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FN 100 User’s Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the FN100 User’s Guide ................................................................................... 1-1 Related Manuals............................................................................................................ 1-2 Software Conventions .................................................................................................. 1-2 Common FN100 Window Fields ........................................................................
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Contents Chapter 4 Using FN100 Trunking The Port Trunking Window......................................................................................... 4-2 Enabling and Disabling Trunking ....................................................................... 4-5 Chapter 5 Workgroup Configuration Configuring a Workgroup............................................................................................ 5-2 Deleting a Workgroup............................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the FN100™ User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a simple reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the FN100. As a part of the Fast Network product line of switches, the FN100 provides a foundation for high speed scalable Ethernet switching solutions. The FN100 is a high performance, intelligent Fast Ethernet switch designed to support full 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps
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Introduction Chapter 4, Using FN100 Trunking, details using the FN100 Port Trunking window to create trunk groups, allowing you to increase aggregate bandwidth when two or more switches are connected. Chapter 5, Workgroup Configuration, describes configuring work groups by specifying a subset of device ports and the type(s) of packets (multicast, unicast, or both) that are to be forwarded by those ports, thereby allowing you to restrict multicast traffic from being propagated through every
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Introduction Common FN100 Window Fields Similar descriptive information is displayed in boxes at the top of most device- specific windows in NetSight Element Manager, as illustrated in Figure 1-1. Device Location Name MAC IP Address Address Figure 1-1. Sample Window Showing Informational Text Boxes Device Name Displays the user-defined name of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP User’s Guide for details. IP Address Displays the device
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Introduction MAC Address Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address associated with the IP Address used to define the device icon when it was added to NetSight Element Manager. This address is factory-set and cannot be altered. Informational fields describing the boards and/or ports being modeled are also displayed in most windows: Port Number Displays the number of the monitored port. Uptime Displays the amount of time, in a X days hh:mm:ss format, that the FN100 has been running since the l
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Introduction Instructions to perform a mouse operation include the following terms: • Pointing means to position the mouse cursor over an area without pressing either mouse button. • Clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and release the appropriate mouse button. This is most commonly used to select or activate objects, such as menus or buttons. • Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then press and release
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Introduction Getting Help This section describes two different methods of getting help for questions or concerns you may have while using NetSight Element Manager Using On-line Help You can use the FN100 window Help buttons to obtain information specific to the device. When you click on a Help button, a window will appear which contains context-sensitive on-screen documentation that will assist you in the use of the windows and their associated command and menu options. If a Help button is
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Introduction Send your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding NetSight Element Manager to NetSight Technical Communications via the following address: NetSight_docs@enterasys.com To locate product specific information, refer to the Enterasys Web site: http://www.enterasys.com/ For the highest firmware versions successfully tested with NetSight Element Manager NOTE 2.2.1, refer to the Readme file available from the NetSight Element Manager 2.2.1 program group. If you have an earlier ve
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Introduction 1-8 Getting Help
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Chapter 2 The FN100 Chassis View About the Chassis View window; the Chassis Manager window; Hub management functions The FN100 Chassis View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current condition of individual ports on your switch via a graphical display. The Chassis View window also serves as a single point of access to all other FN100 windows and screens, which are discussed at length in the following chapters. To access the FN100 Chassis View window, use one of the
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The FN100 Chassis View Viewing Chassis Information The FN100 Chassis View window (Figure 2-1) provides a graphic representation of the FN100, including a color-coded port display which immediately informs you of the current configuration and status of the switch and its ports. On an 8-port FN100, the network management port is represented as port 9. On a 16-port FN100, the network management port will be represented as port 17. Figure 2-1. FN100 Chassis View Window By clicking in design
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The FN100 Chassis View • Green indicates the FN100 is responding to device polls (valid connection). • Magenta indicates that the FN100 is in a temporary stand-by mode while it responds to a physical change in the hub; note that port menus are inactive during this stand-by state. • Blue indicates an unknown contact status – polling has not yet been established with the FN100. • Red indicates the FN100 is not responding to device polls (device is off line, or device polling has failed across
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The FN100 Chassis View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the FN100 Chassis View display, you can access menus with device- and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device. The following illustration displays the menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus: Figure 2-2. FN100 Chassis View Menu Structure The Device Menu From the Device Menu at the Chassis View window menu bar, you can access the following selection
