Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 Ethernet - Manual (Page 9)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 2 REQUIREMENTS / CONFIGURATIONS
2.1 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS ........................................... 2-1
2.1.1
10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network ........................... 2-2
2.1.2 Multimode Fiber Optic Network ............................. 2-4
2.1.3 Single Mode Fiber Optic Network .......................... 2-5
2.1.4 Thin-net Network ................................................... 2-6
2.2 TRANSCEIVER REQUIREMENTS .................................... 2-6
2.3 REPEATER MEDIA INTERFACE MODULES .................... 2-7
2.4 PORT ASSIGNMENT MODULES ...................................... 2-8
2.5 SAMPLE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS ........................ 2-9
2.5.1
Three Networks With a Single MMAC-FNB ........... 2-10
2.5.2 The EMM-E6 as a Multiport Router ....................... 2-10
2.5.3 Adding Users to a Separate Segment ................... 2-11
2.5.4 A Fault Tolerant Wiring Hierarchy.......................... 2-12
2.5.5 The EMM-E6 and BRIMs ....................................... 2-14
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
3.1 UNPACKING THE EMM-E6 ............................................... 3-2
3.2 SETTING MODE SWITCHES ............................................ 3-3
3.3 SIMM UPGRADES ............................................................. 3-6
3.3.1
Locating SIMMs ..................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Installing SIMMs .................................................... 3-8
3.4 ADDING/REPLACING EPIMs ............................................ 3-9
3.5 LOCATING BRIMs.............................................................. 3-10
3.6 PRE-INSTALLATION TEST ............................................... 3-11
3.7 INSTALLING THE EMM-E6................................................ 3-13
3.8 INSTALLATION CHECK-OUT ............................................ 3-16
3.9 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK .................................. 3-18
3.9.1
Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to an EPIM-T 3-19
3.9.2 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-X ................ 3-21
3.9.3 Connecting to an EPIM-F1/F2, or EPIM-F3 ........... 3-22
3.9.4 Connecting a Thin-Net Segment to an EPIM-C ..... 3-25
3.9.5 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-A ................ 3-27
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