Installation guide

Chapter 3. Hardware Installation

• Freeway Server Software distribution media

If an ICP board is installed in your Freeway 3600, the shipping carton should also include:

• Appropriate cables to connect the ICP to the data communications equipment

• Two- and three-headed loopback cables, one per Freeway ICP

• Freeway Loopback Test Procedures

• Software distribution media for an ICP protocol, with the applicable programmer’s guide and other supporting

documentation

Note: You do not have to wear the anti-static strap while connecting Freeway to the network, but it should be

kept with the unit for future use when you are making upgrades to the system that require access to the

inside of the enclosure.

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 or 100BaseT)

• 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 3600. See

Appendix B for a description of the Freeway 3600 LED indications.