Black Box Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches, NBS008A manual Installation

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Chapter 4: Installation

4. Installation

1.Find 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 connection state before attaching network cables to the unit. Because the switch uses latching relays and latching fiber optic switching mechanisms, as soon as cables are attached, the selected data paths will be active regardless of whether or not the switch is powered ON. Once this step has been completed, remove power from the switch until after all other connections have been made as described below.

3.If you intend to use serial control, connect a serial cable to the DB9 RS-232 console port. If the switch has the Ethernet Module installed, set the terminal to 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. If the switch does NOT have the Ethernet Module installed, set the terminal to 1200 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. See Table 3-1 for the DB9 connector signal assignment.

4.Connect a 12-VDC power supply to either power supply connector. If you are using redundant power supplies, connect one to each power supply connector. The indicators, PS1 and PS2 on the front of the unit will indicate that the associated power supply is energized.

5.Connect RJ-45 or fiber optic cables between the switch unit and the devices/network connections that you want to control. The switches connect the COMMON ports to either A ports or B ports.

6.The switches are completely bidirectional, and have no preference to signal direction.

NOTE: The switch provides straight pass-through connections. If your application requires a crossover cable, use only one crossover cable in that path. Use a straight-through cable on the other side of the switch.

7.If you are daisychaining multiple racks together to create a system of racks, connect an RJ-11 crossover cable from the GANG OUT port on one unit to the GANG IN port on the next unit.

NOTE: Only the first rack in a daisychain system can have an Ethernet remote interface option installed (NBS), all the rest of the racks in that daisy chain must be non-Ethernet models. Also, if the first rack does have an Ethernet remote interface option, its address DIP switch must be set to address 1, and the address DIP switches of the other racks in the daisychain must each be set to a unique address in the range from 2 to 255.

8.Apply AC power to (each) power supply. 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 only when all ports are in position A, and likewise indicator B only lights when all ports are in position B.

NOTE: If you are connecting the NBS004MA, NBS006MA, NBS008MA, NBSALL8MGR, or NBS016MA to an Ethernet network, you must first set some TCP/IP related parameters using the serial port on the switch. Set these parameters before attaching a cable to the NETWORK port, because the default parameters may not work or could interfere with your network. See Section 5.4 for more information about TCP/IP setup.

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Contents Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this ManualFCC and IC RFI Statements NOM Statement Table of Contents Specifications SpecificationsOverview Introduction OverviewWhat’s Included Available ModelsBack panel components Hardware DescriptionNBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA 16 17 Front Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MANBS006A, NBS006MA NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components Front Panel of NBS006A, NBS006MAFront Panel of NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR Front Panel of NBS016A, NBS016MA Configuration ConfigurationDIP switch SW1 and SW2 settings RJ-11 GANG-OUT port pin assignment Installation InstallationOperation Manual SwitchingOperation Example Port 12 in rack 3 has port address Programming Programming Tips for Using the RS-232 Terminal CommandsBackground Getset Pingreply ON/OFF Getset Snmpenable ON/OFF R6000 Console CommandsGetset Alerttype TRAP/SYSLOG Getset Monitormac X X X X X X X = HEX CharsAuto failover and manual recovery Operation Ethernet Network Interface Setup Ethernet Network Interface Setup Console Commands Console CommandsGET ALL GET VersionSET System AB GET Power NGET Rack N SET Rack N ABSET Webenable Onoff GET Webenable SET Snmpenable Onoff GET SnmpenableGET Webpassword SET Ipaddress GET IpaddressSET Telnetenable Onoff GET Telnetenable GET WebtimeoutGET Telnetpassword GET TelnettimeoutSET Monitormac X X X X X GET Monitormac SET Authenticationtrap Onoff GET AuthenticationtrapSET Monitorinterval N GET Monitorinterval SET Monitorfailcount N GET MonitorfailcountGET Adminip N SET Adminip NGET Alerttype SET Manager NSET Defaults ResetR6000 Console Commands GET Getset Webenable ON/OFFSET Save settings for next startupRestart use after Save Web Interface Web InterfaceWeb Interface MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions MIB Path Summary and Trap DefinitionsAbRackKeyStat-1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.2.1.3.RackIndex AbRackGangPort-1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.2.1.2.RackIndexMIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions Syslog Messages Syslog MessagesSyslog Messages Blackbox.com Black Box Tech Support FREE! Live /7

NBS008A, Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches specifications

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