Patton electronic 2616RC - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
About this guide ...................................................................................................................................................10
Audience ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Structure ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Precautions ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Typographical conventions used in this document ................................................................................................ 12
General conventions .......................................................................................................................................12
Mouse conventions .........................................................................................................................................12
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 13
Model 2616RC T1/E1 T-DAC overview ..............................................................................................................14
Hardware overview ................................................................................................................................................15
WAN ..............................................................................................................................................................15
LAN ...............................................................................................................................................................15
RS-232 control port ........................................................................................................................................16
Power system ..................................................................................................................................................16
Central processing unit ...................................................................................................................................16
System timing .................................................................................................................................................16
Temperature ...................................................................................................................................................16
Altitude ...........................................................................................................................................................16
Humidity ........................................................................................................................................................16
Physical dimensions ........................................................................................................................................16
Management services ......................................................................................................................................16
LED display ....................................................................................................................................................18
2 Hardware installation .................................................................................................................................... 19
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................20
Unpacking the Model 2616RC T-DAC ................................................................................................................20
T-DAC blades installation .....................................................................................................................................20
Cable installation ...................................................................................................................................................22
Connecting the Ethernet ports ........................................................................................................................22
Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch or hub ...............................................22
Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet-capable workstation or PC ................................23
Connecting the EIA-561 RS-232 configuration port (DCE configured) .........................................................23
Connecting the T1/E1 WAN ports .................................................................................................................24
68-pin SCSI to 8 RJ-45 connectors cable ..................................................................................................24
68-pin SCSI to open end cable ..................................................................................................................26
Installing the WAN cable to a punch-down block ...........................................................................................28
68-pin SCSI to open end, 6 foot cable (part #10-3096TM68-6)—Obsolete ...................................................29
68-pin SCSI to 64-pin female Telco (part #10-3096TM68/64-6) ..................................................................29
Completing the hardware installation ....................................................................................................................30
3 Configuring the T-DAC for operation .......................................................................................................... 31