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    Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide[...]

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    WARNING THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ELECTRICAL POWER AND OTHER SENSITIVE COMPONENTS WITHIN ITS CASE, AND IS NOT DESIGNED FOR CONSUMER ACCESS OR REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS. IF YOUR BOUNDLESS TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT REQUIRES REPAIR OR YOU WISH TO ADD ANY COMPONENT THAT REQUIRES OPENING THE PRODUCT CASE, YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVID[...]

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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 Et[...]

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    1 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 termin[...]

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    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 par ity EIA Baud Rate 38400 EIA C[...]

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    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 t o 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 [...]

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    4 Ethernet Interface Adapter User’s Guide Check 05h NVRAM and RAM problem Check 0Dh MAC, NVRAM and RAM problem Check 06h NVRAM and ROM problem Check 0Eh MAC, NVRAM and ROM problem Check 07h NVRAM, RAM and ROM problem Check 0Fh MAC, NVRAM, ROM and RAM Check 08h MAC problem Displaying the Ethernet Interface Main Menu If the Poweron Conn ect mode is[...]

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    Configuring the Ethernet Interface 5 ◊ Selection 2 (Connect to Host) allows you initiate or t erminate 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 diagn[...]

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    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 D efault 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[...]

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    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 Setting s 8. Save Settings for Powerup 9. Return to Main Menu If a[...]

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    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 optio n number 3 . When prompted, enter the subnet mask in dotted - decimal format as in the[...]

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    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 t erminal’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 S[...]

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    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 ty ping the desired address. Connecting t[...]

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    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 r[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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