Grounding NPort 5400
Grounding and wire routing helps limit the effects of noise due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Run the ground connection from the ground screw to the grounding surface prior to connecting devices.
This product is intended to be mounted to a
SG: The Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected Ground) contact is the left most contact of the
Connecting to the Network
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5400’s 10/100M Ethernet port and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet network. If the cable is properly connected, NPort 5400 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 yellow 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 5400 and the serial device.
LED Indicators
The top panels of NPort 5400 have four LED indicators, as described in the following table.
LED Name | LED Color |
| LED Function | |
| red | Steady on: Power is on and NPort is booting up. | ||
| Blinking: | Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP or BOOTP server did | ||
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| not respond properly. | |
Ready | green | Steady on: Power is on and NPort is functioning normally. | ||
| Blinking: | The NPort has been located by NPort Administrator’s | ||
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| Location function | |
| off | Power is off, or power error condition exists. | ||
| orange | 10 Mbps Ethernet connection. | ||
Ethernet | green | 100 Mbps Ethernet connection. | ||
| off | Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short. | ||
P1, P2, | orange | Serial port is receiving data. | ||
green | Serial port is transmitting data. | |||
P3, P4 | ||||
off | No data is being transmitted or received through the serial port. | |||
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