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Chapter 2 Installing the Ethernet Interface
Procedure 2: Verifying Proper Power-Up of the Ethernet Interface
Before powering–up the Ethernet Interface, you may wish to connect the GEnet System
Manager (GSM) locally to the Ethernet Interface, and select the “Station Manager” func-
tion from the GSM Main menu. This allows you to observe the progress of the power–
up diagnostics via the Station Manager software on the Ethernet Interface. The GSM is
also used to perform other operations in subsequent Installation Procedures.
Refer to Chapter 3, “The GEnet System Manager”, for instructions on installing the GSM
software on a user-supplied PC-compatible computer.
Note
Alternately, you can use a dumb terminal, or another terminal
emulation product on a PC. However, you will probably find it most
convenient to use the GSM since you will be using the GSM for other
configuration purposes in subsequent steps.
If you do not use the GSM, configure the terminal for 9600 bps, 8 bits, no
parity, and 1 stop bit. See Appendix B, for instructions on making the
serial cable.
Using the GSM “Access Station Manager” Function
The Station Manager software on the Ethernet Interface is accessed by connecting the
Ethernet Interface to a Workmaster or other computer running the GSM software and
selecting the “Station Manager” function from the GSM main menu.
1. There are two ways the GSM can be physically connected to an Ethernet Interface:
Local Connection and Network Connection.
Note
To observe the progress of Power–Up Diagnostics described in this
procedure and to invoke the Field Network Test Utility described in
Installation Procedure 5, the GSM must be connected locally and put in
the Local Station Manager Mode.
A. GSM Using Local Connection. Connect the COM1 RS–232 serial port on the
device running the GSM to the 9–pin connector on the Ethernet Interface. Refer
to Appendix B, for instructions on how to make the RS–232 cable.
B. GSM Using Network Connection. Connect the Ethernet card on the device
running the GSM to the Ethernet Network.
C. For now, use the Local connection.
2. Power–up the computer (on which you have previously installed the GSM software)
into DOS. Refer to Chapter 3 for the GSM installation procedure.