
Polycom® VBP™ 5300LF2 System
Hardware Guide
June 2011 | 3725-73553-001A

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5300LF2 VBP-E Series Physical connections and LED’s
A
Erase
1 Click - Nothing
2 Clicks - Reset CLI password and restarts the system
3 Clicks - Restore to factory default
B
Port 3 - Management interface
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port for optional management network
connectivity, this interface must not be on the same network as the WAN or LAN
subnets. This network cannot be within a subnet contained in a “Route”
statement
C
Port 2 - WAN interface
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port for connectivity to the WAN or Internet
network connectivity
Default IP: none
D
Port 1 - LAN interface
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port for LAN network connectivity
Default IP: 192.168.1.1
E
Console
1 x RS-232 8 pin modular console port for management – 9600-N-8-1 NONE for
flow control – 8 pin modular to DB9 cable provided in system box
F
USB
Currently not used

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Symbol Function Color Signal
Power Status Green
Off – No Power, the system is off
On – Power is good, the system is on
G
Data Status Red
Off – No data access to the IDE drive
On – Data is being written to the IDE drive

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Label
Color Indication Status
Green or
other
On
1: Ethernet port is receiving power
2: Good link between the Ethernet port and the connected switch
Off
1: The adapter and switch are not receiving power
2: No connection between both ends of the network cable, check cable,
replace cable.
ACK/LINK
Green or
other
Flashing
The adapter is sending and receiving network data. The frequency of the
flashing varies with the amount of data being transferred.
Yellow On
ACK/LINK LED must be on. This LED will show the system operating at
1000 Mbps
Green On
ACK/LINK LED must be on. This LED will show the system operating at
100 Mbps
Speed
Off
ACK/LINK LED must be on. This LED will show the system operating at
10 Mbps

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H
Input Power Socket
Accepts 3-pin Shroud Female plug for input power
I
On/Off Switch
Used to turn the system on and off
J
VGA Currently not used

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Connecting to the 5300LF2 VBP-E Series for the First Time
The VBP Series appliance is shipped with a pre-configured IP address on Port 1 of 192.168.1.1
1. Connect the 3-pin Shroud female plug of the power cord into the input power socket in the system shown as (H) in the above figures and
the other end to a wall AC outlet.
2. Turn the system power on by pressing on the top part of the power switch shown as (I) in the above figures.
3. Connect a computer using an IP address of 192.168.1.2 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 to Port 1 shown as (D) in the above figures
with either a Ethernet switch or a Ethernet cable wired directly to the computer.
4. Launch a Web browser on the computer and enter the http://192.168.1.1
Press Return. The main configuration menu appears - enter
the username root and the password default.
5. The EULA license agreement will now be displayed. After reading the license agreement, click “I agree” at the bottom to continue
configuring the system.
Configure the Network parameters as defined in the Configuration Guide contained on the VBP Documentation Library CD provided with the
system. The Configuration Guide is also available on the Polycom Web site.