Cabletron Systems NB20E - Manual (Page 5)

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 USING THIS MANUAL ................................................................ 1-1
1.2 GETTING HELP .......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 THE NB20E AND NB25E TWO PORT ETHERNET BRIDGE .... 1-2
1.4 THE BRIDGE FILTERING METHOD .......................................... 1-3
1.5 MULTIPLE BRIDGE ENVIRONMENTS ...................................... 1-5
1.5.1
The Root Bridge.............................................................. 1-5
1.5.2 Primary and Redundant Data Paths ............................... 1-6
1.6 REMOTE LANVIEW .................................................................... 1-7
1.7 RELATED MANUALS.................................................................. 1-8
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS/
SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 LOCATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 2-1
2.2 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 2-1
2.3 OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 2-2
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLING THE NB20E OR NB25E BRIDGE
3.1 UNPACKING THE NB20E OR NB25E BRIDGE ......................... 3-1
3.2 INSTALLING THE BRIDGE......................................................... 3-1
3.2.1
Installing the Rack Mount Brackets ................................ 3-2
3.2.2 Cable Support Installation............................................... 3-3
3.2.3 Connecting The Bridge To The Network ........................ 3-3
3.2.4 Setting The Mode Switches ............................................ 3-4
3.2.5 Connecting The NB20E or NB25E To
The Power Source ......................................................... 3-5
CHAPTER 4 TESTING AND LANVIEW
4.1 INSTALLATION CHECK-OUT..................................................... 4-1
4.2 USING LANVIEW ........................................................................ 4-2
4.3 USING THE FORWARD BROADCAST SWITCH....................... 4-3
4.4 USING THE ROOT SWITCH ...................................................... 4-4