Innovations Switch User Manual
PowerTALK 101
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Power Supply........................................................................................................................................ 25
Networking ........................................................................................................................................... 25
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HANGING MORE ADVANCED PARAMETERS USING PT.EXE...................................................................... 26
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ASSWORDS............................................................................................................................................... 27
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OWERTALK COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .............................................................................. 28
PT.EXE
EXAMPLES ................................................................................................................................... 28
Confirm your PC IP address ................................................................................................................ 28
List all available PowerTALK units...................................................................................................... 29
Set a PowerTALK unit name................................................................................................................. 29
Change some parameters ..................................................................................................................... 29
Change a port/channel allocation ........................................................................................................ 29
Accept all changes................................................................................................................................ 29
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OWERTALK98–WINDOWS GUI SOFTWARE......................................................................................... 30
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OWERTALK 98 EXAMPLES ..................................................................................................................... 31
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ETWORK TOPOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 32
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OWERTALK 101 CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................................... 34
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RE-CONNECT CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................. 34
Serial connection cables....................................................................................................................... 34
Network connection: IP address setting ............................................................................................... 35
Other settings on PowerTALK 101....................................................................................................... 36
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ONNECTING TO THE PHYSICAL NETWORK................................................................................................ 36
10-BASE-T............................................................................................................................................ 36
COMMISSIONING AIDS......................................................................................................................... 37
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INDICATIONS..................................................................................................................................... 37
Normal LED indications on face plate:................................................................................................37
Indications on inside of box, only visible when cover is removed:....................................................... 37
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ESTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 38
Tests using standard networking protocols:......................................................................................... 38
Tests available using PT.EXE............................................................................................................... 38
Tests available using PowerTALK 98 under Windows 95 or NT.......................................................... 38
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ESTING PROCEDURE................................................................................................................................. 39
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ASY FUNCTIONALITY TEST -LOOPBACK TEST: ........................................................................................ 40
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ETTING AND CONFIGURING POWERTALK 101........................................................................................ 42
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RACTICAL CONNECTION EXAMPLE –ADDRESS TYPE SERIAL DEVICES ..................................................... 43
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RACTICAL CONNECTION EXAMPLE –NON ADDRESS (OLD) TYPE SERIAL DEVICES ................................... 44
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RACTICAL MULTI NODE EXAMPLE............................................................................................................ 45
TECHNICAL DETAIL.............................................................................................................................. 47
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ETTINGS FOR POPULAR SIEMENS &GEMULTILIN EQUIPMENT ............................................................... 47
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HANNELS................................................................................................................................................. 47
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OTENTIAL POWERTALK LOCK-UPS ........................................................................................................ 48
Endless loop.......................................................................................................................................... 48
Loss of communication to configure PowerTALK 101 ......................................................................... 48
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ESTING SYSTEM WATCHDOG.................................................................................................................... 49
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SING POWERTALK 101 WITH BRIDGES AND ROUTERS ........................................................................... 49
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OWERTALK 101 PROTOCOL ................................................................................................................... 50
OTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN THE POWERTALK FAMILY............................................. 51
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ISTORY OF CHANGES TO THIS MANUAL, FROM RELEASE 1....................................................................... 52
Release 2............................................................................................................................................... 52
NOTES......................................................................................................................................................... 53