SERVSWITCH™ OCTOPUS INSTALLER/USER GUIDE
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To install a new single Octopus unit:
1. Plug the power cord into the back of the Octopus unit and then into an
appropriate power source.
2.
Connect a terminal or PC running terminal emulation software (such as
HyperTerminal) to the terminal port on the front panel of the Octopus using the
supplied null modem cable. The terminal should be set to 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1
stop bit, no parity and no
fl
ow control.
3. When the power is switched on, the Power indicator on the front of the unit will
remain orange for approximately 30 seconds while performing a self-test, and
then change to green. This indicates a healthy condition.
4.
Next, follow these instructions to set up the Terminal Applications menu. Refer
to Chapter 6 for more details.
a. You will be prompted to enter a username. The
fi
rst time you access the
switch, enter the username
admin
and press
Enter
. Once you have access
to the Octopus Console menu, you can con
fi
gure a password should you
wish to do so.
b. Once you have logged in to the Octopus, you will see the Octopus Console
menu with four options. Select option 1,
Network Con
fi
guration
. This will
activate the Network Con
fi
guration menu.
c. From the Network Con
fi
guration menu, select option 1 to set the IP address.
d. Select
options 2 and 3 to set your netmask and default gateway respectively.
e. After
you have entered these settings, type
Ø
to return to the Octopus
Console menu.
f. If all Octopus units in your installation are part of the same Octopus con-
fi
guration, you may leave the con
fi
guration ID set to
Ø
. I
f you are running
more than one Octopus con
fi
guration within your subnet, you will need
to
designate the group to which this Octopus belongs. To do this, select option
2 to enter the con
fi
guration ID for your Octopus unit. A con
fi
guration ID
designates an Octopus unit as part of a unique installation. When change
commands are issued via Octoware, only units with the same con
fi
gura-
tion ID as the Octoware will be affected. Refer to
System Management
in
Chapter 6 for more information on setting con
fi
guration IDs.
g. After entering a con
fi
guration ID, enter
Ø
to return to the main menu.
h. Finally, select option 3 and follow the prompts to password protect your
Octopus terminal settings.
i. Press
Ø
to exit the Octopus Console menu.
To make a LAN connection:
Using a UTP cable, connect the Network port on the back of the Octopus to your LAN.
NOTE:
Both Octoware and Octopus must be on the same subnet in class A, B or C to function properly.
