Cabletron Systems BRIM-T6, User Manual

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INSTALLATION
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2.2.2 Installing the BRIM-T6 into a Standalone Device
Standalone devices have the same physical setup for BRIM installation as
MIMs. So you can refer to Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 when installing a
BRIM-T6 into a standalone device.
To install a BRIM into a standalone device:
1. Power off the device and remove its chassis cover. Refer to the
documentation included with the host device for instructions on
removing the chassis cover.
2. Remove the BRIM receptacle coverplate and the standoff screws from
the standoffs as shown in Figure 2-1.
3. Place the BRIM behind the receptacle panel, aligning the screw holes
on the BRIM with their corresponding screw holes on the BRIM
receptacle panel and on the standoffs as shown in Figure 2-2.
4. Insert the connector pins on the underside of the BRIM into the
motherboard connector in the device. Press down firmly on the rear
section of the BRIM until the pins slide all the way into the connector
holes.
5. Fasten the BRIM securely to the device motherboard with the
coverplate and standoff screws.
6. Reinstall the device chassis cover and then power on the device.
2.3 CONFIGURING THE BRIM-T6 RING SPEED
You must configure the BRIM-T6 ring speed to match the ring speed of the
Token Ring to which it is physically linked. The BRIM-T6 ring speed
setting does not, however, have to match the ring speed setting of its host
device.
Also, you must reset the host device containing the BRIM-T6 after you
change the BRIM-T6’s ring speed for the change to take effect.