1-2 About the PathBuilder S21x Switch
Features
Features
Standard Features
The base PathBuilder S21x switch provides the following:
• External power supply
• Control Terminal Port (CTP) for local and remote configuration and
management
• Ethernet interface (10BaseT)
• One Serial DIM Port
• Two daughtercard slots
• 2 MB FLASH and 4 MB DRAM
CTP Port
Port 4 can be used as a Control Terminal Port (CTP) for configuration, reporting, and
troubleshooting the PathBuilder S21x switch. To set Port 4 as CTP, put the front
panel dip switch 4 into the UP position. To access the CTP you must also configure
your terminal or terminal emulation software, to VT100, 9600 bps, 8 bit, no parity, 1
stop bit.
Dual Daughtercard
Slots
The PathBuilder S21x switch comes with two slots to support optional
daughtercards. This permits easy future expansion of the product.
Operating Software
Operating software is compressed in FLASH memory and loaded into DRAM for
operation. The PathBuilder S21x switch supports these Applications Ware packages:
• IP Applications Ware Package
• IP & IPX Applications Ware Package
• SNA Applications Ware Package
• Serial Protocol Applications Ware Package
• Multiservice Applications Ware Package
• Multimedia Applications Ware Package
See the
Software Release Notes
accompanying your PathBuilder S200 series switch
unit for more information on the software available for the PathBuilder S21x switch.
