Avocent ESP-4 MI - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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List of Tables..................................................................................................................vii
Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................... 1
Features .............................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation and Network Configuration..................................... 3
ESP-4 MI Hub Kit Contents...............................................................................................................3
Hardware Overview...........................................................................................................................3
Physical interfaces......................................................................................................................4
Network interface........................................................................................................................4
Pin Assignments.................................................................................................................................5
Serial ports .................................................................................................................................5
Adaptors......................................................................................................................................6
Ethernet connector......................................................................................................................7
Electrical............................................................................................................................................8
Installing the Hub ..............................................................................................................................8
Startup................................................................................................................................................8
Configuring Network Information .....................................................................................................8
After startup and address configuration.....................................................................................9
When Changes Take Effect ................................................................................................................9
Reinitializing and Resetting the Hub ...............................................................................................10
Reinitializing.............................................................................................................................10
Resetting ...................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 3: Connection Methods, Attributes and Configurable Features ................. 11
Serial Port Connection Methods......................................................................................................11
Serial port redirection ..............................................................................................................12
Telnet server .............................................................................................................................12
Raw TCP server........................................................................................................................13
Raw TCP client.........................................................................................................................14
Modem emulation .....................................................................................................................16
Configuration utility .................................................................................................................22
Serial Port Attributes.......................................................................................................................22
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