User Guide

Using the 8-port TokenSpeed and TokenSpeed/MCP Switch Modules

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• Bootstrap Protocol (BootP) and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) support

• SpeedView

™

application for conﬁguration management and monitoring,

available for Windows environments over RS-232 and SNMP

For additional information about SpeedView, refer to

Using SpeedView 2.1 for

Windows

Physical Description

The TokenSpeed module (see Figure

1-1) is an assembly that consists of a printed

circuit board with a metal module faceplate. The module has inserter/extractor

levers and captive retaining screws on each side of the front panel. The module

occupies a single slot in the Centillion switch chassis.

Figure 1-1. Hardware features of the TokenSpeed module

The module front panel contains eight RJ-45 connectors for the token ring ports

and an array of port LEDs that indicate ring insertion and port activity. The

TokenSpeed/MCP module also has a Mini DIN 8 connector for the serial MCP

port.

For descriptions of the LEDs, see “

TokenSpeed Module LEDs” on page 3-8.

For cable and connector speciﬁcations, see Appendix

B, “Cables.”

Inserter/extractor

levers

Captive retaining

screws

LEDs

Backplane connector

Power supply

connector

Printed circuit

board

MCP serial port (optional)

8 ports (RJ-45)

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