
Installation Procedure
Installation
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A
Connect one end of the power cable to the MSS power jack.
B
Connect the power cube end of the power cable to a standard wall outlet.
When the MSS receives power, it begins a three-step boot process.
❍
The MSS runs through a set of power-up diagnostics for approximately five
seconds. The Power and Link LEDs should remain solid green. The Link LED
should remain solid green. The OK and Serial LEDs should show varying
patterns corresponding to the test being run.
Note:
The Power and Link LEDs should remain solid green if the unit is
plugged in and there is a valid connection to a 10/100BASE-T
network.
❍
The MSS tries to obtain TCP/IP configuration information via DHCP, BOOTP,
and/or RARP. This procedure takes approximately 45 seconds if no hosts
answer the request. The OK LED will blink green approximately three times per
second, and occasionally yellow as packets are sent and received.
Note:
For more information on BOOTP, RARP, or DHCP, refer to your
operating system’s documentation.
❍
The MSS determines if the code in the Flash ROMs is valid. If so, it loads the
code and begins normal execution. This step takes approximately five seconds.
Once the unit is running normally, the
Power
LED should be solidly lit to indicate
the unit is ON, the
Link
LED should be solidly lit to indicate a functioning Ethernet
connection, and the
OK
LED should blink green once every two seconds.
5
Supply power to the serial device.
6
Verify that the MSS is working. There are a few ways to check:
A
Wait for approximately 30 seconds after powering the unit up. If the
Power
and
Link
LEDs are solidly lit and the
OK
LED blinks green once every two sec-
onds, the MSS is operating normally.
B
If you have connected a serial terminal to the MSS DB25 port, press the
Return
key. You should see several lines of start-up messages followed by a
Local>
prompt.
C
If an IP address has been configured for the MSS, ping the MSS from a TCP/IP
host. For more instructions, see the
IP Address Configuration
section in
Getting
Started
.
Figure 2-5:
Pinging the MSS
% ping XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX