Installation guide

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Cable Connections to Other Devices
Cable
Connections to
Other Devices
The NMM Lite’s back panel has two types of connections (out-of-
band) that let you attach other hardware devices such as PCs,
Macs, or dial-up modems:
❏ Two AsantéView Management System (AMS) Link
connectors
❏ One RS232 connector
AMS Link The AMS Link specifically provides the following types of device
connections:
❏ PC and Macintosh connections for Out-of-Band
network management
❏ Hub interconnections for out-of-band (daisy-
chained from one hub to another)
See Figure 3 on page 11 for an illustration of the AMS Link connec-
tors. The two connectors are RJ45 ports that provide an interface
to a PC or Macintosh running AsantéView Out-of-Band manage-
ment software. You can daisy-chain as many as twelve hubs or hub
stacks via the AMS Link for simultaneous out-of-band management.
Connecting Hubs in an
Out-of-Band Daisy-Chain
To connect individual hubs or hub stacks in an out-of-band daisy-
chain using the AMS Link connector:
1
Be sure the length of the daisy-chain, from the man-
agement station to the hub farthest away, is less than
2000 feet.
2
Connect a straight-through RJ45 extension cable (not
provided in the package) from an AMS Link connector
on the first hub to an AMS Link connector on the sec-
ond hub.
Connect the hubs in a daisy-chain as shown in
Figure 4.