Cisco 1538 series User manual

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED
CONNECT THE HUB TO OTHER NETWORK DEVICES
ASSIGN IP INFORMATION TO THE HUB
DISPLAY THE WEB-BASED HUB MANAGER
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Quick Start Guide
CISCO 1538 SERIES MICRO HUB 10/100
CABLING AND START UP

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Take Out What You Need
When you unpack the box that contains your Cisco 1538 Series Micro Hub, you should find
the items shown below.
If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative or reseller for support.
Note: You need to supply Category 3, 4, or 5 straight-through or crossover cables to connect
the hub to other Ethernet devices.
Cisco Micro Hub
Stacking clip Rubber plug
Product documentation
Cisco ConfigMaker Software
(Cisco 1538M only)
Stacking cable (50-pin SCSI) Rollover console cable
(RJ-45-to-RJ-45)
(Cisco 1538M only)
Console-to-PC adapter
(RJ-45-to-DB-9)
(Cisco 1538M only)
Plastic fastener
Standard slot
metal screw
PWR 1234
10MBPS
COL/ACT
100MBPS
COL/ACT
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Power cord
Installation
Configuration
Guide
Quick Start
Guide
Cisco
ConfigMaker
Software

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Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices
DOWN
UP
5x
MDI-X
MDI
LED
ON
OFF
SPEED
100BaseTX
10BaseTX
RATING
100-127 /200-240 V~
0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz
1
6x 7x 8x
1x
Cisco 1538M
2x 3x
10/100 4x
CONSOLE
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5678
Maximum cable length:
328 ft (100 m)
Ethernet cable
(not supplied)
10/100 network
port (RJ-45)
10BaseT or
100BaseTX port
(RJ-45)
Note: Use a straight-through cable to
connect two ports when one of the ports is
designated with an X. Use a crossover cable
to connect two ports when both ports are
designated with an X.
You can change the designationof port 5 by
using the MDI/MDI-X button. When the
button is IN, the port is not crossed. When
the button is OUT (default), the port is
crossed.
Connect the Hub to Servers,
Routers, and Workstations
• Connect a Category 3, 4, or 5
straight-through cable to any 10/100
port on the hub and to a 10BaseT port
on the workstation, server, or router.
• Connect a Category 5 straight-through
cabletoany10/100portonthehub and
to a 100BaseTX port on the
workstation, server, or router.
Connectthe Hub toSwitches
and Other Hubs
• Connect a Category 3,4, or 5 crossover
cableto any 10/100porton the huband
to a 10BaseT port on the target switch
or hub.
• ConnectaCategory5crossovercableto
any 10/100 port on the hub and to a
100BaseTX port on the target switch or
hub.

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Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices
(continued)
DOWN
UP
5x
MDI-X
MDI
LED
ON
OFF
SPEED
100BaseTX
10BaseTX
RATING
100-127 /200-240 V~
0.3A / 0.2 50/60 Hz
1
6x 7x 8x
1x
Cisco 1538M
2x 3x
10/100 4x
CONSOLE
234
5678
RJ-45-to-RJ-45
rollover console cable
(supplied)
RJ-45-to-DB-9
adapter (supplied)
Console port
(RJ-45)
P
ower outlet
Connect the Console Cable
1Make sure console port settings of the
hub match the settings of the terminal,
PC, or laptop. The default settings of
the hub console port are 9600 baud,
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and
no flow control.
2Connect the rollover console cable to
the CONSOLE port on the hub.
3Connect the other end of the rollover
cable to your terminal, PC, or laptop
(if necessary, use an appropriate
adapter, such as the supplied
RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter).
4Fromyourterminal,PC,orlaptop,start
the terminal emulation program.
Power Up the Hub
1Connect one end of the power cord to
the hub and the other end to a power
source.
2Wait approximately 2 minutes for the
hub to complete its power-on self-test
(POST).
After POST completes, the Continue
with configuration dialog? prompt
appears on the management station.
You can then follow the prompts to
assign IP information to the hub.

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Assign IP Information to the Hub
The hub is designed to operate with little or
no user intervention. In most cases, you can
use it with its default settings.
AssignIP informationto the hubso that you
can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager
web-based interface and so that the hub can
communicate with local routers and the
intranet.
Contact your system administrator for the
hub IP information, and record it here.
Hub IP address:
Subnet mask:
Default gateway:
1From the terminal or PC, enter Y:
Continue with configuration dialog? Y
2Enter the IP address (for example:
10.1.105.20):
Enter IP address: 10.1.105.20
3Enter the subnet mask (IP netmask)
(for example: 255.255.255.0):
Enter IP netmask: 255.255.255.0
4Enter the IP address of the default
gateway (for example: 10.1.105.254):
Enter IP default gateway: 10.1.105.254
The following information is displayed:
The following configuration command
script was created:
ip address 10.1.105.20 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 10.1.105.254
!
end
5Enter Y:
Use this configuration? Y
The following information is displayed:
Building configuration...
Use the enabled mode ‘configuration’
command to modify this configuration.
Press RETURN to get started.
6Press Return.
7Exit from the terminal session.
You can now display the Cisco 1538 Hub
Manager.

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Display the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager
If you have the IP address to the hub, you can display the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager from your
intranet. You can use the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager to configure and monitor the hub.
1Start Netscape Communicator (4.03 or higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer
(4.01 or higher). Make sure that Java and JavaScript are enabled.
2Enter the IP address of the hub in the URL field if you are using Communicator
(the Address field if you are using Internet Explorer).
The Cisco 1538 Hub Manager page appears.
Note: TheCisco1538 SeriesMicroHub10/100InstallationandConfigurationGuideandthe
Cisco1538 HubManager onlinehelpprovidecomplete informationaboutthe web consoleand
describe how to configure and monitor the hub.
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Click these topics to move from page
to page.On Netscape Communicator
only, when the cursor is above a topic,
a pop-up briefly describes the
options on that particular page.
Click a port to display its
settings, status, and statistics.
HOME PORT GROUP IP SNMP CDP SYSTEM
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