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LED Indicators
—The NPort S8000’s front panel contains some LED
indicators as described in the following table.
Type
Color
Meaning
PW 1
Green
Power 1 input
PW 2
Green
Power 2 input
Ready
Red
Steady On: Power is on, and the NPort is
booting up.
Blinking: Indicates a LAN-IP conflict, or the
DHCP or BOOTP server did not respond
properly.
Green
Steady On: Power is on, and the NPort is
functioning normally.
Blinking: The device server has been located
by the Administrator’s location function.
Off
Power is off, or power error condition exists.
Master
Green
When the NPort is the Master of this Turbo
Ring.
Blinking When the NPort is the Ring Master of this
Turbo Ring and the Turbo Ring is
disconnected.
Coupler
Green
When the NPort enables the coupling function
to form a backup path
Serial Port TX Green
The serial port is transmitting data.
Serial Port RX Yellow
The serial port is receiving data.
Link (FX)
Green
The FX port’s 100 Mbps is active
Blinking Data is being transmitted/received at 100
Mbps
Link
Green
The 100 Mbps Ethernet connection is active.
Yellow
The 10 Mbps Ethernet connection is active.
Hardware Installation Procedure
STEP 1:
After removing the NPort S8000 from the box, attach the
power adaptor.
STEP 2:
Connect the NPort S8000 to a network. Use a standard
straight-through Ethernet cable to connect to a hub or switch. When
setting up or testing the NPort S8000, you might find it convenient to
connect directly to your computer’s Ethernet port. In this case, use a
crossover Ethernet cable.
STEP 3:
Connect the NPort S8000’s serial port to a serial device.
STEP 4:
Mount the NPort S8000 to either a wall or DIN-rail, as
described below.
