Ethernet Interface
Adapter
User’s Guide
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Contents
In trodu cin g th e Eth ern et In terfa ce .......................................... 1
Con figu rin g Th e Term in al........................................................ 2
Startu p Sequ en ce ................................................................... 3
Displa yin g th e Eth ern et In terfa ce Ma in Men u ......................... 4
Con figu rin g th e Eth ern et In terface .......................................... 5
Edit Host IP Addres s ........................................................ 6
Edit Local IP Address........................................................ 7
Edit Su bn et Mask............................................................. 8
Edit Defa u lt Ga tewa y........................................................ 8
Poweron Con n ect ............................................................. 8
Com m Protocol................................................................. 9
Reca ll Sa ved Settin g......................................................... 9
Save Settin gs for Poweru p ................................................ 9
Exit Setu p Men u .............................................................. 9
Con n ect to Hos t ..................................................................... 9
Pin g ..................................................................................... 10
Hardware In form ation ........................................................... 11
Exit Main Men u .................................................................... 12
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Ethernet Interface
Adapter User’s Guide
Th e Eth ern et Term in a l con sists of a sta n da rd Bou n dless
Tech n ologies text term in a l with a n a da pter in sta lled. Th e
term in al’s EIA port is re -con figu red as a 10BaseT (Twisted-Pa ir)
Eth ern et port replacin g th e term in al’s EIA RS-232
com m u n ication s port. Th e adapter provides th e text term in al
with a sin gle Teln et session . (Teln et is a n a pplica tion providin g
term in al em u lation con n ectivity for loggin g on to a rem ote
s ys tem .)
ETHERNET
TERMINAL
Single Session
Telnet
NT SERVER
UNIX SERVER
PICK on UNIX
SERVER
10baseT Ethernet
WAN
10BaseT Ethernet
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
ETHERNET
TERMINAL
Single Session
Telnet
TERMINAL
Single Session
Telnet
TERMINAL
Single Session
Telnet
TERMINAL
Single Session
Telnet
LOCAL PRINTER
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Th e adapter provides 802.3 Eth ern et con n ectivity, TCP/ IP h ost
con n ectivity, an d Teln et application con n ectivity.
Configuring The Terminal
In order for th e a da pter to fu n ction su ccessfu lly, th e term in a l
sh ou ld be con figu red a s follows:
Data Form at
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
EIA Baud Rate
38400
EIA Com m unication Protocol
Non e
Xon / Xoff
DTR/ DSR
Both
Th is settin g sh ou ld m a tch th e Comm Protocol s ettin g of th e
adapter (see page 9). If th e a da pter’s Comm Protocol is s et to
None, th e term in a l cou ld los e da ta .
Em ulat ion
Th is adapter works with all th e stan dard term in al
em u la tion s . However, th e h ost em ulat ion sh ou ld m atch th e
t erm in al em ulat ion .
For exa m ple, a u s er logs on to a UNIX s ys tem , a n d s elects
th e h ost em u lation to be AT386 (u sin g th e com m an d
TERM=AT386 <CR> followed by set TERM<CR>). At th is poin t,
th e u s er m u s t m a ke s u re th a t th e term in a l em u la tion is a ls o
set to AT386 (by en terin g th e term inal setu p an d ch eckin g
th e em u la tion pa ra m eter).
A term in a l in PC-Term em u la tion with Scan Code m ode on , can
n ot n avigate th e adapter setu p m en u . Ch an ge th e key m ode to
ASCII or ch a n ge th e term in a l em u la tion to oth er th a n PC-
Startup Sequence
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Term du rin g th e setu p n avigation . On ce th e adapter is setu p
an d ru n n in g, you can ch an ge th e term in al’s an d h ost’s
em u lation back to PC-Term .
Startup Sequence
Wh en th e term in a l is tu rn ed on , it perform s a n in itia l a da pter
dia gn ostic test a n d displa ys a m essa ge in dica tin g th e resu lt of
th a t tes t.
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Ethernet pass in dica tes th a t th e tes t wa s s u cces s fu l a n d th e
card is fu n ction in g properly.
Ethernet check xxh m ea n s th a t th e dia gn os tic tes t h a s fa iled
(s ee ta ble la beled Dia gnostic Results below).
Th e Eth ern et ch eck m ay also be followed by th e m essage
FATAL ERROR. MAC address failure, contact technical support. Th is
m es s a ge in dica tes th a t th e ca rd’s MAC a ddress h a s been
corru pted beyon d software recovery. Record all error
in form ation an d con tact you r Tech n ical Su pport
Depa rtm en t for a s s is ta n ce (s ee th e in s ide of th e ba ck cover
for deta ils ).
Th e a da pter will con tin u e to opera te a fter th ese error
m es s a ges , h owever th ere is n o gu a ra n tee th a t th e u n it will be
a ble to con n ect to a h os t.
If th e EEPROM ch ecks u m fa ils , a ll IP a ddres s es a re s et to
0.0.0.0, Poweron Connect to No, an d Comm Protocol to Both.
Diagnostic Results
Check 01h
RAM problem
Check 09h
MAC and RAM problem
Check 0Ah
MAC and ROM problem
Check 0Bh
MAC, RAM and ROM problem
Check 02h
ROM problem
Check 03h
RAM and ROM problem
Check 04h
Check 0Ch
NVRAM problem
MAC and NVRAM problem
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Check 05h
Check 0Dh
NVRAM and RAM problem
MAC, NVRAM and RAM problem
Check 06h
Check 0Eh
NVRAM and ROM problem
MAC, NVRAM and ROM problem
Check 07h
Check 0Fh
NVRAM, RAM and ROM
problem
MAC, NVRAM, ROM and RAM
Check 08h
MAC problem
Displaying the Ethernet Interface Main Menu
If th e Poweron Connect m ode is Off (s ee pa ge 8) a t th e con clu s ion
of th e sta rtu p dia gn ostics, you ca n press a n y key to en ter th e
setu p m en u .
Note th a t th e Ma in Men u is a cces s ible on ly wh en th e
term in a l is discon n ected from th e h ost.
If th e Poweron Connect m ode is On, th e card will au tom atically try
to con n ect to th e h os t.
- MAIN MENU -
Status > Disconnected from Host
Host IP Address > XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
1. Setup Menu
2. Connect to Host
3. Ping
4. Hardware Information
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9. Exit Main Menu
As sh own in th e illu stra tion a bove, th e Ma in Men u provides
th e followin g fu n ction s :
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Selection 1 (Setu p Men u ) a llows you to con figu re th e
Eth ern et in terfa ce.
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Selection 2 (Con n ect to Hos t) a llows you in itia te or
term in a te th e Teln et con n ection to th e h os t.
Selection 3 (Pin g) a llows you to tes t th e h os t con n ection by
s en din g a n d receivin g predefin ed tes t m es s a ges .
Selection 4 (Hardware In form ation ) allows you display th e
res u lts of th e in itia liza tion dia gn os tics a s well as h ardware
in form ation abou t th e adapter.
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Selection 9 a llows you exit th e Ma in Men u a n d clea r th e
Setu p Men u . Th e Eth ern et in terfa ce will wa it for th e n ext
key (an y key) to activate th e Main Men u .
Configuring the Ethernet Interface
Th e procedu res deta iled in th e followin g s ection s requ ire s om e
s it e-specific con figu ration in form ation th at m u st be su pplied by
you r local n etwork adm in istrator. Before attem ptin g to
con figu re th e Eth ern et in terfa ce, m a ke su re you h a ve a ccess to
th e followin g com m u n ication pa ra m eters :
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IP a ddres s of th e term in a l
IP a ddres s of th e h os t
IP address of th e defau lt gateway (if an y)
va lu e for th e su bn et m a sk
To con figu re th e term in a l’s Eth ern et in terfa ce, you m u st first
select option n u m ber 1 (Setu p Men u ) from th e Main Men u . Th e
term in a l displa ys th e followin g Setu p Men u . In itia lly,
selection s 1 th rou gh 4 a re sh own with th eir defa u lt va lu es
(0.0.0.0).
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- SETUP MENU -
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Edit Host IP addr
0.0.0.0
2. Edit Local IP addr
3. Edit Subnet Mask
4. Edit Default Gateway
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
5. Poweron Connect (Toggle) = No
6. Comm Protocol (Toggle) = Both
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7. Recall Saved Settings
8. Save Settings for Powerup
9. Return to Main Menu
Edit Host IP Address
To defin e you r h ost IP addres s , s elect option n u m ber 1. Wh en
prom pted, en ter th e h os t’s IP a ddres s in dotted-decim al form at
a s sh own in th e followin g exa m ple:
Enter Host IP address >175.55.172.90 ¿¿
In th is docu m en t, a ll u s er en tries a re dis pla yed in ita lics with
th e Enter key represen ted by a ¿¿ sym bol a s sh own in th e
previou s exa m ple.
If a va lid a ddres s is en tered, th e term in a l s tores th e
in form ation in its workin g m em ory an d retu rn s to th e Setu p
Men u with th e Edit Host IP addr field u pdated.
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- SETUP MENU -
1. Edit Host IP addr
175.55.172.90
0.0.0.0
2. Edit Local IP addr
3. Edit Subnet Mask
4. Edit Default Gateway
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
5. Poweron Connect (Toggle) = No
6. Comm Protocol (Toggle) = Both
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7. Recall Saved Settings
8. Save Settings for Powerup
9. Return to Main Menu
If a n in va lid a ddress is en tered, th e term in a l respon ds with a n
error m essage an d prom pts th e u ser for th e address again . For
exa m ple:
Enter Host IP address > 175.55. ¿¿
Invalid entry: Format ###.###.###.###
Enter Your Choice: Host IP address >
Edit Local IP Address
To defin e you r term in a l IP a ddress, select option n u m ber 2.
Wh en prom pted, en ter th e term in a l’s IP a ddres s in dotted-
decim a l form a t a s sh own in th e exa m ple below:
Enter Host IP address >204.172.55.121 ¿¿
If a va lid a ddres s is en tered, th e term in a l s tores it in its
workin g m em ory an d retu rn s to th e Setu p Men u with th e Edit
Local IP Addr field u pdated.
If a n in va lid a ddress is en tered, th e term in a l respon ds with a n
error m essage an d prom pts th e u ser for th e a ddress a ga in .
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Edit Subnet Mask
Th e subnet ma sk is a s pecific s equ en ce of n u m bers th a t
determ in es wh ich pa rt of a n IP a ddress is th e n etwork portion
a n d wh ich is th e h ost portion .
To set th e su bn et m a sk for you r term in a l, select option n u m ber
3. Wh en prom pted, en ter th e su bn et m a sk in dotted-decim al
form a t a s in th e exa m ple below:
Enter Subnet Mask >255.255.255.0 ¿¿
If a va lid a ddres s is en tered, th e term in a l s tores it in its
workin g m em ory an d redisplays th e Setu p Men u with th e Edit
Subnet Mask field u pdated.
Edit Default Gateway
In a m u lti-n etwork en viron m en t, a gateway is a h os t th a t
forwards or exch an ges packets of in form ation between two or
m ore n etworks. All tra ffic wh ose destin a tion a ddress ca n n ot be
fou n d on th e local n etwork is s en t to th e IP a d d res s of th e
defau lt gateway for rou tin g to oth er n etworks.
To set th e defa u lt ga tewa y a ddress for you r term in a l, select
option n u m ber 4. Wh en prom pted, en ter th e IP a ddress in
dotted-decim a l form a t a s in th e followin g exa m ple:
Enter Default gateway >204.172.55.1 ¿¿
If a va lid a ddres s is en tered, th e term in a l s tores it in its
workin g m em ory an d redisplays th e Setu p Men u with th e Edit
Default Gateway field u pdated.
Poweron Connect
Th e Poweron Connect fea tu re a llows th e term in a l to im m edia tely
requ es t a h os t con n ection wh en ever it is tu rn ed on . Select
option n u m ber 5 from th e Setu p Men u to toggle th e s ta te of th e
Poweron Con n ect m ode. Th e s election s h ou ld be s et to Yes if
im m edia te con n ection to th e h ost is desired a t poweron . Th e
term in a l will u s e th e NVRAM va lu es (s ee Save Settings for
Powerup) to es ta blis h th e con n ection .
Connect to Host
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Comm Protocol
Th e a da pter’s com m u n ica tion protocol cou ld be set to Non e,
Xon / Xoff, DTR/ DSR, or Both . Th is settin g sh ou ld m a tch th e
term in al’s com m u n ication protocol settin g for th e EIA port or
els e th e term in a l cou ld los e da ta . If th e com m u n ica tion
protocol is s et to None, th e term in a l cou ld lose da ta .
Recall Saved Setting
Selectin g option n u m ber 7 from th e Setu p Men u s ets th e va lu es
of option s 1 th rou gh 5 to th at cu rren tly stored in NVRAM.
Mes s a ge Recall complete in dica tes a s u cces s fu l reca ll.
Save Settings for Powerup
Wh en a ll of th e term in a l’s Eth ern et s ettin gs a re a ccepta ble,
select option n u m ber 8 from th e Setu p Men u to s a ve th e
displa yed va lu es in NVRAM.
Exit Setup Menu
Wh en s a tis fied with a ll of th e term in a l’s Eth ern et s ettin gs ,
pres s 9 to retu rn to th e Ma in Men u .
- MAIN MENU -
Status > Disconnected from Host
Host IP Address > XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
1. Setup Menu
2. Connect to Host
3. Ping
4. Hardware Information
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9. Exit Main Menu
Connect to Host
On ce a ll th e n eces s a ry a ddres s es h a ve been es ta blis h ed, th e
term in a l is rea dy to in itia te a Teln et con n ection to th e s elected
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h os t. Th is can be don e by selectin g option n u m ber 2 from th e
Main Men u . Th e term in al respon ds with a prom pt sim ilar to
th e followin g:
Enter IP Connection: 175.55.172.90
Sim ply press th e Enter key if th e h os t IP a ddres s is correct, or
ch a n ge th e h ost IP a ddress by typin g th e desired a ddress.
Con n ectin g to a h ost system a u tom a tica lly crea tes a Teln et
s es s ion a n d th en exits from th e Eth ern et Ma in Men u .
If th e con n ection is s u cces s fu l, th e h os t ta kes over a n d
in stru cts th e u ser for fu rth er a ction .
If th e h os t is n ot res pon din g, th e Eth ern et in terface will try to
resen d th e con n ect com m an d in in tervals of 5, 10, 20, 40, 80
a n d 160 secon ds. If still u n su ccessfu l, th e Eth ern et in terfa ce
will stop tryin g an d display th e m essage Connection Failed to
followed by th e h ost IP a dd res s .
Th e m en u system for th e adapter is n ot available du rin g a
Teln et s es s ion .
After a Teln et session en ds, th e first keystroke will brin g u p
th e Eth ern et Ma in Men u .
Ping
On ce a ll th e n eces s a ry a ddres s es h a ve been en tered, th e
term in a l is rea dy to Pin g th e selected h ost. Th is ca n be don e by
selectin g option n u m ber 3 from th e m ain m en u .
Enter Your Choice :3
Th e term in al respon ds with th e followin g:
Enter Ping IP Address: 175.55.172.90
Th e dis pla yed a ddres s is th e s a m e a ddres s a s th e Hos t IP
Address. Simply press th e Enter key if th e h os t IP a ddres s is
correct, or ch an ge th e h ost IP address by typin g th e desired
a ddres s .
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Wh ile wa itin g for th e h os t to retu rn , th e term in a l dis pla ys th e
m es s a ge Trying to ping followed by th e IP a ddress.
If th e Hos t res pon ds , th e Eth ern et in terfa ce dis pla ys th e
m es s a ge Successful Ping to followed by th e h ost IP a ddress.
If th e Hos t does n ot res pon d with in 10 s ec, th e Eth ern et
in terfa ce dis pla ys th e m es s a ge No response from followed by th e
h os t IP a d d res s .
Hardware Information
Select option n u m ber 4 from th e Main Men u to display specific
h ardware in form ation pertain in g to th e adapter.
- HARDWARE INFORMATION -
Physical Address
Code Revision
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
X.XX
Part Number
589-XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
Code Checksum
Diagnostic Results
Link Integrity
Pass / Check XX
OK / No Link
Ethernet Statistics:
Deferred Transmits
XX
Excess deferred Transmits XX
Single Collision Count
Multiple Collision Count
XX
XX
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Physical Address or MAC (Media Access Con trol) a ddress is a
u n iqu e address for each n etwork card. Th is address is
assign ed du rin g th e m an u factu rin g an d is n ot m odifiable by
th e u s ers .
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Code Revision is th e revis ion of th e s oftwa re th a t is ru n n in g
on th e Eth ern et in terfa ce.
Code Checksum is th e ch ecksu m for th e softwa re ru n n in g on
th e Eth ern et in terfa ce.
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Part Number is th e 10-diogit n u m ber of th e Eth ern et
in terfa ce.
Diagnostics Results reports th e s ta tu s of th e Eth ern et
in terface on th e last poweru p.
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Link Integrity reports th e s ta tu s of th e lin k to th e n etwork. OK
in dica tes th a t th e Eth ern et in terfa ce is con n ected to a live
n etwork; No Lnk in dica tes th e Eth ern et in terfa ce is n ot
con n ected to a live n etwork.
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Ethernet Statistics ca n be u sed to view th e m ost recen t
Eth ern et s ta tis tics . Th e Eth ern et s ta tis tics will be
refres h ed every tim e th e m en u is re -displayed or en tered.
Upon poweru p th ese va lu es will sta rt from 0. Th ese
cou n ters will role over to 0 if th ey reach 15.
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Deferred Transmits: In crem en ted by on e for ea ch collision
retry or a fter m u ltiple tra n sm it deferra ls.
Excess deferred Transmits: In crem en ted by on e if a sin gle
Eth ern et pa cket is deferred tra n sm itted m u ltiple tim es.
Single Collision Count: In crem en ted by on e if th e pa cket is
su ccessfu lly re -tra n sm itted a fter 1 collision .
Multiple Collision Count: In crem en ted by on e if th e pa cket is
su ccessfu lly re -tra n s m itted a fter 1 to 16 collis ion s .
En ter 9 to exit th e Ha rdwa re In form a tion screen a n d retu rn to
th e Ma in Men u .
Exit Main Menu
With th e Ma in Men u displa yed, press 9 to exit from th e
Eth ern et m en u system . Th is will pu t you a t th e term in a l
screen an d th e n ext key (an y key) will brin g u p th e Main Men u .
Technical Support
Qu estion s a bou t th is produ ct sh ou ld be directed to th e
Tech n ical Su pport Departm en t of th e distribu tor from wh ich
you obtain ed you r Bou n dless Tech n ologies equ ipm en t. Wh en
requ es tin g a s s is ta n ce, plea s e h a ve a ll pertin en t in form a tion
available in clu din g an y error m essages th at m ay h ave appeared
eith er on th e term in a l or th e h os t.
If you r distribu tor fails to provide adequ ate su pport for you r
n eeds , plea s e con ta ct th e Bou n dless Tech n ologies Tech n ica l
Su pport Departm en t directly. You will be requ ired to provide
th e n am e of you r distribu tor, an d a description of th e problem
a s described a bove.
Plea s e refer to th e Bou n dles s Tech n ologies Gu ide to Su pport
Services wh ich was packaged with th e term in al.
Bou n dless Tech n ologies can be reach ed at:
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(800) 231-5445 ext. 7259 (voice)
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Em ail:
BBS:
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407-333-8326 1200/ 14400 baud
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, n o parity
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ftp:
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