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Get full control of your media converter connections in your
enterprise by ordering a High-Density Media Converter System
II Chassis as well as a plug-in SNMP Management Module.
Choose from a desktop 3-slot chassis, a 1U rackmount
or desktop 6-slot chassis, or a 3U rackmount 20-slot chassis
(the chassis ship with blank plates already installed, and the
6- and 20-slot models include rackmounting hardware).
Each chassis has one additional slot for the SNMP
Management Module, which you order separately and install
in the chassis in order to enable both module and chassis
management. You can even install chassis as an unmanaged
chassis and then add SNMP later—a perfect solution for an
unmanaged network that might migrate to a managed one
at a later date.
Module’s GUI gives you detailed conversion ports info.
The SNMP Management Module not only also includes MIBs
for SNMP, but it comes with a CD-ROM that contains iView
management software. This software enables you to configure
the chassis and the media converter modules plugged into it in
minutes and provides you with a cross-platform application for
managing intelligent networking devices from virtually any 32-
bit Windows
®
system. The module is compatible with Windows
95/98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT
®
4, as well as HTML.
The user-friendly, comprehensive iView program uses a
clear graphical user interface (GUI). This shows an on-screen
representation of the actual device control panels and gives
you detailed information about the conversion ports.
You can also use the module’s included MIBs with any
standard SNMP program, such as HP
®
OpenView
®
. This enables
you to view SNMP’s in-depth technical data in iView’s easy-to-
use interface. You can even display statistics as charts.
Lock in SNMP configuration and specify backup power.
In situations where you need to disable chassis manage-
ment, simply move the SNMP switch to the off position.
Even though this makes the modules unmanageable, the
SNMP agent continues to communicate with installed modules.
Turning management back on returns the modules to manage-
ment control and any settings you’ve set in iView.
For peace of mind, an SNMP write-lock switch protects
the configurations of your installed modules from being
accidentally overwritten. Even better, the SNMP slot saves
your SNMP settings even when the SNMP Management
Module is removed from the chassis.
And, for the chassis themselves, we offer redundant power
supplies, which help you isolate mission-critical applications
from points of failure. A “last gasp” feature alerts you when
one of the power supplies or AC power fails. What’s more, the
3-slot chassis can even be configured with both an AC and a DC
power supply, enabling you to fall back on DC power
should your AC power fail.
And there are even more features to ensure reliability:
The 20-slot chassis has dual fans that are easily field
replaceable, and the 3-slot and 6-slot chassis boast a fan test
feature and have fans that activate only when the chassis
reaches a preset temperature. Fan speed and chassis
temperature can be monitored remotely via SNMP.
Connect to your network and configure with ease.
The chassis connects to your LAN via an external 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TX twisted-pair connection on the installed SNMP
Management Module. Simply plug one end of a CAT5 or higher
UTP cable into the module’s MGMT port and plug the other
end into a switch, hub, or other networking device on your
LAN.
Because the twisted-pair port has an auto-cross design,
it automatically enables either a crossover or a straight-through
connection to match the pinning of your connected device.
No crossover cables are required!
Once you connect a chassis to your network, you can assign
the device its own IP address.
This initial IP address configuration can be done in-band
through the management module’s twisted-pair port while
using the HubControl utility (included on the iView CD) or out-
of-band through the management module’s RS-232 port using
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). (Because the
chassis has an embedded DHCP agent, its IP address is
dynamically assigned when connected to a LAN with a DHCP
server.) The SNMP Management Module also includes a TFTP
client and supports Telnet
™
.
Of the two IP address assignment routes, the second is the
simplest. Simply plug the included straight-through-pinned
cable into the module’s DB9 connector and the other end into
the appropriate port on your computer or terminal that’s set
for VT100
™
emulation.
The HubControl utility can also be used to initiate remote
SNMP configuration for SNMP-manageable devices. This way,
you can get a head start on adding subnet masks, trap
assignments, and other management functions. You can also
use HubControl to upload new versions of the system software
and new MIB information.
Once the chassis has an IP address assigned, use the iView
software or another SNMP-compatible network management
system, such as HP OpenView, to remotely configure, monitor,
and manage the modules you install in the chassis. Program
subnet masks and default gateways, create community strings
(for both read-only and read/write access), configure traps—all
within a password-protection process!
HIGH-DENSITY MEDIA CONVERTER SYSTEM II CHASSIS WITH MODULAR SNMP
724-746-5500
blackbox.com
LMC5207A
(with modules installed)
