MONGOOSE
Design Manual
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The
CobraNet status
indicators provide information about the Mongoose’s CobraNet connection.
There are two sets of indicators for each CobraNet network –
Primary
and
Secondary
. Of course,
the secondary network indicators function only if you have implemented a secondary (or backup)
CobraNet network.
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In Use/Conductor
LED (yellow) – indicates that the CobraNet port is in use, in other words Co-
braNet packets are being sent or received by the Mongoose. If the Mongoose has auto-negotiated
to be the CobraNet Conductor, this LED flashes (indicating it is both in use and is the Conduc-
tor). If you have connected both the primary and secondary CobraNet ports, only one of your
CobraNet networks will be active (or in use) at any given time, therefore, only one In Use/Con-
ductor indicator will be active.
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Link/Activity
LED (green) – indicates the CobraNet network is connected, and flashes if there
is activity on the network. If the Mongoose is connected to another CobraNet device or network
switch but the Link LED is off, this indicates a problem with the connection. If you have connect-
ed both the primary and secondary CobraNet ports, the Link LED for both ports should be on.
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The
Ethernet status
indicators provide information about the Mongoose’s Ethernet connection.
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Comm
LED (yellow) – flashes when the Mongoose is sending or receiving network packets to or
from the Mongoose Tracker software.
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Link
LED (green) – indicates if the Ethernet network is connected. If the Mongoose is connected
to an Ethernet network but the Link LED is off, this indicates a problem with the connection.
Note
: If an installation does not include an Ethernet network, this indicator is relevant only when
you connect a computer directly to the Mongoose. If the connection is working properly, the
Link LED lights up.
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The remaining indicators on the front panel are the
Locate
and
Power
LEDs:
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Locate
LED – flashes green when you place this device in Locate Mode (via the Mongoose
Tracker software). The purpose of this locate functionality is for verification, when working in
the software, of the physical device you are configuring or viewing. This is helpful when you are
working with multiple Mongoose devices. For more information about this functionality, see the
software help system.
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Power
LED – indicates the Mongoose is powered on.