Black Box CDTT300A-7-R5 - Manual

Page 2 - Class B Digital Device.

T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules....

Page 3 - CONTENTS; Contents

3 CONTENTS 1. Specifications ...................................................................................................52. Introduction .....................................................................................................6 2.1 The Hardware ......................................

Page 4 - T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS; TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL

4 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL CompuServe ® is a registered trademark of CompuServe Incorporated. Photo CD ® is a registered trademark of Eastman Kodak. Windows ™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. DiscView ™ is a trademark of Microtest, Inc. Novell ® and NetWare ® ...

Page 5 - CHAPTER 1: Specifications; Drive Specifications:; CAUTION

5 CHAPTER 1: Specifications Host interface — SCSI-2 Single- Ended Alternative One Drive Specifications: Acceptable discs — • Red Book, Yellow Book • CD-ROM XA ® discs • CD-Audio discs • CD-I discs • CD-Bridge discs • Photo CD ® Drive Speed — 40 × Disc diameter — 12 cm (standard CD-ROM size) Data tra...

Page 6 - NetWare; What Comes in the Package; • Three 3

6 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 2.1 The Hardware A CD Network Tower combinesnetworking software and CD-ROMhardware to let network users sharemultiple CD-ROM drives as volumeson a server. Because a CD NetworkTower can be attached anywhere onthe network, there is no need toconnect CD-ROM drives directly t...

Page 9 - Take the CD Network Tower out of the box and unwrap it.; Installing the Software; There are five basic steps to installing the software:

9 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.1 Installing the Hardware 1. Take the CD Network Tower out of the box and unwrap it. 2. Plug one end of your network cable (either a Thin Ethernet BNC cable or twisted-pair RJ-45 cable) into the network “drop” or node. Plug theother end into the CD Network Tower. 3. Plug ...

Page 10 - Place the DiscView Installation disk in a floppy drive.

10 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 3.2.1 I NSTALLING D ISC V IEW 1. Place the DiscView Installation disk in a floppy drive. 2. From the Windows Program Manager’s File menu, select Run. 3. Type B:\SETUP (or the appropriate drive letter) and press OK. 4. Follow the prompts to select the destination path. NO...

Page 11 - CHAPTER 3: Installation; NLM

11 CHAPTER 3: Installation 5. Setup copies the files to the selected destination... 6. ...and creates a DiscView program group. 7. When Setup is complete, a README file appears (it explains any additions or changes since this manual was released). Press Continue. 8. Setup verifies successful install...

Page 12 - Once the NLMs are installed, you can assign DiscView managers.

12 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 3.2.4 C HOOSING M ANAGERS Once the NLMs are installed, you can assign DiscView managers. When the NLMs are initially installed, the network supervisor is, by default,assigned as a DiscView manager. Other users can be assigned as managerswithout being supervisors or the e...

Page 13 - The selected names move to the Manager List.; CD N

13 CHAPTER 3: Installation 4. The selected names move to the Manager List. To remove managers, select the desired name under the Manager Listand press Delete. The deleted manager names move back to the list ofPossible Managers. You can also drag and drop to remove managers fromthe list. 5. Click on ...

Page 14 - Give the CD Network Tower a name that will help you identify it.; Ethernet

14 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 1. Give the CD Network Tower a name that will help you identify it. 2. The Attached File server field shows “[unattached].” 3. Select a server. The pull-down box contains a list of all file servers to which you are attached and that have the NLM loaded. 4. Click Advanced...

Page 15 - Token Ring

15 CHAPTER 3: Installation Once you’ve finished with the Ethernet Advanced Options, press OK. Go to“Configure CD-ROM Volumes” in the DiscView User Guide for instructionson working with CD-ROMs. Token Ring If the CD Network Tower is being installed on a token-ring network, theAdvanced Options availab...

Page 16 - Press OK. The DiscView Map window appears.

16 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS Once you’ve finished with the Token Ring Advanced Options, press OK. Goto “Configure CD-ROM Volumes” in the DiscView User Guide for instructionson working with CD-ROMs. When you have configured the CD Network Tower and pressed OK, thismessage appears. Press OK. The DiscV...

Page 17 - CHAPTER 4: Using the CD Network Tower; Front drawer. Press eject button to open and insert disc.; Using the CD Network Tower

17 CHAPTER 4: Using the CD Network Tower Take a moment to get to know the CD Network Tower. This drawing showswhere all the important parts are: ❶ Front drawer. Press eject button to open and insert disc. ❷ Tray drawer. Insert disc after opening tray drawer. Press eject button toclose. ❸ Emergency e...

Page 18 - NOTE; The yellow busy light stays on if:; Ejecting the Disc

18 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 4.1 Getting Started 1. Turn on the power switch. The status light will glow green to show that the power is on. 2. Set the disc in the tray of the drive with the disc’s label facing up, and push the eject button or the tray until it is accepted into the drivecompletely. ...

Page 19 - Ejecting a disc manually in an emergency

19 CHAPTER 4: Using the CD Network Tower Ejecting a disc manually in an emergency If something goes wrong, you can use the manual emergency eject to get thedisc out of the drive. 1. Turn off the power of your CD Network Tower. 2. Insert a pointed object, such as a paper clip, into the emergency ejec...

Page 21 - CD Network Tower Status LEDs

21 CHAPTER 4: Using the CD Network Tower CD Network Tower Status LEDs No. of Fault Corrective Blinks Indication Action 0 Solid red Return to dealer; unit failed power-on self-test. 1 Blinking yellow No network found; check network cabling. 2 Blinking yellow Boot server not set; configure CD Network ...

Page 22 - Power off

22 T7 PLUS CD NETWORK TOWERS 4.4 Icons CD N ETWORK T OWER I CON Power off Configured Unconfigured In the DiscView Map, if the DiscPort icon is a shade of light gray, the DiscPortis in a power-off state. Reset the DiscPort and press F5 to refresh your screen.This should change the icon to a darker gr...

Page 23 - File server with DiscView NLMs; > at the server console to load the NLMs on the fileserver.

23 CHAPTER 4: Using the CD Network Tower F ILE S ERVER I CON File servers with the DiscView NLMs loaded and running are indicated on theMap window by the DiscPort server icon: File server with DiscView NLMs File server with no DiscView NLMs If the Server icon does not display the DiscPort logo, ther...

Black Box CDTT300A-7-R5 - Manual

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