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NBS004A NBS008A NBS016A
NBS004MA NBS008MA NBS016MA
NBS006A NBSALL8
NBS006MA NBSALL8 MGR
Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches
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FCC and IC RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause inter ference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 o
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NOM Statement Instrucciones de Seguridad (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement) 1. T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas. 4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5. El aparato
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Specifications .......................................................................................................................................................................6 2. Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................7 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................
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Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications MTBF — >1.3 million hours (based on field failure rate data for redundant supply configurations in a ground benign environment) User Controls — A/B Gang switch: (1) momentary toggle switch; Gang Switch enable: (1) key-lock switch; System Select Switch: (1) momentary pushbutton switch; Rack Address Switch: (1) 8-position DIP switch; Configuration Switch: (1) 8-position DIP switch Connectors — NBS004A: Switch ports: (12) duplex SC, Serial control p
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Chapter 2: Overview 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches are 1U 19" rackmountable layer 1 switches. They are designed to switch RJ-45 copper circuits or SC fiber optic connections using high reliability telecommunications relays or micro mirror fiber optic switch mechanisms. The various connections through the switch can be individually controlled, or all connections can be simultaneously controlled. The Network Backup Switches (NBS) models connect the C
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Chapter 2: Overview Models with Ethernet control also have an intelligent automatic switching capability. This feature allows the switch to be used to monitor a specific Ethernet network connection and to automatically switch all ports (performs a system switch operation) based on whether the monitored IP address responds to ICMP echo requests (responds to PINGs) or not. See section 5.5 for additional details. 2.2 Available Models Ten Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch models are av
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Chapter 2: Overview 2.4 Hardware Description Figures 2-2 through 2-6 show the front and back panels of the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches. Tables 2-1 through 2-5 describe their components. 2.4.1 Back Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MA, NBS006A, NBS006MA, NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 2-2. Back panel: NBS004A, NBS004MA, NBS006A, NBS006MA, NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA. Table
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Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.2 Front Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MA 16 17 18 19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2-3. NBS004A, NBS004MA. Table 2-2. NBS004A, NBS004MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching. 10 “B” LED Lights when ports connected to Port B are
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Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.3 Front Panel of NBS006A, NBS006MA 16 17 18 19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2-4. NBS006A, NBS006MA. Table 2-3. NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching. 10 “B” LED Lights when ports connected to Port B a
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Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.4 Front Panel of NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR 16 17 18 19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2-5. NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR. Table 2-4. NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching. 10
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Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.5 Front Panel of NBS016A, NBS016MA 16 17 18 19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2-6. NBS016A and NBS016MA. Table 2-5. NBS016A and NBS016MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching. 10 “B” LED Lights when ports connected
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Chapter 3: Configuration 3. Configuration The rack address is the only user-configurable setting that typically needs to be set on the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch prior to initial installation. Switch SW2 on the unit is used to set the rack’s address. The rack address identifies the rack number when remotely accessing the switch through the serial port or Ethernet port. The rack address can be set from 0x01 to 0xFF hex, with position 1 as the least significant bit and positio
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Chapter 3: Configuration Table 3-1. DIP switch SW1 and SW2 settings. SW Number Positions Switched Setting SW1 1 & 2 OFF, 3 & 4 ON 4-port operation SW1 1 & 3 OFF, 2 & 4 ON 6-port operation SW1 1, 2, & 3 OFF, 4 ON 8-port operation SW1 1, 2, 3, & 4 all OFF 16-port operation SW1 5 OFF Reserved for future use (leave OFF) SW1 6 OFF/ON Set to OFF for latching switches; set to ON for non-latching switches SW1 6 ON Non-latching switches SW1 7 OFF Reserved for future use SW1 8 OFF Reserved for future use
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Chapter 3: Configuration Table 3-3. RJ-11 GANG-OUT port pin assignment. RJ-11 Gang-out pin Signal Name Signal Direction 5 No connection Not applicable 4 Transmit Data Output 3 Receive Data Input 2 Signal Ground Not applicable NOTE: I f you are daisychaining multiple racks together to form a system of racks, you must use a standard RJ-11 male/male crossover cable to connect from the GANG-OUT port on one rack to the GANG-IN port on the next. NBS008A Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-74
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Chapter 4: Installation 4. Installation 1. F ind a location suitable for installing the switch chassis, with access to AC power outlets and the connections you intend to switch through the unit. 2. During initial installation, the switch should first be powered up and the connection state be switched between “A” and “B” using the keylock switch and front panel toggle switch. This ensures that all of the internal relays or fiber optic switch mechanisms (depending on model) are in a known con
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Chapter 5: Operation 5. Operation The switch contains 4, 6, 8 or 16 switch circuits (ports) depending on model. When power is applied to the unit, the appropriate power supply status indicators (PS1 and/or PS2) will light. The switch position indicators (A and B) on the front of the unit may or may not light depending on the position of the switch ports. Indicator A lights when all ports are in position A (each A port from “1” to “N” is connected to its respective COMMON port “1” through “N”)
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Chapter 5: Operation Table 5-1. RS-232 Controller Card response to “help” command (1200, N, 8, 1). Rack 1 switch Rev A Commands: get system get rack n (n = rack addr, 1 to 255) get port y (y = port addr, 1 to 4080) get version n (n = rack addr, 1 to 255) set system X (X = A or B) set rack n X (n = rack addr, 1 to 255, X = A or B) set port y X (y = port addr, 1 to 4080, X = A or B) help (displays current commands) SPACE (space character starts terminal mode) exit (exit terminal mode)
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Chapter 5: Operation Table 5-2 (Continued). Commands. Command Response Switch Action set port 8 A Port 8 set to A COMMON Port 8 will be connected to A Port 8, all other COMMON port connections will remain as is. set port 8 B Port 8 set to B COMMON Port 8 will be connected to B Port 8, all other COMMON port connections will remain as is. get version 1 Rack 1 Version NBS008s Rev. A No switching action taken. help See Table 5-1. No switching action taken. exit Goodbye Exits terminal mode. Programmi
