Installation guide

Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Freeway 3412 Hardware Installation Guide
• Software distribution media for an ICP protocol, with the applicable programmer’s guide and other supporting
documentation
The carton may also contain other documentation. If anything is missing, contact your Protogate customer
service representative at 1-858-451-0865.
Note: Keep the original box and packing material. To avoid damage during shipment, use the original box
and packing material when shipping your Freeway.
4. You must supply the following:
• Ethernet local area network (10BaseT, 100BaseT, or 1000BaseT)
• Computer running IP and FTP or RSH to be used as a boot server (if the Freeway will boot over the network)
• System console to configure the boot parameters and perform the initial system boot. The system console can
be either a VT100-compatible serial terminal (or terminal emulator), or a PS/2 keyboard and VGA monitor
• Cables for connecting Freeway to the LAN and WAN
• Synchronous modem for loopback testing described in the Freeway Loopback Test Procedures
5. Familiarize yourself with the Freeway’s front panel.
Figure 3-1 shows a front view of the Freeway 3412. See
Appendix B for a description of the Freeway 3412 LED indications.
Figure 3-1. Front View, Freeway 3412 (half-width door not shown)
Intake Fan Grill
USB PS/2
CDROM Drive
Reset
Reset
System
Freeway
Protogate
Power
Disk Tray
Alarm
6. Familiarize yourself with the Freeway’s back panel. Figure 3-2 shows the back panel of the Freeway 3412. That
figure shows a Freeway 3412 with several four-port or eight-port ICP2432 boards installed. Your Freeway 3412
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