IBM 8688 manual Ethernet activity LED, Ethernet link LED

Table 1. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

User interface to Remote	Connection to Remote	For the cabling procedure,
Supervisor Adapter	Supervisor Adapter	see
ASM Web interface using	LAN using the Ethernet port	“Cabling the Ethernet LAN port”
the HTTP protocol		on page 19
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
Text-based user interface	Serial (COM) port	“Cabling the serial (COM) port”
using a modem or a null		on page 20
modem
ASM Web interface using
point-to-point protocol
(PPP)
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
over PPP

Cabling the Ethernet LAN port: This section describes how to cable the Ethernet LAN port.

Attention: To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter, do not connect the ASM Interconnect module to the Ethernet connector.

Complete the following steps to attach the Ethernet cables:

1.Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network.

2.Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The following illustration shows the locations of the LEDs.

		Lithium
	Ethernet activity	battery
	LED (green)	Ethernet link
External power	Error LED
		LED (green)
supply connector	(amber)
	P
	-
	P

Power LED	Serial	Ethernet
	connector	connector
(green)
	(COM)	(RJ-45)

ASM Interconnect port (RJ-14)

Ethernet activity LED

When the green Ethernet activity LED flashes, it indicates that there is Ethernet activity.

Ethernet link LED

When the green Ethernet link LED is lit, it indicates that the Ethernet cable is connected properly.

If you want to use the serial port connection, continue with “Cabling the serial (COM) port” on page 20; otherwise, go to “Configuring the adapter” on page 20.

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