IntraSwitch 6200 Series Read Me First
Part Number 06-00424-02
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Asanté Technologies Read Me First for the 6200 series Software Release version 1.3
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Thank you for purchasing an IntraSwitch 6200 series switch. These are high performance
10/100 Dual Speed, Auto-Sensing Ethernet switches, which will allow you great flexibility in
designing and improving the performance of your network. Coupled with high performance
switching the IntraSwitch 6200 series will allow you a high level of visibility into your network via
the built-in advanced network management software. The IntraSwitch 6200 series switches are
backed by Asanté Limited Lifetime warranty and free technical support.
Please read the following points to best utilize your new switch.
Manual Correction:
On page 1-9 the default port configuration setting is listed as “Auto-negotiation enabled; auto-
negotiates to 10Mbps or 100Mbps, half duplex.” The IntraSwitch 6200 series switches have the
default setting for all ports of - fully enabled NWay auto-negotiation – including negotiation to full
duplex when possible.
Manual Addendum:
Please refer to the Chapter 9 or the manual addendum for the new VLAN feature instructions.
Notes:
The built-in Web server:
Note:
Please use Apple’s own Java virtual machine when browsing with a Macintosh. This
requires Mac OS 8.0 or higher. The HTTP server will not work properly with the Microsoft
Java virtual machine running on the Apple Macintosh
.
Spanning tree configuration settings:
Note:
Please exercise caution when modifying any Spanning Tree Default values. Please refer
to the IntraSwitch Manual for more information. To reset the switch to its original STP
configuration please see the manual for Restoring Factory Defaults.
Web based Software upgrades:
Note:
To reboot the system automatically (using the download feature of the built in Web
Management Server) with the newly downloaded code simply select the destination bank
to which you will download and select ‘yes” under the Reboot System menu. The
destination bank you select will automatically become the boot bank for the switch.
Note:
Please visit ftp://ftp.asante.com/ to check for new run time code software releases