Installation guide

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Introducing the NMM Lite
You can use AsantéView or AsantéView Lite In-Band software for
in-band network management. In-band management lets network
managers manage, control, and monitor their networks via SNMP
protocols over the Ethernet communications channel of an Ether-
net network. In-band refers to the fact that the network manage-
ment packets travel over the same network that all other network
information travels. See the appropriate AsantéView User’s Guide
for information on installing and using AsantéView software for in-
band network management.
You can use AsantéView or AsantéView Lite Out-of-Band software
for out-of-band network management. Out-of-band management
operates over telephone dial-up lines via modem, or by direct con-
nection to a hub, rather than over a network. Using a modem, you
can dial into any group of hubs (up to 12) that are interconnected
using an out-of-band daisy chain. See the appropriate AsantéView
User’s Guide for information on installing and using AsantéView
software for out-of-band network management. See "Connecting a
Modem to the Hub" on page 16 for instructions on connecting a
modem.
The NMM Lite has two types of ports, AMS Link and RS232 con-
nectors, that allow you to daisy chain, or connect hubs directly
using out-of-band cabling. See "Connecting Hubs in an
Out-of-Band Daisy-Chain" on page 13 for information on intercon-
necting hubs. See "AMS Link" on page 13 and "RS232 Connector"
on page 16 for information on those ports. Then, refer to "Sum-
mary of DIP Switch Settings" on page 19 for information on set-
ting the NMM Lite DIP switches — the switches are set depending
upon your hub configuration.
You can use the RS232 connector as a local management port to
gain terminal access to the NetStacker hub. This allows you to use
AsantéTerm (for Macintosh, included with AsantéView software),
Windows Terminal (for PC, included with Windows software), or
another terminal emulation program to work with an individual
NMM Lite. See "Using the Local Management Port" on page 17 for
more information.
Using Telnet software (not included with the NMM Lite), you can
interrogate and program an NMM Lite module in a NetStacker hub
using the Asanté Remote Management System. You can do this
using any Telnet-capable computer, either directly connected to
the hub or over the network. See “Using Telnet” on page 24 for
information on using Telnet with the NMM Lite.