Multipoint Control Unit Getting Started Guide

Initial configuration

Step one: Connect to the console port

1 Ensure power is connected to the MCU and the Status LED is green.

2 Connect the console port of the MCU to the serial port of your PC using the

blue RJ45 to DB9 cable supplied.

3 Use a serial terminal program, such as Secure CRT or HyperTerminal, to

connect to the MCU. Set your terminal software to the following settings:

Baud rate: 38400

Data bits: 8

Parity: none

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: none

4 Press Enter and the following command prompt appears on the terminal:

MCU:>

Step two: Configure Ethernet Port A settings

The default setting for the MCU Ethernet ports is auto-sensing mode. If the switch

ports to which you connect the MCU are not also set to auto-sensing mode, then you

need to configure the MCU Ethernet ports to use the same speed and duplex mode.

Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the MCU to a

second subnet.

Both ends of the Ethernet connection must be configured in the same

way. For example, either configure both ends of the link to be auto-

sensing or configure both ends to operate at the same speed and duplex.

To establish a 1000Mbps connection, both ends of the link must be

configured as auto-sensing.