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Section 3 - Management
Management
Monitoring the Media Converter
All of the media converters come equipped with front panel LEDs that give you real-time feedback on the status of your device. You can also monitor
and manage the media converter(s) that are installed in the DMC-1000 chassis by using the dedicated DMC-1002 Management Module. This module
allows the attached media converter(s) to be controlled through Web UI, SNMP, or a terminal emulation program. The management module (DMC-
1002) lets you perform several control functions through the chassis system (DMC-1000) such as changing the LLR and fiber mode settings.
Link Passthrough Functionality
The media converters feature intelligent troubleshooting mechanisms that assist network administrators in quickly diagnosing connection problems
in the network.
Link Loss Carry Forward (LLCF)
When the twisted pair (TP) connection between a connected device and the media converter is lost, the converter's fiber port will disconnect the
transmission link so that the receiving media converter in the configuration knows that there is a connection problem on the opposite end. Similarly,
when the signal to the fiber port is lost, the media converter will disconnect the TP link. It will then carry the link loss signal over to the management
hub so that the administrator can easily identify the source of the problem. LLCF is always enabled by default.
Link Loss Return (LLR)
Only available on the 1000 Mbps media converter models, when the fiber link between a connected device and the media converter is lost, the
converter's fiber port will stop transmitting and will return a no link signal to its linked partner device. There is a switch to manually enable or disable
this function on the media converter board. Consult the chapter "DIP Switches" on the following page for more information.
D-Link Media Converter Series
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