Perle Systems 5500174-11 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• SPEED LE Serial Adaptors User Guide

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• About this manual

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  • Purpose of this manual

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  • Who this manual is for

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  • Using this on-line manual

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    • Document navigation

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    • Hypertext jumps

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• Revision history

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• Fast Contents

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• Contents

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• Chapter 1 Introduction

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  • About the SPEED LE Serial Adaptor cards

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  • Connection accessories

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• Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards

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  • Before you start

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  • Downloading drivers from the Perle web site

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  • Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

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    • General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

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    • Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system

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    • Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers

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    • Configuring serial ports

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  • Installing under Linux

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    • General installation procedure for Linux

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    • Installing Drivers onto your system

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    • Creating devices for the attached ports

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    • Uninstalling the SPEED LE Driver for Linux

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  • Installing host cards and cable accessories

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    • Installing SPEED LE cards

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    • Installing cables and connector boxes

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  • Removing host cards

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    • DB9 back panel connectors and pinout

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• Chapter 3 Cabling information

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  • Definitions of Signals and Direction

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  • Host card back panel connectors and pinouts

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    • RJ45 back panel connectors and pinout

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    • VHDCI-68 Ultra SCSI back panel connectors and pinout

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  • Connector box and cable guide

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  • Connector box and cable pinouts

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    • RJ45 10-pin to DB25 converter

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    • RJ45 10-pin to DB9 converter

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    • RJ45 connector box

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    • DB25 connector box

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    • DB9 connector box

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    • DB25 Fan-out cable

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    • DB9 Fan-out cable

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• Appendix A: Troubleshooting

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  • Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

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    • General troubleshooting under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

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    • Windows error messages

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• Appendix B: Contacting Perle

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  • Making a technical support query

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    • Who to contact

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    • Information needed when making a query

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    • Making a support query via the Perle web page

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  • Repair procedure

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  • Feedback about this manual

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  • Perle support centres worldwide

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• Index

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