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Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information con- About This Manual tained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. Terminology and Conventions The hardware, firmware, and/or software described in this manual is subject to change without This typeface represents general text. This typeface represents computer input and notice. output. IN
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Overview of Installation and Setup Installation and Setup Procedure When a Netlink™ FRX6000 is ordered, the customer and sales representative Set Up the Device decide on the required components (cards, cables, etc.). Cards and software are 1. Unpack and inspect the equipment. If there is evidence of physical then installed before the node is shipped. This document describes the steps to damage, contact the shipper. If parts are missing, contact your sales repre- be taken at the customer site
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Cable Ethernet Token Ring Retaining Screw Service Clamp RLP Cable Loop RJ45 DB9F DB15F RJ45 BNC I/O Box Support Rails Figure 2 LAN Card Connectors Interface Cables Cable Tie 3. Assuming the node will be mounted in a rack, it can be secured to slides, or set on a fixed or slide-out shelf. The node can also be mounted directly to the cabinet frame, but this makes access difficult. Do not support a rack-mounted node only in the front. Figure 3 Rack-Mounted I/O Boxes It must be supported at both
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● ● ● DCE cables have female connectors at the user end, and DTE cables have male connectors. PC FRX6000 Configure the Video Device Follow the appropriate procedure to configure the FRX6000 to operate with an attached Auxiliary Console (ASCII terminal) or VGA monitor. A VGA monitor may be necessary even if you are configuring the Cabletron Cable FRX-PC-CAB, DB9S to DB9S node to operate with an ASCII terminal. See step 1 under "Auxiliary Console." Figure 5 Auxiliary Console Cabling Example 2 A
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6. When prompted for a terminal speed, type the line speed (in bits per VGA Monitor second) of the attached terminal (1200, 2400, or 4800) and press [Enter]. 1. Connect the monitor to the VGA port on the FRX6000 (see Figure 1) and plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard connector. 7. When asked: Are you changing only the Async console or LAN adapter con- figuration?, press [Y]. 2. Plug the FRX6000 and VGA monitor power cables into the appropriate power source, then switch the monitor on. 8.
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Configure the Token Ring Card Node Name= If the node has a Token Ring card, it is configured for a speed of 16 MB/sec and Port Status Display (Page 1) UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cable. If you wish to change either setting, L P Type PPS Conn# State L P Type PPS Conn# State follow this procedure: 1. Boot the node with a DOS system disk. 2. At the A:> prompt, insert the SMC SuperDisk, then type ezstart and press [Enter]. The EZStart main menu will be displayed, showing the current configura
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4. Display the new boot data, and compare it to the previous data. This will Node Name= show whether the problem was fixed. Also, a problem that occurred Netlink FRXSeries Version "n.n.n.n" during the previous boot-up will often be cleared up by re-booting. M A I N M E N U A Configuration Questions? B Operations C Status Displays If you have questions or problems, please contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support at: DEvents EStatistics Phone: 603-332-9400 Fax: 603-337-3075 FReports E-mail:
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TM The Complete Networking Solution Document number 09-41-06-144-02
