Black Box CDTE300A-7-R5 Network Hardware User Manual


 
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CHAPTER 3: Installation
3.1 Installing the Hardware
1. Take the CD Network Tower out of the box and unwrap it.
2. Plug one end of your network cable (either a Thin Ethernet BNC cable
or twisted-pair RJ-45 cable) into the network “drop” or node. Plug the
other end into the CD Network Tower.
3. Plug the female end of the power cord into the CD Network Tower. Plug
the male end into an outlet.
4. Turn on the CD Network Tower.
5. The status LED changes to green in a few seconds. (On first-time
installations it flashes yellow four times until the CD Network Tower is
configured.)
NOTE: The CD Network Tower should automatically sense whether the network is
running at 4 or 16 Mbps. If you have any trouble, call for technical support.
3.2 Installing the Software
There are five basic steps to installing the software:
1. Install DiscView
2. Select the Server
3. Load the NLMs
4. Choose Managers
5. Configure the CD Network Tower
3. Installation