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Hardware Overview

WH-2400M / WH-2400S User's Manual

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Hardware Overview

This Chapter describes the hardware in detail, complete with illustrations of
every feature for a quick and easy understanding of Web Hub. The common
features of both the Master and Slave are described together and specific features
to each individual device are described separately.

Front Panel Layout

The Master Hub’s (WH-2400) front panel combines an LED Panel, 24 MDI-X
ports and an MDI-II port as shown in Fig. 2.1.

Figure 2.1

 

WH-2400M Font Panel.

Summary of Contents for WH-2400M

Page 1: ...Web Hub WH 2400M WH 2400S Web SNMP Manageable Ethernet Hub...

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Page 3: ...protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in...

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Page 5: ...3 2 Using the AUI Port 3 3 Using the Console Port 3 3 Connecting Other Devices 3 3 Connecting Workstations 3 4 Connecting Switches 3 5 CHAPTER 4 CONSOLE OPERATIONS 4 1 Software Setup 4 1 Configuring t...

Page 6: ...HP Overview Platform 5 2 Web Management 5 3 APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A 1...

Page 7: ...ough Console Web or SNMP Web Hub s LRSC Long Range Star Topology makes connecting networks spread over large areas easy and convenient The LED Indicator Panel provides an effective means for monitorin...

Page 8: ...rt management cost as up to 208 ports 8 slaves can be managed by a single Master Substantial saving in the cost of cabling as the slave hubs can be distributed 100m away from the Master hub Large netw...

Page 9: ...RS 232 DB 9 port using a VT100 terminal PC emulating terminal Device Managers for Standard platforms such as HP OpenView and SNMPc Extensive front panel LEDs viz SNMP WWW Unit ID Collision ratio Util...

Page 10: ...Introduction PLANET Web Hub 1 4...

Page 11: ...very feature for a quick and easy understanding of Web Hub The common features of both the Master and Slave are described together and specific features to each individual device are described separat...

Page 12: ...2400M ports 1 8 are shared M Link ports for Uplink Slave hubs WH 2400S network traffic As well as Management traffic these ports could also be used to connect workstations as any other MDI X ports Th...

Page 13: ...ctions traffic flow Utilization and Collision The LED functions are described under Common LEDs for those that are common to both WH 2400M and WH 2400S and Exclusive LEDs for those are exclusive to ei...

Page 14: ...ship between the LEDs and the ports status at any given time Link The LED glows green in color indicating a link is up on any particular port RX The LED blinks green in color indicating a port is rece...

Page 15: ...mber In a stand alone case the ID number will be read as 0 Figure 2 8 WH 2400M ID LED When slave hubs are cascaded to the Master hub they are automatically assigned the numbers 2 9 while the Master as...

Page 16: ...the system aborts then transmits after a random wait period Figure 2 10 Collision The Collision percent can be calculated using the following formula Collision Ratio number of packets collided number...

Page 17: ...es the minimum valid Ethernet packet size Figure 2 12 Runts Late Collision The Late Collision LED glows amber when collisions occur after 512 bits are received causing an incomplete transmission Figur...

Page 18: ...ating the hub is a Master hub The LED at port 24 glows green indicating the Uplink Figure 2 14 Master SNMP The SNMP LED is exclusive to WH 2400M and glows green in color indicating the hub is being mo...

Page 19: ...dicating the hub is being monitored through the WWW management program The LED at port 24 glows green indicating the Uplink Figure 2 16 WWW Out Of Band The Out Of Band LED is exclusive to WH 2400M and...

Page 20: ...dicating that the Slave is connected to one of the Master s M Link ports 1 8 Figure 2 18 M Link LED Mgmt When a WH 2400S slave is connected to one of WH 2400M s M Link ports 1 8 and is being managed t...

Page 21: ...H 2400M s rear panel there is an AUI port for linking to a backbone and a Console Port RS 232 Port used in Out Of Band SNMP management Figure 2 20 HubWH 2400M Rear Panel On WH 2400S s rear panel there...

Page 22: ...Hardware Overview PLANET Web Hub 2 12...

Page 23: ...r requirements Web Hub can operate in the input range of 100 240V AC Rack Mounting Web Hub is 1 25U high and can be mounted in standard EIA 19 racks Align the mounting ears on the sides of the unit wi...

Page 24: ...ffers the following advantages over Daisy Chaining Allows up to 8 Managed Slave hubs to be uplinked through ports 1 8 Maximum 100 meter segments allow very flexible physical configurations Additional...

Page 25: ...ne or to integrate with a legacy LAN Figure 3 3 AUI Port Using the Console Port Connect an RS 232 serial cable to the Console Port of WH 2400M and to a PC or Notebook computer s available COM port Fig...

Page 26: ...Installation PLANET Web Hub 3 4 Connecting Workstations Workstations can be connected to Web Hub s Master or Slaves MDI X Ports UTP Port as shown in Fig 3 5 Figure 3 5 Connecting Workstations...

Page 27: ...Installation WH 2400M WH 2400S User s Manual 3 5 Connecting Switches A Web Hub domain can be connected to switch as shown in Fig 3 6 Figure 3 6 Connecting Switches...

Page 28: ...Installation PLANET Web Hub 3 6...

Page 29: ...the System Console thereafter further configuration monitoring and other management can be done several ways including the System Console Web Management and SNMP management Configuring the System To c...

Page 30: ...and then HyperTerminal Figure 4 2 Terminal Program An MS DOS type terminal program can also make the connection with the Master Hubs built in software however this section describes using Windows 95s...

Page 31: ...ection Screen The following screen prompts for your country info area code telephone number and the modem type Since you won t be dialing out via a modem you only need to set the COM port Click the ar...

Page 32: ...the keyboard Figure 4 6 Selecting a COM port In the final screen all settings must be set correctly Bits sec 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow Control Hardware as in the figure below C...

Page 33: ...Error message Input incorrect Press Enter to retry appears at the bottom of the login screen if the Password or User Name is entered incorrectly Press ENTER to reset the User Name and Password fields...

Page 34: ...se the TAB key to select any of the six sub menus ENTER KEY Press the ENTER key after selecting a menu item with the TAB key to view the selection s sub menu EXIT Return to the previous menu HELP Sele...

Page 35: ...be used throughout the Console Program Press ESC to return to previous menu WH 2400M WH 2400S Help Menu Ctrl Q Invoke Help Menu Ctrl R Refresh Screen Enter Confirm Input TAB Go to next Tabstop Ctrl Z...

Page 36: ...enu level TO MAIN MENU Returns to the Main Menu Screen HELP Goes to the help screen WH 2400M WH 2400S System Information Menu System Description Intelligent Ethernet Hub10M Product Version V 1 BOOT RO...

Page 37: ...rial port configuration SNMP Community Setup Configure community names and access Trap Community Setup Setup community trap address s Web Configuration Enable or Disable Web access WH 2400M WH 2400S M...

Page 38: ...under the New column and saved without confirmation by selecting SAVE and pressing Enter WH 2400M WH 2400S Network Configuration Menu Network Interface 1 Interface Type MAC Address 00 E0 95 00 00 06...

Page 39: ...se settings are fixed as set through the Terminal Program discussed at the beginning of this chapter WH 2400M WH 2400S Serial Port Configuration Menu Operation Mode CONSOLE Mode Baud Rate 9600 Bps Cha...

Page 40: ...ghts Next press the TAB key to highlight the Status panel and set the status Select one of the following commands Add Adds the new name entered in the Input panel Delete Deletes the name entered in th...

Page 41: ...p Manager Community Menu 1 Index Trap Manager Community Name IP Address Status 1 0 0 0 0 Inactive 2 0 0 0 0 Inactive 3 0 0 0 0 Inactive 4 0 0 0 0 Inactive 5 0 0 0 0 Inactive 6 0 0 0 0 Inactive Use Tab...

Page 42: ...ne whether Web Management can be implemented Press Ctrl S keys to toggle between Enable Disable Save the new setting Enable Web Management is enabled Disable Web Management is disabled WH 2400M WH 240...

Page 43: ...ub in the stack such as naming the hub and setting administration status Repeater Port Control Status menu item provides a menu for configuring each port of the selected hub such as naming ports and a...

Page 44: ...to Enable or Disable by pressing Ctrl S to cycle the options A Device Name of up to 24 character can be entered to name the selected hub The Device Role panel displays a hub as Master or Slave The new...

Page 45: ...e can be configured for ports that are Link Up or Link Down WH 2400M WH 2400S Repeater Port Control Status Menu Group Number 1 Port Number 1 Port Status Link Link Up Link Down Link Polarity Normal Rev...

Page 46: ...hrough the sub menu edit add and update the system with up to six user logon configurations User Name Up to 12 characters and case sensitive Password Up to 6 characters and case sensitive Privilege Re...

Page 47: ...e Read Write User can logon with Read and Write privileges Read Only User can logon with Read Only privileges Add Use the Add command for new User configuration Update Use the Update command when edit...

Page 48: ...ade versions of the system software should they become available System Restart Restarts the system from the Console Program Factory Reset Resets all settings back to factory settings including user n...

Page 49: ...h the path Follow the same procedure for Web Pages Database Information Download Highlight SAVE and press enter to save the download settings WH 2400M WH 2400S System Download Menu Bootp Request File...

Page 50: ...d Use Crtl S to toggle between the two settings and then select the EXECUTE command and press Enter The system will reload and the logon screen will prompt for user name and password WH 2400M WH 2400S...

Page 51: ...ult use Ctrl S to toggle the settings All customized settings including passwords will be lost and returned to the factory settings WH 2400M WH 2400S Factory Reset Menu Network Configuration Not Reset...

Page 52: ...Console Operations PLANET Web Hub 4 24...

Page 53: ...Configuration Configuration Management is used to make the desired settings for devices and their ports such as naming them so that they can be identified quickly and easily Monitoring Monitoring the...

Page 54: ...ly as possible to minimize the disruption of the network In band In band management is accomplished from within the network that is by any device that is linked up either by cable or through the web O...

Page 55: ...eb Management WH 2400M embedded web server integrates HTML forms and Java applets for dynamic real time status update and monitoring and Standard Web Server security for total network protection For a...

Page 56: ...SNMP and Web Management Overview PLANET Web Hub 5 4...

Page 57: ...Appendix A WH 2400M WH 2400S User s Manual A 1 A p p e n d i x A Technical Specifications...

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Page 59: ...nagement Complete web server embedded in device Integrated HTML forms and Java applets for dynamic real time status update and monitor Standard web server security for total network protection Easy to...

Page 60: ...Appendix A PLANET Web Hub A 2 EMWH2400M S...

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