Comtrol RocketPort Serial Hub Si 8-Port - Manual (Page 2)

Installing the Mounting Brackets 2 of 9
Installing the Mounting Brackets
1. On the bottom panel, remove two of the four screws
that hold the box together.
2. Center the bracket over the holes and reinstall the
screws.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other bracket.
Connecting to the Network
Use the following procedure to connect the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si to your server NIC card or Ethernet hub.
1. Record the media access control (MAC) address,
model number, and serial number of the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si.
2. Connect the cable from the Ethernet connection
(10Base-T) on the RocketPort Serial Hub Si to your
server NIC card or Ethernet hub.
Note: If connecting the RocketPort Serial Hub Si
directly to a NIC, an Ethernet crossover cable
is required. Comtrol does not supply this. See the
Building an Ethernet Crossover Cable
discussion.
3. Connect the power adapter cable to the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si port labeled POWER. Connect the
power cord to the power adapter and plug the
power cord into a power source.
Note: You may need to select the appropriate
power cable for your location.
4. Go to the Running the Power On Diagnostics
discussion.
After verifying that the RocketPort Serial Hub Si is
working correctly, go to the appropriate discussion to
continue the installation:
• If you plan on using MAC addressing or you plan
on using IP addressing and you have DHCP
running in your environment, you are ready to
install the driver using the
Software Installation
documentation or the driver readme file.
• If you plan on using IP addressing and you do not
have DHCP running in your environment, go to the
Using the IP Configurator Utility discussion.
After you install and configure the driver, you can use
the
Connecting Devices discussion to connect your
serial devices.
Note: The RocketPort Serial Hub Si defaults the ports
to RS-232. Make sure that you do not connect
devices that require a specific mode until the
appropriate port has been configured in the
device driver.
Serial Number*
MAC*
00 C0 4E 06 xx xx
00 C0 4E 06 __ __ __ __
* ID tags are located on the bottom panel. You can write this
information on the sticker shipped with the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si.
Server Ethernet Connection
to Server or
Ethernet Hub
Caution