Black Box KV1700A/E, User Manual

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SERVSWITCH™ OCTET INSTALLER/USER GUIDE
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- Disconnect the power from the unit by unplugging the power cord from either the electrical outlet or
the unit.
To connect power sources:
Attach one end of the supplied power cord into the back panel of the Octet switch and
attach the other end to an AC power source.
To configure network settings for the switch:
1. Use the supplied modem cable to connect a terminal or PC running terminal emula-
tion software (such as HyperTerminal
®
) to the labeled terminal port of the Octet
switch. The terminal should be set to 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and no
flow control.
2. Power up the Octet switch.
The Power indicator on the front of the switch will remain orange for approximately
30 seconds while performing a self-test and then change to green. This indicates a
healthy condition.
3. When you first access the switch, you will be prompted through the Terminal window
to enter a username.
a. Enter the username admin . By default, a password is not required. Once you
have access to the Octet switch terminal applications menu, you can change the
default username and password for the serial port. For more information see
Set/
Change Password on page 86.
b. Press
Enter
.
4. The Octet switch Console menu will open automatically. Select option 1,
Network Configuration .
a. Select option 1 to set the IP address.
b. Select option 2 to set your netmask.
c. Select option 3 to set your default gateway.
5. Type
0
to return to the Octet switch Console menu.
6. Complete one of the following steps to set the configuration ID for the Octet switch.
• If all Octet switches in your installation are part of the same Octet
switching system configuration, leave the configuration ID set to
00000
.
• If you are running more than one Octet switching system configuration within
your subnet, designate the group to which this Octet switch belongs. Select option
2 and enter the configuration ID for your Octet switch. A configuration ID will
designate an Octet switch as part of a unique installation. When change commands
are issued through the Octoware software, only units with the same configuration
ID as the Octoware software will be affected. Refer to
System Management
on page 85 for more information on setting configuration IDs.
7. Type
0
to return to the Octet switch Console menu.
8. Select option 3 and follow the prompts to password protect your Octet switching sys-
tem terminal settings.
CAUTION:
This password places your Octet switch terminal in a secure mode. This password should be guarded like
any network password and care should be taken to avoid forgetting or misplacing it. This password