Module Features
PORTswitch 900FP Description 1–3
List of Features
Your PORTswitch 900FP module includes the following features:
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Automatic module self-test at powerup.
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Port-level packet address security.
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In-band Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
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Backplane access to multiple LANs through one of six flexible
channels in the DEChub 900.
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Access to ThinWire 10Base2 segment in the DEChub 900 or to the
AUI port in the DEChub ONE docking station that is also assignable
to any LAN that is mapped to a fiber-optic port.
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Out-of-Band Management (OBM) using SNMP over Serial Line
Internet Protocol (SLIP) through the OBM connector on the DEChub
900 or the DEChub ONE docking station.
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Built-in SNMP agent supports the following management
information bases (MIBs):
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Repeater MIB (RFC
1516)
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Ethernet MIB (RFC 1398)
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Digital Extended Repeater MIB
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DEChub 900 Public Common MIB
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Remote MONitoring (RMON) alarms and events (RFC 1271).
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MIB II (RFC 1213)
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Manageability using any generic SNMP management application
that supports the MIBs listed above.
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Upgradeable device firmware (in nonvolatile Flash memory) with the
HUBloader utility or through the setup port with any Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
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User-friendly advanced Graphical User Interface (GUI)
manageability with Digital's HUBwatch Network Management
Station (NMS) application.
