Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

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Contents

Central Site Remote Access Switch 99ACCESSING THE C YBERSWITCHMaking Connections6. Turn on the CyberSWITCH by pressing the POWER-ON button.7. Turn on the monitor.8. After a few seconds, power-on initialization will begin. Proceed to Establishing anAdministrative Session.NULL-M ODEM CONNECTION TO A PCIf you wish to use an IBM-compatible PC to locally administer your system, you will need toestablish a null-modem connection between PC and CyberSWITCH. You will also need theoptional Manager diskette which includes Carbon Copy software. Carbon Copy allows you tomanage and configure your CyberSWITCH as if it were a direct connection, and additionallyprovides a means for file transfer. Refer to the Carbon Copy discussion in the Remote Managementchapter for more information.Physical Connections:1. Use a null-modem cable (with 9-pin female RS232 connectors) to connect the 9-pin, male RS232port on the CyberSWITCH to the 9-pin, male RS232 port on the PC. Depending on the type ofadministration console PC you use, the null modem pin-outs may vary. The following areappropriate connections:2. On the PC, execute the Manager software from diskette, or install the software on your PC’shard disk and execute from hard disk. (1 MB of free space needed for installation.) Note thathard disk operation is more efficient.Note: You do not need to change Carbon Copy’s port parameters. The default values are sufficientfor null-modem connection.Powering On:1. Verify that the line voltage select switch is set for the correct AC input power source.2. Plug the standard power cord into the CyberSWITCH’s AC input power socket.3. Ensure that the POWER-ON button on the CyberSWITCH is in the OFF position.CyberSWITCH to IBM AT CyberSWITCH to IBM PCDCDDSRRCVXMITDTRGNDRTSCTSDTRRCVXMITDCDDSRGNDRTSCTS1623457842316578DCDDSRRCVXMITDTRGNDRTSCTSDTRRCVXMITDCDDSRGNDRTSCTS16234578203268745