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Hardware Release Notes for the Model 5380 Ethernet and the Model 5580 Token Ring Routers Part No. 112772-A May 1996...
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EN 55 022 Declaration of Conformance This is to certify that the Bay Networks Model 5380 Ethernet Router and Model 5580 Token Ring Router are shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC, Article 4a.
Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Model 5380 Ethernet Router and Model 5580 Token Ring Router have been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions.
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• Model 5000AH Chassis Slot Restrictions Your Model 5380 or Model 5580 router has an orange caution tag attached to warn you to install router modules only in slots 6 through 14 of a Model 5000AH chassis with a parallel packet express (PPX Do not install router modules in slot 1 or slot 4 of a Model 5000AH chassis.
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Hardware Release Notes for the Model 5380 Ethernet and the Model 5580 Token Ring Routers Net Module Installation and Removal Warning Make sure that the pins on the net module plug connector and the pins on the router baseboard connector are aligned (see module into the baseboard connector, it should attach easily.
Router, you must perform two steps. Ethernet Router LEDs The Segment Connection LEDs on a Model 5380 Ethernet Router light green when the router interfaces are connected through the service port Slot Selection menu. These indicators are misleading because the interfaces are not connected to the backplane until you use the Service Port Diagnostics menu to assign the interfaces to a segment and use Site Manager to assign a protocol.
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Hardware Release Notes for the Model 5380 Ethernet and the Model 5580 Token Ring Routers Dual-port Token Ring Net Module LEDs When a dual-port token ring net module is configured for a speed (4 or 16 megabits per second (Mb/s)) and it is connected to a Model 5505P Token Ring Host Module that is configured for a different speed than the net module,...
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MAC addresses on an Ethernet trace. Clearing a System 5000 Slot Before Installing a New Module When you install and configure a Model 5380 or a Model 5580 router module in a System 5000 chassis, the Supervisory Module saves the configuration. If you replace the router with a different model router or a different type of module, you will need to “clear the slot”...
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Hardware Release Notes for the Model 5380 Ethernet and the Model 5580 Token Ring Routers Dialing into a Router through the System 5000 Service Port The System 5000 service port has a male DB-9 connector that supports 3-wire RS-232 signal (transmit, receive, and ground) with data leads for serial asynchronous use only.
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