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Quick start guide – RAD Data comm 10/100BaseT to STM-1/OC-3 Converter RIC-155 User Manual

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Configuring RIC-155

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Quick Start Guide

Installation of RIC-155 should be carried out only by an experienced technician. If
you are familiar with RIC-155, use this guide to prepare the units for operation.

1. Installing

RIC-155

Connecting the Interfaces

1. Connect the STM-1/OC-3c equipment to the fiber optic or BNC rear panel

connectors.

2. Connect the 10/100BT LAN to the DATA rear panel connector.
3. Use a cross cable to connect the control terminal to the rear panel CONTROL

connector.
or
Connect a Telnet host, a PC running a Web browsing application or a
RADview management station to the MNG port.

Connecting the Power

• Connect the power cable to the power connector on the RIC-155 rear panel.

The unit has no power switch. Operation starts when the power is applied
to the rear panel power connector(s).

2. Configuring

RIC-155

Configure RIC-155 to the desired operation mode via an ASCII terminal connected to
the rear panel CONTROL port. Alternatively, you can manage RIC-155 over Telnet, a
PC running a Web browsing application or RADview application via the MNG port.

Starting Terminal Session for a First Time

To start a terminal session:
1. Connect a terminal cross-cable to the CONTROL connector of RIC-155.
2. Start a terminal application and configure the terminal link as follows:

Terminal emulation – VT100

Screen width – more than 80 characters.

3. Power RIC-155 up.

The SIG LED (green) blinks during software extraction and hardware
initialization.