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Getting to know your iolan, Overview – Perle Systems 5500161-40 User Manual

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Getting to Know Your IOLAN

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IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC User’s Guide, Version 4.0

Getting to Know Your IOLAN

This section describes the hardware components found on your IOLAN unit.

Overview

All IOLANs have the same basic hardware components to allow you to connect to serial devices,
connect to the network, monitor LAN and serial activity, and manage the unit. Below is a list of these
components:

z

Serial Port(s)—Connector(s) that will be used to connect to a serial device.

z

Activity—This LED blinks to indicate LAN activity. (For medical unit models, the LED is
indicated by the

symbol.)

z

Link10/100—This LED indicates the Ethernet connection speed for desktop models only:

Green—10 Mbits

Amber—100 Mbits

Off—no LAN connection

z

Link10/100/1000—This LED indicates the Ethernet connection speed for rack mount models
only:

Green—10/100 Mbits

Amber—1000 Mbits

Off—no LAN connection