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Quick Installation and Setup Guide

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c. Another device with an asyn-

chronous RS232 communications

port and a communications package

capable of being set to 9600-N-8-1:

Custom cabling may be required.

Minimally, the following pins must be

supported by the device - Transmit,

Receive, and Ground.

5. Set the communication parame-

ters for the communications package

to 9600-N-8-1 and ensure that the

communications port configured in

the software is the same as the phys-

ical port that the serial cable from the

Dominion SX is plugged into. Keep in

mind that other devices in a PC may

be using a communications port

internally. In these instances, the

COM port that the Dominion SX is

connected to must be different than

the port used by the modem.

6. Press Enter on your keyboard;

the initial configuration screen for

network parameters should appear. If

the screen does not appear, one of

the following may have happened:

a. The unit is running software ver-

sion below 2.5; initial network instal-

lation from a terminal is supported

only in units running 2.5 or higher.

b. The cabling is not correct.

Please review the cabling instruc-

tions earlier in this document.

c. The communications settings

are not set to 9600-N-8-1.

d. The Dominion SX unit is not

plugged into the right COM (commu-

nications) port.

e. The communications software is

not configured to connect to the cor-

rect port (may be set to COM3, while

the Dominion SX is connected to

COM2).

8) Type a name for the administra-

tor of the Dominion SX unit. The

default username is admin. This

name is required to configure the

unit, and is case-sensitive.

9) Type a password for the admin-

istrator. The default password is

rraarrii--

ttaann

and is case-sensitive.

After initial network setup, the admin

user must change the password for

the admin account. This new user-

name and password are required for

future configurations to the unit. If

you forget or misplace this informa-

tion, you must reset the unit to

Factory Default. Once lost, there is

no way for a user or Raritan to recov-

er this information. Note that user-

names and password are case sen-

sitive. The following characters (with-

in double-quotes) cannot be used in

these fields: spaces, "<", " >". Login

Name: 20 characters maximum, one

character minimum, no spaces.

Passwords: use a mixture of letter

and numbers.

Upon completion of network configu-

ration, the unit performs a self-test,

and then starts the software boot

sequence. Depending on the unit,

the initial boot sequence can take

from 1-3 minutes, and is complete

when the blue LED on unit's front

panel lights and remains on for

longer than 30 seconds (subsequent

reboots take less time).

The unit can now be accessed at the

new IP address, using the admin

username and password entered

above. The user will be prompted to

change the password.

Attaching Servers

1. Plug in power cord to AC (main)

supply.

2. Connect a standard Cat5

Ethernet cable from the Dominion SX

network port, to your networked

switch / hub / router.

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Depending on the

model, connect the integrated

modem found in Dominion SX by

attaching one end of the included

telephone cable to the modem port,

and the other end to an analog tele-

phone line.

4. To connect a standard DB9 or

DB25 serial console port to Dominion

SX, use a Raritan Nulling Serial

Adapter (p/n ASCSDB9F, ASCS-

DB9M, ASCSDB25F, ASCSDB25M)

to interconnect the console port to

Dominion SX via a standard Cat5

Ethernet cable.

5. Many Cisco and Sun devices

are equipped with serial console

ports employing non-standard RJ45

connections. Most of these devices'

serial console ports can be directly

connected to Dominion SX with a

"serial rollover cable" (not a standard

Ethernet cable, nor a crossover

Ethernet cable). If you have mis-

placed the rollover cable supplied

with your Cisco or Sun device, you

may purchase one from Raritan (p/n

CRLVR-15).

Launch RaritanConsole

Dominion SX provides secure web-browser

access to devices connected to each of your

servers or other serially managed devices from

any Java-enabled browser. This enables con-

venient remote access to your

server(s)/devices without the burden of having

software on-hand.

1. Log on to any computer with a Java-

enabled browser with network access to

Dominion SX.

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- If you are using Windows NT, 2000, or XP,

ensure that you are not a "restricted" user.

- If you are using Windows XP, ensure that

either Java Virtual Machine or Microsoft VM (XP

Service Pack 1) is installed.

2. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer or the

Netscape browser. Ensure that your Internet

Explorer/Netscape security settings allow the

download and execution of Java-applets.

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- The Microsoft Windows default security set-

ting, "Medium" will suffice.

3. Enter the IP address for the Dominion unit

in the URL field, and provide a valid username

and password when prompted.

4. Once authenticated, the list of ports that

the user is authorized to access will appear.

5. Click on a specific port to access, which

must be connected to a powered-on and prop-

erly configured server/device.

6. A terminal emulation window

(RaritanConsole) will be launched. Position the

mouse in the window and press the Enter key

on the keyboard.

7. You should then see the login prompt from

the target server/device. Alternatively, just to

test the port, please plug in the supplied RJ45

loop-back plug into a specific port and then

select that port. You will see the characters you

type echoed back.

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IV. Launch RaritanConsole (RC)

II. Physical Installation and Initial Configuration (continued)

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III. Attaching Servers or other serially-managed devices to Dominion SX