User guide

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Contents
About This Book ............................................................................................. 1
Document Scope .............................................................................................. 1
Validity Note ..................................................................................................... 2
Related Documentation .................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 3
1.1 Ethernet Web Embedded Server Modules ....................................................... 3
1.1.1 The Benefits of Quantum Design .................................................................... 3
1.1.2 Models for Fiber Optic and Twisted Pair Cable Systems ................................ 4
1.2 Front Panel Components .................................................................................. 5
1.2.1 LED Display ..................................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 Address Labels ................................................................................................ 8
1.2.3 Twisted Pair Connector ................................................................................. 10
1.2.4 Fiber Optic Connectors .................................................................................. 10
1.3 Utility Diskette ................................................................................................. 11
1.3.1 Network Options Ethernet Tester .................................................................. 11
1.3.2 ERRLOG ....................................................................................................... 11
1.4 Ethernet and Your Application ........................................................................ 12
1.4.1 Meeting the Demands of Your Application .................................................... 12
1.4.2 Compatibility .................................................................................................. 13
1.4.3 Guidelines for Designing Your Network ......................................................... 13
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Module ............................... 15
2.1 Before You Begin . . . ..................................................................................... 15
2.1.1 Verifying the Default Configuration ................................................................ 15
2.1.2 Verifying that the Network Has Been Constructed Properly .......................... 16
2.2 Installing the Module ....................................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Are You Really Ready to Install? Check! ....................................................... 17
2.2.2 Mounting the Module on the Backplane ........................................................ 17
2.2.3 Connecting the Cable .................................................................................... 18
2.3 Changing the Default Configuration ............................................................... 20
2.4 Configuring the Module with Modsoft ............................................................. 20