Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide
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Contents Introducing the Ethernet Interface..........................................1 Configuring The Terminal........................................................2 Startup Sequence ...................................................................3 Displaying the Ethernet Interface Main Menu .........................4 Configuring the Ethernet Interface..........................................5 Edit Host IP Address ........................................................6 Edit Local IP Address........
chapter 1 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide The Ethernet Terminal consists of a standard Boundless Technologies text terminal with an adapter installed. The terminal’s EIA port is re-configured as a 10BaseT (Twisted-Pair) Ethernet port replacing the terminal’s EIA RS-232 communications port. The adapter provides the text terminal with a single Telnet session. (Telnet is an application providing terminal emulation connectivity for logging on to a remote system.
2 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide The adapter provides 802.3 Ethernet connectivity, TCP/IP host connectivity, and Telnet application connectivity. Configuring The Terminal In order for the adapter to function successfully, the terminal should be configured as follows: Data Format 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity EIA Baud Rate 38400 EIA Communication Protocol None Xon/Xoff DTR/DSR Both This setting should match the Comm Protocol setting of the adapter (see page 9).
Startup Sequence 3 Term during the setup navigation. Once the adapter is setup and running, you can change the terminal’s and host’s emulation back to PC-Term. Startup Sequence When the terminal is turned on, it performs an initial adapter diagnostic test and displays a message indicating the result of that test. ◊ ◊ ◊ Ethernet pass indicates that the test was successful and the card is functioning properly.
4 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide Check 05h NVRAM and RAM problem Check 06h NVRAM and ROM problem Check 07h NVRAM, RAM and ROM problem Check 08h MAC problem Check 0Dh MAC, NVRAM and RAM problem Check 0Eh MAC, NVRAM and ROM problem Check 0Fh MAC, NVRAM, ROM and RAM Displaying the Ethernet Interface Main Menu If the Poweron Connect mode is Off (see page 8) at the conclusion of the startup diagnostics, you can press any key to enter the setup menu.
Configuring the Ethernet Interface 5 ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Selection 2 (Connect to Host) allows you initiate or terminate the Telnet connection to the host. Selection 3 (Ping) allows you to test the host connection by sending and receiving predefined test messages. Selection 4 (Hardware Information) allows you display the results of the initialization diagnostics as well as hardware information about the adapter. Selection 9 allows you exit the Main Menu and clear the Setup Menu.
6 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide - SETUP MENU . Edit Host IP addr 0.0.0.0 2. Edit Local IP addr 0.0.0.0 3. Edit Subnet Mask 0.0.0.0 4. Edit Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 5. Poweron Connect (Toggle) = No 6. Comm Protocol (Toggle) = Both ------------------------ 7. Recall Saved Settings 8. Save Settings for Powerup 9. Return to Main Menu Edit Host IP Address To define your host IP address, select option number 1.
Configuring the Ethernet Interface 7 - SETUP MENU 1. Edit Host IP addr 175.55.172.90 2. Edit Local IP addr 0.0.0.0 3. Edit Subnet Mask 0.0.0.0 4. Edit Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 5. Poweron Connect (Toggle) = No 6. Comm Protocol (Toggle) = Both ------------------------ 7. Recall Saved Settings 8. Save Settings for Powerup 9. Return to Main Menu If an invalid address is entered, the terminal responds with an error message and prompts the user for the address again.
8 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide Edit Subnet Mask The subnet mask is a specific sequence of numbers that determines which part of an IP address is the network portion and which is the host portion. To set the subnet mask for your terminal, select option number 3. When prompted, enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal format as in the example below: Enter Subnet Mask >255.255.255.
Connect to Host 9 Comm Protocol The adapter’s communication protocol could be set to None, Xon/Xoff, DTR/DSR, or Both. This setting should match the terminal’s communication protocol setting for the EIA port or else the terminal could lose data. If the communication protocol is set to None, the terminal could lose data. Recall Saved Setting Selecting option number 7 from the Setup Menu sets the values of options 1 through 5 to that currently stored in NVRAM.
10 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide host. This can be done by selecting option number 2 from the Main Menu. The terminal responds with a prompt similar to the following: Enter IP Connection: 175.55.172.90 Simply press the Enter key if the host IP address is correct, or change the host IP address by typing the desired address. Connecting to a host system automatically creates a Telnet session and then exits from the Ethernet Main Menu.
Hardware Information 11 While waiting for the host to return, the terminal displays the message Trying to ping followed by the IP address. If the Host responds , the Ethernet interface displays the message Successful Ping to followed by the host IP address. If the Host does not respond within 10 sec, the Ethernet interface displays the message No response from followed by the host IP address.
12 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Part Number is the 10-diogit number of the Ethernet interface. Diagnostics Results reports the status of the Ethernet interface on the last powerup. Link Integrity reports the status of the link to the network. OK indicates that the Ethernet interface is connected to a live network; No Lnk indicates the Ethernet interface is not connected to a live network. Ethernet Statistics can be used to view the most recent Ethernet statistics.
Technical Support Questions about this product should be directed to the Technical Support Department of the distributor from which you obtained your Boundless Technologies equipment. When requesting assistance, please have all pertinent information available including any error messages that may have appeared either on the terminal or the host. If your distributor fails to provide adequate support for your needs, please contact the Boundless Technologies Technical Support Department directly.
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