Installation
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AM-6060 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
If the system software is already on your hard disk, within a few seconds you’ll see a succession of boot
codes on the front panel status display, then the AMOS license agreement will appear on the operator
terminal, followed by system initialization file commands in rapid succession as they are executed.
If nothing appears on the status display or the terminal screen after a minute's wait, contact your Alpha
Micro VAR.
When the computer is up and running, the front panel diagnostic display will show a zero.
Testing Your Network Connection
The AM-6060 ships from Alpha Micro already configured for network use. If you’ve connected it to
your network, the computer is accessible as soon as it finishes booting. You can test this by logging onto
the AM-6060 from any networked PC.
Before you start, you need the IP address of the AM-6060. Alpha Micro sets this to the address you
requested, or to a default address. The IP address is listed on the AM-6060 Network Server Configurator.
Once you have the IP address, to log onto the AM-6060 from a Windows 95 PC:
1. Click the Start button and select Run.
2. Type:
TELNET xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 3000
(substitute the IP address for the xxx’s).
3. Click OK or press
ENTER
.
You should now be connected and logged on to the AM-6060.
Using 3000 on the TELNET command line, as shown above, uses a non-standard TELNET port on
the AM-6060. We’ve set up this port specifically for testing purposes. It automatically assigns
200KB of memory to your connected job and uses the VT100 terminal driver. (Don’t be worried if
you don’t know what this means. Memory sizes and terminal drivers are discussed briefly in
Chapter 5, and you can find more information in other Alpha Microsystems documents. TELNET
ports are discussed in the AlphaTCP Administrator’s Guide.)
If you want to choose your own terminal driver and memory size, type the command without the “3000”
to attach to the default TELNET port number:
TELNET xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ENTER
TELNET will then ask for a terminal driver name and memory size, and show a sample entry. Enter
them following the example on your screen.
How to modify the AM-6060’s network configuration is discussed in Chapter 5.
