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4 Operation
4.1 General
Considerations
Configuration is accomplished while the AI-SRVR is connected to a suitable device,
either a computer terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation program such as
HyperTerminal from Microsoft
®
. The connection is made via the AI-SRVR serial port
(console port) which uses standard EIA-232 protocol.
4.1.1 Functions of Operation
The unit has the following two ways of functioning
:
In the
AI-SRVR Function
, the unit performs as an ARCNET server for delivering
ARCNET packets to one or more Ethernet clients.
In the
AI-PROXY Function
, an ARCNET node can communicate via an Ethernet
backbone to an ARCNET node in a different LAN. This requires two AI-SRVRs — one
in each ARCNET LAN — each acting as a proxy for the remote node being represented.
4.1.2 Configuration
To avoid communication difficulties, configuration should be accomplished before the
unit is connected to either the ARCNET or Ethernet network. Whether the unit is
configured by a Telnet session or through its console port, the procedure and the
display screens are the same. However, the screens used for the AI-SRVR Function
differ slightly from those displayed for the AI-PROXY Function.
4.1.3 LEDs
Several LEDs aid in monitoring performance and in troubleshooting
:
ARCNET:
The
RX
LED glows
green
when the unit receives
data from the ARCNET LAN.
The
ACT
LED flashes
yellow
whenever the unit’s
CPU and ARCNET chip communicate.
Ethernet:
The
LINK/ACT
LED glows if a valid link exists to
an operating Ethernet device and indicates speed
by color:
green
for 100 Mbps and yellow for 10
Mbps. It flashes to indicate activity.
The
DUP
LED glows
green
to indicate full-duplex
operation and
yellow
for half-duplex.
STATUS:
During
boot-up,
this
green
LED flashes. Once all
files have loaded — about 15 seconds on newer
units, 50 seconds for older units) — it glows solid
to indicate the unit is operational.
