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1.8 Hardware Setup
1.9 LED Diagnostics
1.10 GUI System
Requirements
Please follow the following steps to install the Midspan:
Connect an AC power cable to the Midspan.
Connect the USB cable in order to connect the Midspan to the Host PC
(optional).
Connect the PoE powered device (PD) to one of the Midspans ports using a
Cat5/6.
The Midspans are set to “Auto” mode by the factory. In this mode, the
Midspan works as a plug-and-play device. It automatically detects the PD
and provides requested PoE power.
To use the GUI (Graphical User Interface), a computer can connect to the
Midspan through a USB cable.
The GUI must be started after the computer
is connected to the Midspan.
Each port is equipped with an LED that provides port status as the following:
Off:
The port is off and no power is provided.
On:
PoE power is on and is powering a valid PD.
Slow Blinking:
The port does not have enough power for the load.
Fast Blinking:
It warns that the connected PD is shorted or over current.
Recommended Operating system
: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is required to be installed on the host computer.
Port Communication:
USB port
