Page 2 - Table of Contents
Page 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Overview .................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 General Description .................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Advanced F...
Page 3 - OVERVIEW; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; IMPORTANT; NetOutlook; must be the same or; Advanced Features
1.0 OVERVIEW This document describes the installation and configuration of the iConverter GX/TM standalone Network Interface Device and plug-in modules. The difference between the module types are indicated using thefollowing legend throughout this User Manual: - Plug-In PI - Standalone SA 1.1 GENER...
Page 4 - PORT STRUCTURE; UTP and Fiber Ports; Backplane Ethernet Ports; iConverter
2.0 PORT STRUCTURE 2.1 OVERVIEW The front panel of the GX/TM provides access to the management (serial console), UTP and fiber ports.The fiber port will vary depending on the connector type; ST, SC, MT-RJ, LC or SFP supporting1000BASE-FX transceivers. The plug-in module features two additional Ether...
Page 5 - -Module Redundant Chassis; INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
19-Module Chassis 5-Module Chassis 2-Module Chassis 1-Module Redundant Chassis 3.0 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 3.1 OVERVIEW The following steps outline the installation and configuration procedures for the GX/TM. Refer to thespecified sections for detailed instructions. • Configure DIP-switches (Section ...
Page 6 - CONFIGURING DIP-SWITCHES; Board-Mounted Bank 1 Settings; SW1 - Fiber Auto/Manual Negotiation “AN Man”
3.2 CONFIGURING DIP-SWITCHES PI SA The GX/TM plug-in module has two board-mounted DIP-switches. The standalone unit has one bank ofDIP-switches. The locations of the DIP-switches are illustrated below. DIP-switch Locations 3.2.1 Board-Mounted Bank 1 Settings PI SA DIP-switch Bank 1 is available on b...
Page 7 - UTP Port Configuration Matrix
NOTE: When the fiber optic port operates in Auto-Negotiation mode, the port advertises for Pause.When the fiber optic port operates in Manual mode, Pause is disabled. NOTE: The fiber optic port of the GX/TM works in Full-Duplex mode in both Auto and ManualNegotiation modes. 3.2.1.2 SW2 - UTP Auto/Ma...
Page 9 - Board-Mounted Bank 2 Settings; When multiple management modules such as the
3.2.2 Board-Mounted Bank 2 Settings PI SA DIP-switch Bank 2 is available on both the plug-in and standalone modules. PI SA Switch Left (Factory Default) Right SW1 A-DS: Port A Disabled A-EN: Port A Enabled SW2 B-DS: Port B Disabled B-EN: Port B Enabled SW3 Off: Pause Disable Pause: Pause Enable SW4 ...
Page 10 - These DIP-switches are for factory use only.
3.2.2.5 SW5 - UTP 10/100 Auto/Manual Crossover “AX/MANX” The GX/TM features 10/100 Auto Crossover, which allows it to connect to a switch or a workstation witheither straight-through or Crossover UTP cables. The 10/100 Auto Crossover feature is only available when the UTP port is operating in Auto-N...
Page 11 - INSTALLING PLUG-IN MODULES AND CONNECTING CABLES; Verify the
3.3 INSTALLING PLUG-IN MODULES AND CONNECTING CABLES PI a. Carefully slide the module into an open slot in the chassis. Align the module with the installationguides and ensure that the module is firmly seated against the backplane. Secure the module by fasteningthe front panel thumbscrew (push in an...
Page 12 - CONFIGURE THE MODULE VIA COMMAND LINE INTERFACE; Serial Connector Pin Outs; ENTER; IP
3.4 CONFIGURE THE MODULE VIA COMMAND LINE INTERFACE PI SA To configure, attach the GX/TM to a DB-9 serial (RS-232) equipped computer with terminal emulationsoftware such as HyperTerminal. The GX/TM Serial Console Port (DCE) is a mini DIN-6 female connectorwhich can be changed to a DB-9 connector wit...
Page 13 - Management Options; Password Entry
The Management Options screen will be displayed. PI SA Management Options iConverter, Serial Agent Network Management 1: Chassis and Module Management 2: Set Module Identifier Management Module Preferences 3: IP and Control Preferences 4: SNMP Preferences 5: Abandon Preference Changes 6: Save Prefer...
Page 14 - Setting IP and Control Preferences; Setting IP Parameters Manually
Page 14 3.4.1 Setting IP and Control Preferences An IP address is required for the SNMP manager to address the GX/TM. The factory default setting is192.168.1.220. The IP address can be configured manually or automatically as a DHCP client. 3.4.1.1 Setting IP Parameters Manually To manually configure...
Page 15 - Setting IP Parameters as DHCP Client; Setting the Chassis Number and Name
3.4.1.2 Setting IP Parameters as DHCP Client To configure the IP automatically as a DHCP client, select 9 from the Management Options screen. The Other Networking Features screen will appear. PI SA Management Options iConverter, Serial Agent Network Management 1: Chassis and Module Management 2: Set...
Page 16 - Setting GX/TM Passwords
To set the Chassis Number, select 4 at the IP and Control Preferences screen, press <ENTER> and follow the instructions to enter the chassis number. To set the Chassis Name, select 5 at the IP and Control Preferences screen, press <ENTER> and follow the instructions to enter the chassis ...
Page 17 - To save the new values, select; Setting SNMP Preferences; To set the SNMP Preferences for the GX/TM module, select
PI SA IP and Control Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent 1: Set IP 192.168.1.220 2: Set Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 3: Set Gateway 192.168.1.1 4: Chassis Number 1 5: Chassis Name (also sysName) GX/TM 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch ...
Page 18 - Setting SNMPv1/v2c Read and Write Community Names
Page 18 PI SA SNMP Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent Chassis Number = 1 SNMP Engine ID 80001CAE03000687003B19 1: sysContact Omnitron (949) 250-6510 2: sysLocation Irvine, CA USA 3: SNMP Writes Enabled SNMP v1/v2c ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4: Read C...
Page 20 - Management Processor VLAN Support
Page 20 3.4.3 Management Processor VLAN Support The GX/TM Management Processor can independently transmit and receive Management Data with anIEEE 802.1Q tag. To enable and configure this feature, type 9 from the Management Options screen to access the Other Networking Features screen. PI SA Other Ne...
Page 22 - Access the GX/TM Remotely; NetOutlook Chassis View and Trap Log Screens; Accessing the GX/TM via Telnet; IP and Control
3.4.5 Access the GX/TM Remotely Remote access to the GX/TM is provided via SNMP, Telnet, FTP or an external serial modem connected tothe Serial Console Port. 3.4.5.1 Accessing the GX/TM via NetOutlook (SNMP) The GX/TM module can be remotely accessed by SNMP-client software such as NetOutlook or thir...
Page 23 - Updating the GX/TM Firmware via the Serial Console Port
PI SA IP and Control Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent 1: Set IP 192.168.1.220 2: Set Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 3: Set Gateway 192.168.1.1 4: Chassis Number 1 5: Chassis Name (also sysName) GX/TM 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch ...
Page 24 - Updating the GX/TM Firmware via FTP
When the upload is complete, the GX/TM displays the update status and then automatically restarts withthe newly loaded firmware. 3.4.5.4 Updating the GX/TM Firmware via FTP Using an FTP application, upload the new firmware into the FTP root directory of the GX/TM. When thefile transfer is complete, ...
Page 25 - VERIFY OPERATION; Note: On some models the fiber optic LED is referred to as ‘P1’.
3.5 VERIFY OPERATION PI SA Once the module has been installed and configured, per Sections 3.2 - 3.4, verify the module is operationalby viewing the status of the LED indicators. The table below provides a description for each LED indicator. The Power LED indicates the module is receiving power from...
Page 26 - DETAILED MODULE CONFIGURATION; NOTE: Module configuration is also available using
4.0 DETAILED MODULE CONFIGURATION PI SA 4.1 OVERVIEW The GX/TM has module parameters that require configuration depending on the application. The Module configuration screen is accessible by selecting the module slot number from the Chassis View screen. To access the Module configuration menu, selec...
Page 27 - From the
PI Chassis View 19 Slot iConverter, Serial Agent Chassis Number = 1 Slot Model Type | Slot Model Type 1 8000-0 NMM | 16 N/A 2 8903-1 10/100M | 17 N/A 3 8911-1 10/100M | 18 N/A 4 N/A | 19 N/A 5 8923-1 GX/TM | 20 N/A 6 N/A | 21 8200-9 Power Supply 7 N/A | 22 N/A 8 N/A | 9 N/A | 10 N/A | 11 N/A | 12 N/...
Page 28 - The; configuration screen is shown. The standalone; Module; configuration
PI Module - iConverter GX/TM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 2 1: Fiber Manual Fiber AN Off Off Model Number = 8923-1 2: UTP Manual UTP Auto-Neg Off Off 3: UTP 10/100 UTP 1000 Off Off Serial Number = xxxxxxxx 4: UTP ...
Page 29 - MODULE MANAGEMENT MODE; User Manual for complete information on the management modes.
4.2 MODULE MANAGEMENT MODE From the Module configuration screen, the management mode can be changed. Select option 18 to change the mode. The management mode options will be displayed. PI Module - iConverter GX/TM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condi...
Page 30 - PORT CONFIGURATION
4.3 PORT CONFIGURATION The Port configuration screen provides access to the port level configuration parameters, such as, Port Access, SFP information, 802.3ah, Port VLANs, Tagged VLANs and cNode Loopback. To access the Port configuration screen, select C from the Module configuration screen and pre...
Page 31 - Port Access; SFP Information; SFP A0 Information Display; Port
4.3.1 Port Access The Port Access option allows the ports to be disabled/enabled while maintaining the port configurationand network link To configure Port Access, select option 1 for the Fiber port and option 2 for the UTP port from the Port configuration screen. 4.3.2 SFP Information The GX/TM mod...
Page 33 - The 802.3ah parameters can be monitored and/or configured in the; Local Status Section; lower; Remote Status Section
4.3.3 802.3ah Parameters The 802.3ah parameters can be monitored and/or configured in the 802.3ah Control screen. • 802.3ah OAM State - The 802.3ah OAM State turns 802.3ah processing on or off for the selected port.When the port is configured as “Disabled” it will not respond to OAMPDUs (OAM Protoco...
Page 34 - higher
“Incomplete”, Discovery is in process, but is not yet completed. • Multiplexer State - Indicates the Multiplexer state (“Discard”, “Forward” or “Unknown”) of the remoteports. If “Forward” is displayed, the remote partner is forwarding non-OAMPDUs to the lower sublayer.If “Discard”, the remote partne...
Page 36 - Port VLAN; Port VLAN Block Diagram; Port VLAN is access by selecting options
4.3.5 Port VLAN The flow of data on the module is controlled by configuring the Port VLAN settings. The block diagramillustrates the flow of both the management traffic and the data traffic for a plug-in module (standalonemodules do not have backplane access). The data traffic is controlled by a swi...
Page 38 - Tagged VLAN; Tagged Packet Use; “Low”; Egress Policy; “untag”
4.3.6 Tagged VLAN The GX/TM supports the IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN packet tagging and un-tagging and the 802.1p Quality ofService priority standards. Tag control is based upon two types of settings: individual port settings and a global membership table thatcontains membership data for all the ports. Eac...
Page 40 - VLAN Membership Table; VLAN
4.3.7 VLAN Membership Table The VLAN Membership Table lists the permitted VLAN ID (VID) for each egress port on the module.Only packets that are assigned a VID value that matches one of the egress port’s VID memberships areallowed to egress through the port. When the Ingress Security is set to High ...
Page 41 - To add a VLAN ID to the membership table, select option
PI Membership Entry - iConverter GX/TM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8923-1 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ 1: VLAN ID 2 2: Fiber Port Membership No 3: UTP Port Membership No 4: BP A Port Membership No 5: BP B Por...
Page 42 - Once all the VLAN IDs have been assigned, select option; The VLAN membership entries are saved from the
PI Membership Entry - iConverter GX/TM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8923-1 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ +1: VLAN ID 100 +2: Fiber Port Membership Yes 3: UTP Port Membership No 4: BP A Port Membership No 5: BP ...
Page 43 - cNode Loopback; Port Statistics
4.3.8 cNode Loopback The GX/TM has implemented Iometrix cNode Level 1 agent for testing performance metrics. The agentrecognizes measurement packets and loops them back to the sending cNode device. Iometrix cNodeequipment is required to obtain performance metrics. cNode configuration is accessed by ...
Page 46 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE; B. Confirm that the fiber optic cable is properly connected to the
6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 6.1 OVERVIEW The GX/TM module has several LED indicators available to assist in the determination of problems. Referto Section 3.5, Verify Operation, for LED definitions. 6.1.1 Power Issues Problem: The Power LED does not illuminate after installation is complete or no LED ...
Page 47 - UTP Issues
6.1.3 UTP Issues Problem: The UTP link LED does not illuminate after installation is complete. Possible Causes: A. Confirm that the UTP cable is connected properly to the iConverter GX/TM and the attached UTP device. Once a connection has been established between the iConverter and its link partner ...
