NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual

Getting Started

Connecting to the Network

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5110’s 10/100M Ethernet port and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet network. NPort 5110 will indicate a valid connection to the Ethernet in the following ways:

!The Ethernet LED maintains a solid green color when connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network.

!The Ethernet LED maintains a solid orange color when connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network.

!The Ethernet LED will flash when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received.

Connecting to a Serial Device

Connect the serial data cable between NPort 5110 and the serial device. NPort 5110’s serial port uses the RS-232 interface to transmit data. The port uses a standard male DB9 pin assignment. Refer to Appendix A to see the signal definitions for the port.

LED Indicators

NPort 5110 has 3 LED indicators, as described in the following table.

LED Name

LED Color

 

LED Function

 

 

Steady on: Power is on and NPort 5110 is booting up.

 

Red

Blinking:

Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP or BOOTP server

 

 

 

did not respond properly.

Ready

Green

Steady on: Power is on and NPort 5110 is functioning normally.

 

Blinking:

The device server has been located by

 

 

 

Administrator’s Location function.

 

Off

Power is off, or power error condition exists.

 

Orange

10 Mbps Ethernet connection.

Link

Green

100 Mbps Ethernet connection.

 

Off

Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short.

 

 

 

 

Orange

Serial port is receiving data.

Tx/Rx

 

 

Green

Serial port is transmitting data.

 

 

 

 

Off

No data is being transmitted or received through the serial port.

 

 

 

 

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