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  • Page 1 Flow Control User Manual 100 Washington Street, Milford, CT 06460 Tel: 203-878-9838 Fax: 203-874-0157 World Wide Web: www.lightwavecom.com email: info@lightwavecom.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Table of Contents Page Product Description ...................... 3 System Overview ......................4 2.1 Connect up to twelve RS-232C compatible ports..........4 2.2 Buffered Data Storage..................4 2.3 Direct and Remote Access ................... 4 2.4 Security Password ....................4 2.5 Configurable Modem/Auxiliary Port..............
  • Page 3 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 11/14/97 Copyright 1995 by Lightwave Communications, Inc. 261 Pepe's Farm Road, Milford, Connecticut, 06460, U.S.A. All rights reserved. No part of this copyrighted material may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission from Lightwave Communication, Inc.

  • Page 4: Product Description

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 1.0 Product Description The SystemConsoleSwitch (SCS) allows a user to control and monitor a maximum of 120 devices from a single terminal. Extensive port buffering facilitates trouble shooting by allowing the user to scroll back and forth through 30* screens (32 Kbytes) of data per port. The remote access feature allows a user to connect to the SCS and monitor systems from an off-site location.

  • Page 5: System Overview

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 2.0 System Overview 2.1 Connect up to twelve RS-232C compatible ports The SystemConsoleSwitch (SCS) is plug compatible with any RS-232 device. Daisy- chained SystemConsoleSwitches can control up to 120 terminal ports (maximum recommended). These may be a variety of network servers, routers, and any other LAN/WAN computers on the network.

  • Page 6: System Components

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 3.0 System Components Each SystemConsoleSwitch consists of three major components, the chassis, spooler modules and the external power supply. 3.1 Chassis The chassis contains two circuit boards; the Master Circuit Board and the Switch Board. Dip switches on the master board allow the SCS to be configured at various baud rates for the terminal and modem ports (refer to section 4.1, step 2 for detailed instructions).
  • Page 7 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual This connector style is common to a variety of network cabling schemes and may be purchased from Lightwave Communications Inc. Refer to Appendix A for cable part numbers. The following cables connect the terminal, printer, modem, auxiliary and CPU...

  • Page 8: Installation Instructions

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 4.0 Installation Instructions Use the following procedure to install a single SystemConsoleSwitch. 4.1 SystemConsoleSwitch Installation Refer to Appendix A for Rack Mount SystemConsoleSwitch Diagrams Step 1: Identify the following items in the shipping container (see figure 2) SystemConsoleSwitch Chassis (stand-alone or rack-mount) AC power cord +5V DC power supply...
  • Page 9 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 3 - Master Board Baud Rate Settings...
  • Page 10 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 3a - Master Board Showing Front Panel LED Indicator Attachment...
  • Page 11 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 4 - Spooler Module DIP Switch Locations (spooler card revision D) The switch positions below produce the default communication settings for the CPU ports (9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit): 1 - off 2 - on 3 - off 4 - on...
  • Page 12 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 4a - Spooler Module Dip Switch Settings...
  • Page 13 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Step 2: Master Board Dip Switch Settings The terminal connected to the terminal port must be a dumb terminal. Some emulation examples are a VT100 or WY60. If the factory default settings are used, then steps a, b, c below may be skipped.
  • Page 14 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual indicator LED with the black wire to the right-hand side of the two pin connector (refer to figure 3a). Step 3: Spooler Module Installation The spooler modules (see figure 5) are installed in the chassis at the factory, with the default baud rate settings of: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit, with XON/XOFF Flow Control.
  • Page 15 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual locate the first available set of card guides (slots) to the right of the switch board module (see figure 6a). It should be noted that the last set of slots in the chassis (stand-alone units only) are not used. Slide the module, component side up and connector first, into the card guides.
  • Page 16 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 6a - Rack Mount SCS with smoked glass cover removed Connect the parallel printer to the SCS using a standard printer cable (see Appendix A). Connect the Modem to the SCS using a modem cable. If an auxiliary terminal is used on this port, use a null modem cable (See Appendix A).
  • Page 17 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Figure 7 - SCS Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 18 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual b) Attach DC power supply to SCS (refer to figure 8) Figure 8 - SCS Back Showing Green LEDs and Attached DC Power Cord c) Plug AC cord into a properly grounded 100-250 volt AC outlet and the green LED on the top front panel will light (see figure 9). Figure 9 - SCS Front Showing Green LED...

  • Page 19: Daisy-Chaining Systemconsoleswitches

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Check the rear panel of the SystemConsoleSwitch to be certain the Spooler Modules are installed correctly. The rear panel LEDs should be on when spooler modules are installed. With the lower front cover removed, verify that all of the green LED's on the spooler modules are flashing.
  • Page 20 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual c. Follow this procedure until all of the SystemConsoleSwitches are connected. The first SCS (connected to the terminal) is referred to as the Master SCS. All of the SystemConsoleSwitches connected to it are referred to as "slaves". (see figure 10). NOTE: Do NOT attach terminal or modem into the slave port, as erratic behavior will occur.

  • Page 21: The Help Menu

    When the SCS is initially powered up, the Help menu is automatically displayed on the connected terminal. The Help Menu is the main level for all other menus in the system. The Help Menu, entitled "System Console Switch Commands" is accessible at any time by typing the command: The Help Menu and a brief explanation of the commands are shown below.
  • Page 22 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Select Channel n Allows the user access to the spooled data for a connected device, where n = Channel number. When selected, the channel number will be displayed before the prompt. For example, a selection of channel 2 will be displayed as: 2>...

  • Page 23: Using Scan Commands

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Tag Information (t = 1 thru 4) Allows the user to mark (tag) up to four locations in a spooler data field (32K spooled data) for future access. Valid numbers range from 1 through 4, where t = tag number. To set these tags, the user scrolls through the data and determines where a tag should be placed.
  • Page 24 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Add Channel n to Scan List To build a scan list, the user types where n is the active channel number. Each active channel must be input separately. For example, to create a scan list for channels 1,2,3, and 4, the user would type: Display Scan List To examine the scan list that was created, the user types DL...

  • Page 25: Using The Printer Commands

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Using the Printer commands There are two printer commands on the SCS. One command allows the user to print the Help Menu, and the other command allows a printout of spooled information for any channel. The print commands are: Print Channel LineS n Print Help Screen Print Help Screen...

  • Page 26: Using The Direct Mode Command

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Using the Direct Mode Command Direct Mode The Direct Mode is used to directly access the device attached to a channel port. The SCS is transparent in this mode and the terminal behaves as if it is directly connected to the attached device.

  • Page 27: Name Servers

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 5.6 Name Servers The NA command brings up the current list of server names. These names are stored in non-volatile memory, which maintains them, even if power is lost. The Name Servers feature allows the user to assign a name to a channel number, and then that name will appear in place of the channel number.

  • Page 28: Other Useful Commands

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 5.7 Other Useful Commands C = Configure Slaves Used when daisy-chaining SystemConsoleSwitches. From the terminal type The display will read: Please wait configuring slaves Slave 1 configured Slave 2 configured " " " " " " Slave 9 configured NOTE: If the message prompt appears, execute the Slave 1 not found...

  • Page 29: The Set-Up Menu

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 6.0 The Set-Up menu 6.1 Using the Set-Up Menu The Set-Up Menu is accessible at any time, when not in Direct Mode, by typing . The menu is shown below. A brief explanation of the commands and default settings is listed after the menu.
  • Page 30 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 5) Printer CR translation This Set-Up allows the SCS to translate the CR output by the SCS to the printer to be translated to CR,LF. 6) Printer Page Length in lines Sets the number of lines per printing page, according to your printer specification.
  • Page 31 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 8) Direct Mode Escape Sequence Allows the user to exit the Direct Mode and return to Monitor Mode. The factory default Direct Mode Escape Sequence is the ESC> key followed by a capital A. < NOTE: The Set-Up Menu will display instead of <ESC>.
  • Page 32 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual (password required to change settings) 12) Modem Security Enabling this command allows the remote user dialog with an SCS port to be private, not displayed on the terminal connected to the SCS. In order to change the Modem Security function, the user must know the password. (password required to change settings) 13) Direct Spooling Allows the user to disable Direct Spooling.

  • Page 33: Remote Access

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual 7.0 Remote Access 7.1 Using Remote Access The remote access feature of the SCS allows a user access to the SCS from a remote location. All functions of the SCS are available to the remote user with the exception of the Set-Up function.

  • Page 34: Remote Break-In

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual NOTE: The remote password is input via menu selection 7 of the SCS Set-Up menu. The SCS will prompt the user for the current password before the password can be changed. Systems are shipped from Lightwave Communications with temporary password PASS. It is important that the current password be remembered.

  • Page 35: Modem Privacy

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Modem Privacy: If the remote user wishes the dialog with the SCS to be private (not displayed on the terminal), Modem Security must be enabled. To enable the Modem Security, select item 12 from the Set-up Menu. NOTE: Despite an enabled Modem Security setting, data spooling remains continuous unless the Direct Spooling function is disabled.

  • Page 36: Technical Support And Warranty Information

    SystemConsoleSwitch, with proper installation and normal use, for 1 year from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, Lightwave Communications will, at its option, either repair or replace hardware and components that prove to be defective. If your SystemConsoleSwitch should fail during the warranty period, phone our Service...
  • Page 37 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Appendix A - Cabling Information Introduction This section contains typical cabling diagrams used for connection to and from the SCS. These diagrams show I/O direction and connections for both the SCS and the connecting devices as well as Lightwave part numbers for standard adapters and cables.
  • Page 38 This diagram shows the connection between the SCS CPU ports and an attached CPU with a supplied cable configured as a DCE device and a DB25 male connector. It is necessary to reflip the lines to the SYSTEM CONSOLE SWITCH using the indicated adapter.
  • Page 39 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Ports Diagram 9 shows the pinouts of all SCS ports. It also shows the data direction of each line. The ports are configured as follows : Terminal Port - Defined as a DCE port Parallel Printer - Standard IBM parallel printer port Modem Port - Defined as a DTE port Control Out - Defined as a DTE port (IBM PC DB9 pinout) Control In - Defined as a DCE port (IBM PC DB9 pinout)
  • Page 47 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Diagram 8 - Pinout References for Connectors Used With SyetemConsoleSwitch A-xi...
  • Page 48 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Diagram 9 - SystemConsoleSwitch Connector Pinouts A-xii...
  • Page 49 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Appendix A - Table 1 Component Part Numbers for SCS Applications Part Numbers Description 300.000.0002 SCS Chassis 300.000.0003 SCS Rack Mount Chassis 300.000.0001 Dual Port Spooler Module 08.03.038 +5 volt DC Power Supply (included with Chassis) 200.0026 DB9 M/F Serial Cable for Daisy-Chaining (included with Chassis) 200.0062 RJ45 to RJ45, 2m Cable Assembly...

  • Page 50: Appendix B - Trouble Shooting

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Appendix B - Trouble Shooting Problem: Check the communications set-up to see if the terminal matches the set-up of the SCS on the Garbled Data Master Board. Check the cabling from the terminal to the SCS to make certain that the connectors are plugged in all the way and are securely fastened.
  • Page 51 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Modem does not Make certain that the modem hang-up string, which is stored in the set-up menu, is the correct disconnect string for the modem. If the hang-up string is incorrect, go to the set-up menu and change the hang-up string to one that is appropriate for the modem.

  • Page 52: Appendix C - Rack Mount Systemconsoleswitch

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Appendix C - Rack Mount SystemConsoleSwitch Diagram 1 - Rack Mount SystemConsoleSwitch Front Diagram 2 - Rack Mount SystemConsoleSwitch Back...
  • Page 53 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Diagram 3 - Rack Mount SystemConsoleSwitch with front cover removed C-ii...

  • Page 54: Appendix D - Flow Control

    SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Appendix D - Flow Control The SystemConsoleSwitch now supports hardware and software flow control. Software control is implemented by using the ASCII codes: XON and XOFF. Hardware control uses signals generated by the serial interface to control the sending of data;...
  • Page 55 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Modem connections Modem connections have been made a little easier to accomplish. The connect string sent from the modem to the SystemConsoleSwitch is now displayed on the terminal screen. You can now see what the modem is sending to the SystemConsoleSwitch.
  • Page 56 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Index A = Display Active Channels 22 ALn = Add Channel n to Scan List 22 Appendix A - Cabling Information A-i Appendix B - Trouble Shooting Bl = Set Display Page Length 27 Buffered Data Storage 4 C = Configure Slaves 27 cable part numbers A-xiii Cable Requirements...
  • Page 57 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual E = Go To Set-Up Menu 27 external power supply 5 See also DC Power Supply Flow Control D-i, D-ii FN = Forward n Lines 21 H = Display Help Screen 27 Help Menu 20 IM = Initialize Modem 27 Initialize Modem 27, 32 Installation Instructions 7 Jt = Jump To tag And Display 22...
  • Page 58 SystemConsoleSwitch User Manual Power Cord 7 Power Supply 7 Printer Commands 24 Printer CR translation 28 Printer Page Length 28 Problems Bi See Also Appendix B - Trouble-Shooting PSn = Print Channel LineS n 24 Rack Mount Diagrams Ci Remote Access Remote Access Configurations 32 Remote Access Password 29, 32 Remote Break-In 33...

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