InterChangeVS™ 1000
InterChangeVS 1100
Installation Reference Card
Installation Overview
Use this Reference Card to install the InterChangeVS
1000 base unit and InterChangeVS1100 port extenders.
To install the VS1000/VS1100 series, perform the
following procedures:
• Install the VS1000/VS1100 hardware and the
asynchronous RS-232 devices that you are
connecting to the VS1000/VS1100 serial ports
• Install the VS-Link software
• Configure your operating system to work with the
devices connected to the VS1000/VS1100
This is only an Installation Reference Card. See the
Installation and Configuration Guide for information
about installing the VS-Link software and other topics
not discussed in this card.
Installing VS1000 Hardware
Use the following procedure to connect the VS1000.
1.Record the model and serial numbers of the VS1000
in the event that you need to call technical support.
VS1000 Model and Serial Numbers
Serial Number* Network Address*
00 C0 4E
* The identification tags are located on the back of the unit.
You can write this information on the blank sticker
shipped with the VS1000/VS1100. The VS1100 has a
serial number only.
2.Optionally, mount the VS1000 into the rack using
the enclosed mounting brackets. The unit is
designed to install in the rack with the front or back
of the unit facing the front of the rack.
Warning:If mounting the VS1000 into a rack mount
unit, make sure the rack is not top heavy.
3. Connect the cable from the appropriate Ethernet
Server
Terminator Plug
connection (10Base-T or AUI) on the VS1000 to your
server or Ethernet hub.
Ethernet Connection
to Server or
Ethernet Hub
VS-Link
Note: Do not connect two VS1000 base units together.
If connecting the VS1000 directly to the server, an
Ethernet crossover cable is required. See the
Installation and Configuration Guide for details.
4. If installing only a VS1000, put the terminator plug
in the VS1100 connector of the VS1000 base unit.
Then go to the Power-On Diagnostics discussion.
5. If installing one or more VS1100 expansion units, go
to the Installing VS1100 Hardware discussion.
Installing VS1100 Hardware
Use the following procedure to connect InterChangeVS
1100 port extenders to the VS1000 base unit.
1. Record the serial numbers of the VS1100 units.
VS1100 Model and Serial Numbers
VS1100 Serial Number*
1
2
3
* The identification tag is located on the back of the unit.
2. Optionally, mount the VS1100 port extenders into
Terminator Plug
the rack using the enclosed mounting brackets.
Warning: If mounting the VS1100 into a rack mount
unit, make sure the rack is not top heavy.
3. Connect the VS1100 device or devices to the VS1000
virtual server:
• Connect the cable shipped with the VS1100 from
the connector labeled VS1100 on the VS1000
unit to the INPUT connector on the VS1100.
• To connect additional VS1100 units, connect the
cable from the OUTPUT of one unit to the
INPUT of the next unit.
Note: You can connect up to three VS1100 port
extenders to one VS1000 base unit.
VS1000
VS1100
VS1100
VS1100
Note: The VS1100 cannot be connected directly to the
LAN. Remember, Ports 1 through 16 are RS-232
ports.
4. Install the terminator plug in the OUTPUT
connection of the last VS1100 in the installation.
5. Go to the Power-On Diagnostics discussion.
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