Black Box 5000 - Manual (Page 54)

Multiserver 5000
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6.1 Multiserver Base Unit Location
Your Multiserver should be installed at its location.
If you have a Rackmount Kit, install it now (see
Appendix G
). Place the Multiserver in the
Rackmount Tray when completed.
6.2 Connecting an ASCII Terminal
You will need to connect an ASCII terminal to the
Multiserver in order to access the Command Mode
and the Command Facility. The Command Mode
offers complete configuration and administration
options. The fold-out Menu Flow Diagram inside
the back cover of this manual provides an overview
of the menus available in the Command Mode.
If you have an optional NMS module installed,
connect an ASCII terminal to the NMS Command
Port.
If you do not have the NMS module, connect an
ASCII terminal to any asynchronous port in the
unit. Channels A2 through A6 on the CCM are by
default asynchronous channels. In Figure 6-1, the
ASCII terminal has been connected to channel A5.
A user-supplied straight cable must be used to
connect the ASCII terminal to the unit. (Pin
assignments are shown in Appendix B.)
The ASCII terminal you connect must initially have
the characteristics listed in Table 6-1. If necessary,
refer to the terminal’s manual for information on
how to reset these parameters.
All parameters except the operation parameter can
be reconfigured. The operation parameter cannot
be changed and must remain in full-duplex.
If you need to reconfigure the port settings, refer to
Section 11.2, Command Mode
.
Attention
For ports configured as interconnect
links, do not connect their cables at
this time. If you do, the system will
display a DUPLICATE NODE-ID error
message. To avoid this error, connect
the link cables after the local
Multiserver node number and node ID
are configured (see Section 6.6, Name
the Local Node).
6. Getting Started
Data Rate 9600 bps
Code Level 8 bits per character
Stop Bits 1
Parity None
Operation Full-duplex
DTR (Pin 20) High
Table 6-1. Async Terminal Settings
Figure 6-1. Connect your ASCII terminal to any
asynchronous port.