Black Box 5000 Getting Started, Multiserver Base Unit Location, Connecting an Ascii Terminal

Multiserver 5000

6. Getting Started

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

Figure 6-1. Connect your ASCII terminal to any

asynchronous port.

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

Table 6-1. Async Terminal Settings

Data Rate	9600 bps
Code Level	8 bits per character
Stop Bits	1
Parity	None
Operation	Full-duplex
DTR (Pin 20)	High

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).

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