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Asante AsantéHub 2072 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AsantéHub 2072 Module Installation • Introducing the Network Management Module on page 4 • Installation on page 6 • The Front Panel on page 8 • Cable Connections to Other Devices on page 12 • Using AsantéTerm on page 19 •...

  • Page 3: Technical Support Hours

    AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Asking for Assistance Asanté Technical Support Technical Support Hours Page 2 To contact Asanté Technical Support: Telephone Fax-Back Bulletin Board Service (BBS) ARA BBS (guest log-in) AppleLink mail /BBS FTP Archive Internet mail 1.
  • Page 4 Tell Us What You Think There’s always room for improvement and Asanté Technologies is interested in your comments and suggestions about our product user manuals. If you take the time to make suggestions, we will take the time to read and consider your suggestions for new man- ual releases.

  • Page 5: Introducing The Network Management Module

    AH2072NMM SM = Short Event/Missing SFD Page 4 The Asanté 2072 Network Management Module (NMM) provides overall network management for the AsantéHub NetStacker hub. By plugging the module into any one of the expansion slots in the chassis, the NMM works with the AsantéView network management software to monitor and con-...
  • Page 6 With the NMM’s Segment Control buttons, you can manually iso- late any AH NMM or NetStacker module, or assign it to either 2072 of the chassis’ two segments. This can also be accomplished remotely using AsantéView In-Band and Out-of-Band software.

  • Page 7: Installation

    AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Installation Grounding Requirements Checking Package Contents Warranty Card Installing the NMM Page 6 The NMM installation consists of: Grounding yourself Checking package contents Installing the module and checking its LEDs Connecting the module to other devices...
  • Page 8 Align the module with the inside edges of the card guides on any available slot in the chassis. Gently slide the module in until you can begin tightening the screws. See Figure 2. SEGMENT 1 SNMP PORT 10 20 30 50 65+ ARTITION PARTITION UTILIZATION %...

  • Page 9: The Front Panel

    SM=Short Event/Missing SFD Figure 3 The NMM Front Panel Some earlier models of the 2072 NMM have different DIP Switch labels. Table 1 gives a summary of the names used on the front panel and in the documentation. Table 1...
  • Page 10 Table 2 identifies the NMM front panel components and explains the function of each. It also lists LED interpretations where appro- priate. Table 2 Function of NMM Front Panel Components Name Function Ethernet MAC Address The physical address of this module and hub; preset at the factory.
  • Page 11 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Name Hub Status LEDs (bottom row of 8 LEDs per segment) Out-of-Band LED SETUP LED ASANTEVIEW OUT-OF- BAND TERMINATION (DIP Switch 1) RS232/AMS LINK CONFIGURATION (DIP Switch 2) Select Slot button Change Segment button...
  • Page 12 Name Function Segment 2 LED Lights to indicate that the module is currently on Segment 2 of the backplane. If both Segment LEDs are off, the module is not connected to either of the two segments. RS232 Connector Provides three types of connections: terminal (9-pin serial interface) connection, Out-of-Band direct connection with AMS using AsantéView, or Out-of-Band connection...
  • Page 13 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Cable Connections to Other Devices AMS Link Connecting Hubs in an Out-of-Band Daisy-Chain Page 12 The NMM’s front panel has two connections (out-of-band) that provide attachment to other hardware devices such as PCs, Macs, or dial-up modems: AsantéView Management System (AMS) Link...

  • Page 14: Cable Connections To Other Devices

    RJ45 Mac or PC AMS Link Extender to Mac or PC AsantéView Management Station (AMS) Connecting a Management Station to the Hub Cable Connections to Other Devices If you are managing only one hub, set DIP Switch 1 DOWN Set DIP Switch 2 DOWN If you change a DIP switch setting, you must reset the hub or NMM.
  • Page 15 Set DIP switches on the hub as shown in Figure 4 on page 13. Reset the hub. Figure 6 on page 15 and Figure 7 on page 16 show the required DIP switch settings for the 2072 NMM in five configurations. RS-232 RS-232 DIN-8...
  • Page 16 Cable Connections to Other Devices In the first Out-of-Band configuration, the AsantéView Manage- ment Station (AMS) is connected to a hub using one of the hub’s AMS Link ports and an AMS Link Extender. In the second, the AMS is directly connected to a hub using the hub’s RS232 connector and a straight-through RS232 cable.
  • Page 17 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Configuration 4 Local management port Configuration 5 Out-of-Band single hub Connecting a Modem to the Hub Page 16 The fourth configuration connects a terminal to an individual hub using the RS232 connector as a local management port. The fifth configuration connects an AMS to a single hub using one of the...
  • Page 18 To connect the hub to a modem, do the following: Using the Local You can use the RS232 connector on the NMM as a local manage- ment port. This section describes the steps involved. They are: Management Port To prepare the hub for communication via the local management port: DIP Switch 1 ASANTEVIEW...
  • Page 19 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 18 Connect a straight-through RS232 cable to the RS232 connector on the NMM. Figure 9 shows a Macintosh RS232 cable being con- nected to the NMM RS232 connector. UTILIZATION % 10 20 30 50 65+...

  • Page 20: Using Asantéterm

    AsantéTerm opens the terminal window. There may not be any data displayed in the window after opening Press return to start communication with the hub. Figure 12 shows the screen that appears for interro- gating and programming an AsantéHub Using AsantéTerm 2072 Page 19...
  • Page 21 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 20 Figure 12 Asanté Remote Management System Main Menu using AsantéTerm...

  • Page 22: Using Telnet

    Before you upgrade the image code in the AH NetStacker hub or AsantéHub code files on the AMS. Table 3 lists the files you need. Table 3 Image Code File Names AsantéHub 2072 2072huxx.17x or higher 2072h.cfg Using Telnet 2072 .
  • Page 23 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Upgrading the Hub Image Code Starting Telnet Page 22 Copy the files to the AMS Images PC, copy the files to the same directory as the AMS executable (In-Band or Out-of-Band). You can download the image code to the hub using either AsantéView In-Band or Out-of-Band.
  • Page 24 Figure 14 Sample Telnet Session Dialog Click the button. Figure 15 shows the Asanté Remote Management System Main Menu that appears for configuring an AsantéHub Figure 15 Asanté Remote Management System Main Menu using Telnet Using Telnet 2072 Page 23...

  • Page 25: Using The Asanté Remote Management System

    AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Using the Asanté Remote Management System General Guidelines Page 24 This section contains: General guidelines for using the Asanté Remote Management System menus A short tutorial for navigating the system menus The icons, menus, and screens for accessing the Asanté...
  • Page 26 The following short tutorial navigates through some of the Asanté Remote Management System menus. The tutorial adds the text Management System “2072” to a hub’s previously-defined name. All examples show Tel- Menu Tutorial net running on a Macintosh. We start with a Telnet session established with an AsantéHub...
  • Page 27 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 26 Figure 17 Example General Configuration Screen The example shows “Office Hub” as the current hub name. If the hub has not had a name assigned to it pre- viously, the Hub Name field will be blank.
  • Page 28 Using the Asanté Remote Management System Figure 18 Enter Password Prompt Type the password Asante tive) and press return. The Configuration menu appears, shown in Figure 19. Figure 19 Configuration Menu (the password is case-sensi- Page 27...
  • Page 29 (some or all of these fields may be blank for your particular hub). We’ll change the example hub’s current name, “Office Hub”, to “Office Hub 2072.” (You can type a different name if you wish.) Type to set the hub’s name. The Command> line changes to prompt you for the new name, as shown in Figure 21.
  • Page 30 Note in the above example that even though it looks like we could just add the text “2072” to the end of the hub name, we actually have to type the entire line. If we typed “2072” only, the hub would be renamed “2072”...
  • Page 31 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 30 Figure 22 System Administration Information Menu Showing New Hub Name Press to return to the Configuration menu. Press again to return to the Asanté Remote Manage- ment System Main menu. You’ve just completed the tutorial for navigating menus in the Asanté...

  • Page 32: Configuration Menu

    Configuration. The prompt “Enter Password” appears. Type the default password Asante case-sensitive) and press return. menu appears. Figure 23 shows an example of the Configuration menu for an AsantéHub 2072 Configuration Menu example Configuration Menu 2072 (the password is The Configuration Page 31...
  • Page 33 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 32 System Administration Information Use to enter and transmit text strings defining the hub name, contact, and location. Out-of-Band Parameters Use to enter and transmit the Out-of-Band baud rate, dial string to be used when the AMS dials out on a modem, and the Out-of-Band password.
  • Page 34 Use to assign to a segment or isolate, meaning assign to no seg- ment, a group. (A group is defined as all of the ports on an AsantéHub or NetStacker hub module.) Pressing 2072 Next Group) repeatedly cycles through the group choices. Pressing (Assign/Isolate Group Segment) repeatedly cycles through the segment choices—1, 2, or Isolated for the...
  • Page 35 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 34 Pressing sets the node summary aging time, which is the amount of time the hub stores node summary data. Each time a new device uses a port, or the frame type changes, the hub stores an entry in the Node Summary log.
  • Page 36 Configuration. The prompt “Enter Password” appears. Type the current password (the default password is Asante) and press return. appears. Figure 23 shows an example of the Configuration menu for an AsantéHub Configuration Menu Asante. 2072 The Configuration menu 2072 Page 35...
  • Page 37 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Page 36 Figure 24 Configuration Menu example Type for Console Password. The Command> line changes to prompt you for the new password, as shown in Figure 25. Figure 25 Enter New Password Prompt Type the new password and press prompted to type the new password again.
  • Page 38 Configuration Menu Type the new password a second time and press return. The new password is sent to the hub and you’re taken back to the Configuration menu. Page 37...

  • Page 39: Segment Control

    AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Segment Control RS-232 TION % 20 30 50 65+ ENT 1 5 10+ COLLISION % An Example for Segmenting the Network Page 38 The AsantéHub and NetStacker hub provide two discrete 2072 network segment interconnections. That is, any AsantéHub or NetStacker module, including the AH nected to Segment 1, Segment 2, or neither segment (isolated).
  • Page 40 Setting Segment Control Manually RS-232 0 50 65+ 5 10+ ISION % This section explains how to first select a module for a segment change and then perform the actual segment change. Figure 27 summarizes the steps. AMS LINK OUT OF ASANTEVIEW BAND OUT-OF-BAND...
  • Page 41 AsantéHub 2072 Network Management Module Installation Guide Isolating Modules from the Network Page 40 Press the Change Segment button repeatedly until you have chosen the segment you want: Seg 1, Seg 2, or neither. When you have chosen your segment, press both the Select Slot and Change Segment buttons together.

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications

    Technical Physical Dimensions: Specifications Weight: Non-volatile Program Memory: Environmental Conditions: Warranty: RS232 Connections Table 5 lists the pin assignments for a standard RS232 connector. Table 5 Cable Limitations for The AMS link can not be more than 2000 feet between first and Out-of-Band last device (including the network management station) in the chain.
  • Page 43 Apple Macintosh and the NMM 4 AsantéHub 2072 configuration file 32 image code file names 21 AsantéHub 2072 MIB 5 AsantéTerm icon 19 AsantéView for Windows default directory 32 Assign/Isolate Group Segment menu item 33 assigning to a segment 33...
  • Page 44 Index password 34, 35 port parameters 34 segments 10, 39 defining hub IP address 32 dial string 32, 34 DIP Switches AMS PORT/SETUP 10 settings communicating with AsantéTerm 17 modem connected to hub 17 Out-of-Band daisychain 12 summary 14, 15 THROUGH/END 10 disabling port parameters 33 disabling termination 12...
  • Page 45 AsantéHub 2072 5 support 4 Microsoft Windows and the NMM 4 MJLPs 33 modules, isolating 40 MSG LED 9 Multicast 33 NCSA/BYU Telnet version 2.5 22 network statistics 40 DIP Switch labels 8 features 4 front panel (figure) 8 front panel component functions 9...
  • Page 46 Index segmenting the network, example 38 segments, LEDs while changing 40 Select Next Group menu item 33 Select Slot button 10, 38, 39 serial interface 11 session dialog 22 Session name field 23 setting hub name 29 SETUP LED 10 SFD Missing 33 Short Event 33 SNMP...

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