Network Connectivity; Connecting Chassis Sics To The Network; Sics To Network Connections; Chassis Daily Operation - Transition Networks ION219 Series Install Manual

Transition Networks ION219-x Install Guide

4. Network Connectivity

Connecting Chassis SICs to the Network

CAUTION: Connect input/output network cables ONLY to SICs within the same network protocol (such as
Ethernet-to-Ethernet, Fast Ethernet-to-Fast Ethernet, ATM-to-ATM). Failure to observe this caution will cause
data transfers to fail.

SICs to Network Connections

Once the ION219-x chassis has been installed, the SICs can be connected to the network. Refer to the SIC user
guide for cabling specifications and instructions.

Chassis Daily Operation

Daily operation of the ION219-x chassis requires no network administrator activity except for the occasional
monitoring of the status LED indicators on the chassis and on the installed SICs.

SIC Monitoring

The IONMM and each SIC have one or more LED indicators to help monitor the ION219-x chassis in the network.
Refer to the user guide for the IONMM and each SIC to interpret the LED indicators.

Network Management

Firmware and FocalPoint Applications

The ION219-x firmware in the IONMM is described in the IONMM user guide. See the ION System Products page
for links to ION manuals and other resources.
The ION219-x firmware is embedded in the management module. The firmware allows the network
administrator to configure and manage the SICs in the ION219-x chassis from an attached terminal or from a
remote, networked computer.
The firmware includes the Transition Networks Command Line Interface (CLI), a telnet server, a Web browser,
and an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent.
In addition, Transition Networks FocalPoint application installs in the networked computer to provide a
Graphical User Interface (GUI) to monitor the ION219-x chassis.
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