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Vanguard Managed Solutions
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Vanguard 6500 Installation Manual
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Notice ©2002 Vanguard Managed Solutions, LLC 575 West Street Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048 (508) 261-4000 All rights reserved Printed in U.S.A. Restricted Rights Notification for U.S. Government Users The software (including firmware) addressed in this manual is provided to the U.S. Government under agreement which grants the government the minimum “restricted rights” in the software, as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplem
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Notice (continued) Proprietary Material Information and software in this document are proprietary to Vanguard Managed Solutions (or its Suppliers) and without the express prior permission of an officer of VanguardMS, may not be copied, reproduced, disclosed to others, published, or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than that for which it is being made available. Use of software described in this document is subject to the terms and conditions of the VanguardMS Software License
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Contents About This Manual PLUS Chapter 1. About the 6500 Software Features ......................................................................................... 1-2 Hardware ...................................................................................................... 1-3 Enclosures and Backplanes ...................................................................... 1-4 6500PLUS Processor Cards ..................................................................... 1-6 PLUS 6500 Auxi
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Contents (continued) Chapter 2 Installation (Continued) Installing Software Options .......................................................................... 2-77 Accessing Node Serial Number from Node Statistics ............................. 2-78 Enabling A Software Access Key ............................................................ 2-80 Installing New Software Options in an Existing Network ....................... 2-81 Enhanced LAN Option ..................................................
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About This Manual Overview Introduction This manual describes features, hardware, specifications, and applications for the PLUS 6500 . Note For information on operating system software and configuration, see the Vanguard Basics Manual. PLUS Audience This manual is intended for operators of the 6500 . How To Use This The following table describes the contents of this manual. Manual This Chapter... Describes: PLUS Chapter 1 6500 hardware and software features, and FCC and telephone company pro
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About This Manual (continued) Special Notices The following notices emphasize certain information in the manual. Each serves a special purpose and is displayed in the format shown: special purpose and is displayed in the format shown: Note Note is used to emphasize any significant information. Caution Caution provides you with information that, if not followed, can result in damage to software, hardware, or data. Mise en garde Une mise en garde vous fournit des informations qui, si elles ne so
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Chapter 1 PLUS About the 6500 Overview PLUS Introduction The 6500 is a family of networking devices that can operate in private networks PLUS or over public data networks. A 6500 node can have from 6 to 54 ports, with terminal port speeds of up to 38.4 kbps and network port speeds of up to 384 kbps. PLUS About the 6500 1-1
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Software Features Software Features PLUS Introduction You can configure, administer, and troubleshoot a 6500 node from a local or remote terminal acting as a control terminal. The terminal calls into the node's Control Terminal Port (CTP), a software module that acts as the logical control terminal port. In addition, configurations can be saved and restored when a PC (with Kermit protocol) is used as the local or remote control terminal. PLUS Features and For a list of features and protoc
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Hardware Hardware PLUS Introduction A 6500 node consists of at least one processor card, one or more optional support cards, and, optionally, a TRIM card. A node can be contained in a standalone enclosure, which can support only a processor card, or in a Modulus nest enclosure, which can support one or more processor cards and several support cards. PLUS Card Types The 6500 includes the following types of cards: PLUS •6500 processor cards • Auxiliary processor cards • Asynchronous I/O (AIO)
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Hardware Enclosures and Backplanes PLUS Introduction The two types of enclosures for the 6500 are: • Standalone • Modulus Standalone A standalone enclosure (Figure 1-1) holds just one card, which must be a processor Enclosure card. A standalone unit supports up to six X.25 or terminal ports depending on the type of processor card installed. PLUS Figure 1-1. 6500 Standalone Enclosure PLUS Modulus Enclosure The Modulus enclosure provides a 6500 node with space for one or more processor cards
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Hardware Supports Other A Modulus enclosure contains plug-in card versions of VanguardMS products, VanguardMS including Network Access Products, providing common housing and power to Products multiple products. A single Modulus enclosure can include, for example, 35xx DSU/ CSUs, 326x dial modems, or 33xx leased-line modems in addition to 65xx nodes. Types of Modulus There are four types of Modulus enclosures. The Modulus 8 and Modulus 18 Enclosures enclosures are older models; the Modulus 9 a
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Hardware PLUS 6500 Processor Cards PLUS PLUS Introduction The 6500 processor card provides the main processing power in a 6500 node. There are three types of processor cards: PLUS •6505 Asynchronous Access Server PLUS •6507 Multifunctional Access Server PLUS •6525 Network Concentrator PLUS Description 6500 processor cards are shipped with Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs) in sockets U79 and U80. The processor card cannot operate without SIMMs. Each processor card has six ports. You can p
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Hardware PLUS PLUS 6525 Network A 6525 is a multifunction/multiprotocol packet assembler/disassembler (PAD) Concentrator and X.25 switch. If your node is based on the 6525, you can: PLUS • Have up to nine 6525 processor cards in a node. • Have a maximum number of 54 ports per node (combination of processor cards, AIO, or UIO cards). • Have a maximum number of 54 network ports per node. • Have a maximum number of 53 DTE ports per node. PLUS • Configure any or all ports as X.25, MUX, or PAD p
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Hardware Processor Card Figure 1-3 shows the front panel display for the processor card. From the front panel, you can reset the card, test the lights, and monitor data transmissions by observing the lights. Physically, the processor cards are identical. The ID Module of each processor card (located in socket U40) is unique and provides the functions specific to each type of processor card. STATUS (Green) On: Software running. POWER (Green) Off: Software not running (hardware fault).
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Hardware Optional FLASH Optionally, a FLASH memory module can be attached to a processor card to provide Module software distribution and software download capabilities. This optional daughtercard contains up to 3 Mbytes of nonvolatile FLASH memory and is used for remote software distribution and software download. PLUS About the 6500 1-9
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Hardware PLUS 6500 Auxiliary Processor Cards PLUS PLUS PLUS Introduction 6500 auxiliary processor cards increase throughput for 6507 and 6525 nodes. They provide additional processing power, as well as six additional ports. PLUS PLUS PLUS Description A 6500 auxiliary processor card is a 6507 or 6525 processor card without a FLASH module, meaning that the card lacks software storage capabilities. PLUS Optionally, you can purchase a FLASH module for a 6500 auxiliary processor card for down
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Hardware PLUS 6500 Asynchronous and Universal I/O Cards Introduction Two types of I/O cards are: • Asynchronous I/O (AIO) • Universal I/O (UIO) PLUS AIO Card You can use an AIO card with all 6500 processor cards. It provides six asynchronous ports that can be configured as PAD ports. This card supports PAD port speeds from 50 to 19200 bps and split speed operation (75 bps inbound and 1200 bps outbound) on all ports. PLUS PLUS UIO Card You can use a UIO card with 6507 and 6525 cards. The UIO
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Hardware Front Panel Display Figure 1-4 shows the front panel display, which is the same for both types of I/O cards. . 6500 I/0 TEST (Red) Indicates status and result of TEST test affecting any part of node. Tests can be locally or remotely initiated. 1 On: Test failed 2 Off: Normal condition D D Flashing: Test in progress A DATA IN (Yellow) A 3 T T P A On: Data entering port = SPACE A O O I R U Off: Data entering port = MARK N 4 T T 5 DATA OUT (Yello
