Agilent Technologies J3972A Instruction Manuals and User Guides
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| Recognized languages: | English |
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| Pages: | 189 |
| Size: | 1.85 MB |
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- Installation/User’s Guide
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- Local Terminal Configuration
- Probe Configuration Using a Local Terminal
- Using a Local Terminal
- 1. Connect a terminal or a personal computer (PC) emulating a terminal to the probe’s RS-232 conn...
- 2. Configure the terminal for 8 bits/character, 1 stop bit, no parity, Xon/Xoff handshaking, and ...
- 3. Connect the power cord to the probe and to a power source (either 100-120/ VAC or 220-240/VAC)...
- 4. Start the configuration by quickly pressing the CONFIG button on the back of the probe one tim...
- Figure 2-1: The Probe’s Rear Panel
- Figure 2-2: The Probe’s Main Menu
- Modify/View Configuration Values
- Modify/View Security Values
- Modify/View Interface Values
- Fast Ethernet Telemetry Interface Configuration
- Token-Ring Telemetry Interface Configuration
- OC-3 ATM Interface Configuration
- 1. Press 3 to access the Modify/View interface values menu item. The Modify/View Interface Values...
- Figure 2-7: Modify/View Interface Values Menu (OC-3 ATM, Port 1)
- 2. Select each field requiring configuration (one at a time) by pressing its corresponding number...
- 3. Press S to save the configuration changes and return to the probe’s Main Menu. If you want to ...
- 1. Press 3 to access the Modify/View interface values menu item. The Modify/View Interface Values...
- Figure 2-8: Modify/View Interface Values Menu (OC-3 ATM, Port 2)
- 2. Select each field requiring configuration (one at a time) by pressing its corresponding number...
- 3. Press S to save the configuration changes and return to the probe’s Main Menu. If you want to ...
- 1. Press 3 to access the Modify/View interface values menu item. The Modify/View Interface Values...
- Figure 2-9: Modify/View Interface Values Menu (OC-3 ATM, Port 3)
- Display Interface Summary
- Modify/View Serial Port Settings
- 3
- Installation
- Selecting a Location
- Installing the Probe
- Table Installation
- Rack or Cabinet Installation
- 1. Attach the installation brackets to the probe with the 10mm #M4 screws (included), using a PO...
- 2. Position the probe in the rack (or cabinet) and slide it up or down until the rack holes line ...
- 3. Attach the probe to the rack with the 5/8in. #1224 screws (included). Some cabinets require ...
- Figure 3-1: Install the Probe in a Rack or Cabinet
- Wall Installation
- Connecting the Probe
- Connecting to the Network (Out-of-Band)
- Figure 3-3: The Probe’s Rear Panel (Token-Ring Option Shown)
- Connecting to 10MB/s Ethernet Telemetry Networks
- Connecting to 10Base-T/100Base-TX Telemetry Networks
- 1. Connect the probe’s 10Base-T/100Base-TX (RJ-45) port, located on the rear panel, to the networ...
- 2. Select RJ-45 as the Physical Connector parameter from the Modify/View Interface Values menu.
- 3. If you are connecting to a device that supports the auto-negotiation protocol, select Auto Neg...
- 4. If you selected 10MB/s or 100MB/s for the Link Speed parameter, you must also select Half-Dupl...
- Figure 3-5: Connecting the Probe to a 10Base-T/100Base-T Network
- Connecting to Token-Ring Telemetry Networks
- About the Information in the Following Sections
- Connecting to an OC-3 ATM Network (In-Band)
- Connecting to the Serial Port (Out-of-Band)
- Direct Connection
- Modem Connection
- Figure 3-13: The Probe’s Modem Connection
- Install the Management Station Modem
- 1. Place the modem close enough to the management station to not violate the 50-foot RS-232C dist...
- 2. Connect the RS-232C cable from the modem’s RS-232C port to the management station’s serial por...
- 3. Connect the RJ-11 modular phone cable from the modem To Line port to the telephone jack.
- 4. Connect power to the modem and turn on the modem power switch (not required for a PC internal ...
- 5. Perform any other instructions as required by the modem manufacturer. If you have any problems...
- Install the Probe’s Modem
- 1. Place the modem close enough to the probe to not violate the 50-foot RS-232C distance limitation.
- 2. Connect an RS-232C cable from the modem’s RS-232C port to the probe’s RS-232 port. A null mode...
- 3. Connect the RJ-11 modular phone cable from the modem To Line port to the telephone jack.
- 4. Connect power to the modem and place the modem power switch to on.
- 5. Perform any other instructions as required by the modem manufacturer. If you have any problems...
- Configure the Management Station and the Probe
- Data Switch Connection
- Connecting to the Network (Out-of-Band)
- Starting the Probe
- Verifying the Installation
- 4
- Bootp Server Configuration
- Probe Configuration Using a Bootp Server
- Bootp Server Setup on an HP or Sun System
- 1. Determine the IP address to be used for the probe.
- 2. Determine the name to be used as the probe’s Domain Name Services (refer to the HP ARPA Servic...
- 3. Make sure that the Bootp server can communicate with the probe (if they are separated by a rou...
- 4. From the Bootp server, edit the client configuration file and enter the following parameters t...
- 5. Start the Bootp daemon as described in “Starting the Bootp Server on an HP or Sun System” on p...
- 6. Connect the power cord to the probe and to a power source (either 100-120/ VAC or 220-240/VAC)...
- 7. For HP-UX systems: Log in as root, then use SAM to follow the instructions presented on the sc...
- 8. Edit the /etc/bootptab file to configure the probe and add descriptive comments to the file fo...
- 9. Use tail -f to check the system log file to ensure that the Bootp server responded correctly t...
- 10. If you are using HP OpenView, you can verify that the probe has been assigned the correct IP ...
- Starting the Bootp Server on an HP or Sun System
- Bootp Server Setup on a PC
- 1. Insert the 3.5-inch floppy disk into your disk drive.
- 2. Change the prompt to indicate your floppy disk drive volume and enter setup. The following scr...
- 3. Press Return to continue. The following screen is then displayed:
- 4. Specify the drive where you want to install the Bootp software and press Return. The default i...
- 5. Specify the Network Operating System that you are using and then refer to either “Using Micros...
- Using Microsoft LAN Manager
- Using Novell NetWare
- Starting the PC Bootp Server
- Configuring the Bootptab File
- 5
- Probe Operation
- Restarting the Probe
- Warm Start
- Table 5-1: Probe Data and Parameters Reset by a Cold or Warm Start
- Cycling Power
- Selecting the Warm Start Menu Item
- Cold Start
- Pressing the CONFIG Button Twice
- Selecting the Cold Start Menu Item
- 1. Connect a local terminal (or a PC emulation a terminal) to the probe. Refer to “Probe Operatio...
- 2. Press the CONFIG button once (on the back of the probe) to place the probe into the configurat...
- 3. Press 8 to execute a cold start and to exit the probe’s Main Menu. The cold start occurs immed...
- 6
- Download New Firmware
- Downloading Firmware using an HP-UX Workstation and a Terminal
- 1. “Install New Download Firmware on an HP-UX Workstation” below
- 2. “Download Firmware to the Probe” on page103
- Install New Download Firmware on an HP-UX Workstation
- Download Firmware to the Probe
- 1. Press the CONFIG button on the back of the probe once. The probe’s Main Menu, as shown in Figu...
- Figure 6-1: Probe Main Menu (HP-UX Workstation)
- Figure 6-2: Probe TFTP Download Menu (HP-UX Workstation)
- 3. Verify that the probe’s IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address, as displayed at ...
- 4. Press 1 from the Download Menu screen, and enter the filename to download.
- 5. Press 2 and enter the IP address of the HP-UX workstation which is acting as the tftp server.
- 6. Press 3 to download new probe firmware and wait for the probe to reboot automatically. It shou...
- Downloading Firmware using a Networked PC and a Terminal
- 1. “Setup TFTP Server for Downloading” below
- 2. “Download Firmware to the Probe” below
- Setup TFTP Server for Downloading
- Download Firmware to the Probe
- 1. Press the CONFIG button on the back of the probe once. The probe’s Main Menu, as shown in Figu...
- Figure 6-3: Probe Main Menu (Networked PC)
- Figure 6-4: Probe TFTP Download Menu (Networked PC)
- 3. Verify that the probe’s IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address, as displayed at ...
- 4. Press 1, from the Download Menu screen, and enter the filename to download.
- 5. Press 2 and enter the IP address of the networked PC which is acting as the tftp server.
- 6. Press 3 to download new probe firmware and wait for the probe to reboot automatically. It shou...
- Xmodem Download of Firmware
- 1. Access the HyperTerminal Windows 95 application or a similar communications program which supp...
- 2. Connect your PC to the probe’s RS-232 connector using a null modem cable. Refer to Appendix A ...
- 3. Configure the terminal emulator for 8 bits/character, 1 stop bit, no parity, no flow control, ...
- 4. Connect the power cord to the probe and to a power source (either 100-120/ VAC or 220-240/VAC)...
- 5. Start the configuration by quickly pressing the CONFIG button on the back of the probe one tim...
- Figure 6-5: Probe Main Menu (XMODEM)
- Figure 6-6: Probe XMODEM Download Menu
- 7. Press 1, 2, or 3 to select the download baud rate. You receive the following message on your P...
- 8. If you select a baud rate other than 9600, you will need to change the baud rate of your termi...
- 9. Select Transfer and then Send File menu items from your PC’s Windows application. You will be ...
- A
- Cables and Connectors
- OC-3 ATM Interface Cables
- Token-Ring Cables
- Serial Port Interface Cables
- Cable Connector Pin-Outs
- The Probe’s RS-232 Port Pin-Out
- Table A-4: Probe’s RS-232 Port Pin-Out
- Table A-5: Probe to Modem Cable Min. Pin-Out (25-Pin to 25-Pin)
- Table A-6: Probe to 25-Pin Terminal Cable Min. Pin-Out
- Table A-7: Probe to 9-Pin Terminal Cable Min. Pin-Out
- Table A-8: UTP (Type 3) Network Connector Pin-Outs
- Table A-9: STP (Type 1) Network Connector Pin-Outs
- B
- Specifications
- Network Compatibility
- Network Connection
- Software Standards
- Modem
- Dimensions
- Weight
- Power Requirements
- Storage Temperature
- Protocol Encapsulation
- Table B-1: Protocols Over AAL-5
- Table B-2: Probe Memory Allocation
- Glossary
- 10Base-T
- 100Base-FX
- 100Base-TX
- ACTLU
- ACTPU
- Adaptation Layer
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- Admin Tool
- Agent
- Alarm Indication Signal (AIS)
- ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
- ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
- Asynchronous
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL)
- ATM Adaptation Layer 0 (AAL-0)
- ATM Adaptation Layer 1 (AAL-1)
- ATM Adaptation Layer 3/4 (AAL-3/4)
- ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL-5)
- ATM Cell
- ATM Layer
- ATMProbe
- Auto-Negotiation
- Bandwidth
- Battery-backed RAM
- BIP-8
- Bit Interleaved Parity (BIP)
- Bit Interleaved Parity 8 bits wide (BIP-8)
- Bit Rate
- bps
- Bridge
- Broadcast address
- Broadcast packet
- Cell
- Cell Delineation
- Cell Layer
- Cell Loss Priority (CLP)
- Cell Payload
- Cell Segmentation
- Cell Stream
- CLIP (Classical IP)
- CLP
- Collision
- Common Part Convergence Sublayer (CPCS)
- Concentrator
- Connectionless-mode Network Protocol (CLNP)
- Console
- Convergence Layer
- Convergence Sublayer
- Convergence Sublayer Indicator (CSI)
- Convergence Sublayer Protocol Data Unit (CS-PDU)
- CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
- Cross Cell PRBS
- CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection)
- Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
- Cycle/Stuff Counter (C1)
- DACTLU
- DACTPU
- Data Link Layer
- Default Gateway Address
- DRAM
- ELAN (Emulated Local Area Network)
- Encapsulation
- Ethernet
- EtherTwist
- Extended LAN
- Far End Alarm and Control (FEAC)
- Far End Block Error (FEBE)
- FEAC Signal
- FID2
- FID4
- FIDF
- Fill Cell
- Flow Control
- Flash EPROM
- Frame
- Full-duplex
- Gateway
- Generic Flow Control (GFC)
- Half-duplex
- Header
- Header Error Control (HEC)
- Idle Cell
- IEEE 802.3 standard
- IEEE 802.5 Standard
- Information Field
- Integration Period
- Interarrival Time
- IP Address (Internet Protocol Address)
- ITU
- ITU-T
- LAN (Local Area Network)
- LANE (LAN Emulation)
- LAN cable
- LAT
- Layer
- LOCS
- LOSS
- M23 Parity
- MAC address
- Manager
- Management station
- MAU (Medium Attachment Unit)
- Mbps
- Media Filter
- Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
- MIB (Management Information Base)
- MPOA (Multiprotocol over ATM)
- MsAU (Media station Access Unit)
- Multiplexer
- Multiplexing
- NetMetrix
- Network Element (NE)
- Network Equipment
- Network to Network Interface (NNI)
- Nibble
- NNI
- Node
- Object
- OC-3 (Optical Carrier level-3)
- Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
- Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM)
- Optical Bypass
- OSI
- Packet
- PAIS
- Pass-Through
- Path
- Path AIS
- Path FEBE
- Path Overhead
- Path Overhead Identifier (POI)
- Payload
- Payload Type (PT)
- Payload Type Indicator (PTI)
- PDH
- PFEBE
- Physical Layer (PL)
- Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP)
- Physical Medium Dependent (PMD)
- PL-OAM
- PLCP BIP
- PLCP FEBE
- PRBS Errors
- Private MIB
- Probe
- Protocol
- Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
- Pseudo-Random Bit Sequence (PRBS)
- Remote Alarm Indication (RAI)
- Ring
- RMON MIB (Remote Network Monitoring MIB)
- RS-232 port
- SAM (System Administration Manager)
- SAR-PDU
- Scrambling
- SDU
- Segmentation
- Segmentation and Reassembly (SAR)
- Sequence number (SN)
- Server
- Service
- Service Specific Convergence Sublayer (SSCS)
- Services Layer
- Session Control
- Setup
- SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module)
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
- Slot
- SMB
- Station
- STM-1 (Synchronous Transfer Mode)
- STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
- STS (Synchronous Transport Signal)
- Subnet Mask
- SVC (Switched Virtual Circuit)
- Switch
- Synchronous
- TC
- TE
- Telemetry Port
- Terminal
- ThickLAN
- Token
- Token-Ring
- Token-Ring Cable
- Topology
- Trailer
- Transmission Convergence Sublayer (TC)
- Unassigned Cell
- User Network Interface (UNI)
- UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
- Virtual Channel (VC)
- Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)
- Virtual Path (VP)
- Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)
- Vp (nominal Velocity of Propagation)
- WAN (Wide Area Network)
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Yellow Alarm
- Index
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