Table of Contents
Advertisement
Quick Links
Unmanaged ( LB1350A ) and Managed
(LB1351A ) MultiLink Media Converter
Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX
CUSTOMER
FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500
SUPPORT
or fax 724-746-0746
INFORMATION
Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
User and Installation Guide
1
October 2002
LB1350A
LB1351A
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel
Related Manuals for Black Box LB1350A
Summary of Contents for Black Box LB1350A
- Page 1 CUSTOMER FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 SUPPORT or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com October 2002 LB1350A LB1351A...
-
Page 2: Federal Communications Commission
FCC STATEMENT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such... -
Page 3: Instrucciones De Seguridad
Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas. 4. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
If you still need help installing or troubleshooting the Black Box® LB1350A/LB1351A converter after reading the detailed information in this guide, please call Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 Note: unless where indicated otherwise, in this guide, Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A... -
Page 5: Overview
HUB (10) In a typical Fiber –to –the - Home ( FTTH ) application A Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A will be deployed in a home or building and connected by fiber to axxess switch. It may be deployed on a floor of an apartment (office) building and 4(3) apartments (offices) may be connected to it’s copper ports without the need to verify the type of the... - Page 6 Note: RJ-45 port No. 4 is a preferred port with enhanced functionality – see section 5. As each of the Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A RJ-45 port 4(3) supports: full auto- negotiation, auto-polarity and auto-cross, you can simply connect any device to any port by using a standard straight or crossed cable.
-
Page 7: Content Of The Shipping Container
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A The Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A will not only convert signals from copper to fiber but also from 10 to 100Mbs and HDX to FDX, thus ensuring maximal distance over the optical link. All you need to take care of is the Speed and Duplex mode balance across the network: if one of the local devices is HDX only capable you should force the corresponding remote device to HDX as well to avoid buffer overflow. -
Page 8: Product General Description
LB1350A-ST VLAN) ports and duplex ST connectors, Multi-mode - 2km, internal PS LB1350A-SM15 Multiple 100Base-TX to single 100Base-FX Local Traffic Aggregator with four RJ-45 (switched, VLAN) ports and duplex SC connectors, SINGLE-mode - 15km,internal PS LB1350A-SM40 Multiple 100Base-TX to single 100Base-FX Local Traffic Aggregator with four RJ-45 (switched,... -
Page 9: General Description
Port priority schemes are also a part of the management. 5. PREFERRED PORT TP port #4 of the Black Box®LB1350A (or #3 of the Black Box® LB1351A) provides additional functionalities comparing to the other copper ports. Full operation mode selection... -
Page 10: Far-End-Fault ( Fef )
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A If there is a fault in the outgoing path and the remote device is FEF compliant (see below) then the F/O LINK LED will go OFF on both the local and remote devices. In this way we avoid the possibility of having a FX Link ON indication at one end while, in... -
Page 11: Parts Identification
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A 7 - PARTS IDENTIFICATION Black Box®LB1350A Power ON LED TEST mode LED Duplex SC connector F/O FDX mode LED F/O Link/Activity Mode Setup (DIP) switches RJ-45 ports 1 to 4 Link/Activity ports 1- 4 Full Duplex ports 1-4 100Mbps ports 1-4 NOTE: All Duplex mode LEDs –... -
Page 12: Installation
19” Rack installation Use a standard flat shelf, install it in the rack and place one or two Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A side by side on the shelf. Make sure to leave a gap of at least 2-3cm above the unit. 9 - POWER CONNECTION... -
Page 13: Fiber Optic Connection
11 - TWISTED PAIR CABLE CONNECTION As each of the Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A RJ-45 4(3) ports supports: full auto- negotiation, auto-polarity and auto-cross, you can simply connect any device to any port by using a standard straight or crossed cable. You may need to force an operation mode other than auto-negotiation;... -
Page 14: Configuration Switches
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A 12 – CONFIGURATION SWITCHES The Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A) is equipped with an array of 10 DIP switches marked “MODE SETUP” that facilitate the proper setting of the device and individual ports. See section 7 ( “ Parts Identification ” page 11 ) Shaded areas indicate factory default setting. -
Page 15: Advanced Features
The most significant 6 bits of the TOS field are fully decoded into 64 possibilities,( up to 64 distinct behaviors ) and the resulted singular code is compared against the corresponding bit in the DSCP register. ( in Black Box® LB1351A unit ) can determine priority through three different... -
Page 16: Troubleshooting
Set device to TEST mode (S8 Down), reset device (S9).If problem not solved remain in TEST mode and perform troubleshooting. Link LED not lit On the “mode setup switch” move S9 to the DOWN position, and move it back to the UP position after one second. - Page 17 Black Box®LB1350A LB1351A,with another similar device and re-perform the requested setup. If that has solved the problem, send the faulty Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A for repair. If the problem still persists, there is probably some sort of general network failure. Call Black Box Technical Support (Call 724- 746-5500 ).
-
Page 18: Specifications
IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.1p, 100Base-TX, 100Base-FX, 10Base-T, FDX flow control, HDX back pressure flow control . Supported MIBs: MIB II (RFC1213,RFC1215), RFC2474 ( DSCP ) and private MIBs. Vlan tagging support, (Black Box® LB1351A ) Conversion Method :BMD (Buffered Media Domain), four (three) ports share one F/O link... -
Page 19: Appendix-A : Managing The Black Box® Lb1351A
This appendix provides you with the necessary information for managing the Black Box® LB1351A Traffic Aggregator (monitor and control). In order to start managing your Black Box® LB1351A you need to setup the management module parameters (section 2). In addition you will need to set proper network connection (section 3) and to install the attached MIB file (section 4). - Page 20 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Management card configuration --------------------------------------------------------------------- NETWORK PARAMETERS: ------------------- IP address on LAN is 192.168.1.99 CONSOLE PARAMETERS: ------------------- console channel will use a baud rate of 9600 BOARD PARAMETERS: ----------------- Processor : MPC850, Running at 50Mhz Board Info : Management Board...
-
Page 21: Network Parameters
Updating parameter storage. This may take a while...Done Initialization... Figure 2-3 – configuration complete; initialization Your Black Box® LB1351A is now ready to be managed. The Ready LED should now be lit steady. Disconnect the control cable and store it properly (unless you wish to manage the... -
Page 22: Network Connection
Please note that all management traffic is in-band, along with normal traffic. At this point your Black Box® LB1351A is ready to be managed by any Network Manager running on the network. In order to obtain full management functionality over the Black Box®... - Page 23 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A 5.Managing the Black Box® LB1351A You can monitor and control the Black Box® LB1351A Traffic Aggregator using SNMP with a management station. This station must have a management application and it should be connected to the device (via the network).
-
Page 24: The Main Menu
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A 6. Managing with a Terminal The first option for managing the Black Box® LB1351A Traffic Aggregator is by using a terminal emulation program. In order to do this you will need a PC (or a terminal) with a terminal emulation program. - Page 25 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Basic ports' status: # Type Link Duplex AutoNego ================================================ Disabled Enabled Enabled ================================================ Basic device status: ----------- --------- VLAN: enabled Temperature: 39C Basic status This status includes the basic ports’ status and the basic device status. Basic port’s status gives the following data about each port:...
-
Page 26: Advanced Status
When tag stripping is enabled, any tagged frame coming on the port, will lose its tag. Default values are all 0s or No. The Black Box® LB1351A supports 2 levels of traffic priority: high and low. The different priority settings enable or disable 3 different types of priority schemes: port based, 802.1p based and Type Of Service (TOS) based, dealing with DSCP (Diff Serve... - Page 27 The user priority codes are used in conjunction with the 802.1p based priority scheme. For example, if a tagged frame arrives with a priority code of 6, the Black Box® LB1351A will look priority code 6 to see if it is set as high or low priority and handle the frame accordingly.
- Page 28 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Port control menus The port control menu, as shown in figure 6-6, provides the user with two options: 1 for basic control and 2 for advanced control. The figures below show the menus for TP port 1. The menus are identical for TP ports 2 and 3 and almost the same as in FO port 4, the only difference being the exclusion of the data rate and auto-negotiation mode changes (not available for this port).
- Page 29 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A TP port 1 basic control: ======================== 1. Change Auto-Negotiation 2. Change 10M/100M 3. Change duplex mode 4. Disconnect port 5. Connect port 6. Reset device 0. Back to port control menu Select (0-6): Selecting any of these options will result in the appropriate action. The configuration changes require about a second to take effect.
- Page 30 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Basic device control The basic device control menu, illustrated in figure 6-9, enables you either to reset the device (1) or to change its VLAN mode (2). Basic device control: ============= ======== 1. Reset device 2. Change VLAN mode 0.
- Page 31 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Choosing to set the broadcast protection mode will prompt the user for the desired setting (figure 6-12). Broadcast protection: 1. Allow 25% broadcast frames 2. Allow 12% broadcast frames 3. Allow 6% broadcast frames 4. Allow 3% broadcast frames 0.
-
Page 32: System Info
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A 7.Managing with SNMP When you wish to manage the Black Box® LB1351A with SNMP using a management station, you should have the relevant MIB file (“bbLB1351A.mib”) compiled on any standard management application. Once you have the appropriate network connection for managing the device you can start getting the device parameters’... - Page 33 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Advanced device configuration Advanced device configuration table is located under flLta31mDevice/flLta31mDeviceAdvanced in the device’s MIB sub-tree. The table is shown in figure 7-3. figure 7-3 – advanced device configuration please note that the management configuration (i.e. tagging and priority options) is found in this table as well.
-
Page 34: Basic Port Configuration
Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A figure 7-5 – user priority configuration each entry in the user priority table corresponds to 802.1p priority classification code (0- 7) and its value is either high or low priority. Basic port configuration Basic port configuration table is located under flLta31mPorts/flLta31mPortBasic in the device’s MIB sub-tree. -
Page 35: Snmp Traps
SNMP traps The management application also allows you to receive traps sent by the device (figure 7-8). Traps are sent by the Black Box® LB1351A after every configuration change. In addition traps will be sent to alert of the following events:... - Page 36 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Figure 7-8 – traps (listed in bottom of screen)
- Page 37 Black Box®LB1350A/LB1351A Troubleshooting Symptom Ready LED doesn’t turn on Configuration menu isn’t readable or doesn’t appear at all No SNMP response from the manager No traps Device doesn’t appear in the MIB browser Probable Cause Device is not Check the power cable connection powered up inside the box.
- Page 38 EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment complies with the requirements of the European © Copyright 2002. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 EMC Directive 89 / 336 / EEC...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the LB1350A and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers