LBI-38962
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .......................................................................................................................................... 3
NETWORK PLANNING FOR IP HOST CONFIGURATIONS ...................................................... 4
ADDRESS TYPES................................................................................................................ 4
IP Addresses ............................................................................................................. 4
EDACS Addresses ................................................................................................... 5
ETHERNET Addresses............................................................................................ 5
ASSIGNING NETWORK IP ADDRESSES ........................................................................ 6
ASSIGNING INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES ......................................................................... 7
USING NETWORK LAYER RDTS ....................................................................... 8
Sample SYSTEM.TXT File ........................................................................ 9
USING NON-NETWORK LAYER RDTs ..............................................................10
Sample SYSTEM.TXT File ........................................................................11
NETWORK PLANNING FOR RDI HOST CONFIGURATIONS ...................................................12
Sample SYSTEM.TXT File .....................................................................................14
NETWORK PLANNING FOR COMBINED IP AND RDI HOST CONFIGURATIONS...............15
Sample SYSTEM.TXT File .....................................................................................18
INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................19
CONTENTS ..........................................................................................................................19
INSTALLATION STEPS .....................................................................................................20
BOARD HARDWARE SETUP............................................................................................21
CONNECTING THE TERMINAL.......................................................................................23
CONNECTING THE PRINTER (OPTIONAL) ...................................................................24
CONNECTING THE HOST COMPUTERS TO THE EDG................................................25
IP HOST COMPUTER NETWORK CONNECTION ............................................25
RDI HOST COMPUTER CONNECTION ..............................................................25
CONNECTING THE EDG CONTROL LINE TO THE IMC/CEC.....................................26
CONNECTING THE EDG DATA LINES TO THE IMC/CEC ..........................................28
CONNECTING TO AN AC SOURCE.................................................................................30
UPDATING THE SYSTEM MANAGER DATABASE......................................................30
CUSTOMIZING THE EDG CONFIGURATION ................................................................30
TURNING ON THE EDG ....................................................................................................31
EDG BOOT SEQUENCE ...........................................................................31
VCOM24 Boot Error Codes........................................................................33
TIGHTENING THE EDG'S PASSWORD SECURITY (OPTIONAL) ...............................33
MODIFYING THE HOSTS' CONFIGURATION (IP HOSTS ONLY)...............................33
MODIFYING THE REST OF THE EDACS
SYSTEM ...................................................34
MAINTENANCE...............................................................................................................................35
PASSWORD MAINTENANCE ...........................................................................................35
ACTIVITY LOG MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................35
LOADING NEW SOFTWARE RELEASES........................................................................35
ICMP MESSAGES RETURNED BY EDG ......................................................................................36
TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE.......................................................................................................37
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September 1994, Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc.