Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX400 - Manual (Page 7)

CSX400 and CSX400-DC User’s Guide v
Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Related Documentation .................................................................................. 1
How to Use This Guide ................................................................................... 1
Document Conventions................................................................................... 3
Getting Help .................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2 ABOUT THE CSX400
CSX400 Hardware .......................................................................................... 5
WAN Connection ...................................................................................... 5
Ethernet LAN Connection......................................................................... 7
Remote Management Capabilities .................................................................. 7
Optional Features ........................................................................................... 8
CSX400 Firmware Support ............................................................................. 8
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet................................................................................. 8
WAN Protocols ......................................................................................... 9
Firmware Data Compression.................................................................. 10
Inverse Multiplexing (IMUX) ................................................................... 10
HDLC...................................................................................................... 11
DHCP and NAT ...................................................................................... 11
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) ................................................................. 12
PAP and CHAP Security ........................................................................ 12
LQM........................................................................................................ 13
Multilink Protocol .................................................................................... 13
ISDN ....................................................................................................... 14
ISDN Back-up......................................................................................... 15
HDSL ...................................................................................................... 16
Bridging and Routing .............................................................................. 16
Bridging and Routing Protocol Filtering .................................................. 18
System Passwords ................................................................................. 18
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) .................................... 19
Software and Firmware Upgrades.......................................................... 22