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About This Guide
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems 6H258-17 and 6H259-17 SmartSwitch 6000 Interface
Modules User’s Guide. This guide describes the 6H258-17 and 6H259-17 Interface Modules and
provides information concerning network requirements, installation and troubleshooting. For
information about how to use Local Management to configure and manage the SmartSwitch series,
refer to the SmartSwitch Series 6H202, 6H203, 6H252, 6H253, 6H258, 6H259, 6H262, 6E233,
and 6E253 Local Management User’s Guide.
USING THIS GUIDE
Read through this guide completely to understand the 6H258-17 and 6H259-17 module features,
capabilities, and Local Management functions.
A general working knowledge of Fast Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 type data communications
networks and their physical layer components is helpful when using these devices.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in the 6H258-17 and 6H259-17, some features described
in this document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the device to
determine which features are supported.
NOTE
This module has two versions, the multimode fiber version (6H258-17), and the single
mode fiber version (6H259-17). Since the only difference between the two versions is
the type of fiber used in the network connection, the two versions will be referred to as
the SmartSwitch in the rest of this document. When information is specific to a version,
that version will be referred to by its name. The term “module” may also be used to refer
to either of the versions.