User Guide

EDS User Guide 30
4: Installation of EDS4100
This chapter describes how to install the EDS4100 device server.
Package Contents
Your EDS4100 package includes the following items:
 One EDS4100 device server.
 One DB9F-to-DB9F null modem cable.
 A printed Quick Start Guide.
Your package may also include a power supply.
User-Supplied Items
To complete your EDS4100 installation, you need the following items:
 RS-232 and/or RS-422/485 serial devices that require network connectivity:
 A serial cable for each serial device. One end of the cable must have a female DB9 connector
for the EDS4100 serial port.
 To connect an EDS4100 serial port to another DTE device, you will need a null modem cable,
such as the one supplied in your EDS4100 package.
 To connect the EDS4100 serial port to a DCE device, you will need a straight-through
(modem) cable.
 An available connection to your Ethernet network and an Ethernet cable.
 A working power outlet if the unit will be powered from an AC outlet.
Identifying Hardware Components
The following two figures show the front and back of the EDS4100.