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HOTWIRE 5100 DSL ACCESS SYSTEM CENTRAL OFFICE USER’S GUIDE Document No.
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Important Regulatory Information Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the manual. 2. This product is intended to be used in a UL-Listed/CSA-Certified computer with a 3-wire grounding type plug (a plug which has a grounding pin). This is a safety feature. Equipment grounding is vital to ensure safe operation. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding type plug by modifying the plug or using an adapter. 3.
Contents About This Guide Purpose and Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Document Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Product-Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi 1 About HotWire DSL What Is the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 3 Accessing the Central Management Utility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Accessing the Central Management Utility Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Accessing the Central Management Utility Using a VT100-Compatible Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 6 Diagnostics Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Using the Loopback Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 LAN Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Local Loopback . . .
About This Guide Purpose and Audience This guide describes how to install and configure the Central Office (CO) component of the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System. The guide is written for administrators and technicians who maintain the networks that support HotWire DSL operation. To install and configure the Customer Premises (CP) portion of the HotWire DSL, refer to the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System Customer Premises User’s Guide.
Contents Section Description Appendix B Installing POTS Splitter at Customer Premises. Describes how to install the POTS splitter at the customer premises. Appendix C Technical Specifications. Lists the technical specifications of the CO PC card. Glossary Defines acronyms and terms used in this document. Index Lists key terms, acronyms, concepts, and sections in alphabetical order.
About HotWire DSL 1 What Is the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System? The HotWire DSL Access System provides high-speed Internet or corporate LAN access over traditional twisted-pair telephone wiring. Using HotWire DSL modem cards, PC users at remote locations can connect to a Central Office (CO) to access Internet service providers or corporate networks. Features HotWire DSL has the following features: High-speed data rates.
About HotWire DSL These specific management information bases (MIBs) are supported: — MIB II System and Interface Groups — Enterprise Specific Device MIB Operating Environment The following figure shows the HotWire DSL operating environment.
About HotWire DSL HotWire DSL Requirements Hardware Requirements HotWire DSL requires an Intel 80486 or Pentium, NEBS-compliant PC with: Up to 18 card slots that can accommodate full-size (12-inch) ISA HotWire DSL interface cards 3.5″ diskette drive (1.44 Mbs) 250 watt power supply (minimum) 325 kb free disk space Software Requirements The product requires Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, workstation or server version.
Installing and Connecting the Card 2 Package Contents The HotWire DSL CO product consists of: H CO DSL card H HotWire DSL CO Product Disks H HotWire DSL POTS Splitter H User’s guide Installation Steps " Procedure To install the HotWire DSL CO product, follow these steps: 1. Set the I/O base address of the card by setting dual in-line package (DIP) switches on the card (page 2-2). 2. Set all hardware interrupt request (IRQ) switches to off (page 2-4). 3. Install the card into the PC (page 2-4). 4.
Installing and Connecting the Card In addition to Steps 1–9, a HotWire DSL CP card must be installed in a customer’s PC (as described in the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System Customer Premises User’s Guide) and a DSL line must be provisioned by the POTS provider to make a DSL link operational. If you are also responsible for installing the POTS splitter at the customer premises, refer to Appendix B, Installing POTS Splitter at Customer Premises.
Installing and Connecting the Card Configuration Table for SW1 Switches I/O Base Address Switch Settings 1 2 3 4 0 0x210 On Off Off Off Off On Off Off 1 0x220 On Off Off Off On Off Off Off 2 0x240 On Off Off On Off Off Off Off 3 0x250 On Off Off On Off On Off Off 4 0x260 On Off Off On On Off Off Off 5 0x280 On Off On Off Off Off Off Off 6 0x290 On Off On Off Off On Off Off 7 0x2A0 On Off On Off On Off Off Off 8 0x2B0 On Off On Off On On Off Off 9 0x2C0 On Off On On
Installing and Connecting the Card Setting IRQ Switches to Off IRQ (hardware interrupt request) DIP switch banks SW2 and SW3 select an IRQ. IRQs are not used by the CO cards. Set these switches to Off for proper operation of the card. SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 8 34 5 12 6 7 12 SW3 ON 1 2 3 34 8 34 5 6 7 8 4 496-15017 Installing the CO Cards in the PC Procedure 1. Access the card slots of the PC. 2. Insert a CO card into a vacant 16-bit ISA expansion slot. 3.
Installing and Connecting the Card Connecting the Card to the LAN Network and POTS Network The figure below identifies the connectors that enable you to connect the card to your LAN and POTS networks.
Installing and Connecting the Card Connecting to the LAN Network Procedure 1. Plug the end of an 8-pin modular cable into the J1 Ethernet connector of the CO card. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into your LAN hub connector. Connecting to the POTS Network The HotWire DSL product comes with one of two types of POTS splitters: rack-mounted or standalone. The installation procedures for these two types of splitters follow. Connecting to the POTS Network Using Rack-Mounted POTS Splitters Procedure 1.
Installing and Connecting the Card Multi-pin Block #1 Connects to Multi-pin Block #2 P2 P3 POTS Splitter Rack 496-15026 5100-A2-GB20-00 November 1996 2-7
Installing and Connecting the Card Four rows of pins of a multi-pin block are dedicated to each CO card/POTS splitter pair. For example, Pins A1–4, B1–4, C1–4, and D1–4 are associated with POTS splitter #1 in the rack and the CO card connected to connector #1 of the multi-pin block. Pins A5–8, B5–8, C5–8, and D5–8 are associated with POTS splitter #2 in the rack and the CO card connected to connector #2 of the multi-pin block, and so on.
Installing and Connecting the Card Always connect the CO switch tip and ring leads to the bottom two A-column pins of a four-row set: A3(tip)–A4(ring), A7(tip)–A8(ring), A11(tip)–A12(ring), and so on. Always connect the subscriber loop tip and ring leads to the top two D-column pairs: D1(tip)–D2(ring), D5(tip)–D6(ring), D9(tip)–D10(ring), and so on. 4. Plug the end of an 8-pin modular cable into the J2 network access connector of a CO card. 5.
Installing and Connecting the Card Connecting to the POTS Network Using Standalone POTS Splitters Procedure 1. Install the splitter at a distance from the CO PC and POTS lines so that it is convenient to run connecting leads. 2. Plug the end of an 8-pin modular cable into the J2 network access connector of the CO card. 3. Connect the tip lead of the cable to the POTS splitter connector labeled T1 as shown in the figure. (There is a POTS splitter associated with each card.
Installing and Connecting the Card Installing the Software The HotWire DSL CO product software consists of three components as shown in following table. Software Component Function Kernel Device Driver Contains the privilege level to communicate with the CO card. It routes the read/write requests from/to the CO card as needed by applications. Central Management Utility Enables you to configure and manage the CO card.
Installing and Connecting the Card c:\Windows\system32\drivers\genport.sys (or c:\WinNT35\System32\drivers\genport.sys). 9. Type a:\regini a:\genport.ini. 10. Reboot the CO PC. 11. Insert the floppy labeled CO PC Windows NT Central Management Utility Software into an available floppy drive (drive A is assumed in Step 13). 12. Select File→Run from the Program Manager menu. 13. Type a:setup.exe and click the OK button.
Accessing the Central Management Utility 3 Overview There are three ways to access the CO card in order to configure and manage it: By using the PC monitor and keyboard to access the central management utility, as described in Accessing the Central Management Utility Locally on page 3-2.
Accessing the Central Management Utility Accessing the Central Management Utility Locally The procedure that follows describes how to use a locally attached keyboard and monitor to access the central management utility. Procedure 1. Install the software from the product disk as described in Installing the Software in Chapter 2. 2. Access a MS-DOS window. 3. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: cd c:\HOTWIRE hotwire.exe 4. Refer to Chapter 4 for instructions on configuring the CO card.
Accessing the Central Management Utility 3. From the PC keyboard, type: cd c:\HOTWIRE hotwire.exe Alternatively, follow the procedure described in Automatically Running the Central Management Utility on page 3-5. 4. Read Chapter 4, Configuring and Managing the Card. Accessing the Central Management Utility Using Telnet The procedure that follows describes how to use a TCP/IP system to access the central management utility via telnet. Procedure 1.
Accessing the Central Management Utility Setting the Terminal Interface Options The terminal interface options of the terminal-based central management utility are set in the c:\HOTWIRE\hotwire.ini file. If you want to change any of the options, use the following procedure. " Procedure 1. Make a backup copy of the hotwire.ini file in case the file becomes corrupted during editing, i.e., copy hotwire.ini hotwire.bak. 2.
Accessing the Central Management Utility Automatically Running the Central Management Utility The following procedure describes how to configure Windows NT so that the HotWire DSL Central Management Utility runs automatically at boot time. This procedure enables a user to use the terminal-based central management utility without having a monitor and keyboard attached to the CO PC. Procedure 1. Double-click on the Windows NT Startup group icon. 2. From the Windows NT Program Manager select File→New. 3.
Accessing the Central Management Utility 13. Power down the CO PC. 14. Disconnect the CO PC monitor and keyboard. 15. Power on the CO PC. NOTE: The file c:\HOTWIRE\craft.bat delays the start of the c:\HOTWIRE\hotwire.exe file until after the Windows NT COM port driver is started. If the default 15-second delay is too short, use an ASCII editor to edit this file to increase the value.
Configuring and Managing the Card 4 Overview The Hotwire DSL Central Management Utility enables you to configure and manage the HotWire CO cards as described in the following sections. Main Menu The figure below shows the selections available on the main menu of the central management utility.
Configuring and Managing the Card Menus That Require Input The following menus require that you input information (other than the channel number): H Set Filters H Configure DSL Card H Diagnostics H Firmware Upgrade The figure below shows the Filters menu.
Configuring and Managing the Card (The Set Filters menu enables you to configure multiple MAC and IP filter source addresses, as well as individually set the filter states for these addresses to On (enable) or Off (disable). Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll through these addresses and state selections. See page 4-12 for a complete description of the Configure DSL Cards menu items.
Configuring and Managing the Card Configuring and Managing the Card The central management utility enables you to: Monitor the status of the CO card and the CP card with which it communicates by using the Operating Status and Error Status menus Identify the version numbers associated with the CO and CP cards by selecting the Board ID menu Run loopback tests on the cards by selecting the Diagnostics menu Cause a firmware reboot of the card by selecting the Reset menu Upgrade the card’s fi
Configuring and Managing the Card Operational Status Display (CO) (2 of 2) Parameter Description MAC Broadcast Packets Received Number of MAC Broadcast Packets received by the CO card from the LAN segment. MAC Broadcast Packets Transmitted Number of MAC Broadcast Packets transmitted to the CO card from the LAN segment. Link State of the DSL link (up or down). Ethernet Link Integrity State of the Ethernet link (good or bad).
Configuring and Managing the Card Error Status (CO Cards) The Error Status screen displays the errors related to the operation of the CO cards. Error Status Display (CO) 4-6 Parameter Description Channel Number User-supplied number that identifies the channel. (See Setting I/O Base Address in Chapter 2.) Ethernet CRC Errors Number of Ethernet CRC errors encountered by the CO card. DSL CRC Errors Number of DSL CRC errors encountered by the CO card.
Configuring and Managing the Card Error Status (CP Cards) The Error Status screen displays the errors related to the operation of the CP cards. Error Status Display (CP) 5100-A2-GB20-00 Parameter Description Channel Number User-supplied number that identifies the channel. (See Setting I/O Base Address in Chapter 2.) ISA FIFO CRC Errors Number of FIFO CRC errors encountered by the CP card. DSL CRC Errors Number of DSL CRC errors encountered by the CP card.
Configuring and Managing the Card Board ID (CO and CP Cards) The Board ID screen shows identifying information about the CO and CP cards. Board ID Display Parameter Description Channel Number User-supplied number that identifies the channel. (See Setting I/O Base Address in Chapter 2.) Software Version (CO card only) Version number of the central management utility. Firmware Version Version number of the firmware currently loaded. Hardware Release Release level of the card.
Configuring and Managing the Card Diagnostics Display (2 of 2) Parameter Description Loopback Type Loopbacks available to test the operation of the CP card: H 1=Local Loopback – enables data received from the CO ISA bus to be looped back by the DSL firmware on the CO card H 2=Remote Loopback – enables data received from the CO ISA bus to be looped back by the DSL firmware on the CP card H 3=LAN – enables data received from the CO card ISA bus to be looped back by the Ethernet on-board transceiver For
Configuring and Managing the Card Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Installation screen enables you download code into the firmware of the CO card. Firmware Upgrade Parameter Description Channel Number User-supplied number that identifies the channel. (See Setting I/O Base Address in Chapter 2.) CO Firmware Version Current firmware version. Firmware Filename Filename containing the code to be downloaded.
Configuring and Managing the Card Filters Display (2 of 2) Parameter Description IP Filter Source Address Used to filter the data that is sent from the CP card to the CO LAN segment. The CO card puts only those packets on the LAN segment that match one of the addresses in its filter table. Filtering IP source addresses prevents a user from trying to “spoof” a reply to the router by using someone else’s IP address. Use this option only if the service provider will be using static IP address assignment.
Configuring and Managing the Card Configure DSL Cards The Configure DSL Card screens enables you to set the data rate of the CO card. Configure DSL Display Parameter Description Channel Number User-supplied number that identifies the channel. (See Setting I/O Base Address in Chapter 2.) Downstream Date Rate Downstream data rates for ADSL cards: H 1.5440 Mbs H 2.
Configuring the SNMP Agent 5 SNMP Interface Model The DSL modem SNMP management model is that of a single CO PC addressed by its IP Host name.
Configuring the SNMP Agent Configuration After installing the SNMP agent (as described in Chapter 2), you can configure the following SNMP options: H System Name: a name for this CO PC. H System Contact: an administrator of this CO PC. H System Location: a room or rack location identifier for this CO PC. H Community Strings: The community string is used to identify and authenticate information transactions between the SNMP manager and agent.
Configuring the SNMP Agent Up to four destination addresses may be entered. If no destination addresses are entered, no traps will be transmitted. Use the following procedure to configure the IP address(es) of the SNMP management station(s) that manage this CO PC. Procedure 1. Start the HotWire DSL SNMP Agent utility by clicking on its icon. 2. Select Traps→Destination from the menu. 3. Fill in the IP address(es) of the SNMP management system(s) to which you want the SNMP agent to send traps. 4.
Diagnostics 6 Overview HotWire DSL provides you with three ways to monitor the health and status of its cards and connections: LEDs located on the card. Diagnostic utilities accessible from an SNMP manager and the local management utility that enable you to put either the local CO or the remote CP card in loopback and send/receive test patterns. Operating and error statistics reported by an SNMP agent and/or the local management utility.
Diagnostics LED Status There are 10 LEDs on the CO card.
Diagnostics The following table describes the meaning and states of the LEDs. Type LED LED is . . . Indicating . . . DSL LNK On Normal operation. Off Link down. Blinking Normal operation. Carrier detect training mode. Off No carrier. On Normal operation. Data mode. Blinking, On Normal operation. Indicates presence of DSL traffic. Off No data being received. Blinking, On Normal operation. Indicates presence of DSL traffic. Off No data being sent.
Diagnostics Using the Loopback Tests When you encounter a problem with a HotWire connection, try to determine whether the problem is in the: H LAN Network H POTS service H Local CO card H Remote CP card You can become aware of a problem through poor performance statistics or error conditions reported by the local management utility (Chapter 4). LEDs on the CO and CP card also have error states as described in LED Status on page 6-2. Use the following procedure when you encounter a problem.
Diagnostics LAN Loopback The LAN loopback enables data received from the CO card ISA bus to be looped back by the Ethernet on-board transceiver. Note that this loopback interrupts data transfer to the CP card. See Diagnostics in Chapter 4 for the procedure to run a loopback test. CO Card Ethernet Transceiver ISA Bus 496-14986 Local Loopback The local loopback enables data received from the CO ISA bus to be looped back by the firmware process on the CO card.
Diagnostics Remote Loopback The remote loopback enables data received from the CO ISA bus to be looped back by the firmware process on the CP card. This will also be a unidirectional loopback, meaning that data is transmitted back to the PC end of the connection only. Note that any data arriving over the DSL link will be dropped in this mode of operation. See Diagnostics in Chapter 4 for the procedure to run a loopback test.
Pinouts A J1 Ethernet Connector Pinouts Pin Number Use 1 TX Data + 2 TX Data – 3 RX Data + 4 NC (unused) 5 NC (unused) 6 RX Data – 7 NC (unused) 8 NC (unused) J2 DSL Network Access Connector Pinouts 5100-A2-GB20-00 Pin Number Use 1 NC (unused) 2 NC (unused) 3 Ring 4 Tip 5 NC (unused) 6 NC (unused) November 1996 A-1
Installing POTS Splitter at Customer Premises B How to Install the POTS Splitter The following procedure describes how to wire a HotWire POTS Splitter at a customer site. It does not specify the specific hardware to use. Consult your company’s specifications for that information. However, it is recommended that you use the same type of two-conductor cable that is used for the pole-to-house connection to make the connection between the Telephone Network Interface and the POTS splitter.
Installing POTS Splitter at Customer Premises Use the following procedure to wire the POTS splitter. Procedure 1. Attach the splitter at a distance from the Telephone Network Interface that makes it convenient to run connecting leads. 2. Access the customer side of the Telephone Network Interface as shown in Figure B-2. 3. Connect the tip lead of the DSL card cable to G1. 4. Connect the ring lead of the DSL card cable to R1. 5. Connect G1 to T1. 6. Connect R1 to T2. 7.
Installing POTS Splitter at Customer Premises Telephone Network Interface Tip G1 Ring R1 To DSL Card in Customer PC To Subscriber Loop Ground Tip T3 Tip T1 Ring T2 Mounting Screw(s) (2) POTS Splitter To Customer Telephone Ring T4 496-15027 Figure B-2.
Technical Specifications C Technical Specifications The following table lists the technical specifications for the CO card (ATU-C). Technical Specifications Specifications Criteria Analog Interface ATU-C card includes an RJ11 connector for use with either a Carrierless Amplitude & Phase (CAP) Modulation RADSL multi-speed or CAP ADSL 1.544 Mbs 2.048 Mbs downstream/64 kbps upstream interface with the local loop. Digital Interfaces 8-pin connector for Ethernet 10-Base T hub connection; PC ISA bus.
Glossary ADSL Asymmetric high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Loop. Provides high-speed digital rates to a customer premises, while supporting a lower speed in the reverse direction. ATU-R ADSL Termination Unit at the Remote (or customer premises) end of the local loop. ATU-U ADSL Termination Unit at the CO end of the local loop. CO Central Office. CP Customer Premises. CPE Customer Premises Equipment.
Index B F board id CO card, 4-8 CP card, 4-8 filters, 4-10 firmware upgrade, 4-10 G C GlobeLink NAS Central Office (CO) product components, 2-1 description, 1-1 GlobeLink NAS Customer Premises (CP) product installation, 2-2 manual, 1-2 central management utility menus, 4-4 operation, 3-1, 4-1 configuration automatically running the central management utility, 3-5 CO card, 4-4 setting the terminal interface options, 3-4 via a terminal, 2-10, 3-1, 3-2 via software utility, 3-2 via telnet, 3-3 via the P
Index P S PC configuration, 1-3 POTS splitter central office installation, 2-6 customer premises installation, B-1 part of GlobeLink NAS product, 2-1 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), 5-2 software requirements, 1-3 supported MIBS, 5-2 R technical specifications, C-1 reset, 4-9 W T Windows NT, 1-3 IN-2 November 1996 5100-A2-GB20-00
