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- Page 1 SuperSerial™ ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide PN 590-290-001A August 2002...
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Page 2: Section 1 - Hardware
Section 1 - Hardware The Equinox SuperSerial Technology (ST) Ethernet Serial Provider 8-port Multi-Interface (ESP-8 MI) Serial Hub can be installed in a local or remote LAN to provide access for widely distributed RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 serial devices. The ESP-8 MI is supported under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare 7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1. - Page 3 Figure 1 shows the front of the ESP-8 MI. Table 3 describes the LEDs and buttons. Item Description POWER The POWER LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a power source ONLINE The ONLINE LED is lit (not blinking) when the ESP self-test and initialization procedures have completed successfully LINK The LINK LED is lit when the ESP recognizes that is has a...
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Page 4: Hardware Installation
1.1 Hardware Installation The MAC address is printed on a label afxed to the back of the unit above the LAN connector socket (see Figure 2). This address will be used as a Unit ID to distinguish different ESP units on the network. Record the MAC address. - Page 5 1.2 RS-232 Device Cabling Figures 3 through 5 show the pin assignments required for an RS-232 cable connection between the ESP RJ-45 ports and your devices. To ESP RJ-45 Port Clear to Send Signal Ground Transmit Data Receive Data Data Carrier Detect DataTerminal Ready Request to Send RJ-45 (Plug)
- Page 6 1.3 RS-232 Modular Adaptors and Cables RS-232 modular adaptors are available from Equinox to convert RJ-45 modular jacks to DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. These modular adaptors, used with the 10-wire reversing modular cables, perform the same functions as shown in Figures 3 through 5. Figure 6 shows the RS-232 modular adaptors available from Equinox.
- Page 7 E S P P o r t Figure 7. 10-Wire RJ-45 Reversing Cable 1.4 RS-530 Modular Adaptors An RS-530 modular adaptor is available from Equinox to convert an RJ-45 modualr jack to a male DB-25 connector. The RS-530 adaptor is designed to be used with standard CAT 5 cable.
- Page 8 1.4 INIT and RESET Buttons The INIT button can be used to remove configured information from an ESP unit. The ESP stores nonvolatile data such as SNMP community name, system contact and IP address in FLASH. This information can be erased by pressing the INIT button.
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Page 9: Section 2 - Driver Installation
Section 2 - Driver Installation This section contains instructions for installing the ESP driver from the Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM. The ESP is supported under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare 7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1. 2.1 Windows 2000 To install the Windows 2000 ESP driver, you must first run SETUP.EXE from the Windows 2000 ESP driver diskette that is made using the... -
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11. Once all les are copied, click Finish. Your ESP is now installed. Windows 2000 will now install the ESP serial ports. 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 Navigate to Settings - Control Panel - Network to display the Network Control Panel. Select the Services tab. Click Add to install the ESP driver for Windows NT 4.0. - Page 11 2.4 OpenServer The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an Open Server release 5.0.5a or higher system. 2.4.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -f ISO9660,filemode=444 <device> <mount _point> For example, the following command mounts a CD-ROM on drive 1 to /mnt: mount -f ISO9660,filemode=444 /dev/cd1 /mnt...
- Page 12 2.4.3 Creating and Using OpenServer ESP Installation Diskettes on DOS Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Set your default drive to the CD-ROM drive letter. Run the command product and operating system for which diskettes are needed. Once the OpenServer installation diskette is created, refer to the following le for detailed installation instructions: /drivers/esp/sco/readme.txt...
- Page 13 2.5 UnixWare The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on a UnixWare release 7.0.1a or higher system. 2.5.1 Creating and Using UnixWare ESP Installation Diskettes on UnixWare Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -f cdfs -0 fperm =0555,nmconv=c -r/dev/cdrom/ c0b0t110/mnt Run the following commands: [or other mount point]...
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Page 14: Microsoft Windows
2.6 Linux The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on a Linux system. 2.6.1 Creating and Using Linux ESP Installation Diskettes on Linux Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -t iso9660<device> <mount _point> For example, the following command mounts the rst CD-ROM in a typical environment: mount -t iso9660/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Run the following commands:... - Page 15 2.7 AIX The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an AIX release 4.3 or 5.1 system. 2.7.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM (AIX 5.1 only) This procedure is valid only on AIX release 5.1 systems. Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0/mnt Change to the RPMS directory using the following command: cd /mnt/RPMS/AIX51...
- Page 16 2.7.4 Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on Microsoft Windows Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD. • If you have autoplay enabled, the Equinox SuperSerial Software Installation screen will appear. • If you do not have autoplay enabled, set your default drive to D: and run the command drive letter.
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Page 17: Declaration Of Conformity
Directive, 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, including amendments by the CE-marking Directive 93/68/EEC. Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide Equinox Systems Inc. an Avocent Company One Equinox Way Sunrise, Florida 33351-6709 USA Ethernet Serial Provider ESP-8 10/100, ESP-16 10/100, ESP-MI 2002- IEC No. - Page 18 © 2002 Equinox Systems Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission prohibited. Equinox, SuperSerial and Avocent are registered trademarks or trademarks of Avocent Corporation. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Equinox makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
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