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Summary of Contents for LIGHTNING Instrumentation Pocket MultiCom
- Page 1 Pocket Multi Com User’s Manual Version 1.5 - 99/2/9...
- Page 3 Copyright, Warranty, Liability Pocket Multi Com — User’s Manual...
- Page 4 LIGHTNING Instrumentation products. The only product warranties made by LIGHTNING Instrumentation, if any, are set forth in the agreed terms and conditions for the purchase of LIGHTNING Instrumentation products.
- Page 5 ARRANTY ON OFTWARE AND IRMWARE LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A. provides no warranty on software and firmware. Software and firmware are provided “as is” and no warranty is made for perfect function or fitting to particular applications. Lightning provides its best effort in issuing high quality software and firmware, and will devote its best effort in finding and correcting potential problems occur-...
- Page 6 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Revisions may be issued at any time. Watch http://www.lightning.ch/products/manual the latest revision of our manuals. LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA Avenue des Boveresses 50 1010 Lausanne SWITZERLAND Phone: +41 21 654-2000...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents ............1 NTRODUCTION HAPTER ....2 § 1.1 HECKING ACKAGE ONTENTS ........3 § 1.2 PGRADE EY ON ACKAGE ....3 F THE RODUCT ECEIVED AMAGED § 1.3 ........3 § 1.4 ETURN THE RODUCT ..4 § 1.5 BOUT THE THERNET AND ERIAL ABLES ......4 BOUT THE OCKING... -
Page 8: C Hapter
ONFIGURATION ......37 § 6.2 ONNECTORS SSIGNMENT & C .............37 § 6.2.1 THERNET ONSOLE ISDN .................37 § 6.2.2 ..............37 § 6.2.3 ONSOLE CABLE ......38 § 6.3 ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY ......39 § 6.4 ARRANTY EGISTRATION Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual version 1.5... -
Page 9: Introduction
Introduction Congratulations for your choice of the Pocket MultiCom! The Pocket MultiCom is not only the world- smallest ISDN router today, but also a swiss quality product designed and manufactured by LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Pocket MultiCom is a small, efficient device designed to connect remote Ethernet networks through a Basic-Rate ISDN line. -
Page 10: Checking Your Package
ACKAGE ONTENTS HECKING ACKAGE ONTENTS Your Pocket MultiCom package includes a CD-ROM (with Reference Manual & Software), this User’s Manual, as well as the following: Pocket MultiCom Special console cable: to connect to the Ethernet port of your MultiCom and a DB9... -
Page 11: Upgrade Key On Package
In any case, clearly mark the RMA number, your address, and shipping address on the original packaging, which has to be used for shipments. Improperly packaged products will loose their warranty. For warranty repairs, please include a dated proof of purchase. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 12: Bout The
• Act as a cable for connecting the Console Port (embedded in the Ethernet port) of your Pocket MultiCom to a serial port of either a terminal or a computer (with a terminal-emulation software or EasyConfig™ wizard), for management purposes. This is useful for configuring or modifying the config- uration of your Pocket MultiCom. -
Page 13: Getting Started
Getting Started This chapter describes the installation procedure for the Pocket MultiCom in a very few and detailed steps. First, installation with a single computer using Ethernet and a Web-browser is described. Then, network installation and fine- tuning is shortly described. Finally, the usage of the serial console is reviewed. -
Page 14: D O Not Connect To A Network Before
1. Plug the crossed Ethernet cable (blue or grey with blue mark) to the “Ethernet” port of the Pocket MultiCom and to the Ethernet port of your computer This connection applies to most laptops as well as to desktop computers. Installing the Pocket MultiCom with a NoteBook computer without a female Ethernet plug may require an Ethernet gender-changer: please refer to §... - Page 15 4. Check that the power supply has the correct voltage rating for your country. Then connect the power supply cable into the “Power” port on your Pocket MultiCom and plug the power supply into an AC wall socket. The Pocket MultiCom then automatically launches the start-up operation. The...
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Page 16: Onfiguring The Auto
Pocket MultiCom by disconnecting and reconnecting its power supply cable, to test the connections again. When those Ethernet and ISDN signals are green, the Pocket MultiCom is now ready to provide all configuration services to your computer. -
Page 17: Onfiguring The Egistering Your
If you don't already own any navigator, you can install one from the CD-ROM. In the “Netscape” folder of the CD you will find Netscape Navigator for: • Windows 95/NT (cc32e404.exe) • Windows 3.11 (cc16e404.exe) • Macintosh (com4.04_68k) • Macintosh PowerPC (com4.04_ppc) Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... - Page 18 3. This step No. 3 has only to be done if you received an upgrade key with your Pocket MultiCom (usually written on the box or on the packing list, e.g. “NOPQ1234DEFG”). Otherwise go directly to the next step No. 4.
- Page 19 • If you got DNS (Domain Name Server) IP-addresses information from your ISP, you may also enter them. Otherwise, just leave these fields empty. Most ISPs transmit these informations through the ISDN (PPP) connexion and your Pocket MultiCom will automatically learn them from there. 6. click on the “submit” button…...
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Page 20: Fine - Tuning The Configuration
2. on page 10. If the problem persists, please refer to § 3, "Trouble-shooting & FAQ" on page 21. NOTE - The serial number of your Pocket MultiCom can be found on a sticker below the Pocket MultiCom. -
Page 21: Configuration Of The Channel Aggregation
Edit the configuration file A full-screen text editor appears. 3. Look for the line displaying: ISDN BChannel 1 4. Carefully replace it by: ISDN BChannel 2 5. Click on “ ”. The new configu- submit ration is recorded. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 22: Configuring For Static
ONFIGURING FOR TATIC DDRESSES 6. Click on “ ” to restart the reboot Pocket MultiCom with the new configuration. 7. The Pocket MultiCom restarts. Ethernet, D-Channel and Power leds light green again after a while. In case of very important traffic the router can, from now... -
Page 23: Using Easy Config
Utilities by following the instructions. If possible, don't modify the proposed values: 2.5.2 SING ONFIG 1. Start the EasyConfig from the place it has been installed in, by default: “Start” / “Programs” / “MultiCom Utilities” / “EasyConfig”. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 24: Using
On the CD-ROM, in the “doc” folder, you will find an Acrobat PDF file with a short tutorial on using EasyConfig, and particularily an example on how to con- figure your Pocket MultiCom for static IP addressing. 2.5.4 SING OTHER... -
Page 25: Reference Manual , W
(short grey cable with 4 wires) (without internal cross over) Proceed as follows: 1. Make sure that your hub or switch is working correctly. 2. Plug the straight 4-wire grey Ethernet cable into one of its Ethernet port. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 26: Configuring Other Computers On The Network
TARTED NSTALLATION FOR A ETWORK 3. Plug the other end into the "Ethernet" port on your Pocket MultiCom as shown below. 4. Plug one end of the ISDN cable into the “ISDN” port on the back of your Pocket MultiCom as shown below. -
Page 27: Nstalling For A
2. Connect the PCMCIA card’s cable to the adaptor. Do not connect the PCM- CIA cable directly to the Pocket MultiCom, since it is not a crossed one. 3. Now you can proceed according to the instructions for a single computer except for the following change: plug the crossed Ethernet cable into the adaptor instead of directly to your computer. -
Page 28: Using The Serial Interface
4. Start the terminal emulation software, configure the serial port according to § 6.1.2, "Serial Configuration" on page 36, and then open a connection. 5. Re-connect the power cable to the "Power" port on your Pocket MultiCom. The five signals on front turn orange, indicating that your Pocket MultiCom is carrying out the start-up operation, as described in page 7. -
Page 29: Faq
& This chapter gives answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and provides instructions for checking whether your Pocket MultiCom is correctly configured and that the Ethernet and ISDN connections are working correctly. It includes a general trouble-shooting scheme for AutoConfiguration and the fol- lowing three tests: •... -
Page 30: Trouble - Shooting
Use a blank page or a local file as start page instead, e.g. file:/ . Do not use an URL like mystartpage.html http://localhost/mystart- , as your computer will have to contact an external DNS server to page.html resolve the name “localhost”! Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... - Page 31 (these are standard in Internet Explorer, Netscape, pftp, CuteFTP and Fetch in firewall mode). 8. Is the Year 2000 compliant? Pocket MultiCom Yes. A declaration of conformity is available on our web-site. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual...
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Page 32: General Trouble -S
ENERAL ROUBLE HOOTING CHEME In case of connection problems, just looking at the signals behaviour can give useful hints for finding your configuration problem. A general scheme, valid for standard AutoConfiguration setting is shown below: Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 33: Onnecting To A
3. The home-page appears. Pocket MultiCom 4. Click on the link: , corre- “Diagnostics” sponding to the command. Diagnose 5. You will receive basic diagnostics: Follow the suggestions provided. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 34: Checking The Isdn C
¥ ¥ ¥ cat boot.rpt ip siteAddr info ip translation info These commands and more are documented in the “Commands” chapter of the Reference Manual on CD, including also a trouble-shooting chapter. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 35: Onfiguration
Resetting Factory Configuration This chapter provides instructions on how to restart your Pocket MultiCom in the factory- default configuration. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 36: Resetting Factoryc
EFAULT ONFIGU- ESETTING THE EFAULT ONFIGURATION There are two ways to set up your Pocket MultiCom with the default configura- tion once it has been changed, depending on whether you have a direct connection or not. 4.1.1 ETTING THE ONFIGURATION... - Page 37 Ethernet port Signals indicating comple- tion of start-up operation ISDN cable disconnected from Ethernet and ISDN ports Ethernet crossed cable to computer Figure 1 Setting the Default Configuration without a Direct Connection Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual...
- Page 38 Pocket MultiCom: 1. Install your Pocket MultiCom for a console connection, as described in § 2.9.2, "Using the Serial Interface" on page 20. 2. During the start-up operation — when all five signals are orange — press the minus key (-) 10 times.
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Page 39: Docking Station
Docking Station This nice optional desktop accessory lets you easily move your router from one place to another. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 40: Identifying Cables Of The
ISDN Power Pocket MultiCom NSTALLING To insert your Pocket MultiCom into the Docking Station, push your Pocket MultiCom firmly into place, so that the ports are attached to the cable connectors inside the Docking Station: Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... - Page 41 With some models of Docking Station, a simultaneous pressure on top of the blue release mechanism at the base of the Docking Station may be necessary. Release Slide NOTE - Do not jerk your Pocket MultiCom out of the Docking Station. It should slide out freely. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual...
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Page 42: Docking
Refer to the following illustration to fasten the back of the Docking Station in place. Use a screwdriver to secure the screws: Screws The cables and the back piece must be securely in place in order to fit your Pocket MultiCom correctly in the Docking Station. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 43: Appendix
Appendix You will find here the Warranty Registration Card (if you cannot use the on-line registration form) and detailed technical information. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 44: Specifications
Israel: 7-11151-0-97050 Taiwan: CNP-85-07-AP-04 Japan: T98-5062-0 6.1.2 ERIAL ONFIGURATION Protocol Asynchronous RS-232 (RX/TX only) Baud Rate 9600 bits/s Number of Data Bits Number of Stop Bits Parity Bit No parity Handshake Software (XON/XOFF) Line Drivers RS-232 Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 45: Connectors Pina
Console RX Ethernet RX- (reserved) Console GND 6.2.2 ISDN Pin # Description (not connected) (not connected) Rx - Tx - (not connected) (not connected) 6.2.3 ONSOLE CABLE Pin # Description Console RX Console TX Console GND Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 46: Declaration Ofc
Security Norms IEC 950 / EN 60950, EN41003 EN 55022 Class B / CISPR-22 Class B EN 50082-1 French ISDN Deltas for VN4 ITAAB: Advisory NoteNumber 054 rev. 1 Commentary information none Lausanne, Switzerland October 1996 Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual... -
Page 47: Card
We would like to be kept aware of informations (new products, upgrades) about product range: MultiCom Please send this page (or a copy) by post or fax within 10 days of purchase to: LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA Avenue des Boveresses 50 Phone: + 41 21 654-2000 CH-1010 Lausanne... -
Page 48: Warranty Registration
1) Fill-in completely opposite side (you may also just register on-line or fax) 2) Cut page and Fold in two here 4) stamp appropriately and ship WARRANTY REGISTRATION LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA Sales Department Avenue des Boveresses 50 CH-1010 Lausanne Switzerland...
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