CX-6p-PoE User’s Manual Revision 1.
WARRANTY INFORMATION American Fibertek, Inc warrants that at the time of delivery the products delivered will be free of defects in materials and workmanship. Defective products will be repaired or replaced at the exclusive option of American Fibertek. A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number is required to send the products back in case of return. All returns must be shipped prepaid. This warranty is void if the products have been tampered with.
Table of contents Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications Getting Started ............................................................................................................. 8 Panel Layout Connecting the Hardware LED indicators Real-time clock Initial IP configuration ............................................................................
Pinouts and connectors ............................................................................................
1 Introduction Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications 5
Overview Thank you purchasing your American Fibertek CX-6p-PoE. Please take a few minutes to read these installation instructions in order to obtain maximum performance from this product. The AFI V’NES (Video Network Enterprise Solution) CX-6p-PoE is a 6 port IEEE 802.3 switch which also provides support for environmental monitors. There are 4 ports at 10/100 Base-TX and 2 SFP ports at 1000 Base-X. The SFP ports accept a variety of SFP optics as well as copper SFP.
Contact closures Contact type Contact outputs Current rating Voltage rating Form C 4 1A 30VDC/1A 65VDC/0.46A 150VAC/0.46A Alarm Inputs Software Selectable 4 Channels Normally Open (NO) or Normally Closed (NC) Unsupervised or Supervised Battery backup Real-time clock User settings 10 years Indefinite Power requirements Connector type Power input voltage Power input frequency Power required Grounded IEC C14 socket 90 – 264 VAC 47 – 63 Hz 150W maximum Mechanical Dimensions Weight Mounting 8.5” x 1.
2 Getting Started Panel Layout Connecting the Hardware LED indicators Real-time clock 8
Panel Layout CX-6p-PoE Front af i CX-6p-PoE Rear ! Connecting the Hardware Connecting power Use the supplied AC line cord to connect the CX-6p-PoE to a 90-260VAC power line by plugging one end of the cord into the polarized 3 pin socket on the rear of the CX-6pPoE, and the other end into an available 3 pin grounded power outlet. Connecting to the network Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the any of ports 1-4 on the front of the CX-6pPoE and the other end to the Ethernet network.
Connecting contacts The CX-6p-PoE has a 20-pin connector for 4 alarm inputs and 4 aux contact outputs. Contact connector – rear view Each connector point on the block has a tab which is pressed in to insert / release the wire into the adjacent opening. To make a connection, strip ¼” from the end of a wire, then while pressing on the small orange tab adjacent insert the wire into the hole. When the tab is released the wire will be securely held in the hole.
Connecting an aux output Each contact output is made through three connections on the contact block. The connections for each aux contact output are arranged in four groups of three terminals, one group for each aux contact output. In each group the terminal on the left (looking at the back of the unit) is the Common terminal on the form C. This terminal is labeled ‘C’.
Connecting an Environmental Probe The CX-6p-PoE has two connector ports on the rear of the unit where AFI Environmental Probe devices such as the P-TAH or P-VFP can be connected. These ports are located all the way to the right of the unit when looking at it from the rear. To connect an AFI environmental probe, use the cable provided with the probe. Plug the smaller end of the cable into the probe. Plug the larger, flat end of the cable into the CX6p-PoE. The LED on the probe should illuminate green.
LED indicators The CX-6p-PoE has twelve LED indicators on the front of the unit, associated with the Ethernet switch and PoE function, and four on the back of the unit, associated with the environmental monitoring and communications functions. Front panel indicators – Ethernet connection status The front panel of the CX-6p-PoE has two LEDs located above each of the first four RJ45 Ethernet ports.
Serial RX/TX LED On the right side of the rear panel of the unit are two LEDs. The lower of these two LEDs indicates activity on the unit’s RD232 serial port. This LED will illuminate green if there is data being transmitted out of the port, or green if there is data being received at the port. Real-time clock The CX-6p-PoE’s real-time clock and calendar (RTC) uses a lithium battery to retain time and date settings while the unit is not powered.
3 Initial IP configuration Factory default IP Reset sequence NTP/timeserver configuration 15
Factory default IP The CX-6p-PoE is factory programmed with the following default network settings: IP address Netmask Gateway DNS 192.168.0.246 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.143 None programmed If the CX-6p-PoE has not had its IP address changed by the user it will be possible to connect to it at this network address. If you do not know the IP address of the unit, you can reset the unit back to factory defaults and then connect at the default address.
NTP/timeserver configuration The CX-6p-PoE has a real time clock/calendar which keeps track of the current Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This battery-backed time and date setting can be updated by regular Network Time Protocol (NTP) packets from a server connected to the same network as the CX-6p-PoE. Alternately, the CX-6p-PoE can be set to actively connect to a UTC server for routine clock/calendar updates. The default setting is to accept NTP packets.
4 Operating modes Overview Serial Server Mode Serial Client Mode Alarm input forwarding Aux outputs Pilot interface Environmental Probes Power-Over-Ethernet 18
Overview The CX-6p-PoE permits devices which use serial or contact closure signals to communicate with each other to be connected over an Ethernet network. The CX-6pPoE acts as a virtual cable connection, permitting signals to be sent between units as if there was a direct connection between them. This allows the distance between customer equipment to be greatly increased, and reduces the number of cables needed to connect multiple pieces of customer equipment.
the CX-6p-PoE will reset and re-open the port, and will wait for the connection to be reestablished. An option is available to only permit incoming TCP/IP connections from a specific source. If the user specifies an IP address for a server mode port, only connections from that port will be accepted. Serial Client Mode In Serial Client mode, the CX-6p-PoE will actively attempt to connect to a pre-defined server device over the network.
that a local contact will cause an aux out to be set or cleared until some other trigger clears or sets that aux output. The permitted targets of aux contact actions to be taken in response to local alarms are any CX-6p-PoE devices, or any other compatible AFI devices such as C10 Commander devices, on the same network as the CX-6p-PoE. Up to two independent actions can be taken by a CX-6p-PoE in response to a local alarm condition.
Watchdog function The CX-6p-PoE has a watchdog feature which allows it to monitor the function of up to four network connected devices. The CX-6p-PoE can monitor a network device by periodically sending ping requests to the device over the network. After a number of pings without responses from the target device, the CX-6p-PoE takes an action which can be configured by the user.
supplied address. The CX-6p-PoE will also notify any connected Pilot servers of the alarm condition. Ethernet Switch The CX-6p-PoE includes an Ethernet switch with 4 10/100BaseT auto MDI/MDIX and auto-negotiate ports(1-4) and 2 SFP ports(5 and 6). Ports 1-4 auto negotiation supports 100BaseT or 10BaseT modes with either full on half duplex. The auto negotiate function will establish a link at the highest speed and duplex supported by the link partner.
into one of four traffic class queues. The QoS (Quality of service) functionality supports Tag priority, IPV4, and IPV6. Tag priority precedes IPV4 and IPV6. All of the factors possibly affecting the packet switching is based on the incoming port, IEEE 802.1p(tag), IPv4 Type of Service (TOS) or Differentiated Services (Diff-Serv), IPv6 Traffic Class, 802.1Q VLAN ID, destination MAC address or source MAC address.
5 Web Interface Connecting to the CX-6p-PoE Interface layout Operator setup Global settings IP Ethernet Setup NTP Setup Alarm Setup Aux Setup Communications Watchdog Probe Setup PoE Monitor Upload Firmware Reboot Net I/O 25
Connecting to the CX-6p-PoE Use a Windows PC or similar computer connected to an Ethernet network. Connect the CX-6p-PoE to the same network. Ensure that the network is one where the IP address of the CX-6p-PoE (Default address is 192.168.0.246) is legal and not already in use. You will need to use a browser program such as Internet Explorer with cookie functionality enabled to connect to the CX-6p-PoE. Type 192.168.0.246 in to the Address bar of your browser window and then press Enter.
Down the left side of each screen is a menu used to access the configuration sub-pages. Clicking on one of the selections in that menu will bring up that configuration sub-page. The name of currently selected sub-page will be indicated in bold. When an individual sub-page has been selected, that sub-page will display in the main part of the interface screen. The name of that sub-page will be shown in a header just below the main title bar.
Operator setup The Operator Setup screen permits the user to set the Username and Password used to log in to the operator web page. A username and password combination are required. It is recommended that you change these from the default settings. Setting Default Value Range Username "Admin" 15 characters Password "Password" 15 characters Changes to this page take place immediately.
Global settings The Global Settings screen permit the user to change the Device Name and Device Location strings associated with the CX-6p-PoE. These strings are shown at the header at the top of every configuration web page. They are also provided in the configuration data sent to any Pilot server which the CX-6p-PoE communicates with to identify the CX6p-PoE.
IP Ethernet Setup The IP Ethernet Setup page permits the user to set the network address and network access settings of the CX-6p-PoE. It also permits the user to designate up to four Pilot servers for the CX-6p-PoE to connect and sent configuration data and status updates to. Setting IP Address Default Value " 192.168.0.246 " Range 15 characters Subnet Mask "255.255.255.0" 15 characters Default Gateway " 192.168.0.143 " 15 characters DNS “0.0.0.
Settings for four Pilot servers are provided. Default settings for each are “0.0.0.0” and port “8800”. An CX-6p-PoE will not attempt to connect to a Pilot server whose address is still “0.0.0.0”, but will begin attempting to connect as soon as a valid address is entered and saved. For each of the four target servers, an indication of “CONNECTED” or “NOT CONNECTED” is provided to show if the CX-6p-PoE has successfully connected to that server.
NTP Setup The NTP Setup screen is used to control how the real-time clock/calendar of the CX-6pPoE is updated. The user can select one of three update modes: No updates, NTP broadcast updates, or polling a NTP server. If “None” is selected for the NTP update mode, the CX-6p-PoE will never update its realtime clock/calendar. If the time was set accurately before updating was disabled and a working battery is installed it should retain a fairly accurate time and date for some time.
Alarm Setup The Alarm Setup screen is used to configure the CX-6p-PoE’s alarm input, and the actions to be taken when the input is triggered. The hardware alarm contact inputs can have its trigger conditions and actions independently configured.
Alarm actions The alarm input can have set multiple actions to be taken on that alarm’s triggering. These actions consist of setting the contact outputs on that same CX-6p-PoE, or on other CX-6p-PoE devices or other AFI devices on the network, of sending specific text messages to a target over the network, or of sending an email message. Remote Aux Actions Setting Default Value Range Action address Action aux Action state “0.0.0.
Selecting “Indefinitely” for the duration will simply cause the CX-6p-PoE to set the target aux contact ON or OFF once and leave it so set. Buttons are provided which force an ON or OFF message to be sent to the indicated remote aux output immediately. These are used to test unit configuration and network connectivity. IP Message Actions Setting IP:PORT Default Value “0.0.0.
Duration sets how long to set the target output for. If duration is set, the CX-6p-PoE will set the target aux contact out to the selected status (ON or OFF) for the chosen duration, and then will set the target to the opposite setting. Thus, if an alarm is set to trigger a certain aux ON for 5 seconds, the CX-6p-PoE will when that alarm is triggered contact the target unit, set the indicated aux to ON, wait five seconds, and then set the indicated aux to OFF.
Aux Setup The Aux Setup screen is used to configure the CX-6p-PoE’s aux contact outputs. Setting Default Value Range Name “aux-N” 15 characters Email On On/Off checkbox State on Startup Previous Current state N/A Off On On Off Each aux out also has a user-settable text label which may be up to 15 characters long. The aux name label is supplied along with the number when reporting the status of an aux contact output to a Pilot server.
Communications The Communications screen allows the user to configure the CX-6p-PoE’s serial port. Setting Default Value Range Name Mode “aux-N” RS232 Server Speed IP 57600 “0.0.0.0” 15 characters Disabled RS232 Server RS232 Client 0-57600 15 characters Port Flow Control 1-4 Hardware 1-4 Hardware None The serial port has a user-settable text label identifying it for user documentation purposes. This string can be up to 15 characters long.
pin on each port will only be asserted when that port is connected to a destination that can receive data, and the port will only transmit data when the CTS input pin is asserted. With flow control set to ‘None’, the RTS pin will be asserted all the time and the CTS input pin will be ignored.
Watchdog The CX-6p-PoE has a watchdog function which can be used to monitor up to four network-connected devices for failure, and perform user-configurable actions when that device fails to respond. Setting Default Value Range Enabled Not Enabled Ping IP Address Interval Timeout 0.0.0.
Watchdog failure actions Setting Aux time Default Value 15 seconds Range 1-9999 seconds TCP Message IP:PORT 40 characters “0.0.0.0:23” 24 characters Email Message PoE port cycle 80 characters Disabled PoE port 1-4 When the CX-6p-PoE fails to receive a number of consecutive pings from the target device, it will trigger the AUX contact output for a time period determined by the Aux Time setting.
Probe Setup The Probe Setup screen will display the configuration data and environmental readings on all probes connected to the CX-6p-PoE. A CX-6p-PoE can have up to two probes connected to it. Each probe has a unique serial number associated. This serial number will be displayed along with the type of the probe. The time and date at which the probe’s data was last changed will also be displayed along with the login name which was used when that change was made.
Each probe has a set of alarm and warning thresholds programmed for each of the environmental parameters that probe measures. The user may set the alarm and warning values, along with the actions to be taken when a value exceeds them, through this page.
The CX-6p-PoE will read all environmental data from the attached probes every ten seconds, and will compare the readings to the warning and alarm thresholds. If any of the readings exceed the warning or alarm levels it will take an action as determined by the settings on this screen. The Email checkbox when set will tell the CX-6p-PoE to send an email to the email address set on the ‘IP Ethernet Settings’ screen.
PoE Monitor The PoE Monitor screen displays the current status of the power being delivered to Ethernet ports 1-4 on the front of the unit. Each port has a status indication stating if that port has been connected to a PoE powered device, and if so stating the voltage, current, and power being delivered to the device. Error conditions such as a shorted Ethernet connection will also be indicated on this screen.
Upload Firmware The Upload Firmware page is used to update the firmware in the CX-6p-PoE in the field, without having to open the unit or return it to American Fibertek. This feature is only to be used to upload firmware binaries supplied by AFI. To use the feature click on the ‘Browse…’ button. A dialog box will open requesting the file to upload. Navigate to the binary file provided by AFI and open it. The dialog box will close, and the name of the selected binary file will appear in the text box.
Reboot The Reboot screen allows the user to perform a hardware reset of the CX-6p-PoE. This will not affect the state of the stored configuration files, but will cause all CX-6p-PoE systems to reset as if a power interruption had occurred. A single button, “Click here to reboot”, is provided to restart the system. The CX-6p-PoE takes approximately 10 seconds to reboot and return to full function after this function is used.
A Pinouts and connectors Power Ethernet/POE SFP Serial Aux/Alarm 48
Ethernet Ports 1 thru 4 (Auto MDI/MDIX) Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TX+/POETX-/POERX+/POE+ N/C N/C RX-/POE+ N/C N/C SFP Serial RS232 Pins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Receive Data (RD) Transmit Data (TD) Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Ground Data Set Ready (DSR) Request To Send (RTS) Clear To Send (CTS) 49
9 Not connected Aux/Alarm Contact connector – rear view 50
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