Nortel Networks 5625HD Switch User Manual


 
Using the Model 5625HD EtherSpeed Switch Module
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There are 24 RJ-45 ports on the Model 5625HD switch module that automatically
detect speed and duplex mode. (For more information about cables, refer to
Appendix B, “
Cables and Connectors.”)
Each Model 5625HD switch module occupies one slot in a Model 500x BH/BHC
chassis. You can install a maximum of 10 Model 5625HD switch modules, along
with two master control processor (MCP) switch modules, in a Model 5000BH/
BHC chassis or a maximum of five Model 5625HD switch modules, and one
MCP switch module, in a Model 5005BH chassis.
Switch Configuration and Management
You manage and configure a Model 5625HD switch module through access to an
installed MCP module in the Model 500xBH/BHC chassis with the following
network management features:
SpeedView for Windows 4.1 and greater
Command line interface (CLI)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent with System 5000 MIB
extensions
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) support
SpeedView
SpeedView is a network management application that runs on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95 or Windows 98 and Windows NT
®
and provides a graphical user
interface to set up your switch. SpeedView allows you to monitor and control
network traffic and to perform advanced operations such as filter configuration.
For more information about SpeedView, refer to Using SpeedView 4.0 for
Windows and Release Notes for SpeedView 4.1.
Optivity Network Management System
(NMS) provides enterprise-wide
configuration and monitoring support for the Model 500xBH/BHC chassis
switches. Configuration support is provided using SpeedView, which is integrated
with Optivity NMS. Expanded View
, OmniView
, Network Atlas
, Threshold
Manager
, and other Optivity
®
applications provide comprehensive monitoring
and troubleshooting support. For more information about Optivity network
management software, refer to your Optivity documentation.