MRV LX-1000 Series User manual

Getting Started with the LX-1000 Series
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Copyright © 2005 by MRV Communications, Inc.
Should you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact one of the following support
locations:
•If you purchased your equipment in the Americas, contact MRV Americas Service and
Support in the U.S. at 978-952-4888. (If you are calling from outside the U.S., call +011 978-
952-4888.)
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CAUTION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, can cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the power cord of the equipment into an outlet on a circuit that
is different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by MRV Communications,
Inc. could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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HUMAN EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
Pursuant to 47 CFR § 24.52 of the FCC Rules and Regulations, personal communications services
(PCS) equipment is subject to the radio frequency radiation exposure requirements specified in §
1.1307(b), § 2.1091 and § 2.1093, as appropriate. Wavecom, Inc. certifies that it has determined that
the Modem complies with the RF hazard requirements applicable to broadband PCS equipment
operating under the authority of 47 CFR Part 24, Subpart E and 47 CFR Part 22, of the FCC Rules
and Regulations. This determination is dependent upon installation, operation and use of the
equipment in accordance with all instructions provided. The Modem is designed for and intended to
be used in fixed and mobile applications. "Fixed" means that the device is physically secured at one
location and is not able to be easily moved to another location. "Mobile" means that the device is
designed to be used in other than fixed locations and generally in such a way that a separation
distance of at least 20 cm is normally maintained between the transmitter's antenna and the body of
the user or nearby persons. The Modem is not designed for or intended to be used in portable
applications (within 20 cm of the body of the user) and such uses are strictly prohibited. To ensure
that the Modem complies with current FCC regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and
human exposure to radio frequency radiation, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be
maintained between the unit's antenna and the body of the user and any nearby persons at all times
and in all applications and uses. Additionally, in mobile applications, maximum antenna gain must
not exceed 3 dBi for 1900 MHz operations and -0.5 dB for 850 MHz operations.
EXPORT NOTICE
MRV models contain 128-bit encryption software. Export of this product is restricted under U.S. law.
Information is available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration at
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Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................... 11
Customer Support ..............................................................................................................................11
Other Documentation ........................................................................................................................12
Overview of the LX-1000 Series........................................................................................... 13
Conventions ........................................................................................................................................14
System Specifications ........................................................................................................................15
Installing the LX-1000 Series ............................................................................................... 17
Hardware Installation .......................................................................................................................17
Unpack and Inspect the Unit ....................................................................................................... 17
Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 17
LX Indicators and Interfaces.............................................................................................................18
Front Panel LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 18
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................... 20
Environmental and Installation Considerations..............................................................................20
Mounting the LX-1000 Unit ..............................................................................................................20
Rack Mount ................................................................................................................................... 21
Wall Mount .................................................................................................................................... 23
Desk Top Mount ............................................................................................................................ 23
Cable Connections..............................................................................................................................24
Connect the Power Cable .............................................................................................................. 24
Connecting the Ethernet Interface............................................................................................... 26
Connect Serial Device Cables ....................................................................................................... 26
Connecting Your Management Station........................................................................................ 26
Connecting SFP Cabling .............................................................................................................. 27
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ................................................................................................................27
Modem Port (Optional) ......................................................................................................................27
V.90/K56flex Kbps Modem Port ................................................................................................... 27
GPRS Modem with GSM/GPRS Cellular Dual Band Antenna Port .......................................... 27
GSM/GPRS Signal Strength......................................................................................................... 29
Powering On .......................................................................................................................................29
System Login and Passwords ............................................................................................................29
Restarting the Unit ............................................................................................................................30
Configuring the LX-1000 Series for the First Time ............................................................ 31
Configuring the LX Unit for the First Time .....................................................................................31
First Time Quick Configuration ................................................................................................... 31
Assigning an IP Address via the Network ................................................................................... 33
Manually Setting the IP Address Via the CLI .................................................................................34
Accessing and Configuring the Graphical User Interface (GUI).....................................................34
Configure Mode ............................................................................................................................. 37
Menu Mode .................................................................................................................................... 38
Software Upgrades.............................................................................................................................39
IP Configuration Menu ......................................................................................................................39
Booting from Defaults........................................................................................................................39
Accessing and Configuring Additional Features ..............................................................................39
Connecting to the LX-1000 Series via Telnet or SSH ................................................................. 39

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Accessing from a Terminal Attached to an LX-1000 Series Serial Port .................................... 40
Additional Considerations .................................................................................................................40
Command Line Interface (CLI) Tree Structure................................................................................41
Additional Considerations for an Internet Environment ................................................................42
Autobauding Feature .........................................................................................................................42
Reinitializing/Powering Off the Unit ................................................................................................42
Alternative Port Capabilities ................................................................................................ 43
Sensor (Temperature/Humidity) Ports .............................................................................................43
Connecting the Temperature/Humidity Sensor .......................................................................... 43
IR-5150 Power Strip Management....................................................................................................44
Connecting the IR-5150 ................................................................................................................ 45
IR-4800 Power Strip Management....................................................................................................46
Connecting the IR-4800 ................................................................................................................ 46
Using LX Ports as Alarm Inputs and Control Outputs ...................................................................47
Alarm Inputs Setup and Usage .................................................................................................... 47
Control Output Setup and Usage ................................................................................................. 48
Appendix A -Technical Specifications................................................................................ 51
Appendix B - Factory Defaults............................................................................................. 55
ppciboot Factory Default Settings.....................................................................................................56
Appendix C - POST Test Error Codes................................................................................. 57
Viewing Error Codes ..........................................................................................................................57
Error Code Definitions.......................................................................................................................57
Appendix D - Cabling the LX-1000 Series........................................................................... 59
Cabling Considerations......................................................................................................................59
Serial Device Connectors .............................................................................................................. 59
Diagnostic Port Connector (Port 0) .............................................................................................. 59
10/100 Connector........................................................................................................................... 60
Ordering Cables ............................................................................................................................ 60
Modular Adapters ..............................................................................................................................60
Connecting to the Diagnostic Port (Port 0).......................................................................................60
Modem Control/Hardware Flow Control ..........................................................................................61
RJ-45 Wiring Considerations ............................................................................................................61
Modular Adapters (RJ-45 to DB-25) .................................................................................................62
MRV 8-Wire Cabling..........................................................................................................................65
Appendix E - Installing SIM Cards....................................................................................... 67
Installation .................................................................................................................................... 67

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Figures
LX-1000 Series 1- and 2-Port Front Panel ................................................................................ 18
LX-1000 Series 4-Port Front Panel ............................................................................................ 18
LX-1000 Front Panel with SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) Slot...................................... 18
LX-1000 Front Panel with Cellular Dual Band Antenna Interface ......................................... 19
LX-1000 Series 1- and 2-Port Rear Panel.................................................................................. 20
LX-1000 Series 4-Port Rear Panel ............................................................................................. 20
Side-Mounting an LX-1000 Series in a Rack............................................................................. 21
Front-Mounting an LX-1000 Series in a Rack........................................................................... 22
Mounting the LX-1000 Series on a Wall.................................................................................... 23
U.S. Adapter Cable ..................................................................................................................... 24
International Adapter Cable ...................................................................................................... 25
Attaching the Tie-Wrap .............................................................................................................. 26
Connecting the Cellular Dual Band Antenna ........................................................................... 28
Basic CLI Tree Structure ........................................................................................................... 41
Connecting the Temperature/Humidity Sensor ........................................................................ 44
Connecting the IR-5150 .............................................................................................................. 45
Connecting the IR-4800 .............................................................................................................. 46
Typical Alarm Inputs Connections ............................................................................................ 48
Typical Interface Design for Control Output Signals ............................................................... 49
Serial Device Connector (RJ-45) Signal Assignments .............................................................. 59
10/100 Connector Assignments .................................................................................................. 60
Adapter Wiring, LX-1000 Series to DTE ................................................................................... 62
Adapter Wiring, RJ-45 to DB-9, LX-1000 Series to DTE.......................................................... 63
Adapter Wiring, LX-1000 Series to DCE ................................................................................... 64
Modular Cables for RTS/CTS Flow Control (Eight-Wire), Concurrent with Modem Control Sig-
nalling.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Removing the Cover .................................................................................................................... 68
Installing a SIM Card ................................................................................................................. 69

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Tables
LX-1000 Series Specifications ....................................................................................................51
Temperature/Humidity Sensor Specifications .......................................................................... 53
LX-1000 Series Factory Defaults ...............................................................................................55
POST Test Error Codes ..............................................................................................................57

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Preface
This guide contains all the information you need to get the LX-1000 Series up and running.
This guide is organized as follows:
•Preface-Describes the manual’s organization and how to contact customer support.
•Chapter 1 – Provides an overview of the LX-1000 Series, including supported communication
speeds, software requirements, and conventions.
•Chapter 2 – Describes how to install and connect the LX-1000 Series, as well as the unit’s
LEDs and connectors.
•Chapter 3 – Explains how to configure the unit for the first time, access the Graphical User
Interface, install Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and connect to the LX-1000 Series via
telnet and SSH.
•Chapter 4 – Describes alternative port capabilities, including temperature/humidity sensors,
IR-4800/5150 power control units, and using LX ports as alarm input and control output port
points.
•Appendix A – Provides the electrical, environmental, and physical requirements for the LX-
1000 Series installation.
•Appendix B - Lists the factory default settings.
•Appendix C – Provides the error code definitions for the POST test error codes.
•Appendix D - Describes how to cable the LX-1000 Series unit.
•Appendix E - Explains how to install a SIM Card.
Customer Support
Should you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact your MRV Americas Service and
Support customer representative in the USA at 978-952-4888. International customers call +011 978-
952-4888.

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Other Documentation
Other manuals in the LX documentation set are:
•LX-Series Commands Reference Guide - Describes each individual command in the LX CLI
tree.
•LX-Series Configuration Guide - Provides information on network configuration, initial setup,
how to set up for remote console functions, RADIUS, and system administration. Provides
basic information regarding the Network Management System (NMS), and procedures on how
to use the Management Information Base (MIB) structure (as pointers to objects in the
devices) to manage these units.
•Software Release Notes - Cites supported features as well as any notes and restrictions for the
current software version.

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Chapter 1
Overview of the LX-1000 Series
The LX-1000 Series products are secure standalone communication servers designed for applications
requiring secure console, serial port management and remote access. The LX-1000 Series provides the
most secure and robust feature set to meet your remote console management and terminal server
needs. The LX-1000 Series includes the most comprehensive security features, such as per port access
protection, TACACS+, SecurID, RADIUS, Secure Shell v2.0, PPP PAP/CHAP, PPP dial-back, on-
board database, menus, and others.
The LX-1000 Series console management solution enables centrally located or remote personnel to
connect to the console or craft ports of any network element or server. This serial connection allows
administrators to manage and configure the remote network devices and servers, as well as perform
software upgrades as if attached locally.
The LX-1000 Series also provides various port densities of RS-232 DTE RJ45 Serial ports, V.90/K56
flex Modems, and Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service (GSM/
GPRS) Modem options. Currently, the LX-1000 2-port unit hardware provides port densities of 1
serial port plus a modem, or 2 async serial ports plus port 0 for local management. The LX-1000 4-
port unit hardware provides port densities of 4 serial ports plus an optional modem, and is offered
with two power sources: AC and Power over Ethernet (PoE). There are two models each for both AC
and PoE:
• LX-1004-AC without modem
• LX-1004-AC with modem
• LX-1004-PoE without modem
• LX-1004-PoE with modem
The LX-1004 is a PoE IEEE 802.3af compliant PD (Powered Device).

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Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this guide:
•User prompt – The user prompt is (for example) InReach:0> for Non-superusers or InReach:0>>
for superusers. The prompt will change based on a login user profile, as configured by the
Superuser. The 0represents the session number.
•Configure Mode prompt –A sample configure mode prompt is Async 1-4:0 >>, where
Async is a reminder that tells you which part of the configuration you are in, 1-4 is the range
of ports any operation will affect, 0is a session number, and >> indicates superuser mode. To
get to the Async 1-4:0 >> prompt, you must first type port async 1 4 at the Config:0
>> prompt. Note that you do not add a dash between the range numbers in port async 1 4.
•Command execution – Unless otherwise specified, commands are executed when you press
<RETURN>.
•Keyboard characters (keys) – Keyboard characters are represented using left and right
angle brackets (< and >). For example, the notation <CTRL> refers to the CTRL key; <A>
refers to the letter A; and <Enter> refers to the RETURN key.
•Typographical conventions – The following typographical conventions are used:
Monospace Typeface – indicates text that can be displayed or typed at a terminal (i.e., displays,
user input, messages, prompts, etc.).
italics – are used to indicate variables in command syntax descriptions.
•Help Key (?) - At any prompt level, you can press ?to display the available commands at
that level. The only time this is not true is if you are in the midst of entering a command. If ?
is at the end of a partial command, the LX displays a list of valid arguments to assist you in
adding to the current command line.
•Tab - Press the Tab button to complete a partially entered command. You must enter the first
three characters of a command for autocomplete to work. If the command is already complete,
the Tab button displays available commands.
•Command Recall - The up arrow recalls previously used commands.
•Ctrl-F – Moves forward to the next session.
•Ctrl-B – Moves back to the previous session.
•Ctrl-L – Returns you to the Local Command Mode.
•Ctrl-K –Clears the current command line.
NOTE:You must press the Enter key after you type Ctrl-F, Ctrl-B, Ctrl-L, or Ctrl-K.

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Overview of the LX-1000 Series
System Specifications
The following table lists important system specifications:
Item Description
Interface DTE RS-232 - RJ-45
Serial Line Speed 134.5 bps to 230 Kbps
Ethernet Interface 10/100 Auto Sensing
Default Serial Line Speed 9600 bps

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Chapter 2
Installing the LX-1000 Series
Hardware Installation
This section explains how to install an LX-1000 Series Communications server and place it into
operation.
Unpack and Inspect the Unit
Place all packing materials back into the shipping carton and save the carton. (If you need to return
the unit to MRV or your distributor, you should return it in the original carton.)
Package Contents
The LX unit shipping carton contains the following items:
• Bracket and bracket mounting hardware. MRV provides the following mounting screws: Two 4-40
x 1/4” screws for attaching the bracket to the unit, and two 10-32 screws to attach to the rack.
• External power supply (if applicable).
• Rubber feet (4).
• Tie wrap (3.5”) for strain relief.
• Cable for attaching the DIAG/MGMT port.
• One software/documentation CD.
• DB9 - RJ45 adapter.
• GSM/GPRS Antenna (if applicable)

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LX Indicators and Interfaces
This section explains the LX unit’s indicators and interfaces.
Front Panel LEDs
This section explains the front panel LEDs (see Figure 1 for the 1 and 2-port models, and Figure 2 for
the 4-port model).
Figure 1 - LX-1000 Series 1- and 2-Port Front Panel
Figure 2 - LX-1000 Series 4-Port Front Panel
Figure 3 - LX-1000 Front Panel with SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) Slot
FLT LED (Fault)
OK LED (System OK)
100 Mbps LED
Port 1/
AUX Port
Port Status LEDs
Port 2/
MODEM Port
10/100 TX
RCV LINK
FLT LED (Fault)
OK LED (System OK)
100
Serial
Ports 1-4
MODEM
Port
(optional)
10/100 TX
100FX
ETH
RCV LINK
DIAG/
MGMT
Port
STATUS
LEDs
Serial
Ports 1-4
MODEM Port (optional)
SFP (Small Form
Pluggable) Port
DIAG/MGMT
Port
STATUS
LEDs
FLT LED (Fault)
OK LED (System OK)
LINK

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Figure 4 - LX-1000 Front Panel with Cellular Dual Band Antenna Interface
Port Status LEDs
Each of the two (or four) green LEDs flash when receive activity is detected on its corresponding
serial port.
RCV
The RCV LED is one of two integral LEDs on the 10/100 jack. This yellow LED flashes to indicate
receive activity on the link.
LINK
This green LED defaults to a link good indicator. If the link is present and operating, the LED comes
ON.
FLT
Solid red indicates a fault condition exists or maintenance is required. This LED remains on until the
initial Power On Self Test (POST) completes successfully.
OK
Solid green indicates the system’s voltages are normal and the unit has passed the POST test.
100 Mbps
This green LED indicates speed. If the link is 100 Mbps, the LED comes ON.
FLT LED (Fault)
OK LED (System OK)
100 Mbps LED
Serial
Ports 1-4
10/100 TX
RCV LINK
DIAG/MGMT
Port
STATUS
LEDs
GSM/GPRS Cellular Dual Band
Antenna Interface

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Rear Panel
This section explains the rear panel and shows you a rear view of the LX-1000 series (see Figure 5
and Figure 6).
Figure 5 - LX-1000 Series 1- and 2-Port Rear Panel
Figure 6 - LX-1000 Series 4-Port Rear Panel
Environmental and Installation Considerations
• Unit must be installed in an environment with 5% to 90% humidity, noncondensing, 0° -
40° C (32°-104° F).
• Do not choose a location where the unit will be exposed to direct sunlight or subjected to
vibration.
Mounting the LX-1000 Unit
You can mount the LX-1000 unit in three ways: rack mount, wall mount, and desk top. The following
figures show mounting for the 2-port unit, but the 4-port unit mounts the same way.
Power Connector 1A +5V DC Only
(Center Pin Positive)
DIAG/MGMT Port (Port 0)
Power Connector 1.25A +5V DC Only
(Center Pin Positive)
Reset Button