Olicom 8605, 8600 manual Preparing for Installation, Connecting a Network Management Console

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Optional Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Benefits of the CrossFire 8600 and the CrossFire 8605. . . . . . 32

3. Preparing for Installation	43
Safety Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety with Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage	. . . . . . . . . 45
Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chassis Accessibility	. . . . . . . . . 46
Cooling and Airflow	. . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unpacking and Inspecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rules to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Frame Length Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cables and Distances between Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sample Applications for the CrossFire 8600 and
the CrossFire 8605	. . . . . . . . . 50
Important Management Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4. Installation	55
Required Network Preparation - Frame Length Limit . . . . . . . 55
Installation Summary	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Unpacking Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Materials Needed for Installation	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing a Universal Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mounting the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Table-Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting Devices to the Token-Ring Ports . . . . . . . . . 61 Connecting Devices to the Token-Ring Ports

Using Building Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Checking the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Applying Power . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front Panel		. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 66
Back Panel	. . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 68

5. Connecting a Network Management Console 69

Connecting the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Communication Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Diagnostic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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