MRV Communications LX-4000 Series manual

Getting S t arted with the LX-4000 Series 451-0308P Corporate Headquart ers MRV Co mmunications, In c. Corporate Center 20415 Nordhof f S treet Chatsworth , CA 9131 1 T el: 818-773-0900 Fax: 818-773-0906 www .mrv .com (Internet) MRV Americas Service and Support 295 Foster S treet Littleton, MA 01460 T el: 800-435-7997 T el: +001 978-952-488 8 (Outs[...]

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451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 3 BSMI Notice VCCI Notice This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Te chnology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radi o disturbance may ar ise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required[...]

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451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 5 T able of Content s Preface ........................................ ..................................................... ........................... ........... 11 Customer Support ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ..........[...]

6 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Autobauding Feature ........ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ... ............. 36 Reinitializing/Powering Off the Unit ......... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. .............. ..... 36 Al[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 7 Figures LX Series 4008 Front Panel .... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. .. 16 LX Series 4016 Front Panel .... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. .. 16 LX Series[...]

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451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 9 Ta b l e s LX-4000 Series Specifications .......... ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ... ... 45 Temperature/Humidity Sensor Specifications ... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ 48 LX-4000 Series Factory[...]

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451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 11 Preface This guide contains all the information you need to get the LX-4000 Series up and running. This guide is o rganized as fol lows: •P r e f a c e - Describes the manual’s or ganization and how to co ntact customer support. • Chapter 1 – Provides an overview of the LX-4000 Series, incl[...]

Preface 12 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Other Document ation Other manuals in the LX documentation set are: • LX-Series Commands Reference Guide - Describes ea ch individu al command in the LX CLI tree. • LX-Series Configuration Guide - Provides informatio n on netwo rk configur ation, initia l setup, how to set up fo r remot[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 13 Chapter 1 Overview of the LX-4000 Series The LX-4000 Series is a secure standalone commun ication server that is designed for applications requiring secure console or serial port management. The LX-4000 Seri es provides the most secure and robust feature set to meet your remote console manageme nt [...]

Overview of the LX-4000 Series 14 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 • Configure Mode prompt – A sample configure mode prompt is Async 1-6:0 >> , where Async is a reminder that tells you which part of the configuration you ar e in, 1-6 is the range of ports any operati on will affect, 0 is a session num ber, and >> indi[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 15 Chapter 2 Inst alling the LX-4000 Series Hardware Inst allation This section expl ains how to instal l an LX-4000 Serie s Communicatio ns server and pl ace it into operation. Unp a ck and Inspect the Unit Place all packin g materials back into the shippi ng carton and save the carton . (If you need[...]

Installing the LX-4000 Series 16 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 LX-4000 Indicators and Interfaces This section explain s the LX-4000 u nit’s indicators and interfaces. Front Panel LEDs This section explains the front pa nel LEDs (see Figures 1 through 4). Figure 1 - LX Series 4008 Front Panel Figure 2 - LX Series 4016 Fron t Pane[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 17 Installing the LX-4000 Series Port St atus LEDs Each of the eight (or 16, or 32, or 48) green LEDs flash when receiv e, transmit, or status activ ity is detected on its corresponding serial port. The port st atus LEDs are used in several ways. During the initializati on process, the LEDs indicate se[...]

Installing the LX-4000 Series 18 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Figure 7 - LX Se ries 4016 with Mode m Rear Panel Figure 8 - LX Series 4016 DC V ersion Rear Panel Figure 9 - LX Series 4032 with Modem Rear Panel 100-2 40V AC 1. 0A 50/ 60 Hz 91 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 15 16 10/ 1 00 ETH N T DIA G 100 RCV 100 Mbps LED LINK 1 23 4 5678 RC V L[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 19 Installing the LX-4000 Series Figure 10 - LX Series 4032 DC V ersion wit h Modem Rea r Panel Figure 1 1 - LX Series 4048 AC Rear Panel RCV The RCV LED is one of two integral LEDs on the 10/100 jack. This y ellow LED flashes to indicate receive activity on the link. LINK This green LED defaul ts to a[...]

Installing the LX-4000 Series 20 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 • The unit may be front, rear, or center mounted. • There is no mounting difference b etw een the 19” and 23” rack mount ears. Mounting the Unit into a 19-inch or 23-inch Rack Attach the brackets to the unit, and t hen mount the unit in the rack. Refe r to Figu[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 21 Installing the LX-4000 Series Connect a category 3 (CAT 3) cable for 10 Mb ps op eration, or a category 5 (CAT 5) cable fo r 10/100 Mbps operation to th e 10/100 conn ec tor on the rear of the L X-4000 Se ries (see Figure 5) and the other end to your network. The LINK LE D comes on st eady green if [...]

Installing the LX-4000 Series 22 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 The DC leads should be 22 AWG or larger. They sh o u l d b e t e r m i n a t e d w i t h a # 5 r i n g t e r m i n a l o r larger depe nding on the wire size used. NOTE: The LX -4000 will ru n with only on e DC powe r feed connected. The se co nd input is provided for [...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 23 Installing the LX-4000 Series Once the unit finishes loading the operating system, you can access the unit. At your management station, access the unit with any terminal emulation software. The termina l settings are 9600 baud, eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit, Xon/Xoff flow control, autowra[...]

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451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 25 Chapter 3 Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First T i me Configuring the LX-4000 Unit for the First T ime You can choose from five options to configure the unit for the first time: • First Time Configuration Utility - The first time an LX-4000 unit bo ots up at default parameters, you are pr[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 26 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 2. Press b to boot the LX-4000 unit. The setup takes a minute or two. The The unit has loaded to factory defaults, would you like to run Initial Connectivity Setup? y/n message appears. 3. Press y (yes) and press Enter. The “Enter your superuser p[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 27 Configurin g the LX-4000 Se ries for the First Time 8. Press 8 ( Exit and Save ) to save yo ur changes. The “ Is this information correct?” mes- sage appears. 9. Press y (yes) and press <Enter>. The Save this information to flash? message appears. 10. Press y (yes) an d press <E nter>[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 28 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Manually Setting the IP Address V ia the CLI If the unit boots up with or without an IP address from the ne twork, you can change the addressing via the CLI. Use the following procedure to change the IP address information as needed: 1. Connect the [...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 29 Configurin g the LX-4000 Se ries for the First Time The GUI has two modes: Configurat ion and Menu. Th e one you can access depends on what privileges the administrator has given you. To access the GUI, do the following: 1. At your browser, type the IP address of y our LX-4000 unit. The LX Se ries C[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 30 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 4. Follow the defaults to the end of the install. 5. When your browser connects to the LX , the Java Security Warning window appears. NOTE: Your Java Security Warning window may vary , depending on your PC operating syst em. 6. Click on Grant this s[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 31 Configurin g the LX-4000 Se ries for the First Time 9. Enter your Username and Password, and click Login . NOTE: By default, authentication is done against the LX local user database. To start, use the known username InReach and pa ssword access . When you login, the next screen that appears depe nd[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 32 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 3. Click on the menu items on the left side of the window. For examp le, selecting Port s: Async opens the Async ports window. Web Acces s Mode If you have Web Access Mode, your pre-configured menu screen appears when you login. Click on the various[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 33 Configurin g the LX-4000 Se ries for the First Time GUI EZ Configuration The GUI EZConfig is an ease-of-use confi gur ation tool for basic LX configuration after initial installation. More ex perienced users with mo re complex networks to configure should use the standard GU I, rather than the EZCon[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 34 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Sof tware Upgrades To upgrade software using the ppciboot menu, refer t o “Upgrading Software with the ppciboo t Main Menu” in the LX-Series Configuration Guide . To upgrade software using the CLI, refer to “Upgrading Software and ppciboot wit[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 35 Configurin g the LX-4000 Se ries for the First Time Password> system InReach>> config Config:0>> interface 1 Intf 1-1:0>> telnet port # NOTE: If you change the port numbe r, be sure not to use a socket number assig ned to another application or daemon. Accessing from a T erminal[...]

Configuring the LX-4000 Series for the First Time 36 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Command Line Interface (CLI) T ree S tructure The command line interface structure is designed to be as intuitive as possib le. Refer to “Navigating the LX Command Line In terface (CLI)” in the LX-Series Commands Reference Guide for detailed inf[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 37 Chapter 4 Alternative Port Cap abilities The LX-4000 Series offers extended capabilities beyond traditiona l RS-232 communication uses. For example, a port with speci alized hardware attach ed can be configured to monit or temperature and humidity remotely . The following sections present some of t[...]

Alternative Po rt Capab ilities 38 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 2. Connect the other end to any port you have configured as a sensor port. Figure 16 - Connecting the T e mperature/Humidity Sens or You must change the port’s “access” to “senso r” before performing any monitoring. Use the following command, in the Async P[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 39 Alternative Port Capabili ties Connecting the 5250 The 5250 Series is equipp ed with a single RJ45 RS -232 serial port for atta chment to the LX serial port using the su pplied RJ45 to RJ45 crossover cable and RJ45 to DB9F serial port ad apter as required. See the Technical Specifica tions in Gettin[...]

Alternative Po rt Capab ilities 40 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 5150 Power S trip Management The 5150 Series family of products provides ea sy, practical, and secu re solutions for power distribution, power management and load-measure ment for remote intern etworking equipment and branch AC circuits. 5150 Series products are avai[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 41 Alternative Port Capabili ties 3. You can also control and monitor the 5150 re motely through the LX CLI. Refer to the LX-Series Commands Reference Guide for a detailed expl anation of th e commands used to con figure and view your 515 0 throug h the CLI inte rface. 4800 Power S trip Management The [...]

Alternative Po rt Capab ilities 42 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 You must change the port’s “access” to “power model ir48 00” before performing any control and monitoring operations. Use the following co mmand, in the Async Port Configure Mode, to configure asynchronous port 10 as a 4800 port: Async 1-10:0>> access[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 43 Alternative Port Capabili ties Alarm Inputs use the LX-Series input circuits (DSR an d CTS) to detect level transitions. These input circuits sit at the 0V level when left unconnected and can accept a voltage inpu t in the range of ±10V. Figure 20 - T ypical Alarm Input s Connections An external vo[...]

Alternative Po rt Capab ilities 44 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 • The states are undefined upwards of 30 Seconds + the Boot Delay Timer value in some configurations, i.e. the si gnals are non-latchin g through power cycles. • Note that negative voltage could be present on the interface until the software is completely initial[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 45 Appendix A - T echnical Specifications The following table provides the specif ications for the LX-4000 Series. T able 1 - LX-4000 Series Specif ications Item Description Terminal Signals Transmit Data, Receive Data, Signal Ground , Data Set Ready/ Data Carrier Detect (DSR/D CD), Data Terminal Re a[...]

Appendix A - Technical Speci fications 46 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Weight (unpackaged, no cables) LX 4008 - 2.7 kg (6.0 lbs) LX-4016 - 3.06 kg (6.75 lbs) LX-4032 - 3.4 kg ( 7.5 lbs) LX-4048 - 3.47 kg (7.65 lbs) Processor/Speeds LX-4008, LX-4016: 66 MHz PowerPC system board pr ocessor with integral 33 MHz communication co-proc[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 47 Appendix A - Technical Specifica tions Power Requirements LX-4008 AC - 11W, (3 8BTU/hr) 0.09A at 120V (typ ), 11W 0.05A at 220V (typ) LX-4008 DC - -48VDC Nominal, -20VDC to -72VDC Operating Range, 1A @ -48VDC, Dual Feed, 165 BTU/hr LX-4016 AC - 14W, (47.8 BTU/hr) 0.11A at 120V (typ), 14W 0.06A at 22[...]

Appendix A - Technical Speci fications 48 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 The following table provides the specif ications for the Temperature/Humidity Sensor. T able 2 - T emperature/Humidit y Sens or Specif ications Item Descriptio n Interface Proprietary Maximum Cable Length 50 feet Operating Environ- ment 5% to 90% humidity, non[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 49 Appendix B - Factory Default s The following table provid es the factory defaults for the LX-4000 Series. T able 3 - LX-4000 Series Factory Default s Item Description DIAG Port/local management port (default settings) The DIAG port (port 0) is the console manage- ment port. Auto Protocol Detect (A P[...]

Appendix B - Factory Defau lts 50 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 ppciboot Factory Default Settings The following table lists th e f actory default settings. NOTE: For defaults on specific commands, refer to the LX-Series Commands Reference Guide . Each LX Series unit is conf igured at the factory to use a default set of init ializa[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 51 Appendix C - POST T est Error Codes Error Code Definitions The following table provides th e definitions for the LX-4000 Se ries POST test error codes. T able 4 - POST T est Error Codes Error Definition Error Code (in Hexa- decimal) CPU Clock Slow 1020 Reading Invalid Defaul t Value from CPLD Diagn[...]

Appendix C - POST Test Error Codes 52 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC) Reception Failed Timeout 3030 Fast Ethernet Controller (F EC) Invalid Data R eceived 3040 No PHY Device Detected 3050 CD1400 Reset delay timeout for Quadart 1 4110 CD1400 Reset delay timeout for Quadart 2 4120 CD1400 Reset delay time[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 53 Appendix C - POST Test Error Codes POST T est Error Code Sample NOTE: This example applies to 8, 16, 32, and 48 port LX units. The 16, 32, and 48 port LX units use only the first eight LEDs when generating error codes. The following sample i llustrates the Port Status LE D sequence for Error 2030 (R[...]

Appendix C - POST Test Error Codes 54 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 • A = 1010 • B = 1011 • C = 1100 • D = 1101 • E = 1110 • F = 1111 Figure 22 - POST T est Error Code Sample 1 - All flas h fo r 2 se con ds 2 - Hi gh e rror code ( 20 He x) 3 - Cycl e 1 th ro ugh 8 4 - Low er ror cod e (3 0 Hex) 5 - All exti ngu ished 1[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 55 Appendix D - Cabli ng the LX-4000 Series Cabling Considerations Standard cabling items availa ble from MRV a llow you to connect to any se rial device that uses male or female DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. All you ne ed is the appropriate ca ble (crossover cable for connecting to a DTE ( Data Termin al[...]

Appendix D - Cabling the LX-4000 Series 56 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 10/100 Connector Figure 24 shows the standard 10/100 (RJ-45 jack) connector signal assignments. Figure 24 - 10/100 Connector As signment s Ordering Cables MRV also supplies crossover cables and modular adap ters for use wi th all LX-4000 Series units. To orde[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 57 Appendix D - Cabling th e LX-4000 Serie s Figure 25 shows serial DB -25 pin assignments. Figure 25 - DB-25 Pins 9U n u s e d 10 Unused 11 Unused 12 Unused 13 Unused 14 Unused 15 Unused 16 Unused 17 Unused 18 Unused 19 Unused 20 Data Terminal Read y 21 Unused 22 Ring Indicate 23 Unused 24 Unused 25 U[...]

Appendix D - Cabling the LX-4000 Series 58 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Ordering and Inst alling the Inlet Connector Lock NOTE: The Inlet Connector Lock is available onl y on the LX-4008, LX-4016, a nd LX-4032. It is not supported on the LX-4048. You can use an inlet connec tor lock to lock the AC power cord to the LX-4000 Series[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 59 Appendix D - Cabling th e LX-4000 Serie s NOTE: You would use a "null-modem" cable when making a direct connect ion between the serial ports of two communication serv ers (i.e., no modems involved) or other DTE device. For that application, use a DTE -to-DTE cable. RJ-45 Wiring Considerati[...]

Appendix D - Cabling the LX-4000 Series 60 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 Application (see Figure 28): Use RJ-45 to DB-9 to connect your LX-Series unit to a PC or ot her serial port using a D sub- 9 connector. Figure 28 - Adapter Wiring, RJ-4 5 to DB-9, LX Series to DTE Application (see Figure 29): Use LX -Series to DCE to connect [...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 61 Appendix D - Cabling th e LX-4000 Serie s Figure 30 - Ada pter Wiring, LX-Series to DCE, with RING NOTE: In order to expand the functionality of th e serial interface, the LX-4000 Series modular cabling allows you to conn ect different signals to pin 7 of the LX-4000 Seri es. (This pin is an input t[...]

Appendix D - Cabling the LX-4000 Series 62 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 • Terminal emulation and file transf er applicatio ns, such as Kermit, Xmodem, Microphone, etc. • Applications such as PPP using low speed modems. • Applications such as PPP using high speed modems. • Applications using CCITT V.42-co mpliant modems, o[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 63 INDEX Numerics 10/100 connectors 56 4800 power management 41 4800 series connecting to 41 5150 power management 40 5150 series connecting to 40 5250 Power Management 38 5250 Series connecting to 39 8-wire cabling 61 A adapter wiring 59 adapters 59 alarm inpu t setup 42 autobauding feature 36 C cable[...]

INDEX 64 MRV Communications, Inc. www .mrv .com 451-0308 LX ports using as alarm inpu ts/control outputs 42 LX Series 4008 rear panel 17 LX Series 4008 w/modem rear panel 17 LX Series 4016 DC rear panel 18 LX Series 4016 w/modem rear panel 18 LX Series 4032 DC rear panel 19 LX Series 4032 w/modem rear panel 18 LX Series 4048 AC rear panel 19 LX-400[...]

451-0308 MRV Communications, Inc. www.mrv .com 65 INDEX telnet directly to th e communication server 34 telnet port changing 34 temperature/humidity sensor accuracy 48 cable length 48 connecting the 37 dimensions 48 environment 48 interface 48 weight 48 typographical conventions 14 U Unpacking and inspecting the unit 15 W web access mode 32 web con[...]