Perle Systems 5500316-13 manual

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    P/N 5500316-13 Perle SMI Medi a Converter Installation Guide[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 2 Introductio n Perle SMI M edia Converters provide seamless high-speed managed integration of E thernet to Fiber networks. Over vie w This guide contains instructions necessary for the installation and operation o f the Perle SMI Medi a Converter. This Media Converter consists of the M CR200 chassis, a MCR-MGT Mana[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 3 100/110 Models (xxx) 1000/1110 Models (xxxx) Connector (cc) Mode Distance Wavelength (TX/RX) SMI- xxxx - S2 cc 10 SC/ST/LC SM 10 km 6.2 mi. 1310/1310 nm SMI- xxxx - S1SC10U SC SM 10 km 6.2 mi. 1310/1490 nm SMI- xxxx - S1SC10D SC SM 10 km 6.2 mi. 1490/1310 nm SMI- xxxx - S1SC20U SC SM 20 km 12.4 mi. 1310/1490 nm SM[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 4 Getting t o know your SMI Me dia Converter Unpacking y our SMI Media Converte r Your SMI Medi a Converter consists of the following items: A MCR-MGT Management card • See section in this guide for setting up your MC R-MGT Management Module Media Converter module • See enclosed Media Converter Installation guid[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 5 Front and Rear Panel Components Front View Rear View[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 6 Inst allation These steps are needed to get fiber connectivity. 1. Connect the fiber cable. 2. Connect the copper cables. 3. Power up the SMI Me dia Converter. 4. Both the power led indic ator lights on the MC R-MGT management module and the media module should be illuminated. (Refer to the product guide that came[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 7 appropriate. Also, either module can be removed should servicing be required. Caution: Observe electr ostatic discharge precauti ons when installing or removing the Modu le(s) from the Chassis. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the Module(s) and/or chassis . 1. Loosen the Captive retainer s[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 8 Grounding the SMI Chassis (Optional) If your installation requires addition al grounding the follow ing procedure can be followe d. Grounding the chassis requires the following items: • One grounding lug (not prov ided) • One 18 - 12 A W G wire (not p rovided) • Cross-head screwdriver (not provided) Note: Fo[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 9 2. Attach the power cord reli ef clip to the chassis and secure with the provided screw . 3. Plug the power cord into the AC pow er connector at the rear of the chassis. 4. Plug the other end of the pow er cord into an appropriate power outlet.[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 10 MCR-MGT M anage ment M odule Your SMI Medi a Converter comes with a powerful MC R- MGT Management Modul e that allows you to configure, monitor and control your SM I Media Converter. Features • Management access thro ugh AAA security such as RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP , Kerberos and NIS. • IPv4 and IPv6 network en[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 11 Connecting To The Console Por t This is a serial connection. It w ill allow you to connect a terminal or PC wi th terminal emulation software to the console port of the Management module. The following is the cable pinout required to connect the console port to a DB-9 port on the PC. PC MCR - MGT Management Modul[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 12 Configuring the Ma nageme nt-M GT Module There are a number of methods w hich may be used to configure the MCR-M GT management module: • Command Line or Menu interface via a direct serial connection to the console port • Command Line or Menu interface via Telnet or SSH to module • SNMP • W eb Brow ser (HT[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 13 click on the “Assign IP” button at the top of the screen. Please note that this operation w ill only be vali d on MCR-MGT modules w hich are in a “factory default” state. 2. To manually assign the IP address, clic k on “Assign IP manually”, key in the desi red IP address and press the “Assign IP” [...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 14 2. Type set server internet < IPv4 address >netmask < mask > [Enter] Example: set server internet 196.12.10.9 netmas k 255.255.255.0 [Enter] 1. Type save [Enter] 2. W hen p rompted “Save c onfig to flash ROM y/n” [ Enter] 3. Type reboot [Enter] 4. W hen p rompted “Confirm reboot unit y/n [Enter][...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 15 LED St atus for the M anage ment Module The MCR-MGT module has four status LEDs, which are used to monitor the operational sta tus of the MCR-M GT Module in the network an d the status of the MC R1900 Chassis. ALM - Alarm Off - No faults detected. Red - A severe or critical lev el fault has been detected in the s[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 16 LKC - Copper –Link/Activ ity On - Copper link is up. Off - Copper link is down. Blinking (quickly ) - Copper link is up and is sending or receiving data. 100/1000 Green - The Ethernet speed on the management module is detected at 1000 Mbps (Gigabit). Yellow - The Ethernet sp eed on the management module is dete[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 17 T roubleshooting General • Ensure power is supplied to the Media Conv erter – use of the supplied power adapter is hi ghly recommended. • Ensure that the Medi a Converter Module and MCR-M GT Management Module are securely seated in the chassis See Adding or Removing M odules . • Ensure both devices on eit[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 18 MCR-MGT “PWR” LED i s RED The MCR-MGT module i s defective. It will need to be replaced. MCR-MGT “PWR” LED i s Blinking Green The MCR- MGT modu le is in the process of bootin g up. If this state pers ists for longer then on e minute, res et the mo dule by momentarily pr essing t he res et switch on t he f[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 19 4. If you don’t know wha t the IP address is, you can use the “SetIP” utility provi ded on the CD to display the IP address of all units on your LAN se gment.[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 20 Technical S pecifications for the SMI Me dia Converter The following applies to all SM I-xxxx Media Converters: Max Power Input/Consumption : 12 V DC/15 W atts Operating Temperature : 0° C - 50° C (32° F - 122° F ) Storage Temperature : -25° C - 70° C (-13° F - 15 8° F) Operating Humidity : 5% to 90% non-[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 21 Ethernet Copper Cabling Category 5 UTP or STP 24-22 AWG Straight through or Ethern et crossover Console Port Cabling Requ irements Pinout Console Port 1 RTS (out) 2 DTR (out) 3 TxD (out) 4 GND 5 GND 6 RxD 7 DSR (in) 8 CTS (in) Note: Please refer to the product page on the Perle website for the most up to date spe[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 22 Complian ce Inf ormation FCC This product has been found to comply w ith the limits for a Class A d igital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are de signed to prov ide reasonable protection again st harmful interference w hen the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment. This equ[...]

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    Perle SMI Media Con verter Guide 23 Warranty / Reg istration Perle’s Systems Ltd. stan dard Lifetime W arranty provi des customers with return to factory repairs for Perle products that fail under the conditions o f the warranty coverage. Details can be found at: http://www.perle.com/ support_services/warranty.s html Contacting Techn ical Support[...]