10 Chapter 3 - Network Installation
The other option is to set up the server behind your Internet access
router/firewall using Ethernet 0 only. In this scenario, Ethernet 1 is not
used and should not be plugged in to anything. You will also have to set up
your firewall to allow IPSec traffic through (see the section on setting up
an IP Gateway for Ethernet 0 in Chapter 6 for more information).
The 10/100 Ethernet interfaces directly support full or half duplex
100BaseTx or 10BaseT twisted-pair Ethernet. To connect one of the
server’s Ethernet interfaces to twisted-pair Ethernet cabling, you will need
an unshielded twisted-pair station cable that is connected to a
10BaseT-compatible twisted-pair hub (for a transmit speed of 10 Mbps) or
a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hub (for a transmit speed of 100 Mbps).
v Note: Ethernet cables and cable connectors are not supplied with the
IntraPort 2/2+. Category 5 cabling is required for 100 BaseT opera-
tion. Please contact your reseller or your Compatible Systems sales
representative for information on obtaining the correct Ethernet
cabling supplies.
If your twisted-pair hub is already in place, you can connect the server to
an active network without interrupting network activity. The server must
be powered off.
Simply plug an unshielded twisted-pair cable (that is already connected
to your 10BaseT-compatible or 100BaseTx-compatible twisted-pair
hub) into the RJ-45 Ethernet connector on the back of the unit.
Connecting a Management Console
If you wish to connect an out-of-band management console, use the
supplied cable and connect to the Console interface on the back of the
IntraPort 2/2+. You can use a dumb terminal or a computer equipped with
VT100 terminal emulation.
The default settings for the Console interface are VT100 terminal emula-
tion, 9600 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no Flow Control.
Powering Up the Server
Power up the server. At power-up, the server will take approximately one
minute to become visible to CompatiView.
v Note: If you want to use Telnet as a management tool, you must first
configure an IP address into the server with either an out-of-band
console, CompatiView or a reconfigured IP host or wo rkstati on on the
same Ethernet segment as the server. See Chapter 5 - Command Line
Management.