DECbridge 500/600 Series Installation and Upgrade

This document is the DECbridge™ 500/600 Series Installation and Upgrade manual, published in March 1993, intended for hardware installers and system/network managers.

It provides comprehensive instructions for:

• Installation: Setting up new DECbridge 500/600 Series units (FDDI-to-IEEE 802.3/Ethernet transparent translating bridges) on tabletops, desktops, or in racks, including site verification, unpacking, and initial configuration.
• Upgrade: Procedures for upgrading existing bridges by replacing modules and updating labels.
• Cabling: Connecting various communication cables such as ThinWire, AUI, FDDI (Multimode and Single-mode), and Out-of-Band Management (OBM) cables.
• Operation Verification: Steps to power up the bridge, observe LED indicators for proper functioning, and check logical links.
• Local Console Management (LCM): How to access and use the terminal-based LCM for limited bridge management, setting attributes, and switching to SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) mode for full Network Management Software (NMS) control.
• Troubleshooting: Basic problem-solving using LED indicator symptoms and port loopback testing.

The manual also includes important safety warnings (Class A Laser, Class A Computing Device, electrostatic discharge precautions), detailed technical specifications (physical, electrical, environmental, acoustic, and cable), descriptions of bridge modules, configuration switches, LED indicators, FDDI connector keying, FDDI connection rules, and a list of related documents for further information.