Comtech EF Data CDD-880, Installation And Operation Manual

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CDD-880 Multi Receiver Router MN-CDD880
Serial-based Remote Product Management Revision 2
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• Your CDD-880 is operating with the latest version firmware files.
• Your CDD-880 is connected to a user-supplied, Windows-based PC as follows:
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The PC serial port is connected to the CDD-880 rear panel ‘CONSOLE’ port with a user-supplied serial cable.
o
The PC Ethernet port is connected to the CDD-880 rear panel ‘ETHERNET | TRAFFIC/MANAGEMENT | GE’
10/100/1000 BaseT Gigabit Ethernet port with a user-supplied hub, switch, or direct Ethernet cable
connection.
o
The PC is running a terminal emulation program (for use of the CDD-880 Serial Interface) and a compatible web
browser (for use of the CDD-880 HTTP Interface).
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The CDD-880 Management IP Address has been noted using the CDD-880 Serial Interface. (The firmware
information (i.e., revision letters, version numbers, etc.) as shown may differ from your setup.)
Figure 7-1. CDD-880 Serial Interface Example
CDD-880 Serial Remote Product Management is available through the EIA-232 operational interface, where the ‘Controller’ device (the
user PC or an ASCII dumb terminal) is connected directly to the ‘Target’ device (the CDD-880, via its DB-9M ‘ CONSOLE ’ port). This
connection makes possible serial remote monitor and control (M&C) of the system through its CDD-880 Serial Interface.
Through this EIA-232 connection (for the control of a single device), data is transmitted in asynchronous serial form, using ASCII characters.
Control and status information is transmitted in packets of variable length in accordance with the structure and protocol defined later in
this chapter.