Installation; Summary - Hp 9000 Series Installation Manual

Installation
INSTALLATION
SUMMARY
CAUTION
SOME OF THE COMPONENTS
USED
IN THIS
PRODUCT ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE
TO
DAMAGE
BY
STATIC DISCHARGE.
REFER TO THE
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS INFORMATION AT
THE FRONT
OF
THIS
MANUAL
BEFORE
HANDLING THE
CARD.
Take
the following
steps to install
the
LANIC
card
in
your
HP
9000
Series
300
computer. These
steps will
be explained
in detail in
the
remainder
of
this section.
•
REVIEW ALL WARNINGS PRESENTED AT THE
BEGINNING OF
THIS
MANUAL.
Be
sure to
follow proper anti-static procedures
when
handling the
LANIC
(or
any
interface cards
in
your
system).
•
Make
sure that the
power drawn by
the
LANIC
card
is
within
the
power
budget of
your
computer.
•
Note
the
card's
unique
link -level (node) address
marked on
the
card's
NO VRAM
(see
Figure 2-1).
This address should be entered
into
a
network
manager's
logbook.
•
Set the switches
and jumpers on
the
LANIC
card.
Switch
SW
1
defines the
select
code
of the card
and
an
interrupt priority level.
Jumper
Wl
configures the card
for
operation with
either
IEEE
802.
3
or Ethernet hardware. (Jumper
Wl
provides for
electrical
compatibility only
and
has
no
effect
on
protocol.
•
With
the computer's
power
off, install
the
LANIC
card
in the
computer's backplane.
•
Connect
the
LANIC
card to the
LAN.
As
appropriate, attach the
AUI
cable,
the Ethernet
branch
cable,
or the
ThinMAU
cable,
to the
1
5
-pin
D
connector
on
the
card.
•
Power up
the
computer and
verify the
proper operation of the
LANIC
card by performing card
self-test.
Card
self
-test
is
initiated
by
running
the
LAN
diagnostic routine
contained
in
the
NS/9000
LAN
software product.
If
not already loaded,
this
software
must
be
installed (consult
the
HP
NS/90O0
LAN
Node
Manager's
Guide,
50951-90010,
for
details).
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