Patton electronic SmartNode 4300 manual

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    SmartNode 4300 IpChannel Bank Quick Start Gu ide Sales Office: +1 (301) 97 5-10 00 Techni cal Su ppor t: +1 (301) 97 5-1007 E-mail: suppor t@patton.com WWW: www .patton.com Part Number: 07MSN4300-QS, Rev . D Revised : February 9, 2012 Impor tant This is a Class A de vice and is no t intended for use in a residential enviro nment. Start Installation[...]

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    Patton Electronics Company , Inc. 7622 Ric kenbacker Drive Gaithersburg , MD 20879 USA Tel: +1 (301 ) 975- 1000 Fax: +1 ( 301) 8 69-929 3 Support: +1 (30 1) 975 -1007 Web: www.pa tton.com E-mai l: suppo rt@ patt on. com T rademark Statement The terms SmartNode , SmartWare , and S martView are tr ade marks of P atton Electronics Co mpany. All ot her[...]

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    Safety when w orking with ele ctricity 3 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Safety when working with electricity • Do not open t he devi ce wh en the power co rd is connecte d. For s ystems without a power switch and without an external power adapter, line volt- ages ar e present within th e devic e when th e power cord is connect ed. • For devi[...]

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    Safety when w orking with ele ctricity 4 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide General observat ions • Clean the cas e with a soft slightly moi st anti-static cloth • Place the unit on a flat surfac e and ensure free air circul ation • Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight and other heat sources • Protec t the unit fro m moistur e, vapors,[...]

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    Introduction 5 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Intr oduction This Quic k Start Guide lead s you thro ugh the b asic ste p s to set up a new SmartNode and to dow nload a con- figuration. Please note that this guide does not replace the d etailed SmartWare Software Configuration Guide and the SmartNode 4300 User Manual available online at www.patto[...]

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    Connecting a P C, logging in, and configuri ng the IP address 6 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Connecting a PC, logging in, an d configuring the IP address Conne cting pow er and co nfigur ing the de fault IP ad dress Connect the SmartNode to the mains power supp ly using the included power supply and ca ble. When the RUN LED stops blinking and [...]

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    Connecting a P C, logging in, and configuri ng the IP address 7 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide 172.16.40.1> enable 172.16.40.1# configure 172.16.40.1(cfg)# Changing the IP address 1. Select the co ntext IP mode to co nfigure an IP inter face. 172.16.40.1(cfg)# context ip router 172.16.40.1(ctx-ip)[router]# 2. Set the IP addres s and network m[...]

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    Connecting the SmartNode to the network 8 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Connecting the Smar tNode to the network The 4300 Ether net po rt is auto MDX, theref ore a s traight-t hrough wired cab le ca n be use d for host and swi tch connections (see figu re 3 ). Figure 3. Connecting the SmartNode to the network You can check the connection with t[...]

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    Downloading a configuratio n example, adapti ng it to you r network, and loadi ng it onto the Smar tNode 9 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Downlo ading a confi guration example , adaptin g it to your netwo rk, and loadin g it onto the SmartNode Patton provid es a collection of co nfiguration templates on the suppo rt page at www.pa tton. com/s ma[...]

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    Compl ian ce 10 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Complia nce EMC c ompl ianc e: • FCC Pa rt 1 5, Cl ass A • EN55022, Clas s A • EN55024 Low V oltage Directive (Safe ty): • UL60950-1 /CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 Listing • IEC/EN 60950 -1, 2nd e dition • AS/NZS 60950- 1, A-tick PSTN : • ACMA AS/ACIF S003:2008 • PTC 22 0[...]

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    Radio and TV Interferenc e (FCC Part 15) 11 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide Radio and T V Inter ference (FCC Part 15) This device genera tes and uses radio f requency energy, an d if not instal led and use d proper ly-that is , in stri ct accorda nce wit h the manufact urer’s instruc tions- may caus e interference to rad io and television re ce[...]

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    NOTES 12 SmartNode 4300 Qu ick Start Guide NOT ES[...]