Overview
6
Central-Site
Connection
To enable central-site connection and network management, every hub in
a TCP network must have an installed TCP/IP address. You can install a
TCP/IP address either by connecting to the serial port of a hub and
bringing up the Omega local management program or by using a Bootp
server.
The “Network parameters” option (
n
) in the Omega Administration menu
allows you to configure IP and SNMP information for the hubs in a TCP/IP
network. This menu leads you through a series of configuration screens
detailed in the
C
entreCOM 3600 Series and AT-S4 Firmware Module
Network Operations Manual.
Upgrading
Software
The AT-3600 agent software is easy to upgrade through the firmware
cassette port. As illustrated in Figure 1, this port is located on the back
panel of every AT-3600 Series module with management capability. When
you insert an optional AT-S4 firmware cassette into this port, the new
firmware is copied to the hub’s onboard non-volatile flash memory at
power-up.
Once you have upgraded one hub through the firmware cassette, you can
use Omega’s built-in downloading capability to upgrade any AT-3600
Series hub over the network from any other AT-3600 unit. In addition, the
on-line Bulletin Board System (BBS) maintained by ATI Technical
Support offers software updates for download via the SNMP utilities
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and Boot Protocol (BootP).
Further Information
For more detailed information about AT-S4 capabilities and installation,
refer to the
CentreCOM 3600 Series and AT-S4 Firmware Module Network
Operations Manual.
Figure 3:
MAC Address
3612T
CentreCOM
IEEE 802.3/ETHERNET 10 BASE-T
12 PORT HUB / REPEATER
with Network Management
1
3
2
4
RS-232
TERMINAL PORT
POWER
PORT ACTIVITY
10 BASE-T PORTS 1 - 12
APPLIQUÉ PORT
PORT STATUS
INDICATOR STATUS
MASTER
FAULT
P
O
W
E
R
5
7
6
8
9
11
10
12
COLLISION
ACTIVITY
STATUS
No Link
OFF
Link
Receiving
Green ON
Green FLASHING
Partitioned
Collision
Amber ON
Amber FLASHING
AUI
MAC ADDRESS
0000F4XXXXXX
RS-232
TERMINAL PORT
MAC ADDRESS
0000F4XXXXXX
