S2 NetBox Enterprise Instructions for use

Integrated security for an IP-connected world
S2 NetBox Enterprise™ and Enterprise Ultra™
Install and Setup Guide
Contents
Configuring Your S2 NetBox Enterprise ..........................................................2
Connecting Power and the Network to the NetBox Enterprise...................................................2
Configuring IP Settings...............................................................................................................3
Logging in to your NetBox Enterprise.........................................................................................4
Connecting Nodes and Configuring System Resources ............................................................4
Specifications.....................................................................................................6
Front Panel LEDs........................................................................................................................6
Reset Switches and Drive Lights................................................................................................7
The NetBox Enterprise Hard Drives ...........................................................................................8
Migrating from NetBox 3.1 to NetBox Enterprise 3.1 ......................................9
Version 3.1
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Configuring Your S2 NetBox Enterprise
Connecting Power and the Network to the NetBox Enterprise
Connecting Power and the Network
1. Connect a grounded power cord to the power connector on the back of the NetBox Enterprise
or Enterprise Ultra. See the images below.
2. Connect the network cable to the network connector on the back of the NetBox Enterprise or
Enterprise Ultra. Be sure the place the cable in the correct connector as shown below.
The back panel of the NetBox Enterprise, 1U rack mount.
The back panel of the NetBox Enterprise Ultra, 2U rack mount.
3. For the NetBox Enterprise Ultra (2U), open the drive door on the front panel and press the
power switch. See diagram below.
Inside the drive door on the Enterprise Ultra
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4. For the NetBox Enterprise (1U), press the power switch on the back panel to enable power to
the power supply. Then press the power switch on the front panel to power on the NetBox
Enterprise. See the diagrams below.
The back panel of the NetBox Enterprise, 1U rack mount.
The front panel of the NetBox Enterprise, 1U rack mount.
Configuring IP Settings
Configuring IP settings through the web interface
1. Open your browser and in the address field enter 192.168.0.250. This is the Network
Controller default IP address. Press the Enter key. The Init Mode page should now display
allowing you to set network IP settings.
NOTE: If the Init Mode page does not display select Setup : Site Settings : Network
Controller and click the link in the Initmode Settings section.
2. You can edit any of the settings on this page.
NOTE: If you change the IP address of the NetBox Enterprise be sure to take note of the new
address as you will need it to log in later.
3. In the Initmode Settings section select No from the drop-down. This ensures that Init mode
will not redisplay when you reboot. You can redisplay the Init mode page at any time from the
security application by selecting Setup : Site Settings : Network Controller and click the
link in the Initmode Settings section.
4. Click Save.
5. Click Reboot. The application may take several minutes to launch. Listen for the single beep.
Configuring IP settings through the console
1. Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the NetBox Enterprise Ultra back panel connectors, or
the NetBox Enterprise front panel connectors. See the image above on page 2.
NOTE: The USB ports on the front panel may also be used.
2. Enter the user name admin.
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3. A Password prompt appears. Enter admin.
4. An IP settings screen appears. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select a setting and press
Enter to edit the setting.
5. The Current value for the setting displays at the bottom of the screen.
6. Beneath the Current value next to the New value prompt, enter the new value for this setting
and press Enter.
7. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight down to Save changes and press Enter. The IP
setting changes that you have made are now saved to the NetBox Enterprise.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 8 to make any further changes to the NetBox Enterprise IP settings.
9. Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press Enter.
Logging in to your NetBox Enterprise
Login
NOTE: The default IP address of a NetBox Enterprise is 192.168.0.250. If you changed this
in previous steps then enter the new address here.
1. Open your browser and enter the NetBox Enterprise IP address into the address line. Press
the Enter key
2. At the Login page enter the User name “admin.”
3. Enter the Password “admin.”
4. Click Go. The security application will now display.
Connecting Nodes and Configuring System Resources
Configure and Enable the Nodes.
1. In the application select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
2. Select from the Name drop-down the node you wish to enable.
NOTE: If there are many nodes it is recommended that you power up one node at a time.
This will help avoid confusion.
3. Click the Rename link under the drop-down and enter a name that will help you to identify it,
e.g. "Office node," “Parking Garage node.”
NOTE: Do not change the Unique Identifier field.
4. Click to check the Enabled box to the right of the Name drop-down. This allows the
communication of security data between the Network Controller and the Node.
5. Click Save.
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 with each node in the system.
7. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Controller.
8. Check that the nodes are now connected to the NetBox Enterprise controller. Each node
should appear in green with the word Connected.
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9. If any nodes are not yet connected to the NetBox Enterprise controller, return to step 1 in this
procedure and ensure that all nodes are enabled.
10. If some nodes still will not connect it may be necessary to adjust port forwarding on routers
and gateways to allow the nodes on different subnets to communicate with the controller. See
Tech Note 1 for details.
NOTE: It may also be necessary to use nnconfig.exe to assign a specific controller IP
address to each remote node, rather than to allow nodes to Auto Discover the controller.
Configure system resources
You can now begin configuring system resources such as time specifications, inputs, outputs,
card formats, access levels, etc.
1. Click the Help link in the upper right of the NetBox application page.
2. In the Help window click the Contents link at the top.
3. On the Contents page click the second link called Initial System Setup Checklist.
NOTE: This topic provides a good sequence in which to configure system resources.
4. Alternatively, you can use Tech Note 2 for a Quick Start to get a door up and working.
5. Test the access control functions.
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Specifications
The S2 Security NetBox Enterprise is a 19” 1U rack mount disk-based network appliance that gives
you greater capacity for applications of greater scale and complexity than a standard solid-state S2
NetBox controller.
The S2 Security NetBox Enterprise Ultra is a 19” 2U rack mount network appliance that gives you
maximum capacity for applications of greater scale and complexity.
Power Input Rating: 100~240 VAC @50 ~ 60 Hz
Front Panel LEDs
The front panel of the NetBox Enterprise has LEDs, switches and connector ports. Open the
front cover to see the panel. The table beneath explains the functions of the LEDs.
Inside the NetBox Enterprise front cover.
The front panel of the NetBox Enterprise Ultra has LEDs, connector ports, and a lockable hard
drive door. The table beneath explains the functions of the LEDs.
HDD
TEMP
FAN
POWER
Drive door Lock
The front plate of the NetBox Enterprise Ultra.
POWER
On Green: Power is supplied to the unit.
On Red: Redundant power supply failure.
Off: No power.
HDD Flashes Yellow when drives are accessed.
TEMP On Green: Unit temperature is OK.
On Red: Unit is too hot.
FAN
On Green: Fan is functioning properly.
On Red: Abnormal.
Off: No power to the fan.
If POWER, TEMP, or FAN LEDs turn red an audible alarm will sound. To stop the audible
alarm, press the Alarm Reset button inside the drive door. See the image below.
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Reset Switches and Drive Lights
Open the Enterprise Ultra lockable hard drive door, or the Enterprise front cover. See the
images below. The table beneath explains the functions of the switches and drive lights.
Behind the Enterprise Front Cover
Inside the Enterprise front cover.
Behind the Enterprise Ultra Drive Door
Inside the Enterprise Ultra lockable drive door.
Drive Lights On Green: Drive OK.
Off or On Red: Drive failure
System
Reset This button restarts the NetBox Enterprise controller processes.
Alarm Reset The NetBox Enterprise has an audible alarm which sounds when the power, temperature, or the fan are in an abnormal state. Press this to stop
the audible alarm.
Power
Press and hold for 3 to 5 seconds to force a power off.
NOTE: It is not recommended that the unit be powered down in this way.
To power down the system select Setup : System Maintenance :
Utilities and in the System functions section click the Shutdown Now
button. The NetBox Enterprise will back itself up and power off.
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The NetBox Enterprise Hard Drives
The NetBox Enterprise comes equipped with an 80 gigabyte hard drive. This drive can be
replaced but the unit must first be powered down.
The NetBox Enterprise Ultra comes equipped with hot swappable RAID 1 mirrored drives. The
drives are 80 Gigabytes each. If a drive is not functioning properly the drive light shows red or
does not light up at all. Once a new drive is inserted it will be automatically updated with a
mirror image of the other drive.
Removing and Replacing Enterprise Ultra Hard Drives
NOTE: You need not power down the NetBox Enterprise Ultra to perform this operation. The
Enterprise Ultra will continue to perform its access control functions throughout this process.
6. Open the lockable drive door.
7. Slide the drive lock switch to the left. See image below.
8. Place a finger into the gap to the right of the drive lock switch and pry the drive removal lever
out and to the right. This will unseat the drive.
9. Pull the drive out of the NetBox Enterprise Ultra.
10. Place the new drive into the NetBox Enterprise Ultra and press the drive level all the way in
until it snaps into position.
11. The new drive will automatically update itself to mirror the other drive.
Removing a hot-swapable drive
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Migrating from NetBox 3.1 to NetBox Enterprise 3.1
If you are upgrading your solid-state NetBox system capacity by migrating to a disk-based NetBox
Enterprise complete the following procedures. You will need a NetBox Enterprise or Enterprise Ultra
and a Node-only blade to replace the Controller/Node blade that is currently in your solid-state
NetBox.
Back up the NetBox data
1. Login to the NetBox 3.1 system.
2. Select Administration : Utility : Backup System.
3. Enter a comment to explain the purpose of this backup.
4. Click Full Backup.
5. When the backup is complete it is listed in the Existing Backups section.
6. Download a copy of this backup to a disk drive by clicking the get link in the Download?
column.
7. In the File Download dialog click Save.
8. In the Save As dialog browse to the location where you wish to save this backup.
9. Click Save.
Replace the solid-state NetBox controller with a Node-only blade
1. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
2. From the Name drop-down select the Node that you will replace.
3. Write down the Node name and Unique Identifier for this node. You will need to know this
later to complete your configuration.
4. Select Setup : System Maintenance : Utilities.
5. Click the Shutdown Now button in the System Functions section of this page.
6. Please wait for the system countdown to complete and you will hear two beeps.
7. Remove power from the NetBox.
8. Replace the Controller/node blade with a Node-only blade.
9. Re-power the now Node-only NetBox.
NOTE: By default, nodes come from the factory set to DHCP.
Start the NetBox Enterprise and restore the data backup
NOTE: If you set your NetBox Enterprise IP settings to the same settings as the previous
controller then router settings, port forwarding settings, and Node auto-discovery settings will
not need to be changed.
1. Connect power and the network to the NetBox Enterprise.
2. Open the drive door on the front panel of the NetBox Enterprise and press the power switch.
The NetBox XL may need 2 to 3 minutes to launch.
3. Open your browser and enter the NetBox Enterprise IP address into the address line. Press
the Enter key.
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NOTE: The default IP address of a NetBox Enterprise is 192.168.0.250. If you changed this
in previous steps then enter the new address here.
4. At the Login page enter the User name “admin.”
5. Enter the Password “admin.”
6. Click Go. The security application will now display.
7. Select Setup : System Maintenance : Restore System.
8. Click the link provided to upload the backup you previously made. Browse to the location of
the system backup file and click Save. The backup should now appear on the Restore
System page.
9. Click the button in the Restore? column next to the backup you wish to restore.
10. Click Restore Now.
11. When the system restore has completed you will be logged out.
Login and Swap the Unique Identifiers of the removed and newly installed Nodes
1. Log back in to the NetBox Enterprise.
2. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
3. Select from the Name drop-down the node which you removed.
4. Click the Commands tab.
5. Click the Swap button.
6. In the dialog box select from the drop-down the newly installed node.
NOTE: If other nodes are powered you may need to know the Unique identifier for this new
node to make the correct selection. You can use nnconfig.exe to get this UID.
7. Click Save and confirm the swap in the popup.
NOTE: Since resources (inputs, outputs, readers, etc.) are specific to a node unique
identifier, the Swap you performed in this procedure has reassigned the old node’s resources
to the new node.
8. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
9. Select from the Name drop-down the old node that you previously removed.
10. Click Delete.
NOTE: This node is no longer in the network and deleting it will help avoid confusion.
Enable and connect remaining nodes to the NetBox Enterprise
1. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Nodes.
2. Select a node from the Name drop-down.
3. Click the Enabled box and make any needed changes to the node’s settings.
4. Click Save.
5. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for each node in the system.
6. Select Setup : Site Settings : Network Controller.
7. Check that the nodes are now connected to the NetBox Enterprise controller. Each node
should appear in green with the word Connected.
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8. If any nodes are not yet connected to the NetBox Enterprise controller, return to step 1 in this
procedure and ensure that all nodes are enabled.
9. If some nodes still will not connect it may be necessary to adjust port forwarding on routers
and gateways to allow the nodes on different subnets to communicate with the controller. See
Tech Note 1 for details.
NOTE: It may also be necessary to use nnconfig.exe to assign a specific controller IP
address to each remote node, rather than to allow nodes to Auto Discover the controller.
10. Test system access control functions.
Backup the NetBox Enterprise controller
1. Select Administration : Utility : Backup System.
2. Enter a Comment to explain the purpose of this backup.
3. Click Full Backup.
4. When the backup is complete it is listed in the Existing Backups section.
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