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8900NET
NETWORK INTERFACE MODULE
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 4.2.0
071061205
NOVEMBER 2007

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8900NET
NETWORK INTERFACE MODULE
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 4.2.0
071061205
NOVEMBER 2007

4 8900NET — Instruction Manual
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8900NET — Instruction Manual 5
Preface
About This Manual
This manual describes the features of a specific 8900 module in the Gecko
and GeckoFlex Signal Processing System families As part of this module
family, it is subject to Safety and Regulatory Compliance described in the
Gecko 8900 Series frame and power supply documentation (see the Gecko
8900 Frames and the GeckoFlex Frames Instruction Manuals

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Preface

8900NET — Instruction Manual 7
Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8900NET Network Interface (Net Card) Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8900NET Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic Network Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8900NET Module Alarm DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Module Placement in the Gecko 8900 and GeckoFlex Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RS-232 Communication Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ethernet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8900NET Module Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Establishing Frame Network Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
NetConfig Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Good Networking Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting Frame Network Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network Configuration Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Web Browser Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Web Browser Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Addressing the Frame URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Default MAC (machine) Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Status Monitoring and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
External Frame Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Module Health Bus Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Web Browser Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SNMP Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the 8900NET GUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8900 Frame GUI Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Frame Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Older 8900 Module Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Frame Configuration Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Frame Connections Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Frame Alarm Reporting Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
LED Reporting Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SNMP Reporting Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Supply/Demand Web Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Frame Power Supply Web Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8900NET Module Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8900NET Module Status Web Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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8900NET Module Configuration Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8900NET Network Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Media Module Slot Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Upgrading 8900NET Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Acquiring Module Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Troubleshooting GUI Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LogPrint Procedure From Gecko/GeckoFlex Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Temperature Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ROM and RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
RS-232 Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Module Health Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Frame Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Module Present Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fan Speed Control and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
On-board Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Compatibility Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Control and Monitoring Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Control and Monitoring Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8900–FLOAD–CBL Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8900NET Software Update From FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
FTP Method Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
FTP Software Update Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Password Protection for Software Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Upgrading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Unsupported Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

8900NET—Instruction Manual 9
8900NET Network Interface
(Net Card) Module
Introduction
The 8900NET Network Interface module (Net Card) provides control and
monitor access to the Gecko 8900 and GeckoFlex frames and the
audio/video media modules in the frames through a web browser graph-
ical user interface (GUI), the Newton Control Panel, and SNMP manage-
ment applications.
Note Refer to the 8900 Gecko Frames or GeckoFlex Frames Instruction Manuals
for more specific frame information.
8900NET Features
The 8900NET module features:
• 10 Base-T Ethernet interface,
• Fan front cover power and control,
• Support for the following:
• Software update downloading
• Newton Modular Control system control panels
• Frame Alarm connector on rear of module
• Asset Tag identification
• HTML protocol
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring
• NetConfig Networking Configuration application

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Introduction
Remote Control Panels
The 8900NET module with version 3.2.0 or later software allows the frame
to be remotely controlled by the Newton Control Panel via the Ethernet
port. Refer to the Newton Control Panel documentation for details.
Basic Network Design
The 8900NET module can be employed in either a point-to-point or local
area network (LAN) control/monitoring configuration. Figure 1 illustrates
a point-to-point configuration.
Figure 1. Point-to-point Configuration
Figure 2 illustrates a typical LAN configuration.
Figure 2. Basic Network Configuration
0612-08r1
PC running:
Windows2000/XP OS,
Unix, orMacintosh OS
Ethernet
Web browser:
Internet Explorer,
version6.0 orlater
orany compatible
web browser
Ethernet cable, Category 5 Crossover
8900 frame with
Network Interface Module
PS1 PS 2
LOCK
LOCK
FAULT
0612-07r1
LAN Ethernet Hub
8900 frame with
Network Interface Module
PS1 PS 2
LOCK
LOCK
FAULT
8900 frame with
Network Interface Module
PS1 PS 2
LOCK
LOCK
FAULT
Ethernet cable: Category 5 PC running:
Windows2000/XP OS,
Unix, orMacintosh OS
Ethernet
Web browser:
Internet Explorer,
version6.0 orlater
orany compatible
web browser