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CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION
Connect the Console Server to the network, to the serial ports of the controlled devices, and to power as outlined below.
3.1 POWER CONNECTION
3.1.1 LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A AND LES1548A MODELS
These standard LES1700 console servers have dual universal AC power supplies with auto failover built in. The power supplies accept AC
input voltage between 100 and 240 VAC with a frequency of 50 or 60 Hz and the total power consumption per console server is less than
30 W. The LES1516A, LES1532A and LES1548A console servers each have one AC power supply.
Two IEC AC power sockets are located at the rear of the metal case, and these IEC power inlets use conventional IEC AC power cords.
Power cords for various regions are available, although the North American power cord is provided by default. There is a warning notice
printed on the back of each unit.
NOTE: To avoid electrical shock, the power cord grounding conductor must be connected to ground.
3.1.2 LES1600 MODELS
LES1600 models are supplied with an external AC-12-VDC wallmount power supply. This comes with a selection of wall socket adapters
for each geographic region (North American, Europe, UK, Japan or Australia). The 12-VDC connector from the power supply unit plugs
into the 12-VDC (PWR) power jack on the side of the console server casing.
Plug in the power supply AC power cable and the DC power cable.
Turn on the AC power and confirm the console server Power LED (PWR) is lit.
The LES1600 models can also be powered from an ex9-VDC to +30-VDC power source by connecting the DC power lines to a
power plug that plugs into the 12-VDC (PWR) jack.
3.2 NETWORK CONNECTION
All Black Box console servers ship with Ethernet ports.
These ports are located on the rear panel of the rackmount LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A units, and on the front of the smaller
LES1600 units. All physical connections are made using either industry standard CAT5 cabling and connectors or small form-factor
pluggable transceivers (SFPs).
Make sure you only connect the LAN port to an Ethernet network that supports 10/100/1000 Mbps (LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A,
LES1548A, LES1600 only).
The LES1700 has four physical input ports which are logically presented as two ports (NET1 and NET2). Each logical port consists of a
copper 10/100/1000 port and a fiber-optic small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module slot.
The LES1604A has six physical input ports: (2) RJ-45 copper ports on the front of the device which are logically paired and marked as
NET1 and NET2; and four RJ-45 ports on the back of the device which constitute an independent Ethernet switch. The LES1608A has ten
physical RJ-45 input ports: two RJ-45 ports on the front of the device and eight RJ-45 ports on the back of the device.
For LES1700 series devices with logically-paired SFP and RJ-45 ports, you can use only one of the two physical ports at a time: either the
SFP module port or the 10/100/1000 port.
For LES1700 console servers with logically-paired SFP and RJ-45 ports, the fiberoptic medium (the SFP module) has priority over the
copper medium (the RJ-45 port). Only if the SFP module is not plugged in does the RJ-45 copper link become active. This applies
regardless of the connection order. If the SFP module is plugged in after the copper medium has established a link, the copper link is
disconnected and the fiberoptic medium becomes active.
For the initial configuration of the console server, you must connect a computer to the console server’s principal network port. This port’s
label varies from model to model but always includes a numeric one (1). Specific labels include NET1, NETWORK1, LAN1, and LAN USB1.
