LIGHTNING Instrumentation Pocket MultiCom User manual

Pocket Multi Com
User’s Manual
Version 1.5 - 99/2/9

Pocket Multi Com — User’s Manual
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Warnings
Copyright,
Warranty,
Liability
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Pocket Multi Com — User’s Manual version 1.5
C
OPYRIGHT
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information in this document is proprietary to LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A.
and the recipient has a personal, non–exclusive and non transferable license to use
this information solely with the use of LIGHTNING Instrumentation products.
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set forth in the agreed terms and conditions for the purchase of LIGHTNING
Instrumentation products. LIGHTNING Instrumentation declaims liability for
any and all direct and indirect damages that may result from publication or use of
this document and/or its contents.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Revisions
may be issued at any time.
Copyright ©1993-1999 LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A.
No part of this document may be reproduced in any manner without the prior
written consent of LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A.
W
ARRANTY ON
H
ARDWARE
LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A. warrants all hardware products of its manu-
facture to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 12 months from
date of delivery, provided that the product has been registered within 10 days of
purchase.
Upon prompt notification by the purchaser, Lightning will correct, within the war-
ranty period, any defects in equipment of its manufacture, either by repair at its
factory or by supply of replacement parts to the purchaser.
Lightning must decide to its own satisfaction that the equipment is defective and
has not developed malfunctions as a result of misuse, modification, or abnormal
conditions of operation. Opening the products also voids the warranty. Lightning
assumes no liability for consequential damages, and its liability shall in no case
exceed the original purchase price of the equipment.

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W
ARRANTY ON
S
OFTWARE AND
F
IRMWARE
LIGHTNING Instrumentation S.A. provides no warranty on software and
firmware. Software and firmware are provided “as is” and no warranty is made for
perfect function or fitting to particular applications.
Lightning provides its best effort in issuing high quality software and firmware,
and will devote its best effort in finding and correcting potential problems occur-
ring with other equipment following international standards, but does not make
any express warranty to correct such problems, if they arise. Lightning assumes
no liability for consequential damages, and its liability shall in no case exceed the
original purchase price of the equipment.
The warranties set forth above for hardware, software and firmware are the sole
warranties applicable to Lightning products. THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ARE EXCLUDED.
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IMITATION OF
L
IABILITY
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LIGHTNING INSTRUMENTATION SA BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF USE,
INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDEN-
TAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING
LOST PROFITS) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIA-
BILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF LIGHTNING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
In no event shall Lightning be liable for costs of procurement of substitute goods.
The potential liability of Lightning arising out of this product is in any case lim-
ited to the purchase price paid to Lightning for its products.

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OSTS
In no event shall Lightning be liable for costs incurred by a user on its ISDN line.
The Pocket Multi Com is designed to open and close ISDN lines automatically,
depending on traffic on the Ethernet and ISDN line and on parameters set in the
configuration. Front-panel signals and specific commands may indicate the cur-
rent state and activity of the ISDN line, and the user should keep an eye on those
status indications to avoid excessive bills, due to misconfiguration, protocol
errors, polling applications, potential software or firmware errors and so forth.
THE USER AND THE USER ONLY IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL INCURRED ISDN COSTS.
T
RADEMARKS
Multi Com and Lightning are registered trademarks of LIGHTNING Instrumen-
tation S.A. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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EVISIONS
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Revisions
may be issued at any time. Watch http://www.lightning.ch/products/manual for
the latest revision of our manuals.
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SWITZERLAND
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Contents
Contents
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I
NTRODUCTION
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HAPTER
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C
HECKING
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OUR
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
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§ 1.1
U
PGRADE
K
EY ON
P
ACKAGE
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§ 1.2
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F THE
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RODUCT
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SRECEIVED DAMAGED ..............3 § 1.3
TORETURN THE PRODUCT......................................3 § 1.4
ABOUT THE ETHERNET AND SERIAL CABLES .........4 § 1.5
ABOUT THE DOCKING STATION ..............................4 § 1.6
GETTING STARTED ................................................5 CHAPTER 2
DONOT CONNECT TO ANETWORK BEFORE….........6 § 2.1
PREPARING ASETUP WITH ETHERNET ....................6 § 2.2
CONFIGURING THE COMPUTER INTO DHCP MODE.............8 § 2.2.1
AUTO-CONFIGURING THE POCKET MULTICOM..................9 § 2.2.2
REGISTERING YOUR PRODUCT ON-LINE................12 § 2.3
FINE-TUNING THE CONFIGURATION.......................12 § 2.4
CONFIGURATION OF THE CHANNEL AGGREGATION (MPP)13 § 2.4.1
CONFIGURING FOR STATIC IP ADDRESSES............14 § 2.5
INSTALLING EASYCONFIG ON WINDOWS 95/98/NT.........14 § 2.5.1
USING EASYCONFIG..........................................................15 § 2.5.2

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USING EASYCONFIG TO SET STATIC IP ADDRESSING .......16 § 2.5.3
USING OTHER EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS ......................16 § 2.5.4
REFERENCE MANUAL, WEB, AND FAQ................17 § 2.6
INSTALLATION FOR ANETWORK...........................17 § 2.7
CONFIGURING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK ......18 § 2.7.1
INSTALLING FOR ANOTEBOOK COMPUTER..........19 § 2.8
CONNECTING TO THE COMMAND INTERFACE .......19 § 2.9
USING TELNET TO ACCESS THE COMMAND INTERFACE ..19 § 2.9.1
USING THE SERIAL INTERFACE .........................................20 § 2.9.2
TROUBLE-SHOOTING & FAQ..............................21 CHAPTER 3
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)..............22 § 3.1
GENERAL TROUBLE-SHOOTING SCHEME ..............24 § 3.2
CONNECTING TO ADISTANT SITE .........................25 § 3.3
CHECKING THE ETHERNET CONNECTION..............25 § 3.4
DIAGNOSE COMMAND...........................................25 § 3.5
CHECKING THE ISDN CONNECTION......................26 § 3.6
FURTHER TROUBLE-SHOOTING .............................26 § 3.7
RESETTING FACTORY CONFIGURATION ............27 CHAPTER 4
RESETTING THE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION .........28 § 4.1
DOCKING STATION ..............................................31 CHAPTER 5
IDENTIFYING CABLES OF THE DOCKING STATION 32 § 5.1
ASSEMBLING THE DOCKING STATION...................34 § 5.2
APPENDIX .............................................................35 CHAPTER 6
SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................36 § 6.1
POCKET MULTICOM HARDWARE......................................36 § 6.1.1
SERIAL CONFIGURATION...................................................36 § 6.1.2
CONNECTORS PIN ASSIGNMENT............................37 § 6.2
ETHERNET & CONSOLE .....................................................37 § 6.2.1
ISDN.................................................................................37 § 6.2.2
CONSOLE CABLE................................................................37 § 6.2.3
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...........................38 § 6.3
WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD........................39 § 6.4

Pocket MultiCom — User’s Manual 1
Chapter 1
Introduction 1
Congratulations for your choice of the Pocket
MultiCom!
The Pocket MultiCom is not only the world-
smallest ISDN router today, but also a swiss
quality product designed and manufactured by
LIGHTNING Instrumentation SA in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
The Pocket MultiCom is a small, efficient device
designed to connect remote Ethernet networks
through a Basic-Rate ISDN line. It is very easy to
install and works with standard TCP/IP and/or
IPX/SPX protocols. To set up your Pocket
MultiCom, simply follow the few quick steps
described in the following chapters.
We wish you a lot of pleasure using your Pocket
MultiCom.

1CHECKING YOUR PACKAGE CONTENTS
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CHECKING YOUR PACKAGE CONTENTS 1.1
Your Pocket MultiCom package includes a CD-ROM (with Reference Manual
& Software), this User’s Manual, as well as the following:
Please check that the power supply has appropriate voltage.
If the docking station option has been ordered, three cables may be assembled in
it. Please refer to § 5, "Docking Station" on page 31.
Straight Ethernet cable: a
short grey cable with RJ45
connectors to connect to a
hub
ISDN cable: a long black
cable with RJ45 connectors
Special console cable: to
connect to the Ethernet port of
your MultiCom and a DB9
serial port
Power supply adaptor with cable
Pocket MultiCom
Crossed Ethernet cable: a
shortblue (orgrey withablue
marking) cable with RJ45
connectors to connect
directly to a PC or hub uplink