ELSA Cable - Manual (Page 5)

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Introducing the ELSA MicroLink Cable .....................................................................1
The ELSA MicroLink Cable takes the stage............................................................ 1
What does the unit look like? ............................................................................ 1
Node or hub?...................................................................................................... 3
The highlights of the ELSA MicroLink Cable .......................................................... 4
Fast Internet ....................................................................................................... 4
Internet at all times—always online ................................................................ 5
More than just Internet...................................................................................... 5
CE conformity and FCC radiation standard............................................................. 7
Installation and Configuration ....................................................................................9
First Steps ............................................................................................................. 10
Quick Start: Quick configurations ......................................................................... 11
Preparations ..................................................................................................... 11
Configuration as a bridge ................................................................................ 11
Configuration as a router ................................................................................. 13
Set up the workstation computers (Windows 95 or 98)....................................... 15
Configuration modes ..................................................................................................17
The user-friendly method: inband......................................................................... 17
Requirements for inband configuration ........................................................... 17
Alternatively: addresses can be managed by the DHCP server ...................... 17
Starting inband configuration using
ELSA LANconfig..................................... 18
Start up inband configuration using telnet...................................................... 18
Configuration commands ..................................................................................... 19
What's happening on the line?............................................................................. 21
Trace Outputs................................................................................................... 21
New firmware with FirmSafe ............................................................................... 22
This is how FirmSafe works............................................................................. 22
How to load new software .............................................................................. 23
Configuration using SNMP .............................................................................. 24
General............................................................................................................. 24
Accessing tables and parameters using SNMP .............................................. 25
The Management Information Base (MIB) ...................................................... 27
Operating modes and functions ...............................................................................29
Security for your configuration ............................................................................. 29
Password protection ........................................................................................ 29
Login barring .................................................................................................... 29
Access control via TCP/IP ................................................................................ 30