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  • Page 1 Multi Com LAN Access Center User’s Manual Version 1.5 - 99/2/25...
  • Page 2 ACKING Multi Com LAN Access Center … LACxPRI with one shielded ISDN cable (option) … LACx4BRI with four ISDN cables (option) 1 Power cable 1 Straight Ethernet cable 1 DB9 console cable 2 Rack mount metal pieces with 8 screws 4 Plastic legs 1 User’s Manual with Warranty Registration Card for one free update 1 CD-ROM including the Reference Manual and configuration software...
  • Page 3 Warranty Multi Com LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 ARRANTY OPYRIGHT NO WARRANTIES ARE EXTENDED BY THIS DOCUMENT. The technical information in this document is proprietary to LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A. and the recipient has a personal, non–exclusive and non transferable license to use this information solely with the use of 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 SA 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- ring with other equipment following international standards, but does not make any express warranty to correct such problems, if they arise.
  • Page 6 ARRANTY ISDN C OSTS In no event shall Lightning be liable for costs incurred by a user on its ISDN line. is designed to open and close ISDN lines auto- Multi Com LAN Access Center matically, depending on traffic on the Ethernet and ISDN line and on parameters set in the configuration.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    § 1.8 MultiCom......21 TARTING § 1.9 .......23 C ETTING TARTED HAPTER …..24 § 2.1 O NOT CONNECT TO A NETWORK BEFORE ............24 § 2.2 ONFIG 95/98/NT ..24 § 2.2.1 NSTALLING ONFIG ON INDOWS MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 § 5.1.2 ONSOLE ..............41 § 5.1.3 THERNET ORTS ..............41 § 5.1.4 ERIAL ORTS ISDN (BRI)...............41 § 5.1.5 ISDN (PRI) ...............41 § 5.1.6 ......42 § 5.2 ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY ......43 ARRANTY EGISTRATION § 5.3 MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 It is easy to install and works with standard TCP/IP and IPX/SPX software. To set up your MultiCom LAN Access Center, simply fol- low the steps described in the following chapter. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Report the fault or deficiency along with the model, type, and serial number of the item(s) to Customer Support. Upon receipt of this information, Customer Support will provide service instructions or shipping information. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 11 Location of the console connector Pin # Description (not connected) Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground (not connected) (reserved) DB-9 male (reserved) (not connected) Figure 2 Pin-out of the console connector. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Onsole

    The protocol used by this port is a standard asynchronous serial protocol with the following parameters : Protocol Asynchronous Baud rate 9600 bps Number of data bits Parity No parity Number of stop bits Handshake None Line drivers RS-232, V.28 Figure 3 Serial configuration MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Connecting Thee

    MultiCom LAN Access Center net connection used. When both connectors are used, 10-Base-T takes precedence over AUI. If the 10-Base-T link goes down, the AUI connector will be used instead, providing backup functionality over AUI. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Ethernet Leds

    MultiCom net (10-Base-T) cables use the same RJ-45 connectors as ISDN but they are not compatible. Using the wrong cable or connecting the ISDN port to an Ethernet Hub may damage the MultiCom MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Installation For Thine

    4. Open your network and connect both ends to the “T” connector. 50 Ohms termination “T” Connectors Standard 10-Base-2 Ethernet Cable (BNC) 50 Ohms termination AUI adapter Figure 6 Typical Thin Ethernet network MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Installation For Twisted

    3. Plug the other end into the RJ-45 connector on your MultiCom LAN Access , as shown in Figure 4. Center Ethernet Hub Standard 10-Base-T Ethernet Cable Figure 7 Typical twisted-pair Ethernet network MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Connecting Seriald

    These cables are available through your distributor. Please be sure to order the right cable, corresponding to your modem. NOTE - Digital modems may require special cables. Contact Lightning’s Tech- nical Support in that case. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 This is rare but may happen with some switches. When needed, the link should automatically be reactivated. • Green This indicates that the ISDN link is OK. • Orange This indicates that there is traffic on the D channel. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Connecting Pri Cards

    Please contact your local Distributor in that case. Here is the pin-out of the S RJ-45 connector: Pin # Description Rx - Shield Tx - Shield (not connected) (not connected) MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 This indicates that the ISDN link is OK. It may become red after a certain time. THIS IS NORMAL . It should become green again, as soon as you need it. • Orange This indicates that there is traffic on the D channel. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Connecting 4Bri Cards

    4BRI ONNECTING CARDS NSTALLATION FOR TWISTED PAIR THERNET Here is the pin-out of an S RJ-45 connector: Pin # Description (not connected) (not connected) Rx - Tx - (not connected) (not connected) MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Connecting The Power

    MultiCom LAN Access Center Serial1 Serial2 Console Ethernet Power connector Figure 9 Power connector This will launch the start-up operation for your MultiCom LAN Access Center described in the next paragraph. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Starting U P Your

    If they turn red, you should check your serial configuration, your modems and your leased line. The other LEDs are reserved for future uses. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 MultiCom HAPTER NSTALLATION TARTING MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter describes the installation procedure for your MultiCom in a few simple steps. Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: D O Not Connect To A Network Before

    … HAPTER ETTING TARTED O NOT CONNECT TO A NETWORK BEFORE … O NOT CONNECT TO A NETWORK BEFORE Your MultiCom must be configured before being connected to an existing Ethernet network . You may do it yourself or ask your dealer or network specialist to configure it for you.

  • Page 27: Using Easy Config

    ONFIG SING ONFIG 3. Double-click on the icon labelled in the install.bat root directory of the CD. 4. Then install the MultiCom Utilities by following the instructions. If possible, don't modify the proposed values: 2.2.2 SING ONFIG 1. Start the EasyConfig from the place it has been installed in, by default: “Start”...

  • Page 28: Using Easy Config To Set Static Ip Addressing

    HAPTER ETTING TARTED ONFIG 3. If this hasn't been done yet, choose the IP address 10.0.0.1 to commu- nicate with the router. 4. Press on “Next”. 5. The EasyConfig wizard takes the configuration from the router. By clicking on “Next” you can see the configuration step by step and adapt it to your needs.

  • Page 29: Reference Manual , Web , And Faq

    FAQ U EFERENCE ANUAL SING ELNET TO CCESS OMMAND NTERFACE EFERENCE ANUAL A detailed description of your router capabilities can be found in the Reference Manual on the CD-ROM. A copy of this manual has been made on your hard disk where the MultiCom Utilities EasyConfig and EditConfig have being installed.

  • Page 30: Connecting To The Command Interface

    HAPTER ETTING TARTED ONNECTING TO THE OMMAND NTERFACE 2.5.2 SING THE ONSOLE To use the console, you need either a terminal or a computer with a terminal emu- lation software (this is included with most computers, like “Programs”/“Accesso- ries”/“Hyper Terminal”™ with Windows™). Once connected, your MultiCom displays its user interface on your terminal screen.

  • Page 31: Testing

    Testing This chapter provides instructions for checking whether your MultiCom LAN Access Center is cor- rectly configured and that the Ethernet and ISDN con- nections are working correctly. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Hapter

    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”! MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 (these are standard in Internet Explorer, Netscape, pftp, CuteFTP and Fetch in firewall mode). 8. Is the Year 2000 compliant? MultiCom LAN Access Center MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: General

    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 AutoConfiguration setting with DHCP and SIUA is shown below: MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Connecting To A Distant Site

    1. Run Telnet or a console connection, specifying the IP address of your , following instructions in section 1.3 on page 9. MultiCom LAN Access Center MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Further Trouble -Shooting

    ¥ ¥ ¥ 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. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 This chapter describes how to install your MultiCom LAN Access Center in order to set the configuration for the first time or to modify the existing configura- tion. It also provides instructions for resetting the default configuration. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Onfiguration

    • DHCP server: On This allows you to connect to your without security checking, either MultiCom from Ethernet or the console, for local configuration, or from the ISDN connec- tion, for remote configuration. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Default Configuration

    MultiCom LAN Access Center default configuration. You can then start a new configuration or upload a backup of the last working configuration. NOTE - For that reason, always keep a backup of your working configuration. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Resetting The Default Configuration

    “Config” section of your Reference Manual. NOTE - The user’s configuration file is not overwritten by this manipulation. It will be available again the next time you reboot your MultiCom MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Appendix

    Appendix You will find here the Warranty Registration Card (if you cannot use the on-line registration form) and detailed technical information. MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Hapter

    Pending for USA, Japan and Taiwan (ROC) 5.1.2 ONSOLE Connector EIA-574 Protocol Asynchronous RS-232 Speed 9600 bps Number of Data Bits Number of Stop Bits Parity Bit No parity Handshake None Line Drivers RS-232, V.28 MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Ethernet Ports

    Up to 2 Mbits/s 5.1.5 ISDN (BRI) Connectors FCC68 (EuroISDN RJ-45) Protocol TE DDI Speed 2 x 64 Kbits/s 5.1.6 ISDN (PRI) Connectors FCC68 (EuroISDN RJ-45) Protocol TE DDI Speed 30 x 64 Kbits/s MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Eclaration Of Onformity

    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 April 1997 MultiCom LAN Access Center — User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Warranty Registration Card

    ARRANTY EGISTRATION The user (purchaser) must fill out and return this warranty registration card by post or by fax within 10 days after the purchase date for activating your warranty and/or update or upgrade. Upon receipt of this Registration Card, LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA will register the product in the name of the purchaser.
  • Page 46 3) Tape Together here on top only (no staples please) 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...

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