EL-CELL PAT User manual

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Appliance Manual
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PAT-Tester
Management and setup instructions

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The information in this manual has been carefully checked and believed to be accurate;
however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
EL-Cell GmbH maintains the right to make changes without further notice to products
described in this manual to improve reliability, function, or design. EL-Cell GmbH does not
assume any liability arising from the use or application of this product.
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21079 Hamburg - Germany
phone: [phone]
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e-mail: [e-mail]
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Content
1Appliance Setup Overview: ............................................................................................................4
1.1 Scope of Delivery: .......................................................................................................................4
1.2 Explanation of Terms ..................................................................................................................5
1.3 Network Structure and Settings ...............................................................................................6
2Setting up the Appliance Hardware.............................................................................................8
2.1 Connecting the EL-Software Server to the PAT-Tester ......................................................17
3EL-Software Setup and Management ........................................................................................19
3.1 Installing the EL-Software Client ............................................................................................19
3.2 Updating the EL-Software Client............................................................................................24
3.3 Removing the EL-Software Client...........................................................................................24
3.4 Installing the EL-Software Server ...........................................................................................27
3.5 Updating the EL-Software Server ...........................................................................................30
3.6 Performing the EL-Software Controller update...................................................................35
4For advanced users .......................................................................................................................38
4.1 Performing software updates via Linux (with an existing internet connection) ............38
4.2 Software updates in the tester network via Linux (without internet connection) ........50
4.3 Determining the IP address of the EL-Router......................................................................59

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1Appliance Setup Overview:
1.1 Scope of Delivery:
1. Router
2. Power supply with cable for router
3. Server PC
4. Power cable Server PC
5. PAT tester i-16
6. Power cable PAT-Tester
7. LAN cable (4 pcs.)
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1.2 Explanation of Terms
Hardware components
Client PC: Physical or virtual PC on which the EL-Software Client is executed.
Server PC or EL-Server: Physical PC on which the EL-Software Server is running
EL-Router: Network router that manages the PAT-Tester network and provides the interface
to the customer's network (Client Network)
Client Network: The customer's existing network infrastructure
PAT-Tester Network or Tester Network: Network of the appliance setup delivered by EL-
Cell. The PAT-Testers are operated in this network.
Software components:
EL-Software Client: Client component of EL-Software that provides the graphical user
interface (GUI).
EL-Software Server: server component of EL-Software that manages the PAT-Testers and
contains the databases.
EL-Software Controller: Software component of EL-Software, which is installed directly on
each PAT-Tester to control it.
Proxmox: Open source virtualization software used on the EL-Server to create and manage
virtual PCs (containers).

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1.3 Network Structure and Settings
EL-Router (supplied router hardware):
Access: http://elrouter.el.lan
User name: admin
Password: changeit
Port settings
Port 1: Client Network (DHCP)
Note: Do not connect a PAT-Tester, Server, or EL-Software Client PC directly to port 1.
Port 2-10: Internal PAT-Tester network.
•Server: Connect the EL-Server to Port 2.
•PAT-Tester: Connect all PAT-Testers from port 3 upwards.

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•EL-Software Client: Connect the PC´s running the EL-Software Client from Port 10
downwards.
Note: PCs running the EL-Software Client can access the EL-Server from both the client
and the PAT-Tester network.
EL-Server (supplied server hardware):
Access::https://elserver.el.lan:8006
Username: root
Password: changeit
SMB share for Microsoft Windows: \\elsoftware.el.lan\experiments
A community edition of Proxmox virtualization software is installed on the server. The server
can be reached at https://elserver.el.lan:8006 when using the supplied EL-Router.
The EL-Server hosts a virtual Linux Ubuntu 18.04 container (elserver) running the EL-Software
Server. As a default, the elserver container has the static IP: 192.168.10.20

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2Setting up the Appliance Hardware
Connecting the router to the server PC
1. Connect the yellow LAN cable to LAN port 2 of the router.
2. Connect the cable to the LAN port of the server PC.

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Connecting the router to the PAT-Tester-i-16
3. Schließen sie nun das rote LAN-Kabel an den LAN-Port 3 des Routers an.
4. Entfernen sie die Frontblende des PAT-Tester-i-16, um den LAN-Port freizulegen.

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5. Schließen sie dann das LAN-Kabel an den LAN-Port des Gerätes an.
Connecting the router to the Client PC (connected to the tester network)
6. Connect the green LAN cable to the router. Use ports 4 to 10 of the router for this
purpose.

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7. Connect the cable to the LAN port of the Client PC.
Connecting the router to the Client Network (recommended)
8. Connect the white LAN cable (White) to port 1 of the router. Connect the other end to the
Client Network.

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Connecting the devices to the mains and commissioning
9. Connect the router to the power supply using the supplied power adapter.
10. The router now starts. It is ready for operation after approx—1 minute. A green LED will
light up continuously if connected to the Client Network.

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11. Connect the server PC to the power supply via the cable.
12. Switch it on. The green power LED now lights up green. The server boots and is ready for
operation after approx—1 minute.

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13. A green LED will now light up on the router on the port connected to the server PC.
14. Now, connect the PAT-Tester-i-16 to the power supply. Here, too, the front panel must be
removed beforehand.

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15. A green LED will now light up on the router on the port that is connected to the
PAT-Tester-i-16.
16. „booting" is now shown on the display of the PAT-Tester-i-16.

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The boot process is completed as soon as the PAT-Tester has received an IP address from
the router. This is now shown on the display
Optional: If the Client PC is connected to the tester network
17. Turn on the Client PC. Make sure that it is registered in the network and that the green
LED on the router lights up.

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2.1 Connecting the EL-Software Server to the PAT-Tester
1. Start the EL-Software Client and select the "Devices" item in the tree structure. Click on
"Connect new Device.“
2. A popup shows the available PAT-Testers, in this example, a PAT-Tester-i-16. Select it and
then click on "Create.“ This will connect the tester to the EL-Software Server.

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3. The PAT-Tester-i-16 appears as an entry in the Devices list. It is now connected to the EL-
Software Server and ready for use.

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3EL-Software Setup and Management
3.1 Installing the EL-Software Client
3.1.1 Obtaining via the EL-Software Server
The EL-Software Server contains an installation version of the EL-Software Client, which can be
used for setup on any number of Client PCs.
Please note: Only the EL-Software Client can be installed via this file. For installing the
EL-Software Server, you need the installation package, which can be downloaded from the EL -
Cell website.
3.1.1.1 Preparing for installation
If the Client PC is connected directly to the tester network: Open the web browser on the
Client PC. Enter the address 192.168.10.20:4711.
If the Client PC is connected to the Client Network, the IP address must be known, which
the EL-Router has received in the customer network. The system administrator can determine
this. Open the web browser on the Client PC. Enter the address XXX.XXX.XX.XX:4711 (replace
X with the determined IP address of the EL-Router)
Now click the "Download Client" button to download the .bat file.

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3.1.1.2 Performing the Installation
Run the .bat file on the Client PC you downloaded in step 3.1.1. A system window will open.
Press any key to run the installation process.
The EL-Software Client will be started automatically after successful installation.
3.1.2 Obtaining via the EL-Cell website (.msi installation file)
An installation file in .msi format can be downloaded from the EL-CELL website, which can be
used to install both the EL-Software Server and the EL-Software Client.
3.1.2.1 Preparing for installation
Download the EL-Software Installer from the EL-Cell website. Extract the zip file and execute
the included Windows Installer file "Setup-EL-Software-win10...".
.