Introduction Connectors and indicators Connecting up the unit and logging Setting the network parameters Setting up a printer

in from a remote host

This Quick Start Guide covers the key points of the The functions of these are described in the User and 1. Press CRTL A for the ADMINISTRATION MENU then This section assumes your printer client is set up for LPD
installation for your Terminal Server product. It is intended for Administration Guide supplied with this product. 1. Read the safety manual supplied with this product. press CRTL P. printing.
systems administrators familiar with operating systems 1. Power down the unit and attach the serial printer using a
2. Connect the unit to the ethernet. 2. At the password prompt now displayed, type iolan as the
covered. cable specified in the User and Administration Guide.
Note default password and press Enter.
3. Connect the power cable to the unit.
The Terminal Server is a TCP/IP Terminal Server available in 3. In the administrator password window is now displayed, 2. Power up the unit.
These instructions assume the unit is attached to the same LAN 4. Power up the unit.
table top form. The table top unit has 2 or 4 RS-232/RS-422 use the cursor keys to select Server then press Enter.
as other host machines. Refer to the User and Administration 3. Log in and select the Administration Mode (using
ports that can be used for terminals, modems, printers or other 5. On a local host, for UNIX type:
Guide for other situations. To perform the basic configuration The server menu is now displayed. CTRL A and then CTRL P).
serial devices. The serial ports are individually numbered. arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
you will need to know: 4. Using the cursor keys select the Port option then enter the
Front view or for Windows type: 4. Enter the IP address and host name for the unit. Press
The IP address of the unit number of the serial port you attached the printer to.
arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff Enter twice to save the changes.
The ethernet address of the unit replacing a.b.c.d with the unit IP address 5. On the Port Setup Menu, set the parameters in the
5. Select Reboot from the menu and press Enter. Hardware and Flow ctrl to match those of your printer.
The host name of the unit and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff with the ethernet
If in doubt please refer to your system administrator. address. 6. Confirm Reboot and wait for the unit to restart. 6. Enter the print queue filename in the User Name field. and
Your unit is now set up for operation. then press Enter.
Port activity indicators
6. From the command prompt, run: telnet a.b.c.d 7. Set Access to Remote using the spacebar to select the
Network indicator (This may take a few seconds to complete). Notes:
appropriate action.
7. At the password prompt press Enter. For setting up a unit via a serially attached terminal, refer to the
Power indicator 8. Set the Local Port field. This is a TCP Port number and for
appropriate section in the User and Administration Guide.
8. At the Local > prompt now displayed, type: LPD this should be set to 515.
Rear view set term for supported terminals and press Enter. For setting up a unit via BOOTP, refer to the appropriate 9. Press Enter twice to save the changes.
9. Type set term <terminal> and then press Enter for the section in the User and Administration Guide.
10. From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select the Kill
appropriate terminal type. option and enter the serial port number for the printer, then
You have now connected up and logged into the unit. press Enter.
The port is now setup, you can now send a print job to the unit
Serial ports to test printing.

10/100 BASE-T socket

Power input socket
Remote access dial in modem setup Setup is now complete. A remote user should now attempt to
log in.
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1. Power down the unit and attach the modem using a 102 Terminal Server 41872-R3
104 Terminal Server 41874-R3
suitable cable.
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.
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5. Setup Hardware with Monitor DCD to yes and Flow Ctrl
to match the modem. In the IP address fields, set Src (local
end of PPP connection) and Dst (remote end) addresses.

Note: If the src is left blank it defaults to the IP address of the

unit.

6. Set Access to Local and Authentication to Host if user has

to be validated. Press Enter twice to save and exit.
7. On the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access and
press Enter. Now select Remote Site Devices and press
Enter.
8. Select the entry from the Device type window where the Quick start guide
listed items represent the ports (i.e. first item = port1,
second item = port2, etc.), select the port you are attaching
the modem to and press Enter.
9. In the REMOTE SITE DEVICES MENU now displayed.
set the Inactivity timer to an appropriate value in minutes.
10. Set the Config field to the modems initialisation
command string. Press Enter twice.
11. From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access.
12. In the Access pop-up window now displayed, select
Authentication/Logging and press Enter.
13. In the host AUTHENTICATION AND LOGGING menu
now displayed, go to the Auth Host field enter the IP
address of the authentication host.
14. Change the Success Indication String field and
Failure Indication String field to suit your login
sequence of your authentication hosts. Press Enter twice
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16. Enter the modem port number and press Enter.