Related Manuals for Gearlinx NR4400 Series
Summary of Contents for Gearlinx NR4400 Series
- Page 1 Gearlinx User Quick Start Guide v1.0 NR4400 Series Duckfone Series ZERO http://www.gearlinx.com Phone: +1 866 720 3090 Email: support@gearlinx.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 Table of Contents Table of Contents ..................Error! Bookmark not defined. Welcome ..............................4 Get to know your NR4400 Network Resilience Platform ............6 1.1 Introduction to the NR4400 ......................6 1.2 NR4400 Models ..........................7 1.3 Before you Begin Installing the NR4400 .................. - Page 3 3.0 Still need help? ..........................23 3.1 User Interface Manual ........................ 23 3.2 Knowledge Base .......................... 23 3.3 Partners ............................23 3.4 Contact Gearlinx Technical Support Directly ................23 3.5 Reconnect with the Gearlinx Sales Team ..................23 April 21, 2023...
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Page 4: Welcome
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 Welcome Thank you for purchasing our Gearlinx solution! We hope you enjoy using our products as much as we loved creating them! Gearlinx™ is a team of leading forces, that builds and delivers technology that powers the world’s connectivity. - Page 5 Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 CHAPTER NR4400 Series Product NR4416 NR4416-L NR4448 NR4448-L April 21, 2023...
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Page 6: Get To Know Your Nr4400 Network Resilience Platform
Todd Rychecky, President 1.1 Introduction to the NR4400 Gearlinx™ NR4400 Network Resilience as a Service™ platform is an enterprise Total Out-of-Band™ management solution designed and optimized for ensuring business continuity in high density, mission-critical data centers, colocations, and enterprise edge networks. The NR4400 is accessed and managed through ZERO, our Operational Resilience as a Service™... -
Page 7: Nr4400 Models
Duckfone provides cellular connectivity (primary or failover) to your NR4400 ▪ If using a Duckfone you will need an active data plan and at least one(1) SIM card. Theis can be purchased directly from Gearlinx or from your favorite mobile provider. April 21, 2023... -
Page 8: Rack Mounting Nr4400
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.4 Rack Mounting NR4400 You can mount the NR4400 on any standard size, 19-inch (about 49 cm) wide rack. The NR4400 requires 1 rack unit (RU) of space, which is 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) high. To install the NR4400 into a 19-inch standard chassis: Step 1. -
Page 9: Nr4400 Front (Serial Facing) Panel
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.5 NR4400 Front (serial facing) Panel Serial ports (RJ45) NR4416 = 16 serial ports NR4448 = 48 serial ports The “Front” or “Serial Facing” panel of the NR4400 is dominated by RJ45 serial ports. The picture above is of an NR4416 where you can clearly see 16 serial ports. -
Page 10: Front Panel Icon And Led Behavior
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.5.1 Front Panel Icon and LED Behavior Solid Yellow Starting to boot Flashing Yellow Starting services Solid Green Finished the startup sequence and ready Solid Red No link on NET1 Flashing Red Link on NET1, waiting for IP address assignment... -
Page 11: Nr4400 Rear (Power Facing) Panel
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.6 NR4400 Rear (power facing) Panel April 21, 2023... -
Page 12: Labels
Assuming this local network is connected to the Internet the NR4400 will automatically connect to Gearlinx ZERO. Alternatively, if you are using a Duckfone and it is preinstalled with a SIM and has a valid Internet connection it will provide an alternate path for the NR4400 device to connect to ZERO. -
Page 13: For Advanced Users - Hostname.local
IPv6 address. You can then configure your NR4400 series product a few different ways: via the local web UI, via a secure shell connection or via the console port, all of which are described separately below. -
Page 14: Secure Shell
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.8.4 Secure Shell You can initiate a shell session (ssh on Linux or Putty on Windows). Hostname: IP address of the NR4400 (or hostname.local per above) Port:22 Example command on Linux: ssh admin@hostname.local In the below command line example, for illustration value, we assume the IP of the NR is: 192.168.1.84:... -
Page 15: Nr Console Port
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.8.5 NR Console Port You can connect to the NR4400 via its Console Port. You can use a standard ethernet cable RJ45. Configure your connection with the following parameters: • 115200 bits per second • 8 data bits •... - Page 16 Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 CHAPTER Duckfone Duckfone 4 April 21, 2023...
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Page 17: Get To Know Your Duckfone
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 2.0 Get to know your Duckfone 2.1 Introduction to the Duckfone The Duckfone has a very similar experience to the NR4400 above. One of the key differences with the Duckfone from a software feature perspective is it doesn’t support running virtual machines or containers. -
Page 18: Power Over Ethernet On The Duckfone
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 2.4 Power over Ethernet on the Duckfone The Duckfone must be powered over Ethernet (not supplied by default). We recommend an active (auto-sensing) POE injector that supports a minimum of 30W. Check that your PoE adapter complies with IEEE802.3at standards or higher. -
Page 19: Rear Panel Icon And Led Behavior
Gearlinx ZERO. The most common and recommended way to configure your Duckfone product is to log on to your ZERO account and configure the unit via the cloud. Gearlinx products are designed to be managed via ZERO. You can log into ZERO here: zero.gearlinx.com... -
Page 20: For Advanced Users - Hostname.local
A Duckfone-4 with a Serial number of 0111223001051 would be found via: duckfone-4-0111223001051.local Gearlinx devices also support IPv6. If DHCPv6 or SLAAC is operational on the network, then the device will acquire and IPv6 address via either protocol, and advertise that via mDNS, or it will advertise its link local IPv6 address. -
Page 21: Secure Shell
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.8.4 Secure Shell You can initiate a shell session (ssh on Linux or Putty on Windows). Hostname: IP address of the Duckfone (or hostname.local per above) Port:22 Example command on Linux: • ssh admin@hostname.local In the below command line example, for illustration value, we assume the IP of the Duckfone is: 192.168.1.84:... -
Page 22: Restoring Factory Default
Gearlinx™ User Guide v1.0 1.9 Restoring Factory Default The erase button (on the power face) uses a button pattern to trigger a config erase/reset to factory default. You will need a paperclip or something small and firm that can fit in the erase hole. To perform the factory reset you follow these 4 steps in quick succession: •... - Page 23 3.1 User Interface Manual As our user interface, set of commands and features constantly evolve, we do not list them in this User Guide. Instead you can find our User Manual online on our main website (www.gearlinx.com) under “Resources”->”User Interface Manual”.