Document No. 538-924
Installation Instructions
October 10, 2019
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Table 1. AEM2100 Connection Information.
IP Addresses
AEM IP Address
. . .
Subnet Mask
. . .
Gateway IP Address
. . .
DHCP Names
AEM2100 Name
Domain Name
System Name and Addresses
BLN System Name
Field Panel Address
Insight Address
Installation
1. Place the AEM2100 on the bottom of the field
panel enclosure.
2. Plug the Ethernet patch cable into the RJ45
Ethernet port on the AEM2100.
3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet patch
cable as follows:
•
For normal installations, plug into the jack
box inside the field panel. Skip to Step 6.
•
For S1 Smoke Control plug into the surge
suppressor (Figure 1).
4. Plug the surge suppressor green patch cable
into the jack box inside the field panel.
5. Connect the surge suppressor ground wire.
6. Connect a serial cable to the AEM2100
Channel 1 and Channel 2 serial ports.
7. Tighten the serial cable screws.
8. Plug the serial cable RJ-11 connectors into the
following field panel ports (Figure 1):
a. Plug Channel 1 into the RJ-11 or RJ-45
MODEM port.
b. Plug Channel 2 into the RJ-11 MMI port.
NOTE:
All RJ-45 MODEM or MMI/MODEM ports
accept both 6-pin RJ-11 and 8-pin RJ-45 plugs.
Figure 1. AEM2100 Connections (Smoke Control
Installation Shown).
9. Plug the AEM2100 power pack into the field
panel service box outlet.
Boot-up takes <10s with IP Address. See Table
2 for an explanation of LED operation.
10. Secure loose wiring with cable ties and store
these instructions in the literature pocket.
The installation is now complete.
Table 2. AEM2100 LED Indicators.
LED
Operation
Power/Diagnostic
(Blue)
Steady On = Power OK
Blinking 2x = No DHCP response
Blinking 2x = Setup Menu active
RX Serial 1
(Green)
Off = No data activity
Blinking = Data being received by AEM2100
channel 1 from Controller Modem port
TX Serial 1
(Yellow)
Off = No data activity
Blinking = Data being transmitted from AEM2100
channel 1 to Controller Modem port
RX Serial 2
(Green)
Off = No data activity
Blinking = Data being received by AEM2100
channel 2 from Controller MMI port
TX Serial 2
(Yellow)
Off = No data activity
Blinking = Data being transmitted from AEM2100
channel 2 to Controller MMI port
Ethernet Link
(Bi-color)
Off = No Ethernet link established
Solid Yellow = 10Mbps Ethernet link established
Solid Green = 100 Mbps Ethernet Link established
Ethernet Activity
(Bi-color)
Off = No data activity
Blinking Yellow = Half Duplex data activity
Blinking Green = Full Duplex data activity
