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SpectraComm IP Router Card
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Issue 2
Installation and Operation Manual
Chapter 2:
Installation & Connections
Overview
The SC-IP card is designed for rack-mounting in a GDC SpectraComm 5000 or SpectraComm 2000
shelf. The card can also be deployed in the SpectraComm 1001/1002 standalone enclosure. This
chapter describes installing the SC-IP card, making power connections, performing pre-operational
checks, and making system connections. If this is your first installation of the SC-IP, be sure to read
the previous sections of this manual to understand the optimal functioning of the SC-IP product as
it applies to your network.
This chapter also provides a brief introduction to the SC-IP’s command line interface (CLI), and
example configuration scripts for quickly setting up the SC-IP for either the IP forwarding function
or the LAN-extension function. To configure the SC-IP using its built-in web (HTTP) interface,
refer to
Chapter 3, SC-IP Configuration
.
Note
The SC-IP’s LAN-X mode and IP forwarding functions are mutually exclusive; that is, when the SC-IP is
configured for LAN-extension mode, the IP routing functions are not available, and visa-versa.
Shelf / Enclosure Installation Guidelines
•
Locate the SpectraComm shelf in a ventilated area where the ambient temperature does not
exceed 122 degrees F (50 degrees C).
•
Do not install the shelf directly above equipment such as power supplies, which generate large
amounts of heat.
SpectraComm IP Router Card Installation Guidelines
•
The SC-IP card may be installed in any slot in a SpectraComm shelf or enclosure.
•
Determine whether the SC-IP is to function as an IP forwarding device (router) or as a LAN
extension device in your network.
•
Perform the setups, connections, and pre-operation checks for IP forwarding or for LAN-X
mode, in their entirety, as described in this chapter.
•
The SC-IP comes from the factory with only the Modem and the AUX ports
Enabled
.
Note
IMPORTANT SECURITY PRECAUTION:
Make sure to change the default password at the Craft port before connecting the Modem port or
the AUX port to the network.
