Cabling The Ethernet Lan Port - IBM 450 xSeries User Manual

procedures.
Table 1. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter
User interface to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
ASM Web interface using
the HTTP protocol
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
Text-based user interface
using a modem or a null
modem
ASM Web interface using
point-to-point protocol
(PPP)
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
over PPP
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port: Complete the following steps to attach the
Ethernet cables.
Attention:
Adapter, do not connect the ASM Interconnect module to the Ethernet connector.
1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet
2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The
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Connection to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
LAN using the Ethernet port
Serial (COM) port
To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor
connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Connect the other end of the
Ethernet cable to the network.
following illustration shows the locations of the LEDs.
Ethernet activity
LED (green)
External power Error LED
supply connector (amber)
Serial port
Power LED
(COM)
(green)
ASM Interconnect port
(RJ-14)
Ethernet activity LED
When the green Ethernet activity LED flashes, it indicates that there is
Ethernet activity.
Ethernet link LED
When the green Ethernet link LED is lit, it indicates that the Ethernet
cable is connected properly.
If you want to use the serial port connection, continue with "Cabling the serial
(COM) port" on page 19; otherwise, go to "Configuring the adapter" on page 19.
For the cabling procedure,
see

"Cabling the Ethernet LAN port"

on page 18
"Cabling the serial (COM) port"
Lithium
battery
Ethernet link
LED (green)
Ethernet port
(RJ-45)
on page 19