ATTENTION
This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a metal
panel.
Connecting to the Network
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5600’s 10/100M Ethernet port and the other end of
the cable to the Ethernet network. There are 2 LED indicators located on the bottom left and right
corners of the Ethernet connector. If the cable is properly connected, NPort 5600 will indicate a
valid connection to the Ethernet in the following ways:
The bottom right corner LED indicator maintains a solid green color when the
cable is properly connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network.
The bottom left corner LED indicator maintains a solid orange color when the
cable is properly connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network.
Connecting to a Serial Device
Connect the serial data cable between NPort 5600 and the serial device.
LED Indicators
The front panels of NPort 5600 have several LED indicators, as described in the following table.
LED Name LED Color LED Function
Off Power is off, or power error condition exists.
Steady on: Power is on and NPort is booting up.
Red
Blinking:
Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP or BOOTP
server did not respond properly.
Steady on:
Power is on and NPort is functioning
normally.
Ready
Green
Blinking:
The NPort has been located by NPort
Administrator’s Location function.
Orange Serial port is receiving data.
Green Serial port is transmitting data.
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Off
No data is being transmitted or received through the serial
port.