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Setting Up Your
Workgroup Server 8550
Includes information about setting up and expanding
your server system; also includes technical specifications
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Contents Communications regulation information / viii Laser information / ix About This Guide / 1 About your Workgroup Server 8550 and Power Macintosh software / 1 Who should read this guide / 2 What this guide contains / 2 How to use this guide / 2 Other reference material / 3 Where to find answers / 4 1Setting Up Your Server / 5 Your server at a glance / 6 Security issues / 8 Physically isolating the system / 8 Using a locking cable / 8 Installing internal devices / 9 Connec
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Connecting the mouse and keyboard / 12 Connecting a keyboard with a built-in cable / 12 Connecting a keyboard with a separate cable / 13 Connecting other external devices / 13 Plugging in the server / 14 Turning the server on / 15 Problems turning on your server? / 17 Turning the server off / 18 Using the Shut Down command / 18 2Connecting to the Network / 19 Connecting to an Ethernet network / 20 Connecting to twisted-pair Ethernet / 21 Connecting to a thin coaxial Ethernet / 22 Con
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Expanding memory / 41 Connecting hard disks and other SCSI devices / 42 Setting the SCSI ID number / 43 Installing an additional hard disk in the internal disk drive bracket / 45 Installing a drive in the auxiliary bay / 54 Connecting an external SCSI drive / 60 Installing a device driver / 62 Do you need to initialize a hard disk? / 62 Connecting a printer / 63 Connecting an additional monitor / 64 Connecting a trackball or other input device / 64 Connecting a modem or GeoPort Tele
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Cleaning your equipment / 77 Cleaning the server case / 77 Cleaning the monitor / 77 Cleaning the mouse / 77 Locking and unlocking the mouse / 79 Health-related information about computer use / 81 Musculoskeletal discomfort / 81 Eye fatigue / 82 Arranging your office / 83 Avoiding fatigue / 84 What about electromagnetic emissions? / 85 Appendix B Technical Information / 87 Expanding your Workgroup Server 8550 / 88 Specifications / 89 Main unit / 89 Processor / 89 Memory /
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Mouse / 94 Interfaces / 94 Audio system / 96 Typical specifications / 96 AC line input / 98 AC line output / 98 DC power / 98 Power requirements for devices you can connect / 98 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) / 98 Audio and telecommunications devices / 99 Expansion cards and devices / 99 Assigning SCSI ID numbers / 100 Size and Weight / 101 Environment / 101 Operating temperature / 101 Storage temperature / 101 Relative humidity / 101 Altitude / 101 Specifications fo
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Communications regulation information FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to IMPORTANT Changes or modifications comply with the limits for a Class A digital to this product are not authorized by Apple device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Computer, Inc., and could void the FCC Communications Commission (FCC) rules. certification and negate your authority to These limits are designed to provide operate the product. This product was tested reasonable protection against suc
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Laser information WARNING Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified in your equipment’s manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure. WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet containing the laser. The laser beam used in this product is harmful to the eyes. The use of optical instruments, such as magnifying lenses, with this product increases the potential hazard to your eyes. For your safety, have this equipment serviced only by an Apple-authorized serv
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About This Guide This guide tells you how to set up your Workgroup Server 8550 and connect it to a network. It also provides technical specifications for your server and information about adding internal and external devices to your server. This setup guide is a companion to the Workgr oup Server Administrator’ s Guide, which tells you how to configure the system software for use with your Workgroup Server, use application software programs, use your server’s built- in CD-ROM drive and tape back
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Who should read this guide This guide is intended for the person who sets up the server and connects it to an existing network. You need to know some details of your existing network in order to choose the appropriate procedures for connecting the server to your network. What this guide contains Here’s a brief summary of what you’ll find in this guide: m Chapter 1, “Setting Up Your Server,” provides a graphic overview of the Workgroup Server 8550, and explains how to connect the monitor, keyboa
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If you want to connect external peripheral devices to your server: After you connect the monitor and keyboard to the server, as described in Chapter 1, turn to the appropriate instructions in Chapter 3, then return to Chapter 1. Connect to the network to complete the setup process. See Chapter 2, “Connecting to the Network,” for details. Other reference material In addition to this guide, you may need to consult the following sources of information. m After setting up your server’s hardware,
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Setting Up Your Workgroup Server 8550 Workgroup Server Administrator’s Guide Where to find answers When you have questions about using your server, there are several places you can look for answers. In this book Use this book to help you set up and expand your server system, and to connect it to a network. Also use this book to check your server’s technical specifications. In the Workgroup Server Administrator’s Guide Use this book to configure the operating system for your server, to learn abo
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1 Setting Up Your Server Setting up your server involves connecting a monitor, mouse, and keyboard, expanding your system to suit your needs, and connecting to the network. First, acquaint yourself with your server’s features, as shown in the next section, “Your Server at a Glance.” Also, be sure to read the section “Security Issues” for important information about protecting your server from unauthorized access. Then, if you want to install an expansion card or install other internal devices, s
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Your server at a glance The following figure shows the basic components of your Workgroup Server 8550 assembled and connected to a network. CD-ROM drive Speaker Floppy disk drive Auxiliary bay for optional DAT or Monitor hard disk drive Internal disk drive bracket Bay for secondary Monitor power light drive Startup drive Power key Mouse Media adapter (transceiver) ª To the network Power-on light (A green light indicates that the Power button server is on.) The ports on the back of the Workgro
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SCSI port ≤ Power socket g Monitor power socket G Ethernet port (AAUI) Monitor port ™ G Ethernet port (10BASE-T) Apple Desktop Bus V (ADB) port Modem port (GeoPort) W Printer port (GeoPort) [ Access covers for Sound input port ≈ expansion slots (3) Security lock ports F - Sound output port Your server’s ports and connectors SCSI port g Connects your server to SCSI equipment such as external hard disk drives and scanners. Ethernet port (AAUI) G Connects your server to an Ethernet network using an
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Security issues The Workgroup Server 8550 lets you concentrate valuable or sensitive information on one system that can be physically isolated and more carefully monitored than would be possible if that information were stored on personal computers. Before you set up the server, you may want to consider two measures that you can take to secure the hardware components: physically isolating the system and using a locking cable to secure the system. Physically isolating the system It is important
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By itself, a locking cable cannot prevent unauthorized use of the server, but it can prevent the server (and its peripheral devices if they are also secured by locking cables) from being removed. Installing internal devices If you purchased additional internal drives or expansion cards for your server, install them now (see Chapter 3 for instructions). If you don’t have internal devices to install, go on to the next section, “Connecting a Monitor.” Connecting a monitor You can connect many typ
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2 Connect the monitor’s power cord to the monitor. On some monitors, the cord is already attached. 3 Plug in the monitor’s power cord to the server or grounded electrical outlet. Monitor power socket Monitor power cord Some power cords are designed to plug into the back of your server. You can also plug the power cord into a grounded electrical outlet (an adapter may be needed). Note: If you have an Apple AudioVision monitor, plug the monitor’s power cord into the back of the server, not in
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Connecting the monitor cable After you plug in the monitor’s power cord, connect the monitor cable to the server’s monitor port. To connect the monitor cable: 1 Attach the monitor cable to the monitor. On some monitors, the cable is already attached. 2 Attach the monitor cable to the server’s monitor port. The monitor port is marked with the icon ™. To connect the cable, firmly push it into the connector and then use the thumbscrews to secure the connection. ™ Monitor port Monitor cable If
