PORTswitch 900TP/12

This document is a comprehensive manual for the installation and configuration of the PORTswitch 900TP/12 module, a 32-port 10BaseT Ethernet repeater. It covers the module's key features, including hot-swap capability, advanced management options (SNMP, RMON, and a GUI with clearVISN), and per-port security (eavesdrop prevention and intrusion protection).

The manual provides detailed instructions for:

• Installation: How to physically install the module into a DEChub 900 MultiSwitch or a DEChub ONE/ONE-MX docking station, including comparing power ratings, seating the module, verifying LED operation, and connecting UTP/ScTP cables.
• Initial Setup: Connecting and configuring the setup port, including signaling standards and cabling.
• Configuration: Using menu-driven interfaces to configure the module, covering tasks such as restarting with factory defaults or current settings, displaying current settings, configuring IP addresses (in-band and out-of-band), managing SNMP read/write communities and trap addresses, performing firmware upgrades (Downline Upgrade - DLU), and setting out-of-band port speeds.
• Redundant-Link Configuration: Implementing fault-tolerant Ethernet 10BaseT links, detailing components (master port pair, responder/nonresponder ports, Master Control Algorithm), operation, simple and complex configurations, and different fault detection methods (partial and full).
• Removal: Steps for safely removing the module and its cables.

Additionally, appendices offer valuable supplementary information on problem-solving using LED descriptions, connector assignments and adapters, full product specifications (environmental, power, physical, acoustical, and certifications), and in-depth details on accessing and configuring RMON groups for network monitoring and event generation.