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Summary of Contents for DECserver 90TL

Page 1: ...DECserver 90TL Owner s Manual Order Number DSRVE OM 001...

Page 2: ...werks oder zusammen mit ISDN1 Ger ten betrieben werden 1 Integrated Services Digital Network ATTENTION Le DECserver 90TL n a pas t con u pour fonctionner avec des r seaux de t l communication ou des m...

Page 3: ...ed FCC NOTICE The equipment described in this manual generates uses and may emit radio frequency energy The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing d...

Page 4: ...nications Server to Your Network 3 3 LAT Network 3 3 TCP IP Network 3 4 Server Management Options 3 5 Setting Port Characteristics 3 6 Setting Port Access 3 7 Matching Port and Device Characteristics...

Page 5: ...Access 3 23 Communications Server Databases 3 24 4 Operation Getting Started 4 2 Using Online Help 4 2 Establishing Sessions 4 3 Establishing LAT Sessions 4 3 Establishing Telnet Sessions 4 3 Establis...

Page 6: ...guration 2 3 2 2 Removing the Back Cover 2 5 2 3 Backplane Installation 2 7 A 1 Port Circuit A 4 A 2 BN25G Equipment Cable Wiring Diagram A 5 A 3 BN24H Office Cable Wiring Diagram A 6 Tables 2 1 LOAD...

Page 7: ...tures 2 Describes selected methods of communications server installation 3 Describes basic communications server management 4 Describes basic communications server operation 5 Describes troubleshootin...

Page 8: ...aces in command syntax statements indicate that you must specify one of the enclosed values Do not type the braces Square brackets in command syntax statements indicate that the enclosed value s are o...

Page 9: ...or XON XOFF flow control Manageable by remote console from VMS ULTRIX or UNIX based systems and Terminal Server Manager TSM software Command line recall and editing Domain Name System Supports Open DE...

Page 10: ...Overview Figure 1 1 shows the communications server and calls out its features Figure 1 1 DECserver 90TL Hardware 7 4 6 3 2 1 LJ 01567 TI0 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 5 1 2 Overview...

Page 11: ...and continue blinking until port data transfer has ceased Ethernet Address Display Displays unique addresses of physical devices on the network in a small window on the communications server Network C...

Page 12: ...twork and up to eight asynchronous devices The communications server allows any attached asynchronous device to establish sessions with services offered either on the network or on other attached devi...

Page 13: ...rinter DECserver 90TL Ethernet Communications Server ThinWire Ethernet Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal LJ 01615 TI0 VMS Host UNIX Host ULTRIX Host IP Router Gateway DECnet Router TD SMP P...

Page 14: ...perly installed on a load host Refer to the appropriate DECserver 90TL software installation documentation Once the communications server software has been properly installed on a load host complete t...

Page 15: ...port default is port 1 using a cable terminated with an MJ8 compatible RJ45 plug 3 Plug the DC power connector into the power inlet on the communications server 4 Plug the communications server power...

Page 16: ...n Figure 2 1 Standalone Configuration PJ D120 SCALE 46 85 Terminal LJ 01568 TI0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T Connector 50 Ohm Terminator Reset Switch International Power Supply North American Power Supply Instal...

Page 17: ...connector on the communications server as shown in Figure 2 1 Connect the other end of the ThinWire cable to an active ThinWire outlet such as a faceplate or other appropriate network device 6 Plug th...

Page 18: ...Installation Figure 2 2 Removing the Back Cover L J 0 0 3 2 0 T I 0 Installation 2 5...

Page 19: ...e backplane 5 Secure a ThinWire connection or terminator on the backplane BNC connector 6 Verify that the power LED is lit and that the communications server is running the self tests 7 Optionally you...

Page 20: ...Installation Figure 2 3 Backplane Installation L J 0 1 5 1 9 T I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Installation 2 7...

Page 21: ...ivity LEDs light one by one and remain lit as the communications server completes each segment of self test All eight LEDs are lit once the tests have run successfully After successful completion of t...

Page 22: ...ase Once a load host is found status messages indicate the address of the load host and the protocol used If a valid load host cannot be found the communications server remains in the boot sequence in...

Page 23: ...Terminal Characteristics Characteristic Setting Transmit speed 9600 baud Receive speed Receive Transmit Flow control XON XOFF Data and parity 8 Bits No Parity Stop bits 1 Verifying Ports To verify ope...

Page 24: ...the unit Offering services to the network LAT or TCP IP Configuring ports for SLIP access by IP hosts Establishing security Using management tools Using the databases To perform these steps full syste...

Page 25: ...CP IP additional configuration is required as described later in this chapter 2 Determine the printers terminals PCs and computers you plan to attach to the communications server and decide which devi...

Page 26: ...leged mode type Local SET PRIVILEGED Respond with the privileged password The factory default value for the privileged password is SYSTEM LAT Network If you are using the communications server in a DE...

Page 27: ...the following command Local CHANGE INTERNET SUBNET MASK nnn nnn nnn nnn 2 Change the internet address of the communications server using the following command Local CHANGE INTERNET ADDRESS nnn nnn nnn...

Page 28: ...ssword Identify the console port Specify the software image file name Enable software dumps Set up event logging at a DECnet system For a detailed description of these topics refer to Configuring and...

Page 29: ...several port characteristics you might want to consider before you begin connecting devices to the communications server ports These port characteristics include Port access Matching port and device c...

Page 30: ...ics Some of the most common physical characteristics include the following AUTOBAUD Normally you enable AUTOBAUD when configuring interactive devices and disable AUTOBAUD when configuring network reso...

Page 31: ...nications server automatically adjusts the parity The following example shows how to change the parity to ODD on port 5 Local CHANGE PORT 5 PARITY ODD SPEED Determine the device speed 75 110 150 300 6...

Page 32: ...ristic is not used when the port has the ACCESS characteristic set to REMOTE ANSI is the default and is necessary for command line recall and edit The following example shows how to change the TYPE to...

Page 33: ...and RxD data XON XOFF flow control is the type of flow control used with Digital Equipment Corporation terminals personal computers printers and XON XOFF flow control should be used when DSRLOGOUT SI...

Page 34: ...y for a specified period of time The automatic logout characteristics include the following DSRLOGOUT LONGBREAK LOGOUT INACTIVITY LOGOUT INACTIVITY TIMER The default is DISABLED for DSRLOGOUT LONGBREA...

Page 35: ...s LAT but you can change it to TELNET SLIP or ANY When the connect command is issued you can overide the default protocol by specifying the protocol to be used For example CONNECT LAT will always caus...

Page 36: ...nfigure interactive devices for both LAT and Telnet sessions Optionally you can specify the following for the ports used for LAT and Telnet sessions LAT group codes LAT only Autoconnect LAT only Autop...

Page 37: ...wing command Local CHANGE PORT port_number ACCESS DYNAMIC Setting port access to DYNAMIC allows you to toggle the device between a local interactive service and a network service Once you have specifi...

Page 38: ...AUTOBAUD DISABLED 4 Set the CHARACTER_SIZE PARITY BAUD RATE and STOP BITS to match those of the device you are connecting Refer to the device specific documentation to set these characteristics Local...

Page 39: ...features such as automatic port logout For PCs and computers configured as noninteractive devices DSR provides additional desirable features such as automatic port logout inactivity logout etc These f...

Page 40: ...e or more ports to it using the following command Local CHANGE SERVICE service name PORT port_number 3 To advertise the service on the network give the service an identification string when defining t...

Page 41: ...STENER 2010 PORTS port list ENABLED 2 Identify the service as follows Local CHANGE TELNET LISTENER 2010 IDENTIFICATION id name 3 Enable the service as follows Local CHANGE TELNET LISTENER 2010 CONNECT...

Page 42: ...DEFINE PORT FLOW CONTROL DISABLED 2 Enable SLIP on the port with the following command Local DEFINE PORT port_number SLIP ENABLED 3 Set the internet address of the device using the following command L...

Page 43: ...which lets you dedicate a port to a particular network service allowing users access only to those services in which the port has been dedicated Password for both server login and port login Password...

Page 44: ...ommunications server users not only to the person who manages the communications server General users issue communications server commands to connect to LAT services connect to an internet host displa...

Page 45: ...elp describes the commands available for the current privilege level of the port To start reference help from the communications server local prompt enter HELP Local HELP The first screen lists comman...

Page 46: ...nline load software to your communications server and up line dump memory from the communications server Terminal Server Manager Software Terminal Server Manager TSM is a software utility that runs on...

Page 47: ...except for the Telnet remote console characteristics These characteristics control the operation of the communications server You can use the SHOW and MONITOR operational database or LIST permanent da...

Page 48: ...ractive sessions using services on the network Information covered in this chapter can be referenced through the HELP TUTORIAL Basic operational tasks include Getting started Using online help Establi...

Page 49: ...lt name of the port is acceptable The Local prompt appears indicating that the communications server is accepting commands directly Using Online Help The communications server provides users with an e...

Page 50: ...ports a LAT service as unknown during an attempt to connect to it issue the command SET PORT AUTOCONNECT ENABLED and retry the CONNECT service command Press the Break key to exit autoconnect mode Esta...

Page 51: ...the SLIP feature using the following privileged command Local SET PORT SLIP ENABLED Once SLIP is enabled perform the following procedure 1 Assign an internet address to the port 2 Disable flow contro...

Page 52: ...Ends a particular session Using TD SMP Support The communications server supports the TD SMP protocol Devices that use this protocol can run several sessions concurrently on the same screen To switch...

Page 53: ...to LOCAL if needed Note that the LOCAL setting is the factory default 2 CONNECT to the file transfer partner 3 Press Break 4 For binary files issue the command SET SESSION PASSALL 5 For ASCII files i...

Page 54: ...d The LOCAL setting is the factory default 2 CONNECT to the file transfer partner 3 Press Break 4 Issue the command SET SESSION Telnet CLIENT PROFILE BINARY Note that in band flow control XON XOFF is...

Page 55: ...is properly installed 2 Note the fault condition 3 Isolate the problem Use Table 5 1 to find the probable cause and suggested solution for a communications server hardware software or network problem...

Page 56: ...al parameters may be set incorrectly Correctly set the parameters from another port as follows Set ACCESS to Local AUTOBAUD to ENABLED and SIGNAL CHECK SIGNAL CONTROL and DSRLOGOUT to DISABLED The com...

Page 57: ...is not in the local database Set PORT AUTOCONNECT ENABLED Group Codes not Enabled Enable group codes SET PORT AUTHORIZED and SET PORT GROUPS Host not on local area network Use Telnet or reconfigure ne...

Page 58: ...he flow control The power LED is lit the self test OK LED is lit and the network LED is blinking The communications server cannot find the load image Ensure LOADING is enabled on the host Reinstall th...

Page 59: ...sical specifications Environmental specifications Power specifications Communications server connector pin out Cable connector pin out LAT specifications Physical Specifications Table A 1 Physical Dim...

Page 60: ...em Value Temperature 5 C to 50 C 41 F to 122 F Maximum rate of change 20 C hr 36 F hr Relative humidity 10 to 95 non condensing Wet bulb temperature 32 C 90 F maximum Dew point 2 C 36 F minimum Altitu...

Page 61: ...104 Vac to 128 Vac nominal 120 Vac Voltage International 208 Vac to 256 Vac nominal 240 Vac Current at 120 volts 25 amps Current at 240 volts 125 amps Frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Power consumption 16 wat...

Page 62: ...has been designed for compatibility with Open DECconnect Figure A 1 shows the circuit connections for each port Figure A 1 Port Circuit 1 MJ8 EIA 423 Driver EIA 423 Recv r 2 3 4 5 6 LJ 01618 TI0 EIA 4...

Page 63: ...ur twisted pairs cable with standard 8 pin modular plugs Figure A 2 shows the wiring configuration for the BN25G cable This is the standard cable used to connect an asynchronous port on the communicat...

Page 64: ...allplate An H8584 AA adapter is used when connecting the communications server to existing MMJ wiring The adapter uses a standard 8 pin modular plug on one side and a 6 pin modified modified plug on t...

Page 65: ...e code 34 Node type Master Keepalive timer 20s Master circuit timer 80ms Password 8 characters maximum Prompt Local Queue limit 100 Retransmit limit 8 Session limit 64 8 per port Server name LAT_ Ethe...

Page 66: ...lation VMS AA PMF4A TE DECserver 90TL Software Installation ULTRIX AA PMF5A TE DECserver 90TL Software Installation MS DOS AA PMF6A TH VMS LAT Control Program LATCP Manual AA LA32B TE Open DECconnect...

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Page 68: ...tions troubleshooting 5 4 Communications server troubleshooting 5 2 Communications Server Databases 3 24 Connecting LAT service 3 3 TCP IP Service 3 4 to the network 3 3 Connectors backplane 1 3 MJ8 p...

Page 69: ...the DECserver 90TL software 2 9 Local access 3 6 M Maintenance operations protocol See MOP Management Tools 3 21 Managinging the DECserver 90TL 3 1 MOP 2 10 N Network connector 1 3 ok indicator 1 3 t...

Page 70: ...s 3 5 Services offering to network 3 17 Session establishing LAT 4 3 establishing SLIP 4 4 establishing Telnet 4 3 managing 4 5 Set Up Default Terminal Characteristics 2 10 Setting automatic logout 3...

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