InterChangeVS™ 1000 Series
VS1000 and VS1100
Hardware
Installation and Configuration
Guide
Copyright © 1998. Comtrol Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Third Edition, April 8, 1998
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InterChangeVS is a trademark of Comtrol Corporation.
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Module, NLM, NetWare MultiProtocol Router, NetWare Directory
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Internet URL: www.comtrol.com
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FAX: (612) 631-8117
Phone: (612) 631-7654
Comtrol Europe:
Internet URI: www.comtrol.co.uk
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Phone: +44 (0) 1 869-323-220
Document Part Number: 6610D
Table of Contents
List of Tables........................................................................................5
Introduction.........................................................................................7
Product Overview...................................................................................7
Operating System Requirements....................................................7
Connectivity Requirements.............................................................7
Installation Overview.............................................................................8
Initial Installation............................................................................8
Installing VS-Link Software Updates.............................................8
Adding a VS1000 to an Existing Installation.................................9
Adding a VS1100 to an Existing Installation.................................9
“Hot-Swapping” a VS1000.............................................................10
“Hot-Swapping” a VS1100.............................................................10
Obtaining Software or Document Updates.........................................11
Comtrol Corporate Headquarters..................................................11
Comtrol Europe..............................................................................11
Technical Support.................................................................................12
Installing the Hardware..................................................................13
Hardware Installation Overview.........................................................13
Installing the VS1000 Hardware.........................................................13
Installing VS1100 Hardware...............................................................15
Power-On Diagnostics...........................................................................17
Connecting Devices...............................................................................19
Replacing Units in Service (“Hot-Swapping”).....................................20
Building Cables..................................................................................21
Serial Cable Specifications...................................................................21
Serial (RJ45) Connector Pinouts...................................................21
Building an RJ45 to DB25 Cable...................................................22
Ethernet Cable Specifications..............................................................23
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Table of Contents
Ethernet 10Base-T Connector Pinout...........................................23
Ethernet AUI Connector Pinout (VS1000 Only)...........................24
Ethernet Crossover Cable..............................................................24
Remote Connector.................................................................................25
Building Loopback Plugs......................................................................25
InterChangeVS Specifications.......................................................27
Hardware Conditions............................................................................27
Hardware Specifications.......................................................................27
Electromagnetic Compliance................................................................28
Power Supply Requirements................................................................29
Notices.................................................................................................31
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) (FCC 15.105).............................31
Labeling Requirements (FCC 15.19)...................................................31
Modifications (FCC 15.21)....................................................................31
Serial Cables (FCC 15.27)....................................................................32
Underwriters Laboratory.....................................................................32
Important Safety Information..............................................................32
Index.....................................................................................................33
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List of Tables
Table 1.Support Call Information.....................................................12
Table 2.VS1000 Model and Serial Numbers....................................13
Table 3.VS1100 Model and Serial Numbers....................................15
Table 4.10Base-T LED Descriptions.................................................17
Table 5.Ports 1 Through 16 LED Descriptions................................18
Table 6.RJ45 Connector Pinouts for RS-232....................................21
Table 7.Ethernet Cabling Specifications..........................................23
Table 8.Ethernet Port RJ45 Connector Pinouts..............................23
Table 9.Ethernet Port DB15 Connector Pinouts..............................24
Table 10.Ethernet Crossover Cable....................................................24
Table 11.Operating Conditions...........................................................27
Table 12.Specifications........................................................................27
Table 13.VS1000/1100 Electromagnetic Compliance........................28
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List of Tables
6
Introduction
Product Overview
The Comtrol InterChangeVS 1000 is a rack-mountable or stackable
“network appliance” that connects via Ethernet to a host server and
supports from 16 to 64* RS-232 asynchronous serial ports per network
address (MAC). All ports are supported at rates up to 230.4K bps.
* The base VS1000 has 16 ports. Additional ports can be added by
plugging in VS1100 expansion units, to a maximum of three
VS1100 expansion units per each VS1000 base unit.
Operating System Requirements
The InterChangeVS 1000 requires at least one network server
running one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows
Note: Windows NT 4.0 or higher is required to support Multilink
PPP.
Note: RAS or RRAS is required to support Remote Access Service.
®
•Citrix
• Novell
Note: Contact Novell for information regarding Multilink PPP
WinFrame® (1.7 or later)
®
NetWare® (3.12, 4.11, or IntranetWare™)
support for NetWare.
®
NT (3.51, 4.0, or higher)
Your choice of operating system determines the limits of the VS1000/
VS1100 configuration. Novell NetWare supports a maximum of 128
ports per server, while Microsoft supports up to 256 RAS ports or 1,000
COM ports per server.
Connectivity Requirements
• An Ethernet connection, either to an Ethernet hub or to a NIC card
in the host server. (See the Installing the Hardware section.)
Product Overview 7
Introduction
Installation Overview
The following outlines summarize the various VS1000/VS1100
installation scenarios. For more information about hardware issues,
see the Installing the Hardware section. For more information about
software issues, see the section for your network operating system.
Initial Installation
A. Hardware Installation
1. Install the VS1000.
2. Install one or more VS1100 units (optional).
3. Install RS-232 serial devices.
4. Connect the VS1000 to the network hub or server.
5. Power-up the new VS1000 and verify that it passes the poweron diagnostics.
B. Software Installation
1. Unzip the VS-Link distribution file.
2. Install the VS-Link software.
3. Configure VS-Link to support the VS1000/VS1100.
4. Configure serial ports to support the RS-232 devices.
5. Shut down and restart the server.
Installing VS-Link Software Updates
A. Hardware Installation (
no changes needed
)
B. Software Installation
1. Remove the existing VS-Link software.
2. Install the new version of the VS-Link software.
3. Configure VS-Link to support the VS1000/VS1100.
4. No port configuration changes are required.
5. Shut down and restart the server.
8 Installation Overview
Introduction
Adding a VS1000 to an Existing Installation
A. Hardware Installation
1. Install the VS1000.
2. Install any associated VS1100 expansion units.
3. Install RS-232 serial devices.
4. Connect the VS1000 to the network hub or server.
5. Power-up the new VS1000 and verify that it passes the poweron diagnostics.
B. Software Installation
1. Configure VS-Link to support the new VS1000/VS1100.
2. Configure serial ports to support the RS-232 devices.
3. Shut down and restart the server.
Adding a VS1100 to an Existing Installation
A. Hardware Installation
1. Install the VS1100.
2. Power down the VS1000 base unit to which you are attaching
the VS1100 expansion unit.
3. Connect the VS1100 cable from the VS1100 port on the VS1000
base unit to the Input port on the VS1100 expansion unit.
4. Install the terminator plug in the Output port on the last
VS1100 in the chain.
5. Install RS-232 serial devices.
6. Power-up the VS1000 and verify that it passes the power-on
diagnostics.
B. Software Installation
1. Change the VS-Link configuration for the VS1000 base unit to
support the added serial ports.
2. Configure the serial ports to support the RS-232 devices.
3. Shut down and restart the server.
Installation Overview 9
Introduction
“Hot-Swapping” a VS1000
Replacing a VS1000 with an identical VS1000
A. Hardware Installation
1. Power-down the VS1000 to be removed from service.
2. Install the new VS1000.
3. Transfer all cabling from the old VS1000 to the new VS1000.
This includes the VS1100 cable, if used.
4. Do not add or remove VS1100 expansion units. The new
VS1000 must be connected to the same number of VS1100 units
as the VS1000 that is being removed from service.
5. Connect the new VS1000 to the network hub or server.
6. Power-up the new VS1000 and verify that it passes the poweron diagnostics.
B. Software Installation
1. Change the VS1000 VS-Link configuration to reflect the
network address (MAC) of new VS1000 base unit.
2. No port reconfiguration is needed.
3. Do not shut down and restart the server.
“Hot-Swapping” a VS1100
A. Hardware Installation
1. Power-down the VS1000 base unit.
2. Install the new VS1100 expansion unit.
3. Transfer all cabling from the old VS1100 to the new VS1100.
4. Power-up the VS1000 base unit and verify that it passes the
power-on diagnostics.
B. Software Installation
1. No software changes required.
2. Do not shut down and restart the server.
10 Installation Overview
Obtaining Software or Document Updates
Introduction
For information that is not in this Guide, see the
README
and/or Help
files on the installation media. In particular, the Windows NT version
of VS-Link includes significant online help.
Comtrol manuals and other documents are available in electronic form
on the Comtrol web site. Driver software updates can be downloaded at
no charge from the Comtrol ftp site. Always check the web and ftp sites
to make sure that you have the current driver and documentation.
The current released version of the software is stored in the VS1000
directory. If a newer version has reached the beta testing stage, it can
be found in the BETA directory. Beta software is made available on an
“as-is”
basis and users of beta software assume all risks and liabilities
relating thereto.
Note:Downloadable driver software files are stored in either zipped
(filename.zip) or self-extracting zip (filename.exe) format. You
must extract the zipped files before installing a downloaded file.
For more information, see the appropriate section for your
server operating system.
Comtrol Corporate Headquarters
Internet URL:
email:
support@comtrol.com
FTP site:
www.comtrol.com
ftp.comtrol.com
FAX: (612) 631-8117
Phone: (612) 631-7654
Comtrol Europe
Internet URL:
email:
support@comtrol.co.uk
www.comtrol.co.uk
FAX: +44 (0) 1 869-323-211
Phone: +44 (0) 1 869-323-220
Obtaining Software or Document Updates 11
Introduction
Technical Support
Comtrol has a staff of support technicians available to help you. U.S.
telephone support is available from 8 AM to 6 PM Central time,
Monday through Friday (holidays excluded), at the phone number(s)
listed on the previous page. Before you call Comtrol technical support,
please have the following information available.
Table 1. Support Call Information
Item Information
Hardware Type
VS1000 VS1100
Hardware Serial Number*
Network Address*
00 C0 4E ____ ____ ____
Operating system type and
release
SPACK revision number
(Novell only)
VS-Link version number
Server computer make,
model, and speed
Serial devices connected to
the VS1000/VS1100 ports
Other serial port adapters
installed in the server and
their COM port numbers
Other network adapter
devices installed in the
and their network
server
(MAC) addresses
* The hardware serial number and network address can be found on
printed tags on the back panel of the unit. VS1100 expansion units
have serial numbers only.
Comtrol supplies a self-adhesive label with each InterChangeVS
unit, which you can use to record the serial number and network
address. If the VS1000/VS1100 unit is not in a readily accessible
location, check to see if this label has been filled out and posted
elsewhere (for example, near the server console).
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