Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IM1/I4 Patton electronic
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USER MANU AL MODEL IM1/I4 Ethernet Bridge with Integral 4-Port Hub QuikConnect™ Module SALES OFFICE (301) 975-1000 TECHNICAL SUPPORT (301) 975-1007 http://www .
1.3 SERVICE All warranty and nonwarranty repairs must be returned freight pre- paid and insured to Patton Electronics. All returns must have a Return Materials Authorization number on the outside of the shipping contain- er . This number may be obtained from Patton Electronics T echnical Support at: (301) 975-1007, http://www .
2.3 TYPICAL APPLICA TION The Model IM1/I4 QuickConnect™ is designed to plug directly into the rear of a Patton Electronics baseband modem (e.g. Model 1092A or 1095). The Model IM1/I4 is designed to be used as one of a pair of units. Figure 1 (below) illustrates a typical Model IM1/I4 instal- lation.
3.0 PPP OPERA TIONAL B ACKGR OUND PPP is a protocol used f or m ulti-plex ed transpor t over a point- to-point link. PPP operates on all full duplex media, and is a sym- metric peer-to-peer protocol, which can be broken into three main components: 1. A standard method to encapsulate datagr ams ov er serial links; 2.
3 3 . . 0 0 C C O O N N F F I I G G U U R R A A T T I I O O N N The Model IM1/14 module plugs into Patton’s fiber and copper baseband modems to provide Ethernet LAN extension. The IM1/14 has no switches or jumpers and does not need to be configured.
4.1.2 Installing the New QuickConnect™ Module 1) Make sure the power switch on the base unit is off. Leave the power cord plugged into a grounded outlet to keep the unit grounded. 2) Hold the module with the faceplate toward you and align the module with the guide slots in the rear panel of the base unit.
4.3 CONNECTION TO THE LINE INTERF ACE MEDIA Instructions for connecting the line interface media (twisted pair , or fiber optic cable) are contained within the base unit user manual.
5.3 LED ST A TUS MONITORS The Model IM1/I4 features two LEDs that monitor general operat- ing status and the 10Base-T twisted pair link integrity . Figure 6 (below) shows the LEDs located directly beneath the RJ-45 jack. Following Figure 6 is a description of each LEDs function.
15 APPENDIX A P A TTON MODEL IM1/I4 SPECIFICA TIONS LAN Connection: RJ-45, 10Base-T , 802.3 Ethernet Protocol: PPP (RFC 1661) with Bridging Control Protocol (RFC 1638) MAC Address T able Size: 4096 en.
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