Quick Start Guide

CI S C O 1538 SE R I E S MI C R O HU B 10/100

CA B L I N G A N D ST A R T UP

1

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED

2

CONNECT THE HUB TO OTHER NETWORK DEVICES

3

ASSIGN IP INFORMATION TO THE HUB

4

DISPLAY THE WEB-BASED HUB MANAGER

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.

PWR

Product documentation

Cisco Micro Hub

Rollover console cable Stacking cable (50-pin SCSI)(RJ-45-to-RJ-45)

(Cisco 1538M only)

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.

Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices

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 cable to any 10/100 port on the hub and to a 100BaseTX port on the workstation, server, or router.

Connect the Hub to Other Network Devices (continued)

Power outlet

RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover console cable (supplied)

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).

4From your terminal, PC, or laptop, start the terminal emulation program.

Console port (RJ-45)

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.

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: The Cisco 1538 Series Micro Hub 10/100 Installation and Configuration Guide and the Cisco 1538 Hub Manager online help provide complete information about the web console and describe how to configure and monitor the hub.

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