Front Panel Features - Lanner FW-8877 User Manual

Chapter 1

Front Panel Features

F2
F1
F1 Power/Status/HDD LED
Power: If the LED is on it indicates that the system is powered on. If it is off, it indicates that the system is powered off.
Status: This LED is programmable. You could program it to display the operating status with the behavior like:
If the LED is green, it indicates that the system's operational state is normal. If it is red, it indicates that the system is
malfunctioning.
HDD: If the LED blinks, it indicates data access activities; otherwise, it remains off.
F2 System Panel: LCD System Panel
The LCD System Panel can be programmed to display operating status and configuration information. For more details
or sample programming code, refer to the Drivers and user's manual CD.
F3 Management Port (provided by Intel I210 Gigabit Ethernet controller)
This FastEthernet port can be connected for configuration or troubleshooting purpose. Conformity with IPMI (Intelligent
Platform Management Interface) can be implemented through OPMA on this interface. (You need to switch the connectors
on the mainboard for IPMI function; refer to connector LOM1in chapter 3.) This port is also capable of Preboot eXecution
Environment (PXE) function. (You need to enable this on the BIOS menu.)
F4 Console Port
By using suitable rollover cable or RJ-45 to DB-9 Female (Cisco console cable), you can connect to a computer terminal
for diagnostic or configuration purpose. Terminal Configuration Parameters: 115200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop
bit , no flow control.
F5 Reset Switch
The reset switch can be used to reboot the system without turning off the power.
F6 Two USB 2.0 Ports
It connects to any USB devices, for example, a flash drive.
F7 Swappable Ethernet Modules
LINK/ACT (Yellow)
• On/Flashing: The port is linking and active in data transmission.
• Off: The port is not linking.
SPEED (Green/Amber)
• Amber: The connection speed is 1000Mbps.
Network Application Platforms
F3
F6
F5
F4
F7
Introduction
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