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Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................... 11
Customer Support ..............................................................................................................................11
Other Documentation ........................................................................................................................12
Overview of the LX-4000 Series........................................................................................... 13
Conventions........................................................................................................................................13
System Specifications ........................................................................................................................14
Installing the LX-4000 Series ............................................................................................... 15
Hardware Installation .......................................................................................................................15
Unpack and Inspect the Unit ....................................................................................................... 15
Package Contents.......................................................................................................................... 15
LX-4000 Indicators and Interfaces....................................................................................................16
Front Panel LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 16
Rear Panel LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 17
Environmental and Installation Considerations..............................................................................19
Mounting the Unit into a 19-inch or 23-inch Rack ..........................................................................20
Cable Connections..............................................................................................................................20
Connect the Power Cable.............................................................................................................. 20
Connecting the Ethernet Interface............................................................................................... 20
Connect Serial Device Cables ....................................................................................................... 21
Connecting Your Management Station........................................................................................ 21
Connecting DC Power ................................................................................................................... 21
Modem Port (Optional) ......................................................................................................................22
Powering On .......................................................................................................................................22
System Login and Passwords ............................................................................................................23
Resetting the Unit..............................................................................................................................23
Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time ............................................................ 25
Configuring the LX-4000 Unit for the First Time............................................................................25
First Time Quick Configuration ................................................................................................... 25
Assigning an IP Address via the Network................................................................................... 27
Manually Setting the IP Address Via the CLI .................................................................................28
Accessing and Configuring the Graphical User Interface (GUI) ....................................................28
Web Configure Mode ..................................................................................................................... 31
Web Access Mode........................................................................................................................... 32
Menu/Config Mode ........................................................................................................................ 32
GUI EZ Configuration........................................................................................................................33
Launching the EZConfig GUI....................................................................................................... 33
Software Upgrades.............................................................................................................................34
IP Configuration Menu ......................................................................................................................34
Booting from Defaults........................................................................................................................34
Accessing and Configuring Additional Features..............................................................................34
Connecting to the LX-4000 Series via Telnet or SSH ................................................................. 34
Accessing from a Terminal Attached to an LX-4000 Series Serial Port .................................... 35
Additional Considerations .................................................................................................................35
Command Line Interface (CLI) Tree Structure................................................................................36
Additional Considerations for an Internet Environment ................................................................36