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Page 2 - The ESP-8 MI kit contains the items listed in Table 1.; RS-422 Loopback Connector; Description; Rack Mount Shelf; Wiring Starter Kit

2 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Section 1 - Hardware The Equinox SuperSerial Technology (ST) Ethernet Serial Provider 8-port Multi-Interface (ESP-8 MI) Serial Hub can be installed in a local or remote LAN to provide access for widely distributed RS-232, RS-422 or ...

Page 3 - Figure 1. ESP Front View; Item; Table 3. ESP LEDs and Buttons; Figure 2 shows the back of the ESP-8 MI and the port pin assignments.; Figure 2. ESP Back View and Port Pin Assignments; It is important that unused pins (labeled N/C) should not have wires; Ethernet Connector

3 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Figure 1 shows the front of the ESP-8 MI. Table 3 describes the LEDs and buttons. Figure 1. ESP Front View Item Description POWER The POWER LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a power source ONLINE The ONLINE LED is lit (not bli...

Page 4 - Hardware Installation; The power outlet should be installed near the equipment and

4 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 1.1 Hardware Installation 1. The MAC address is printed on a label afxed to the back of the unit above the LAN connector socket (see Figure 2). This address will be used as a Unit ID to distinguish different ESP units on the networ...

Page 5 - connection between the ESP RJ-45 ports and your devices.; Figure 3. Cable Pin Assignments for ESP RJ-45 to Terminal/Printer

5 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 1.2 RS-232 Device Cabling Figures 3 through 5 show the pin assignments required for an RS-232 cable connection between the ESP RJ-45 ports and your devices. Figure 3. Cable Pin Assignments for ESP RJ-45 to Terminal/Printer Figure 4....

Page 6 - Table 4. Available Reversing Modular Cables; If a customer-supplied modular cable is used,; Connect to

6 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 1.3 RS-232 Modular Adaptors and Cables RS-232 modular adaptors are available from Equinox to convert RJ-45 modular jacks to DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. These modular adaptors, used with the 10-wire reversing modular cables, perform th...

Page 7 - E S P P o r t

7 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Figure 7. 10-Wire RJ-45 Reversing Cable 1.4 RS-530 Modular Adaptors An RS-530 modular adaptor is available from Equinox to convert an RJ-45 modualr jack to a male DB-25 connector. The RS-530 adaptor is designed to be used with stand...

Page 8 - INIT and RESET Buttons; Pressing the INIT button will interrupt ESP operation and cause; except

8 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 1.4 INIT and RESET Buttons The INIT button can be used to remove configured information from an ESP unit. The ESP stores nonvolatile data such as SNMP community name, system contact and IP address in FLASH. This information can be e...

Page 9 - Section 2 - Driver Installation; SETUP

9 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Section 2 - Driver Installation This section contains instructions for installing the ESP driver from the Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM. The ESP is supported under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or hig...

Page 11 - Creating and Using OpenServer ESP Installation Diskettes; mkdev cdrom; command has been run.

11 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 2.4 OpenServer The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an Open Server release 5.0.5a or higher system. 2.4.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM 1. Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command:...

Page 12 - MAKEUNIX; Creating and Using OpenServer ESP Installation; UNIX

12 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 2.4.3 Creating and Using OpenServer ESP Installation Diskettes on DOS 1. Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your CD-ROM drive.2. Set your default drive to the CD-ROM drive letter.3. Run the command MAKEUNIX and select th...

Page 13 - or other mount point

13 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 2.5 UnixWare The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on a UnixWare release 7.0.1a or higher system. 2.5.1 Creating and Using UnixWare ESP Installation Diskettes on UnixWare 1. Mount the CD-ROM volume...

Page 15 - Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on AIX; Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your DOS CD-ROM; and select the appropriate Equinox

15 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide 2.7 AIX The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an AIX release 4.3 or 5.1 system. 2.7.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM (AIX 5.1 only) This procedure is valid only on AIX release 5.1 systems.1. Mo...

Page 17 - Declaration of Conformity; Manufacturer’s Address:

17 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: Equinox Systems Inc. an Avocent Company Manufacturer’s Address: One Equinox Way Sunrise, Florida 33351-6709 USA declares, that the products Product Name: Ethernet Serial Provider Model...

Page 20 - One Equinox Way

Equinox Systems Inc. One Equinox Way Sunrise, Florida 33351-6709 (954) 746-9000 Fax: (954) 746-9101 ftp.equinox.com www.equinox.com [email protected]