Patton electronic 2960 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  3
• Compliance Information

  6
  • Radio and TV Interference

    6
  • Industry Canada Notice

    6
  • FCC Information

    6
  • FCC Part 68 Compliance Statement

    7
  • CE Notice

    7
• About this guide

  8
  • Audience

    8
  • Structure

    8
  • Precautions

    9
  • Typographical conventions used in this document

    9
    • General conventions

      9
    • Mouse conventions

      10
• Chapter 1 Introduction

  11
  • Model 2960/2996 Remote Access Server overview

    12
  • Hardware overview

    13
    • WAN

      13
    • LAN

      13
    • Signaling

      14
    • Modems

      14
    • RS-232 control port

      14
    • Power system

      14
    • Central processing unit

      14
    • Temperature

      14
    • Altitude

      14
    • Humidity

      14
    • Physical dimensions

      15
    • Security

      15
    • Management services

      15
    • LED display

      16
  • Approvals

    17
  • Software overview

    18
• Chapter 2 Hardware installation

  19
  • Introduction

    20
  • Unpacking the Model 2960/2996 RAS

    20
  • RAS chassis installation

    20
  • Cable installation

    21
    • Attaching the cable retainer clip

      21
    • Installing the power cables

      21
    • Grounding the Model 2960/2996

      22
    • Connecting the Ethernet ports

      23
      • Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch or hub

        23
      • Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet port to an Ethernet-capable workstation

        24
    • Connecting the EIA-561 RS-232 configuration port

      24
    • Connecting to the T1/E1/PRI WAN ports

      24
  • Completing the hardware installation

    25
• Chapter 3 Configuring the RAS for operation

  26
  • Introduction

    27
  • Configuration prerequisites

    27
  • Preparing the RAS for configuration

    27
  • Configuring the RAS with a Web browser

    31
    • Opening the RAS Web Administration Pages

      31
    • Home page overview

      32
    • Configuring simple authentication

      34
      • No Validation

        34
      • A Static User

        35
    • Configuring dial-in user information

      36
    • Configuring the default gateway

      38
    • Configuring line settings and signaling for E1

      39
      • Configuring the line settings

        40
      • Setting the line signaling for an E1/PRI (ISDN) line

        41
      • Setting the line signaling for an E1/R2 line

        41
      • Channel assignment

        43
    • Configuring line settings and signaling for T1

      43
      • Configuring the line settings

        43
      • Setting the line signaling for an ISDN/PRI line

        44
      • Setting the line signaling for a robbed-bit T1 line

        44
      • Channel assignment

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  • Saving your configuration

    45
  • Completing the installation

    47
• Chapter 4 Operation and shutdown

  49
  • Introduction

    50
  • Activating the RAS

    50
  • De-activating the RAS

    50
• Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and maintenance

  51
  • Introduction

    52
  • Fault analysis

    53
  • Periodic maintenance

    55
    • Calibration

      55
  • Maintenance

    55
    • Replacing the RAS

      55
      • Exporting the current RAS configuration

        55
      • Removing the defective RAS

        57
      • Installing the replacement RAS

        58
      • Verifying the hardware installation

        58
      • Importing a saved configuration

        58
      • Completing the installation

        62
• Chapter 6 Contacting Patton for assistance

  63
  • Introduction

    64
  • Contact information

    64
  • Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs)

    64
    • Warranty coverage

      64
      • Out-of-warranty service

        64
      • Returns for credit

        64
      • Return for credit policy

        65
    • RMA numbers

      65
      • Shipping instructions

        65