Datacom Systems WANswitch W2358DSL Installation instructions

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W2358DSL
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Preface
HARDWAREguide, Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Customer Service, World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
Introduction
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Hardware Installation
Connection Instructions (LM 2000 NIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Connection Instructions (WANic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Specs
General, Electrical Environmental, Mechanical . . . . . . . .A1
Panel Description
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3
Daisy-Chain
Daisy-Chain Addressing, Connection Instructions . . . . . .C1
Hardware Installation (LM 2000 NIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C3
Hardware Installation (WANic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5
Troubleshooting
General, No Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D1
Control Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3
Access Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D5
Warranty
Warranty, Limitation On Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E1
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HARDWAREguide
This HARDWAREguide is written assuming that you are
installing the WANswitch™with a network analyzer such as
Sniffer Technologies DSS/RMON Pro console as the nerve cen-
ter of a Distributed Sniffer System. Further, it is assumed that
switch configuration will take place at a central location using
Datacom Systems ATTACHit™switch control software for
Windows9x/NT/2000. Below is a description of how this
HARDWAREguide is organized.
Section/Appendix Contents
Preface HARDWAREguide Purpose
and Scope
Introduction Product Overview
Hardware Installation of Switch
Specifications Switch Information
Panel Description Front & Rear Details
Daisy-Chain Multiple Switches
Troubleshooting Solving Common Problems
Warranty Our Guarantee to You
Audience
This HARDWAREguide is written for the person who must
install and connect a WANswitch™. The installer is assumed to
be familiar with Windows9x/NT/2000, know how networks
operate, and have operating knowledge of a network analyzer
such as Sniffer Technologies DSS/RMON Pro.
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Customer Service
This HARDWAREguide was written to help you get to know
your new WANswitch™quickly and easily. We would wel-
come any comments or suggestions you may have regarding
this HARDWAREguide. Please send your remarks and rec-
ommendations via mail, telephone, facsimile, or Internet E-
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Product Description
Until Datacom’s WANswitch™, there has been no means of
cost effective resource sharing to monitor all the network
links of a Wide Area Network. The WANswitch™from
Datacom Systems, Inc. is the key that unlocks network vis-
ibility between links of a Wide Area Network environment.
The WANswitch™provides a connection that allows access
to meet whatever monitoring or analysis requirements your
networks may have.
Like many network managers, you have an urgent need to
provide easy connectivity between an Analyzer and an
array of attached Wide Area Networks. The Datacom
WANswitch™is capable of providing connectivity for V.35,
RS232, RS422, RS423, RS530, X.21, V.10, and V.11 Wide
Area Networks.
The WANswitch™is capable of moving Wide Area
Network protocol analyzers transparently from one net-
work link to another under computer control. The
W2358DSL is designed to permit sharing two WAN proto-
col analyzers between 8 network links or up to 32 network
links by daisy-chaining four WANswitches™.
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Connection Instructions (LM 2000 NIC)
The typical installation described herein will be for a
WANswitch™with the Pentium II Sniffer Technologies single
port WAN RS/V (LM 2000 NIC) Analyzer running
Sniffer®
Distributed Analysis Software.
Installation for a single
W2358DSL is shown in Figure 1
using DRL311-2-4 V.35 Y-Cables to connect to the Wide
Area Networks. Installation for a single W2358DSL
is
shown in Figure 2 using a Model M3415A WANlink™Panel
to connect to the Wide Area Networks. Make the W2358DSL
interconnection between a DSS Analyzer and individual net-
work links as follows:
Step 1: Connect the
MONITOR port of one of the DSS
Analyzers to the
Common A port of the WANswitch™ using a
DRL312-3 Common Cable.
Step 2: Connect the
MONITOR port of the other DSS
Analyzer to the
Common B port of the WANswitch™ using a
DRL312-3 Common Cable.
Step 3: Connect the DRL341-3-3 Control Y-cable DB9
Male lead labeled “
A ” to the COM 1 port of one of the DSS
Analyzers.
NOTE: For single DSS Analyzer installations the DB9 Male
lead labeled “
B ” has been factory tie-wrapped into a 2-inch
coil approximately 8-inches from the common connector so it
can be easily stored above, below, or hang innocuously
behind the DSI switch. To install two Analyzers the DB9
Male lead labeled “
B ” tie-wrap is removed to make the
entire lead length available for installation.
Step 4: Connect the DRL341-3-3 Control Y-cable DB9
Male lead labeled “
B ” to the COM 1 port of the other DSS
Analyzer.
Step 5: Connect the DB9 Female lead of the DRL341-3-3
Control Y-cable to the
Control port of the WANswitch™.
Step 6: Connect network cables to each link port.
Step 7: Connect the Power Supply 5-pin Male DIN connector
into the
POWER port of the WANswitch™and then plug the
Power Supply into the external power source wall receptacle.
A green light within the center of the Datacom front panel
logo indicates power is on.
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Figure 1 - W2358DSL WAN switch™using DRL311-2-4 V.35 Y-Cables
Figure 2 - W2358DSL WAN switch™using a WANlink™Model M3415A Panel
WAN link
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Link 1
Link 5
Link 2
Link 6
Link 3
Link 7
Link 4
Link 8
Bridge
Router
Original Link Cable
to CSU/DSU
(Eliminates Y-cables)
CSU/
DSU
DRL150-X (M34, M-F) or
DRL214-X (M34, M-M) or
DRL215-X (M34, F-F)
DRL312-3 Cable
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4
3
6
5
8
7
Common A
Daisy A
Link
Control
Power
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Links
▲
Common B
Daisy B
** X = length in feet, standard cable X = 3 feet
Network Associates
DSS Analyzer
Sniffer Technologies
DSS Analyzer
Network Associates
DSS Analyzer
Sniffer Technologies
DSS Analyzer
DRL341-3-3
Control Y-cable
DRL312-3 Common Cables
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1
4
3
6
5
8
7
Common A
Daisy A
Link
Control
Power
▲
Links
▲
Common B
Daisy B
Network Associates
DSS Analyzer
Sniffer Technologies
DSS Analyzer
Network Associates
DSS/SIS Analyzer
Sniffer Technologies
DSS Analyzer
DRL341-3-3
Control Y-cable
DRL312-3 Common Cables
CSU/
DSU
Bridge
Router
DRL311-2-4 Y-cable
Bridge
Router
CSU/
DSU
DRL311-2-4 Y-cable
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Connection Instructions (WANic)
The typical installation described herein will be for a
WANswitch™with the Sniffer Technologies two port WAN
RS/V Analyzer running
Sniffer® Distributed Analysis
Software.
Installation for a single
W2358DSL is shown in Figure 3
using DRL311-2-4 V.35 Y-Cable to connect to the Wide Area
Networks. Make the W2358DSL interconnection between a
DSS Analyzer and individual network links as follows:
NOTE: The DRL459-3-3 Common Cable will also operate in
an RS232 environment, but a DRL469 Male to Female
adapter is required to be used in conjunction with the
DRL459-3-3 Common Cable. Upon request, the adapter will
be sent out Next Day Air free of charge after calling and
receiving authorization from Datacom Technical Support.
Step 1: Connect the DRL-459-3-3 Common Cable DB60
Male lead to the
MONITOR port of the DSS Analyzer.
Step 2: Connect the DRL-459-3-3 Common Cable DB15
Female lead labeled “
A ” to the Common A port of the
WANswitch™.
Step 3: Connect the DRL-459-3-3 Common Cable DB15
Female lead labeled “
B ” to the Common B port of the
WANswitch™.
Step 3: Connect the DRL341-3-3 Control Y-cable DB9
Male lead labeled “
A ” to the COM 1 port of the DSS
Analyzer.
NOTE: For single DSS Analyzer installations the DB9 Male
lead labeled “
B ” has been factory tie-wrapped into a 2-inch
coil approximately 8-inches from the common connector so it
can be easily stored above, below, or hang innocuously
behind the DSI switch.
Step 4: Connect the DB9 Female lead of the DRL341-3-3
Control Y-cable to the
Control port of the WANswitch™.
Step 5: Connect network cables to each link port.
Step 6: Connect the Power Supply 5-pin Male DIN connector
into the
POWER port of the WANswitch™and then plug the
Power Supply into the external power source wall receptacle.
A green light within the center of the Datacom front panel
logo indicates power is on.

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Figure 3 - W2358DSL WAN switch™using DRL459-3-3 V.35 and RS422 Common Y-cable
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1
4
3
6
5
8
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Common A
Daisy A
Link
Control
Power
▲
Links
▲
Common B
Daisy B
Network Associates
DSS Analyzer
Sniffer Technologies
DSS Analyzer
DRL341-3-3
Control Y-cable
DRL459-3-3 Common Cable
CSU/
DSU
Bridge
Router
DRL311-2-4 Y-cable
Bridge
Router
CSU/
DSU
DRL311-2-4 Y-cable
A
B

Environmental
Operating Temperature: 0Oto 40OC (32Oto 104OF)
Storage Temperature: -30Oto 65OC (-22Oto 149OF)
Humidity: less than 95% non-condensing
Mechanical
W2358DSL:
Dimensions: 1.750" (H) x 19.000" (W) x 13.375" (D)
(includes 19" rack mount brackets)
44 mm (H) x 483 mm (W) x 340 mm (D)
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General
The WANswitch™provides effortless visibility into a wide
range of network types with easy connectivity. Also,
Datacom’s line of WANswitches™allows resource sharing
with one or two analyzers to meet your network analyzing
requirements. Table A1 shows the WANswitch™capacity,
network type, network connectivity, product weight, and
shipping weight.
Electrical
Nominal Power Requirements: The WANswitch™has been
provided with an external power supply requiring 100-240
Volts AC at 50-60 Hertz. This supply is provided as a stan-
dard, no charge accessory. The DC voltage and current out-
put ratings are +5 Volts DC at 4.0 Amperes, +12 Volts at 1.0
Amperes, and -12 Volts at 0.6 Amperes. This power supply is
provided with Safety Extra-Low Voltage (SELV) circuits
which separate hazardous voltages with a grounded system
on the primary input. The power supply has been certified by
Dentori T-mark, UL, CUL, and TUV and is CE approved.
Nominal Power Dissipation: 10 Watts

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Table A1 - WANswitch™Specifications
WANswitch™SWITCH
CAPACITY
NETWORK
TYPE
NETWORK
CONNECTIVITY
PRODUCT
WEIGHT
SHIPPING
WEIGHT
W2358DSL 2x8 WAN DB15 13 20

Front Panel
The front panel of the W2358DSL is illustrated in Figure
B1. The front panel has indicator lights that display the con-
nection status of each channel.
An explanation of the indicator lights follows:
W2358DSL
Power
A green light within the center of the Datacom logo indicates
power is on.
Links:1 through 8
A green light below a number legend indicates a completed
connection has been made from that WAN link to the
Common A port. A red light below a number legend indicates
a completed connection has been made from that WAN link
to the
Common B port.
Daisy A
A green light next to the Daisy A legend indicates that the
Daisy A port is connected to the next WANswitch™ Common
A
port.
Daisy B
A red light next to the Daisy B legend indicates that the Daisy
B
port is connected to the next WANswitch™ Common B port.
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Figure B1 - W2358DSL Front Panel
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Rear Panel
The rear panel of the W2358DSL is illustrated in Figure B2.
The rear panel is the location for all cable connections and
the power input connection.
An explanation of each rear panel legend follows:
W2358DSL
Links: 1 through 8
These connector ports are shielded DB15 Females and are
used for connecting to 8 network links. Any link can be
switched to the
Common port.
Daisy A
This connector port is a shielded DB15 Female and is cabled
to the next switch
Common A when the WANswitch™is
daisy-chained.
Common A
This connector port is a shielded DB15 Male and is cabled to
the MONITOR port of a DSS or previous switch
Daisy A
port if daisy-chained. The WANswitch™connects the select-
ed network link port (1-8) to the
Common A port.
Daisy B
This connector port is a shielded DB15 Female and is cabled
to the next switch
Common B when the WANswitch™is
daisy-chained.
Common B
This connector port is a shielded DB15 Male and is cabled to
the MONITOR port of a second DSS or previous switch
Daisy B port if daisy-chained. The WANswitch™connects the
selected network link port (1-8) to
Common B port.
Control
This connector port is a shielded DB9 Female and is cabled
to the COM 1 port of both DSS’s or to the previous switch
Link port if daisy-chained. If the user prefers, this port may
be used by any compatible PC where Datacom Switch
Control Software resides, or by a modem for remote opera-
tion. Because this port has a modified RS232 configuration,
Datacom Systems supplied control cabling must be used.
Link
This connector is a shielded DB9 Male and is cabled to the
Control port of the next WANswitch™when daisy-chained.
Power
This connector is a 5-pin DIN Female circular connector
used to cable to either the provided 100-240 Volts AC, 50-60
Hertz external DC power supply, or the optional 35-72 Volt
DC external DC power supply.
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Figure B2 - W2358DSL Rear Panel
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1
4
3
6
5
8
7
Common A
Daisy A
Link
Control
Power
▲
Links
▲
Common B
Daisy B

Daisy-Chain Addressing
IMPORTANT
PRIOR to installing any WANswitch™in a daisy-chain, the
address of each individual switch must be set one switch at a
time to perform the daisy-chain address configuration. The
hardware connection to perform this configuration from a
stand-alone computer platform is explained next. After the
hardware connection has been accomplished, the address of
each individual switch must be set one at a time with the
ATTACHit program as described in the DATACOMswitch
SOFTWAREguide.
Connection Instructions
The typical daisy-chain addressing installation described
herein will be for a WANswitch™.
Step 1: Connect the COM1 port of the computer platform to
the
Control port of the WANswitch™using a DRL341-3-3
cable as shown Figure C1.
Step 2: Connect the Power Supply 5-pin DIN Male connector
into the
Power port of the WANswitch™and then plug the
Power Supply into the external power source wall receptacle.
A green light within the center of the Datacom front panel logo
indicates power is on.
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