Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AccessEtherLinx/4 IMC Networks
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AccessEtherLinX/4 Operation Manual.
ii FCC Radio Frequency Inter ference Statem ent This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pur suant to Part 15 of the F CC Rul es.
iii Table of Cont ents FCC Radio Fre quency Interfe rence Statemen t ....................................................... . ii Warranty ............................. ................................................................. ................
1 Abou t the A ccessEt herLi nX/4 The Acc essEtherLi nX/4 Seri es enables service providers to offer differentiated data networking or VPN services to multi-tenant building and business custome rs.
2 Single-stra nd fiber products use optics that transmi t and receive on two di fferent wave length. Single-strand fiber products must be deployed in pairs, connecting two compatible single- strand fi ber products. Connect t he 852-10133 (1310 xmt and 1550 rcv), for example, to a product with 1550 xmt and 1310 rcv, e.
3 mode. If the devic e has a fiber Uplink port , it does not Auto Negotiat e; it always operates at 100 Mbps Full-Dupl ex. Aut o Ne goti at io n The AccessEthe rLinX/4 ships with Auto Ne goti ation en abled on the twisted pair ports. In this mode, the twisted pair port ne gotiates for speed and du plex mode.
4 • Setting the IP address, s ubnet mask and default gateway • Defining the community strings and SNMP traps. In addi tion to the ab ove functions , iConf ig offers an authorize d IP a ddress sys tem and access restriction to MIB groups suppor te d by manageable device s.
5 SNMP Managem ent SNMP manage ment and iConfi g are availa ble through the Ac cessEtherLinX/4 Uplink port. This pr ovides a higher lev el of se curity so end-use rs cann ot acce ss management, alter settings, etc. In order f or the Ac cessEt herLin X/4 to all o w for S NMP-management, the unit must be assigned IP configura tion information (e.
6 Serial Ad apter Pi n Conne ction RJ-45 Pin # DB-9 Pin # Function 5 2 Transmit (OUT) 7 3 Receive (IN) 8 5 Ground 1-4, 6 1, 4, 6 - 9 Reserved Main Configura tion Screen After running through an initial self tes t, the screen will display: “Press Enter for Device Configur ation.
7 Command List • I = Enter New Saved Param ete r Values • P = C hange Passwor d • T = New Trap Destinat ion • K = Remove ALL Trap Destinations • C = New Comm unity String • U = Delete A LL.
8 accept) an d pre ss Enter . This function ena bles ALL of the devi ce’s traps. To selectively activate and d e-activate traps, use iConfig for configuration. Supported traps are Enterprise specific and inclu de: Link Down, Link Up, Cold Star t, Warm Star t and Authenti cation F ailure.
9 received, the SNMP M anagement Module will reboot so that the new IP address will take effect. Refer to t he Main Conf iguration About Serial Port Configur ation for more info rmat ion abou t Enabling /Disab ling DH CP. When th ere is no DHCP se rver on th e network, use iConfig or serial configuration to manually set th e IP addres ses.
10 ifstats Displays Ethern et statistics. rmstat s Display s RM ON statisti cs. cleandb Reboots the AccessEthe rLinX/4 with a clean database. This removes all of the inform ation in the database wit h an option to c hange the IP address of device.
11 Configur ing VLAN IDs The AccessEtherLin X/4 is VLAN compat ible, with the ability to a ccept traffic cont aining 802 .1q VLAN tags on the Up link port and direct th at traffi c to the twi sted pair downlink ports. When using VLAN IDs, the SNMP m ust be assigned an ID, the management and ping features will not be available .
12 NOTE SNMP can only be associated with one VLAN grou p. Tags cannot be enabled on SNMP traffic. Users can assign each po rt plus SNMP a priority in the VLAN D efinition screen.
13 When using dlse cure mode, configure the Upli nk port for Ta gs in order for i t to acc ept VLAN tag ged traf fic. Assi gn up to 15 VLAN IDs to th e Uplink port and then assign one of those V LAN IDs to eac h Downlink port and SNMP.
14 Using iV iew² iView² i s a networ k manageme nt appl ication for IMC Networks’ i ntelligent networki ng devices. It features a Graphic Us er Interf ace (GUI) and gives network managers the abilit y to monitor and control products from a variety of platforms.
15 Update Manager iView² of fers the option of schedulin g an updat e search for IMC Netw orks’ devices listed in the Net work outline . Within i View², select Tools/SNMP Options from the navigation to olbar. Select Update Ma nager Opti ons , and a dialog box will be displayed, in which you can select when to run the update search.
16 easily upload and store new firmware ve rsions for upgrading multiple devices with on-board logic installed in, or connected to, an i MediaChassis seri es. Using Telnet Assign the Acce ssEtherLinX/4 an IP Address or use the default IP Address 10.10.
17 Press the Enter Key Press the Space B ar.
18 Type “dl_open” as shown above Press Y to confirm this chan ge.
19 Press any key Type reboot , and then press Enter to restart the system. When the system is done rebooting it should work like a media converter with a 4-p ort switch attache d. LED Operation Uplink and Dow nlink Port s LNK/ ACT Glows g reen when link is establis hed on port .
20 Passw ords Passwo rds are a way to m ake the management of network dev ices secure. If the Serial password is lost, download the latest version of the binary file an d load it thro ugh the iConfig utility. Any serial p a ssword entered will be removed, and there will be no pass word f or the console sessi on.
21 When us ing iView² w ith HP OpenV iew During the inst allation, the iVie w² applicatio n will a sk if HP Open View is in stalle d on the ma nagement PC. Clic k Yes to integrate t he appropriate files. Once in OpenView, select IMC Networks fr om the toolbar to view the IMC Networks’ devices.
22 Spec if icat io ns Operatin g Temp eratur e 32° to 122° F (0° to 50° C) Storage T empe rature -4° to 15 8° F (-20° to 70° C) Humidity 5 to 95% (non -con densing) Maximum heat generated 50 BTU/hr Power Consumption (typical) 1.
23 Fiber Op tic Cleaning Guidelines Fiber Optic tran smitters an d receivers are e xtremely susce ptible to c ontamination by particles of d irt or dust, which can obst ruct the optic path and cause performance degradation. Good system performan ce requires clean optics and c onnector ferrules.
24 Safety Certif ications UL/CUL: Listed to Safety of Informati on Technology Equipm ent, including Electrical Business Equipment. CE: The products described herein comply with the Council Directive o.
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