Page 2 - Statements of Compliance; FCC; About This Manual; Terminology and Conventions; Related Documents
Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information con-tained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, and/or software descri...
Page 3 - Overview of Installation and Setup; Site Requirements; Installation and Setup Procedure; Set Up the Device; Figure 1; LAN adapter connectors are shown in Figure 2.; Power Switch
Overview of Installation and Setup When a Netlink ™ FRX6000 is ordered, the customer and sales representative decide on the required components (cards, cables, etc.). Cards and software are then installed before the node is shipped. This document describes the steps to be taken at the customer site ...
Page 4 - Figure 3; Cable Type
Figure 2 LAN Card Connectors 3. Assuming the node will be mounted in a rack, it can be secured to slides, or set on a fixed or slide-out shelf. The node can also be mounted directly to the cabinet frame, but this makes access difficult. Do not support a rack-mounted node only in the front. It must b...
Page 5 - Configure the Video Device; Auxiliary Console; Figure 4 through Figure 6 show the cabling configurations.; Follow this procedure to set up the auxiliary console:; ASCII Terminal
DCE cables have female connectors at the user end, and DTE cables have male connectors. Configure the Video Device Follow the appropriate procedure to configure the FRX6000 to operate with an attached Auxiliary Console (ASCII terminal) or VGA monitor. A VGA monitor may be necessary even if you are c...
Page 6 - VGA Monitor
6. When prompted for a terminal speed, type the line speed (in bits per second) of the attached terminal ( 1200, 2400 , or 4800 ) and press [Enter] . 7. When asked: Are you changing only the Async console or LAN adapter con- figuration? , press [Y] . 8. You will be asked: How many LAN cards have you...
Page 7 - Configure the Token Ring Card; Check for Proper Operation; This procedure requires a video device connected to the node.; Figure 7
Configure the Token Ring Card If the node has a Token Ring card, it is configured for a speed of 16 MB/sec and UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cable. If you wish to change either setting, follow this procedure: 1. Boot the node with a DOS system disk. 2. At the A:> prompt, insert the SMC SuperDisk,...
Page 8 - Displaying Boot-up Information; To display the data from the current boot-up, press
Figure 8 Main Menu 3. From here, configure the database as described in the User Guide, or, if there was some problem, go to "Displaying Boot-up Information." Displaying Boot-up Information As the node boots, screen information tracks the loading of RLPs, verifies con-figuration file format,...