How to Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide
Read through this guide completely to familiarize yourself with its contents and to gain an
understanding of the features and capabilities of the DFE modules. A general working knowledge
of data communications networks is helpful when setting up these modules.
This preface provides an overview of this guide and the DFE‐Platinum manual set, and a brief
summary of each chapter; defines the conventions used in this document; and instructs how to
obtain technical support from Enterasys Networks.
To locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table:
For...
An overview of the DFE modules
Network requirements that must be met before installing the
DFE modules
Instructions to install the DFE module hardware
Troubleshooting installation problems and diagnosing
network/operational problems using the LANVIEW LEDs
Specifications, environmental requirements, and physical
properties of the DFE modules
Instructions to set the mode switches when necessary and
remove/replace DRAM SIMM and DIMM memory
Related Documents
The manuals listed below can be obtained from the World Wide Web in Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document Format (PDF) at the following site:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
•
Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide provides information on how to use
the Command Line Interface to set up and manage the DFE modules.
•
Cabling Guide provides information on dB loss and cable specifications.
Unlike the Enterasys Matrix DFE‐Platinum Series Configuration Guide, the Cabling Guide is not
listed alphabetically on the web site. Instead, it is listed under the Overview Guides link.
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Refer to...
Chapter 1,
Introduction
Chapter 2,
Network Requirements
Chapter 3,
Installation
Chapter 4,
Troubleshooting
Appendix A,
Specifications
Appendix B,
Mode Switch Bank Settings
and Optional Installations