Installation guide

Switch Installation
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Overview
The FORMULA 8200 includes the following hardware and software features:
❑ Eight or sixteen 100Base-FX, full duplex, dual SC fiber ports
❑ Flow control to autosense buffer limits on the transmit port
❑ Front panel LEDs that provide operating status and a Reset button
for front panel control of switch
❑ RS-232 console port interface for local switch management or Telnet
support for remote switch management
❑ Rack mount or table mount capabilities
❑ Support for multiple optional hardware and port configurations:
— 10/100Base-TX expansion ports
— OC3 ATM uplink card
— FDDI uplink card
❑ Virtual LAN (VLAN) support for up to 16 VLANs
❑ Virtual routing to provide switching between VLANs
❑ Loop detection using Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE 802.1d)
❑ Port mirroring to allow monitoring of one’s port activities from another
port
❑ Support for RMON Groups 1,2,3, and 9
❑ Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for
Management Information Bases (MIB) II and a private enterprise
MIB
❑ TFTP and Zmodem support for software upgrades and backup
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