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Introduction

This Quick Start Guide covers the key points of the

installation for your Terminal Server product. It is intended for

systems administrators familiar with operating systems

covered.

The Terminal Server is a TCP/IP Terminal Server available in

table top form. The table top unit has 2 or 4 RS-232/RS-422

ports that can be used for terminals, modems, printers or other

serial devices. The serial ports are individually numbered.

Connectors and indicators

The functions of these are described in the User and

Administration Guide supplied with this product.

Connecting up the unit and logging

in from a remote host

1. Read the safety manual supplied with this product.

2. Connect the unit to the ethernet.

3. Connect the power cable to the unit.

4. Power up the unit.

5. On a local host, for UNIX type:

arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

or for Windows type:

arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff

replacing a.b.c.d with the unit IP address

and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff with the ethernet

address.

6. From the command prompt, run: telnet a.b.c.d

(This may take a few seconds to complete).

7. At the password prompt press Enter.

8. At the Local > prompt now displayed, type:

set term for supported terminals and press Enter.

9. Type set term <terminal> and then press Enter for the

appropriate terminal type.

You have now connected up and logged into the unit.

Setting the network parameters

1. Press CRTL A for the ADMINISTRATION MENU then

press CRTL P.

2. At the password prompt now displayed, type iolan as the

default password and press Enter.

3. In the administrator password window is now displayed,

use the cursor keys to select Server then press Enter.

The server menu is now displayed.

4. Enter the IP address and host name for the unit. Press

Enter twice to save the changes.

5. Select Reboot from the menu and press Enter.

6. Confirm Reboot and wait for the unit to restart.

Your unit is now set up for operation.

Setting up a printer

This section assumes your printer client is set up for LPD

printing.

1. Power down the unit and attach the serial printer using a

cable specified in the User and Administration Guide.

2. Power up the unit.

3. Log in and select the Administration Mode (using

CTRL A and then CTRL P).

4. Using the cursor keys select the Port option then enter the

number of the serial port you attached the printer to.

5. On the Port Setup Menu, set the parameters in the

Hardware and Flow ctrl to match those of your printer.

6. Enter the print queue filename in the User Name field. and

then press Enter.

7. Set Access to Remote using the spacebar to select the

appropriate action.

8. Set the Local Port field. This is a TCP Port number and for

LPD this should be set to 515.

9. Press Enter twice to save the changes.

10. From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select the Kill

option and enter the serial port number for the printer, then

press Enter.

The port is now setup, you can now send a print job to the unit

to test printing.

Serial ports

Port activity indicators

10/100 BASE-T socket

Network indicator

Power input socket

Power indicator

Front view

Rear view

Note

These instructions assume the unit is attached to the same LAN

as other host machines. Refer to the User and Administration

Guide for other situations. To perform the basic configuration

you will need to know:

• The IP address of the unit

• The ethernet address of the unit

• The host name of the unit

If in doubt please refer to your system administrator.

Notes:

For setting up a unit via a serially attached terminal, refer to the

appropriate section in the User and Administration Guide.

For setting up a unit via BOOTP, refer to the appropriate

section in the User and Administration Guide.