Connecting to the network, Connecting to a serial device, Led indicators – Moxa Technologies NPort 5400 User Manual

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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual

Getting Started

2-4

ATTENTION

This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a metal
panel.

SG: The Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected Ground)

contact is the left most contact of the 3-pin power terminal
block connector when viewed from the angle shown here.
Connect the SG wire to an appropriate grounded metal
surface.

Connecting to the Network

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5400’s 10/100M Ethernet port and the other end of
the cable to the Ethernet network. If the cable is properly connected, NPort 5400 will indicate a
valid connection to the Ethernet in the following ways:

y

The Ethernet LED maintains a solid green color when connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet

network.

y

The Ethernet LED maintains a solid yellow color when connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet

network.

y

The Ethernet LED will flash when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received.

Connecting to a Serial Device

Connect the serial data cable between NPort 5400 and the serial device.

LED Indicators

The top panels of NPort 5400 have four LED indicators, as described in the following table.

LED Name

LED Color

LED Function

red

Steady on: Power is on and NPort is booting up.
Blinking: Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP or BOOTP server did

not respond properly.

green

Steady on: Power is on and NPort is functioning normally.
Blinking: The NPort has been located by NPort Administrator’s
Location

function

Ready

off

Power is off, or power error condition exists.

orange

10 Mbps Ethernet connection.

green

100 Mbps Ethernet connection.

Ethernet

off

Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short.

orange

Serial port is receiving data.

green

Serial port is transmitting data.

P1, P2,

P3, P4

off

No data is being transmitted or received through the serial port.

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