Alpha Microsystems Eagle TX Series Technical Installation Manual page 4

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Turning the Eagle TX Series On.................................................................................................... 3-9
INSTALLING THE INITIAL (OPERATOR) TERMINAL ............................................................ 3-10
Setting the Terminal's Baud Rate and Parameters......................................................................... 3-10
Connecting the Cable .................................................................................................................. 3-10
BOOTING UP UNDER AMOS...................................................................................................... 3-10
CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK ........................................................................................... 3-11
SPECIAL SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................... 3-11
System Initialization Files............................................................................................................ 3-11
Network Customization............................................................................................................... 3-12
Automatic configuration .......................................................................................................... 3-12
Manual configuration .............................................................................................................. 3-13
Updating the Flashcard................................................................................................................ 3-14
FLASHCARD RECOVERY PLANNING ...................................................................................... 3-15
ALPHANET CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................ 3-15
CUSTOMIZING NOTES ............................................................................................................... 3-15
TURNING THE TERMINAL SERVER OFF................................................................................. 3-16
EXPANDING YOUR EAGLE TX SERIES TERMINAL SERVER ............................................... 3-16
GETTING ASSISTANCE.............................................................................................................. 3-16
CHAPTER 4 -SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................. 4-1
EAGLE TX SERIES CMOS SETUP INFORMATION.................................................................... 4-1
MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILE................................................................... 4-3
FLUTIL SOFTWARE UTILITY...................................................................................................... 4-4
Flashcard Update .......................................................................................................................... 4-5
Flashcard Recovery....................................................................................................................... 4-6
Option #1 - XMODEM Cold BOOT ......................................................................................... 4-6
Option #2 - Download Complete Image File Backup .................................................................. 4-8
Option #3 - Replace the flashcard .............................................................................................. 4-8
Defining The Terminal Server's Parallel Port................................................................................. 4-8
APPENDIX A -CONNECTOR CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................... A-1
ETHERNET RJ-45 10BASET CONNECTOR ................................................................................ A-1
10BaseT Topology and Cabling ................................................................................................... A-1
ETHERNET FEMALE DB-15 A.U.I. CONNECTOR ..................................................................... A-2
SERIAL I/O CONNECTORS.......................................................................................................... A-2
What Is RS-232? ......................................................................................................................... A-2
Important Note............................................................................................................................. A-3
CABLE CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES ..................................................................................... A-3
Cable Length................................................................................................................................ A-3
Cable Type .................................................................................................................................. A-3
RS-232 RJ-45 CONNECTOR SIGNALS ........................................................................................ A-3
RS-232 DB-9 CONNECTOR SIGNALS ......................................................................................... A-4
CABLES AVAILABLE FROM ALPHA MICRO............................................................................ A-4
Sample Cable for Connecting the Terminal Server to a PC............................................................ A-5
Sample Cable for Connecting the Terminal Server to an Alpha Micro Host Computer ................... A-5
Eagle TX Series AMOS Based Terminal Server Technical Owner's Manual, Rev. 01
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