Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C2x Family Eicon Networks
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www.eicon.co m Eiconcar d C2x F amil y for ISA-Compatible Bus.
www.eicon.co m Firs t Edition (J uly 2001) 203-225-01 Eicon, Eic oncard, and th e Eicon logo are either tr ademarks or r egistered trade marks of Eicon Ne tworks Corporati on. Changes are periodically made to the in formation herein; these changes will b e incorporate d into ne w editions of the pub lication.
www.eicon.co m T able of Contents Introductio n ........... ................... ................... .............. .... 5 About this Manual ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ... 5 Installing th e Eiconcard C2x...
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Intro ductio n 5 Intr oduction The E i concard C2x is an ISA Plug-and-Pla y (PnP) card that offers X.25 conne cti vit y thr ough a V .24 serial por t at speeds of up to 64 Kbp s, and/or t hrough an ISD N BRI por t ( Eiconcard C2 1) at speeds of up to 128 Kbps (o ver the “D” channel or t he “B” channels).
6 Installing the E iconcar d C2x Installing the Eiconcard C2x F oll ow the steps below to install the Eiconcard C2x. If yo u w ant the Eiconcard C2x t o be a vailable to mu l tipl e users on a LAN , instal l i t in t he PC t hat will functi on as a gate wa y for the LA N.
Installing the E iconcard C2x 7 Figu re 2. Ins ert ing the Eic onc ard C2x. e) F as t en the adapter with t he scre w (t o ensure that t he adapter is properl y secured and g r ounded to the PC’ s chassis). f) Repl ac e t h e c over of your PC as de scr i bed i n your P C’ s manual .
8 Making an IS DN Connection Making an ISDN Connection Note On l y the E i concard C 21 suppor ts ISDN connections. After you ha ve install ed y our Eiconcard C2 1, connect y our I SDN lin e .
Making an ISDN Connecti on 9 Eiconca rd C2 1 U-interface: If your Eiconcard C 21 has a U-int erface , the NT1 is integrated into the adapter , and you do not need a separa t e NT1. Figure 4 . Connecting th e ISDN cable . 1 T ake the cab le included with the Eiconcard C21.
10 Making an ISDN C onnection Eiconcar d C21 S/T -i nterface: If your Ei concard C21 has a n S/T -interfa ce, you need a separate NT1. Note Y ou can or der a n NT1 fr om Eicon Net works or fr om a nother supplier . Figure 5 . Connecting to an NT1. 1 T ake the cable included with the Eiconcard C21.
Term inat ion 1 1 T ermination This section appli es to S/T interface users in A ustralia and Nor t h Amer i ca , and pr ovi des i ns t r uct io ns t o hel p se t u p t er mi na ti on scenarios. T erminati on requirements va r y according to: the num ber of de vices con nect ed to the NT1; and the distance betwe en the de vices and the NT1 .
12 Termination Multiple ISDN Devices If the NT1 is connected to m ore t han one ISD N de vice, follow the procedures belo w . 75 meters or more If the connection spans 75 m eter s (250 fe et) or more, both end de vices on the ISD N b us m ust be set to 100 oh m ter mination.
Making a V .24 Connection 13 Making a V .24 Connection The E i concard C 21 can mak e V . 24 connec t ions using standard V . 24 cab les. T a ble 1. St and ar d Inte rface C ables Interface Specifications The st andards com pliant with the V .24 int erface are l isted i n T able 2.
14 The V.24 DCE Interface The V .24 DCE Inter face A pin-out di agram for the V .24 DCE i nt er face is s hown i n Figure 6. The signal defi nit ions and nam es are l isted in T able 3. Figure 6. V. 24 DCE Interface PG N D RXD RTS 1 RI DCD SG N D TXD TCLK CTS DSR DTR DTECLK TEST RLB TI 25 RCLK 14 13 T abl e 3.
LED Funct ionality 15 LED Fu nctiona lity Note The E i concard C 20 only has the V . 24 por t, the Eiconcard C 21 has bo t h the ISDN B RI por t and V . 24 por t .. ISDN (Eiconcard C21 only) D-ch annel St atus The D-c hannel contr ols the link to your ISDN ser vi ce p rovider.
16 Technical Specifications T echnical Specifications T echnical Data • PCI bus compatib le (32-bit s lot) Hard ware Installat ion • A utomatic conf iguratio n of interrupt reque st le vel se ttin.
Internation al Regulatory Informatio n 17 Interna tiona l Regu lator y In f o rmation Regulatory Information for the USA: W ARNING . Change s or modific ations to this unit not e xpressly approv ed b y Eicon N etworks Corporatio n could v oid the us er's authority to o perate t he equipm ent.
18 Regulatory Information for the USA: FCC P ar t 68 Notice This unit complies wi th P ar t 68 of the FCC rules . On the bottom of this equipmen t is a label that contain s, among oth er inf or mation, the FCC registra tion numb er . If requested , this inf ormation mus t be prov ided to the telephone compan y .
Regulatory Information for Canada 19 Regulatory Information for Canada NO TICE: The Ind ustr y Canada label id entifies ce r tified equipm ent. This certification means that th e equipmen t meets certain tele communi cations netw ork protectiv e, ope rational a nd saf ety requ irements .
20 Regula tory In format ion fo r Europe Regulatory Information f or Europe EU Declaration of Conformity EN: Eicon Net works Cor porati on declares th at this equipment is in compliance wit h the e ss enti al r equir eme nts and ot her relevant provi sio ns of Directiv e1999/5/EC .
Regulatory Information for Europe 21 Safety Status: SEL V No v oltages w ithin this e quipment e xceed SEL V v oltages . All intercon nection points and por ts are SEL V . User/Installer Instructions for the United Kingdom Important Sa fety Considerations When Ins talling Into A Host Computer Syst em The Eico ncard C2x is a single PCI c ard.
22 Regulatory i nformation for Australia Regulatory information f or Australia • This cus tomer equip ment shall only be in stalled in a PC that req uires the use of a t ool to gai n access to in ter nal parts (e.g. this customer equipment must n ot be installed in a PC with a ‘ fl ip lid ’ ).
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