Olicom 8600 Switch User Manual


 
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CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641
List of Figures
Figure 1. CrossFire 8600 Token-Ring Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. CrossFire 8605 Token-Ring Fiber Switch . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 3. Location of LEDs, Switches, and Connectors on
CrossFire 8600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 4. Location of LEDs, Switches, and Connectors on
CrossFire 8605 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 5. Multiple Conversations Through a CrossFire 8600
or CrossFire 8605 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 6. Typical Configuration with Switches Using
Multiple Bridging Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 7. A Switch Configured with Two VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 8. Typical LAN Segmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 9. A Simple Application of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 10. Typical Network without the CrossFire Switches . . . . . 52
Figure 11. Relieving the Overstressed Backbone. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 12. Replacing SRBs with CrossFire 8600 or CrossFire 8605 . 53
Figure 13. Star-Wired Topology of Interconnected Switches . . . . . 54
Figure 14. Removing the Universal Expansion Slot Cover . . . . . . 58
Figure 15. Exposing the Rack Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 16. Mounting the Switch in a Rack or Cabinet. . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 17. Connecting Devices to Token-Ring Ports . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 18. Connecting using Building Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 19. The Back Panel of the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 20. View of Console Connection—the MANAGEMENT port . 70
Figure 21. Switch with four VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 22. Setting up CrossLinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Figure 23. TIA/EIA 232 Null-Modem Cable for the 25-pin Connector. 213
Figure 24. TIA/EIA 232 Null-Modem Cable for the 9-pin Connector . 213
Figure 25. Straight-Through Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Figure 26. Data Connector-to-RJ-45 Straight-Through Cable . . . . 214