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- Page 1 SuperSerial™ Ethernet Serial Provider (ESP) 10/100 Serial Hub Product Installation Guide PN 590-272-001A August 2002...
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Page 2: Section 1 - Hardware
Section 1 - Hardware The Equinox SuperSerial Technology (SST) Ethernet Serial Provider (ESP) can be installed in a local or remote LAN to provide access for widely distributed serial devices. The ESP is supported under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare 7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1. - Page 3 Figure 1 shows the front of the ESP. Table 3 describes the LEDs and buttons. Figure 1. ESP Front View Item Description POWER The POWER LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a power source ONLINE The ONLINE LED is lit (not blinking) when the ESP self-test and initialization procedures have completed successfully LINK The LINK LED is lit when the ESP recognizes that is has a...
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Page 4: Hardware Installation
Install the ESP driver using the instructions in Section 2 for your target operating system. Install or upgrade to EquiView Plus version 5.1 or higher from the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD. EquiView Plus will help manage ESP units on various networks. If the ESP fails to boot ... -
Page 5: Device Cabling
1.2 Device Cabling Figures 3 through 5 show the pin assignments required for a cable connection between the ESP RJ-45 ports and your devices. Pin # To ESP RJ-45 Port To Terminal / Printer Pin # Clear to Send Request to Send Data Set Ready Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground... - Page 6 1.3 Modular Adaptors and Cables Modular adaptors are available from Equinox to convert RJ-45 modular jacks to DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. These modular adaptors, used with the 8-wire reversing modular cables, perform the same functions as shown in Figures 3 through 5. Figure 6 shows the modular adaptors available from Equinox.
- Page 7 1.4 INIT and RESET Buttons The INIT button can be used to remove configured information from an ESP unit. The ESP stores nonvolatile data such as SNMP community name, system contact and IP address in FLASH. This information can be erased by pressing the INIT button.
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Page 8: Section 2 - Driver Installation
Section 2 - Driver Installation This section contains instructions for installing the ESP driver from the Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM. The ESP is supported under Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare 7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1. -
Page 9: Windows Nt
The Control panel will ask you to enter the pathname for the disk that contains the ESP Service installation les. If you are installing from diskette, enter the drive letter of the diskette drive. If you are installing from the Equinox SuperSerial CD, enter the pathname , where D: is your CD-ROM D:\DRIVERS\ESP\NT drive letter. - Page 10 2.4 OpenServer The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an Open Server release 5.0.5a or higher system. 2.4.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -f ISO9660,filemode=444 <device> <mount _point> For example, the following command mounts a CD-ROM on drive 1 to /mnt: mount -f ISO9660,filemode=444 /dev/cd1 /mnt...
- Page 11 2.4.3 Creating and Using OpenServer ESP Installation Diskettes on DOS Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Set your default drive to the CD-ROM drive letter. Run the command and select the appropriate Equinox MAKEUNIX product and operating system for which diskettes are needed.
- Page 12 le for detailed installation instructions: /drivers/esp/unixware/readme.txt 2.5.3 Creating and Using UnixWare ESP Installation Diskettes on Microsoft Windows Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD in your CD-ROM drive. • If you have autoplay enabled, the Equinox SuperSerial Software Installation screen will appear.
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Page 13: Microsoft Windows
Once the Linux installation diskette is created, refer to the following le for detailed instructions: /drivers/esp/linux/readme.txt 2.6.2 Creating and Using Linux ESP Installation Diskettes on Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Set your default drive to the CD-ROM drive letter. Run the command... - Page 14 les for detailed installation instructions: /drivers/esp/aix43/readme.txt /drivers/esp/aix51/readme.txt 2.7.3 Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your DOS CD-ROM drive. Set your default drive to the DOS CD-ROM drive letter. Run the command...
- Page 15 2.7.4 Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on Microsoft Windows Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD. • If you have autoplay enabled, the Equinox SuperSerial Software Installation screen will appear. • If you do not have autoplay enabled, set your default drive to...
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Page 16: Declaration Of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: Equinox Systems Inc. an Avocent Company Manufacturer’s Address: One Equinox Way Sunrise, Florida 33351-6709 USA declares, that the products Product Name: Ethernet Serial Provider Model Names: ESP-8 10/100, ESP-16 10/100, ESP-MI Product Options: Year of Manufacture:... - Page 17 Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Equinox Systems Inc. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate...
- Page 20 Equinox Systems Inc. One Equinox Way Sunrise, Florida 33351-6709 (954) 746-9000 Fax: (954) 746-9101 ftp.equinox.com www.equinox.com support@equinox.com...