Overview - Management/Serial Ports - Fluke AXTAP1204BT-BT User Manual

Overview - Management/Serial Ports

NOTE: HyperTerminal is the preferred terminal emulation program and Microsoft
preferred Telnet client.
The Management RJ45 (front panel) and Serial DB9 (rear panel) ports of AXTAP Link and Dual-Link
Aggregation Taps allow connection to a PC for advanced configuration options. For initially setting the IP
Address, the Link and Dual-Link Aggregation Taps must be connected to the Management PC through the
Serial port and configured with the HyperTerminal application. This connection can also continue to be used for
configuration after its initial use, if desired. However, if after the initial settings are made, more configurations
need to be made remotely, HyperTerminal or Telnet applications can be used by the front Management RJ45
port over the network.
• Connect cable from the Serial DB9 port to what is to be your Management PC for setting the IP Address.
• Open a HyperTerminal window and begin initial configuration of your Link or Dual-Link Aggregating Tap to meet
your network's needs.
• The Command Line Interface (CLI) offers simple, easy to use commands so you get the most out of your Link or
Dual-Link Aggregation Tap.
• If remote configuration is desired, use HyperTerminal or Telnet with Management RJ45 connection to configure
over the network.
For AXTAP Link or Dual-Link Aggregation Taps with Management/Serial ports, the CLI allows for configuration of
addresses, history, passwords, and other specific aspects of the Link or Dual-Link Aggregation Tap. The tap
ports are hard-wired to serve as in-line taps, but the remaining monitor ports may be set to be either input or
output ports.
The explanation below will focus on the AXTAP Link and Dual-Link Aggregation Taps configurations for remote
access after the input and output hardware connections have already been installed. Initially, only the Serial port
connection with the HyperTerminal application can set the IP Address. Refer to AXTAP Link and Dual-Link
Aggregation Tap Hardware Installation sections for possible input and output connections.
Tap and Monitor connections are configurable; label and make input and output connections as necessary for
your Tap and Monitor port needs. Tap and Monitor ports will be configured by the Command Line Interface
(CLI). It is necessary that all Tap and Monitor hardware connections be installed before running the CLI on your
Management PC. See Management/Serial Port - Panel Description section for Serial DB9 and Management
RJ45 port placement.
1. Connect management cables to RJ45 or serial port on Management PC. No LEDs should light up on
Management PC as no two-part connection has been made.
2. Connect opposite end of cable to MANAGEMENT RJ45 or SERIAL DB9 port on the Link or Dual-Link
Aggregating Tap. The MANAGEMENT RJ45's right LED is solid green indicating a link has been estab-
lished between the MANAGEMENT port and the Management PC. The LED is flashing green when data is
passed from the MANAGEMENT port to the Management PC. There is no LED for the SERIAL DB9 port.
3. The RJ45 port on the Management PC should have an LED that also remains solid green indicating that a
link has been established between the MANAGEMENT RJ45 port and the Management PC and flashes
when data is passed. See third-party Management PC literature for proper LED description. There is no
LED for the SERIAL port.
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A SERIAL NUMBER PRIOR TO S/N: 1883XXX
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