User`s manual

Signamax 065-1600 series managed media converter
Publication date: October, 2005
Revision 1.0
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1. Introduction
1-1. Overview
The Signamax 065-1600 series media converter is designed to convert
twisted pair 10/100/1000BaseT/TX media to and from 1000BaseLX/SX Gigabit
Ethernet fiber optic media. With the device’s SNMP agent, web-based management,
and Telnet text-based Command Line Interface (CLI) management, the network
administrator can logon to the converter to monitor, configure and control the activity
of each port. In addition, the converter implements bandwidth rating management
capability via its intelligent software. The overall network management is enhanced,
and the network efficiency is also improved to accommodate and deliver high
bandwidth applications.
1-2. Features
The Signamax 065-1600 series converter provides the following features for
users to perform system network administration.
Management
• Port Status, Counter, and Configuration.
• Display the basic System Information on the user interface (UI).
• System configuration which includes administrator, guest users and IP address
relative to operating parameters and SNMP basic parameters.
• Maximum packet length can be up to 1536 bytes.
• Broadcast suppression, to allow for smooth recovery from power loss while a
number of managed converters are sending broadcast messages for DHCP
requests simultaneously.
• The trap events alarm can be sent via e-mail and mobile phone short (text)
message. It includes Case Intrusion Detection.
• A configured setting can be saved into the on-board flash memory. The current
setting can be recovered from the default setting or the previous configured
setting.
• On-board diagnostics function provides the hardware status to the
administrator.
• On-board firmware can be updated via TFTP functionality.
• The converter allows administrator to reboot the system from the management
station.
• The converter will log the last 120 records in the main memory and display
them on the local console.