only fields tha t ca n be cha nged ca n be highlighted.

In corr ect en t ries (field va lue exceeded, etc.) a re blocked a nd r esult in

a n a ppropria te error message (refer t o Ch a pter 6, MRXI/LMMessages).

To ma ke a m enu selection:

1. Highlight the menu select ion

2. P ress Return

To a lter a field:

1. Highlight the des ired f ield

2. E n t er t he n ew in for ma t i on

3. P ress Return

To t oggle a field (select t he a lterna t ive select ion for a field):

1. Highlight the des ired f ield

2. P ress Return

The TAB key per forms the same funct ion as the r ight a rrow.

B ackspace permit s cor rect ion of en t r ies .


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The RETU RN command menu select ion ta kes you back to the

previous screen.

3.2 UNDERSTANDING THE SCREENS AND COMMANDS

The hub a nd loca l ma na gement a re cont rolled by entering par a meters

directly int o th e fields present ed on t he termina l display a nd by

selecting comma nds from m enus present ed a t th e bott om of each

display screen. The inform a t ion in t his ma nua l covers a ll of th e

a va ila ble display screens a nd is present ed using th e follow ing forma t

conventions:

Screen format s a re illust ra ted and each f ield is descr ibed

w ithin the text.

a . F ield t i t les for f ields tha t can be a ltered v ia the termina l

keyboa rd a re show n underlined.

b . When a defa ult va lue exis ts for an entry , the defaul t va lue

a ppear s in ita lics in the screen illustr a tion an d th e defa ult

a lso appears in pa rentheses a nd i ta l ics w ithin th e text

description of th e field.

C OMMAN DS a ppea r in U P P E R C AS E in t he scr een

illustr a tions a nd in th e text.

3.3 MRXI/LM SCREENS

The MRXI/LM pr ovides int era ct ive screens t ha t let you a lter

inform a t ion a nd select MRXI/LM functions from a series of

ma na gement screens. Figure 3-1 show s t he pat hs betw een screens.


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Figure 3-1. MRXI/LM S creens

3.4 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT VIA TERMINAL

To use MRXI/LM, t he console mu st be conn ect ed a s d escribed in

Cha pter 2, Attaching the Console. To a ccess MR XI/LM:

1. I f not a lrea dy powered on, pow er on the MRXI.

2. Turn on pow er to th e termina l . After a brief (a pproxima tely 5

seconds) w a rm up, th e P a ssw ord S creen a ppea rs (see Figur e 3-2).

3. I f you a re not using the passw ord fea ture of MRXI/LM or i f you

ha ve not yet a pplied your own pa ssw ord, press Return .

If you ha ve a pplied a pa ssw ord known only to you, ent er tha t

passw ord now, t hen press Return.

P ASSWORD SC REE N

MRXI SNMP LOCAL MANAG E MEN

MAIN

COMMUNITY NAMES

RETURN SAVE

DE VIC E /P ORT INF ORMATION S CR E E N

ENABLE PORT

ENABLE ALL P ORTS

DISABLE ALL P ORTS

E XIT SAVE P ORT n

DISABLE PORT

RESET COUNTERS

COMMU NITY NAMES


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When you ent er th e correct pa ssw ord, a MRXI SNMP Loca l

Ma na gement S creen is displa yed, indica ting th a t MRXI/LM is

rea dy for opera t ion (see Figure 3-3). The m enu comma nd MAIN is

highlighted.

If a n incorrect or inva lid pa ssw ord is ent ered, th e pa ssw ord promptrema ins on t he screen, a llow ing you to ent er th e correct passw ord.

4. P ress Return to display t he Device/P ort I nforma tion S creen (see

Figu re 3-4). The D evice/P ort In forma t ion S creen serves a s t he

ma in screen for M RXI/LM.

MRXI /LM is now rea dy for opera t ion.

Figur e 3-2. P a ssw ord S creen

Enter Password:


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Figure 3-3. MRXI S NMP Loca l Ma na gement S creen

Figur e 3-4. Device/P ort In form a t ion S creen

Cabletron Systems Incorporated

P.O. Box 5005 Rochester NH 03867-5005 U.S.A.

(603) 332-9400

MRXI SNMP LOCAL MANAGEMENT

Version X.XX

(c) Copyright Cabletron Systems, Inc. 1991

MAIN

Device/Port Information

Device Name:

SAVE RESET COUNTERSEXIT

Device Port 2

1619586

0

0

MRXI Ethernet Address:

Set IP Address:

00-00-1d-00-05-48

34.141.3.14

Packets:

Receive Collisions:

Transmit Collisions:

628104

0

0

Device Ports On:

Device Ports Off:

Port Media Type:

Port Administrative Status:

Port Segmentation Status:Port Link Status:

12

2

10BASE-T

On

OnNLNK

PORT 2

ENABLE PORT DISABLE PORT DISABLE ALL PORTSENABLE ALL PORTS

COMMUNITY NAMES

Set Modem Baud Rate: 9600


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3.5 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT VIA MODEM

Loca l ma na gement can be a ccessed t hrough a Ha yes, or H a yes

Compa t ible Modem meetin g t he AT Comma nd S et. The modem is

a tt a ched to the 9 pin port labeled CONS OLE on th e MRXI.

3.5.1 Cable Configuration

Loca l Ma na gement is a ccessed by a n R S 232 ca ble a va ila ble from

Ca blet ron S yst ems. This cable conn ect s th e modem t o t he MRXI

Console port.

The pin out for a ca ble, a nd a 9 pin conn ect or a t t he MRXI end of the

cable, should be configur ed a s follow s:

9 Pin Male Connector 25 Pin Female Connector(MRXI end) (Modem end)

P in 2 (Tra nsmit ) t o P in 2 (Tra nsmit )

P in 3 (Receive) t o P in 3 (Receive)

P in 5 (G round) t o P in 7 (G round)P in 7 (Request to S end) t o P in 20 (D a t a Termina l Rea dy)

P in 8 (C lea r t o S end) t o P in 8 (D a t a Ca rr ier D et ect )

3.5.2 Accessing Local Management

B efore a ccessing Loca l Man a gement using th e modem, the MRXI bau d

ra te must be set to the ra te of the modem. U sing a t ermina l , set t he

ba ud r a t e a t t he D evice/P ort S creen. The defa ult sett ing is 9600. Referto Cha pter 4 USING THE DEVICE/PORT INFORMATIONSCREEN for informa t ion on cha nging th e display ed pa ra meters.

After verifying t he ba ud ra t e proceed a s follow s:

1. P lug the 9 pin end of the ca ble into the port labeled CONSOLE on

th e MRXI.

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3. Turn modem on. The modem must be set for Auto Answ er an d DC D

(Da t a Ca rrier Detect) a ctive. Refer to the modem ma nua l for

procedures.

4. Ca l l the modem. The P a ssword Screen is d isplayed wh en theconn ect ion is esta blished.

5. Enter the Pa ssword . Any Superuser password (ass igned a t the

Communit y Na mes Screen) is valid.

6. P ress Return. The MRXI SNMP LOCAL MANAG EME NT screen is

displa yed (F igure 3-3).

7. P ress Return. The Device/P ort Informa tion screen isdisplayed(Figure 3-4).

MRXI/LM is now rea dy for opera t ion.


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CHAPTER 4

USING THE DEVICE/PORT

INFORMATION SCREEN

This cha pter describes loca l ma na gement comm a nds, field ent ries an d

st a t istica l informa t ion presented on t he MR XI/LM D evice/P ort

Informa t ion screen.

The D evice/P ort I nform a t ion screen, sh own in F igur e 4-1, sum ma rizes

HU B sta tus a nd opera tiona l informa tion rela ted to th e a vailable

E th ernet port s. The comma nd menu a t th e bott om of th e displa y lets

you S AVE th e current user defined fields, ENAB LE a nd D IS AB LE

P ort s, RES E T COU NTE RS , EXIT from t he loca l ma na gement session

a nd provides a ccess to th e Community Na mes screen.

Figur e 4-1. D E VICE /P ORT In form a t ion S creen

The D evice/P ort In form a t ion screen presents inform a t ion r ela t ed to

HU B a nd t he port (1 through 14) current ly select ed by P ORT n

comma nd a s follow s:

Device/Port Information

Device Name:

SAVE RESET COUNTERSEXIT

Device Port 2

1619586

0

MRXI Ethernet Address:Set IP Address: 00-00-1d-00-05-4834.141.3.14

Packets:

Receive Collisions:

Transmit Collisions:

628104

0

0

Device Ports On:

Device Ports Off:

Port Media Type:

Port Administrative Status:

Port Segmentation Status:

Port Link Status:

12

2

10BASE-T

On

On

NLNK

PORT 2

ENABLE PORT DISABLE PORT DISABLE ALL PORTSENABLE ALL PORTS

COMMUNITY NAMES

Set Modem Baud Rate: 9600


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Device Information

Device Name:- is a na me, up to 20 cha ra cters in length , th a t youca n a ssign a nd enter t o serve a s a m ean ingful ident ifier for t he

H U B .

Set Modem Baud Rate: - a llow s cha nging t he Console P ort ba udra te w hen using a modem.

Ethernet Address:- displa ys t he Et hernet a ddress of the H U B inhex.

Set IP Address:- displa ys t he TCP /IP a ddr ess curr ent ly a ssigned

for t he HU B . You can set t his field a ccording t o your n etw orkrequirement s. Use th e arr ow keys t o highlight th e Set I P Address

field a nd ent er th e desired IP a ddress a s 4 decima l values bet w een

1 a nd 254 using a period a s a sepa ra tor betw een va lues a s follow s:

254.254.254.254

Packets: - displa ys t he combined count of pa ckets received by t he

H U B s 14 E t hern et port s, up t o a ma ximum of 4,294,967,295packets.

Receive Collisions: - indica t es the combin ed coun t of receivecollisions det ect ed.

Transmit Collisions: - indicat es th e combined count of tr a nsm itcollisions det ect ed.

Device Ports On: - shows t he number of a va ila ble HU B port scurrent ly ena bled.

Device Ports Off: - show s th e number of ava ila ble H U B port scurrent ly disa bled.

Port Information

Packets: - display s t he nu mber of pa ckets r eceived by t hecurrent ly selected E t hernet port (P ort n), up to a m a ximum of

4,294,967,295 pa cket s.


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Receive Collisions: - indica t es t he n umber of receive collisionsdetected a t th e current ly selected E th ernet port (P ort n).

Transmit Collisions: - indica tes t he number of t ra nsmitcollisions det ect ed at t he curr ent ly select ed Et hern et port (P ort n).

Port Media Type: - display s th e type of media interfa ce at th ecurrent ly select ed port . P ossible ent ries include:

P or t s 1-12 10B AS E -T- 10B a se-T (U TP )

P or t s 13 & 14 S P IM-T - 10B ase-T (U TP )

S P IM-T1 - 10B a se-T (S TP )

S P IM-F1 - Fiber Optic (S MA)S P IM-F2 - F iber Opt ic (S T)

S P IM-C - Thin -net coa x

S P IM-A - AU I

Port Administrative Status: - show s if t he current ly select edport is ena bled or disa bled.

ON - t he port is ena bled.OFF - t he port is disa bled.

Port Segmentation Status:- show s if t he current ly select ed portis segment ed. A port is segment ed (logica lly disconn ect ed) w hen

t he MRXI detects 33 consecutive collisions on t he a t t a ched segment

or if th e collision det ect or is on longer t ha n 2.4 ms . When a good

pa cket is r eceived a t t he port (w ith out ca using a collision), th e port

is aut oma tically reconnected t o t he netw ork. P ossible sta tusdisplay s include:

SE G - indica t es th a t t he port is segment ed.

ON - indica t es a norma l conn ect ion.

Port Link Status: - display s t he link st a tus for t he curr entlyselected port . The link st a t us is only a pplica ble to 10B a se-T

Tw isted P a ir a nd Fiber Optic Link segments. P ossible field

contents:

LNK (link) - indica tes t ha t a link is esta blished betw een t he

current ly selected port , a nd t he device a t t he remote end of the

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NLNK (no link) - indica t es tha t a link ha s not been esta blished

on t he curr ent ly selected port .

N/A (not a pplicable) - indica t es tha t t he curr ent ly select ed port

is not a 10B a se-T Tw isted P a ir or Fiber Optic Link port .

Command Menu Selections

EXIT - ends th e curr ent loca l ma na gement session a nd displa ysthe P a ssword screen.

SAVE - sa ves the informa tion curr ently displa yed on t he D evice/

P ort In form a t ion S creen. MRXI/LM display s:

MODIFI ED SC REE N INFORMATION HAS B EE N SAVED !

PORT n - defines the P ort num ber (1 t hr ough 14) rela t ed to th ecurrent ly display ed port informa tion a nd designa tes t he port

number used for t he ENAB LE P ORT a nd D IS AB LE P ORT

comm a nds. To cha nge t he port select ion, high light t his field a nd

use th e plus (+ ) or m inus () keys t o increment or decrement t he

port num ber to be a ct ed upon.

RESET COUNTERS - sets t he P a cket, Receive Collision, a ndTra nsm it Collision count ers t o zero.

COMMUNITY NAMES - display s t he Communit y Na mes screen.This pat h gives you a ccess to the commun ity na mes ta ble a nd

a llow s sett ing na mes recognized by t he HU B .

ENABLE PORT - ena bles the port current ly designa ted by t hePORT ncommand.

DISABLE PORT - disables the port curr ently designa ted by t hePORT ncommand.

ENABLE ALL PORTS - ena bles a ll of t he current ly a va ila bleports.

DISABLE ALL PORTS - disables a ll of th e curr ently a va ila bleports.


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USING COMMUNITY NAMES

P a ge 5-1

CHAPTER 5


This cha pter defines th e fields found on t he Commu nit y Na mes screen

a nd describes entering a nd using t he commun ity n a mes ta ble. To

a ccess th e Commun ity Na mes Screen:

1. U se the a rrow keys to h ighlight COMMUNITY NAMES a t t he

bot t om of t he D evice/P ort In form a t ion S creen.

2. P ress Return to displa y t he Commun ity Na mes Screen.

The C omm unit y N a mes S creen (see Figure 5-1) is a n int era ct ive ta ble

th a t lets you designa te commun ity na mes for S NMP complia nt

netw ork ma na gement w orksta tions, such a s a P C runn ing Remote

LANVIE W/Windows, t ha t ca n a ccess th e MRXI a nd r eceive a la rm s

from th e MRXI. The SAVE comm a nd sa ves th e curr ent ly defined

Commu nit y Na mes Ta ble. Ta ble ent ries ta ke effect follow ing a S AVE .

The RE TU RN comm a nd d ispla ys t he D evice/P ort In form a t ion S creen.

Figur e 5-1. Commun ity Na mes S creen

COMMUNITY NAMES

Community Name

public

ctron

Traps

NO

NO

NONO

NO

NO

NO

NO

IP Address

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.00.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

SAVERETURN

Access

RO

RW

SUNA

NA

NA

NA

NA

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Community Names Table

Four fields, Commu nit y Na me, Access, Tra ps, an d IP Address, can be

configured on t he Communit y Na mes screen. U p to eight commun ity

na me ent ries ca n be used to define S NMP complia nt netw orkma na gement w orksta tions th a t a re al low ed a ccess to th e MRXI a nd

designa te w orksta tions th a t w ill receive a lar ms from th e MRXI.

Community Name- is a n a me, up to 32 cha ra cters in length, t ha tyou can enter t o designa te specific SN MP Complian t C ommun ity

Na mes tha t a re permitt ed to access a nd receive alar ms from t he

MRXI. Highlight th e desired Communit y Na mes field a nd ent er

th e commun ity n a me informa tion directly int o t he na me field.

Access - defines the t ype of a ccess perm itt ed from a net w orkma na gement w orksta tion configured with the a ssociat ed

commun ity n a me. Highlight t his field a nd press Retu rn t o toggle

betw een t he follow ing possible ent ries:

RO Rea d Only

RW Read a nd Write Access

N A Not AccessibleSU Super User access defines names tha t a re used a s loca l

passw ords a nd is required to ent er informa tion in th e

Community Na mes Ta ble.

Traps - ena bles or disa bles SNMP tr a p messa ges to t he netw orkma na gement st a tion w ith t he associat ed IP Address. Highlight

th is field, a nd press Retu rn t o toggle th is field bet w een YES a nd

NO. YES ena bles tra ps. NO disa bles tra ps.

IP Address - is the IP Address of th e netw ork ma na gementw orksta tion t ha t w ill receive SNMP tra p messages wh en ena bled

(yes) by t he Tra ps field. H ighlight t his field a nd ent er th e IP

a ddress of t he w orksta t ion directly into th e IP Address field. The

forma t for t his entr y is 4 decima l values betw een 1 a nd 254 with a

period a s a sepa ra tor betw een t he values a s follow s:

254.254.254.254


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Command Menu Selections

RETURN - ret ur n t o D evice/P ort I nform a t ion screen.

NOTE : Changes to the Communi ty N ames Tabl e ar e not saved by th e

RETURN command . Per form a SAVE i f you w ant to save any changes

to th e Commun i ty N ames Table.

SAVE - sa ves the informa tion current ly display ed in t heCommu nit y Na mes Ta ble. MRXI/LM display s:



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MRXI/LM MESSAGES

P a ge 6-1

CHAPTER 6

MRXI/LM MESSAGES

This cha pter describes messages tha t ca n a ppear a t th e top of theMRXI/LM t ermina l displa y. The follow ing is a list of messa ges a nd

a ct ions r equired t o resolve the problem:

TOO MANY CHARACTERS ENTEREDThe nu mber of cha ra ct ers ent ered exceeds t he field lengt h.

Remedy: Check the entry a nd enter th e field aga in.

ILLEGAL INFORMATION ENTEREDIndicat es a n a tt empt t o enter ina ppropria te informa tion, i .e. , a

non-num eric va lue in a num eric field.

Remedy:Ch eck the informa tion an d enter th e field aga in.

MODIFIED SCREEEN INFORMATION HAS BEEN SAVED!A S AVE comm a nd h a s successfully sa ved th e curr ent

inform a t ion display ed on a eit her a D evice/P ort In form a t ion

Screen or Community Na mes Screen.

Remedy: Informa tion message tha t requires no intervention.


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CHANGING THE MRXI/LM PASSWORD

U se th ese instr uctions to cha nge your passw ord or a dd a n ew passw ord.

Community na mes defined a s Superusers (S U ) in th e Commun ity

Na mes Ta ble a re MRXI/LM pa ssw ords. To a ccess t he C omm unit y

Na mes Ta ble:

1. U se the a rrow keys to h ighlight COMMUNITY NAMES a t t hebot t om of t he D evice/P ort In form a t ion S creen.

2. P ress Return to displa y t he Commun ity Na mes Screen.

Communit y Na mes S creen

3. Highlight the desired Community Na me f ield. I f cha nging the

current passw ord, select th e line tha t defines an existing superuser

(SU in t he Access field). If a dding a passw ord, highlight a blank

commun ity na me field.

4. Enter the new password , up to 32cha ra cters in length , in t heCommunity Name field. If you ha ve added a passw ord, highlightt he a ssocia t ed Access field a nd pr ess Retur n (t oggle) unt il SU

appears.

5. H ighlight t he SAVE comma nd a nd press Return. The MRXI/LMdisplays:


I MPORTANT : Recor d your new passwor d. You w i l l n eed i t t o i ni ti ate

your next M RXI / LM sessi on. Keep th e r ecor d of your passwor d an d

th ese i nstr ucti ons in a secur e l ocati on, away fr om th e H UB.

COMMUNITY NAMES

Community Name

publicctron

Traps

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

IP Address

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

0.0.0.0

SAVERETURN

Access

RO

RW

SU

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Please note: SU names are local passwords.


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Documents

MRXI Local Management.pdf