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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL........................................................................1-1
1.2 GETTING HELP.......................................................................................1-2
1.3 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS.............................................................1-3
1.4 RELATED DOCUMENTATION ...........................................................1-4
1.5 OVERVIEW...............................................................................................1-5
1.5.1 SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Architecture............................1-6
1.5.2 SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Bridge Address Table..........1-11
1.5.3 SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Port Mirroring......................1-12
1.5.4 SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Sample Applications...........1-12
1.6 LOCAL CONSOLE MANAGER..........................................................1-17
1.6.1 Command Syntax Conventions.................................................1-18
1.6.2 Basic LCM Commands................................................................1-19
CHAPTER 2 UNPACKING AND INSTALLING
YOUR ELS100-16TXTX
2.1 ELS100-16TX FRONT PANEL................................................................2-1
2.2 INSTALLING AN EPIM.........................................................................2-4
2.3 INSTALLING THE ELS100-16TX..........................................................2-6
2.4 CHECKING THE POWER-UP DIAGNOSTICS SEQUENCE...........2-8
2.5 CONNECTING THE LOCAL CONSOLE MANAGER .....................2-8
2.6 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK...................................................2-9
2.6.1 Connecting UTP Cables..............................................................2-10
2.6.2 Connecting a Segment to the EPIM-100FX ..............................2-11
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING YOUR ELS100-16TX
3.1 ASSIGNING IP ADDRESSES.................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Displaying IP Addresses...............................................................3-4
3.1.2 Deleting an IP Address .................................................................3-4
3.1.3 Changing a Subnet Mask..............................................................3-4
3.2 ENABLING BRIDGING..........................................................................3-5
3.3 DISABLING BRIDGING.........................................................................3-6
3.4 DISPLAYING BRIDGING FUNCTIONS .............................................3-6
3.5 ENABLING TRUNKING........................................................................3-7
3.6 DISABLING TRUNKING.....................................................................3-10
3.7 DISPLAYING TRUNKING STATUS..................................................3-11
3.8 ENABLING PORT MIRRORING ........................................................3-13
3.9 DISABLING MIRRORING ...................................................................3-13