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Introduction
Chapter 1
Network Application Platforms
Front Panel Features
F1 Power/Status/HDD LED
Power: If the LED is on it indicates that the system is powered on. If it is off, it indicates that the system is powered off.
Status: If the LED is green, it indicates that the system’s operational state is normal. If it is red, it indicates that the system
is malfunctioning.
HDD:
If the LED is on, it indicates that the system’s storage is functional. If the LED blinks, it indicates data access activities.
If it is off, it indicates that there is no hard disk present or functional.
F2 System Panel: LCD System Panel
The LCD System Panel can be programmed to display operating status and configuration information. For more details
or sample programming code, please refer to the User’s Manual CD.
F3 Reset Switch
The reset switch can be used to reboot the system without turning off the power.
F4 Console Port
By using suitable rollover cable or RJ-45 to DB-9 Female (Cisco console cable), you can connect to a computer terminal
for diagnostic or configuration purpose. Default terminal Configuration Parameters: 115200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity,
1 stop bit , no flow control.
F5 Two USB 2.0 Ports
It connects to any USB devices, for example, a flash drive.
F6 Management Port
This FastEthernet port can be connected for configuration or troubleshooting purpose. A conformity with IPMI (Intelligent
Platform Management Interface) can be implemented on this port through the Open Platform Management Architecture
(OPMA) interface.
F7 6 Gigabit LAN ports
Right LED:If the LED is orange, it indicates that the connection speed is 1000Mbps. If the LED is green, it indicates that the
connection speed is 100Mbps. And if it is off, it indicates that the speed is 10Mbps.
Lefts LED: If the LED is on, it indicates that the port is linked. If it blinks,
it indicates there is traffic.
Using suitable RJ-45 cable, you can connect FW-8756 system to a computer, or to any other piece of equipment that has
an Ethernet connection; for example, a hub or a switch. Moreover, 3 pair (LAN1-LAN2, LAN3-LAN4, LAN5-LAN6) can be
configured as LAN Bypass when failure events occur. This feature can implemented in hardware in conjunction with a
watch dog timer functionality. Refer to Appendix D for a sample implementation of this feature.
F8 LAN 7, LAN 8: An optional expansion of LAN switch. This expansion of LAN switch can add up to additional 8 Ethernet
ports.
Note
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The availability of LAN Bypass varies depending on the model.
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The number of LAN ports varies depending on the model.
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