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EMM-E6 Installation Guide 1-1
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems
EMM-E6 Installation Guide
. This
manual provides installation instructions and reference information for
the EMM-E6 Ethernet Bridge/Management Module.
1.1 EMM-E6 OVERVIEW
The EMM-E6 is a high-speed Ethernet bridge that also performs
comprehensive SNMP-based chassis and network management functions.
The EMM-E6 provides six bridge ports consisting of three chassis
interfaces, one external interface, and two Bridge/Router Interface
Module (BRIM) interfaces.
1.2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
To gain a full understanding of this device and its capabilities, and to help
eliminate any potential problems during or after installation, please be
sure to read and understand all of the instructions/information in this
document and in the release notes supplied with your EMM-E6.
You should have a general working knowledge of Ethernet or IEEE 802.3
type data networks prior to installing the EMM-E6. The following
summarizes the organization of this manual.
Chapter 1,
Introduction
, discusses the use and conventions of the
EMM-E6 Installation Guide
, details the procedures to follow for
obtaining assistance from Cabletron Systems, and provides a list of
related documentation.
Chapter 2,
Controls and Indicators
, identifies and describes the
components and monitoring indicators that make up the EMM-E6. This
chapter contains information that is essential to the understanding of the
procedures in the rest of the manual.
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