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About this guide
This guide describes installing and configuring a Patton Electronics Model 2285 EtherBITS™ Universal Sin-
gle-Port Device Server. By the time you are finished with this guide, your device server will be fully connected
and able to transfer data.
Audience
This guide is intended for the following users:
Operators
Installers
Maintenance technicians
Structure
This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1
on page 15 provides information about device server features and capabilities
Chapter 2
on page 19 describes installing the device server
Chapter 3
on page 29 describes how to set up the network configuration
Chapter 4
on page 44 describes configuring the serial port
Chapter 5
on page 71 describes configuring the system administration
Chapter 6
on page 80 describes using system statistics
Chapter 7
on page 87 describes the CLI
Chapter 8
on page 90 contains information on contacting Patton technical support for assistance
Appendix A
on page 93 contains compliance information for the Model 2285 device server
Appendix B
on page 95 contains specifications for the device server
Appendix C
on page 99 provides cable recommendations
Appendix D
on page 104 describes the configuration files
Appendix E
on page 107 lists well-known port numbers
Appendix F
on page 109 provides a guide to the Bios menu program
Appendix G
on page 116 describes using the Model 2285 with Serial/IP
For best results, read the contents of this guide
before
you install the device server.
