RFL Electronics EXMUX 3500M, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...exer These instructions are not to be used as a substitute for the RFL Instruction Manual Please refer to the Instruction Manual for detailed installation procedures set up and Interface Unit configuration Note once VNMS is installed on your computer the Instruction Manual can be accessed through a short cut icon that is automatically placed on your desktop The Instruction Manual can also be acces...

Page 2: ... eXmux 3500 ensure that the main and redundant power supply switches are in the OFF position and that the power wires to be installed are disconnected at their source All relay contacts are labeled in the de energized position Ensure that the power supply ies installed in your eXmux 3500M will operate at the available input power Follow all of your company s policies and procedures regarding the i...

Page 3: ... normal operating conditions when the eXmux 3500M is turned on the relays are energized in an alarm or alert state the relays will be in the de energized position Connect the Alarm Relays as required Connecting Power The eXmux 3500M has labels located below the fuse on the power supply that indicate which power supply ies were installed in the unit before leaving the factory Main and redundant pow...

Page 4: ...ing to connect input power Improper ground connections may result in system malfunctions equipment damage or electrical shock Grounding is accomplished by connecting a 6 AWG wire or larger between the protective earth stud shown below and the rack ground The grounding wire should be kept as short and straight as possible to keep its resistance and inductance to a minimum Chassis Protective Earth T...

Page 5: ...125 Vdc 250 Vdc from a station battery 120 or 220 Vac depending on which power supplies are installed in the unit Make the required connections as shown in the illustration above Station battery positive goes to the terminal and station battery negative goes to the terminal If ac input power is used connections are made to the and terminals and the polarity markings can be ignored Before connectin...

Page 6: ...r s laptop or PC through the supplied CD Part MCD3500 XXX or downloaded from the RFL website at www rflelect com Installing VNMS NOTE In Windows 10 you must run VNMS installation with administrator privileges Follow the steps below to install the software 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer or run the downloaded file 2 In most cases a setup window will appear on the screen Click...

Page 7: ...ogramming through the user access Exmux USB port Shortcut to the Visual Network Management Software VNMS Shortcut to the EXmux Upgrader Installing VNMS over a previous version The VNMS software is now installed on your computer Below are instructions for upgrading VNMS over a previous version 1 Uninstall the previous version of the Visual NMS NOTE Uninstalling the previous version is recommended b...

Page 8: ...uninstall completes Note Before VNMS can be used the original activation key code may need to be entered Call RFL Customer Service at 973 334 3100 for key code information if necessary The following sub section will show you how to connect to the eXmux 3500 through a USB port in order to set IP Address information and other limited settings ...

Page 9: ... need to supply a USB cable with a type B connector at the eXmux end Only one USB connection is possible at one time The following instructions are based on Windows 10 and Windows7 64 bit operating system Other Windows systems are currently NOT supported Currently RFL supplies a USB Driver for Windows7 32 and 64 bit operating system users The driver is supplied on a CD or other electronic media On...

Page 10: ... computer go to the Start menu and follow the steps below Note there are two parts to this configuration process The USB Interface and the USB Serial Port both parts MUST be completed to correctly configure the USB Driver Double click on Exmux 3500 USB Interface Select the Hardware tab ...

Page 11: ...ceed as follows Select Browse my computer for driver software Browse to where the Driver Software is located on your computer Ensure this box is checked Select the USB Driver and click Next Select Install this driver software anyway Select Select Select Update Driver ...

Page 12: ...Note Both the USB Serial Port and the RFL Serial Converter should display If they do not return to the Devices and Printers dialog as shown below and double click on Exmux 3500 USB Interface Select the Hardware tab Double click Now proceed to the following page to configure the USB Serial Port ...

Page 13: ... Select Select Select Update Driver Select Browse my computer for driver software Browse to where the Driver Software is located Ensure this box is checked Select the USB Driver and click Next Select Install this driver software anyway The USB Interface has been successfully installed ...

Page 14: ...ollowing dialog box will appear Enter the default login note case sensitive admin hit enter and enter the default password Admin_Passwd1 hit enter The following dialog will appear Note that the eXmux 3500M will be in Minor Alarm until the default Admin_Passwd1 password is changed ...

Page 15: ...ers A through Z Lower case letters a through z Numeric digits 0 through 9 Special characters _ Initial IP address information is normally pre configured at the factory but can be changed by the user if required Network Settings must be selected to set change IP address information The Network Settings screen is shown below this menu has 21 items which are described in detail in the Instruction Man...

Page 16: ...automatically by the VNMS software but can only be changed using the CLI interface If left at the default 0 the node ID will not be visible After setting the required address information press M to return to the main menu select Exmux 3500 Reboot so that the changes take effect Select Logoff Disconnect the USB cable from the front or rear of the eXmux and connect an Ethernet cable from your PC lap...

Page 17: ... same network configuring for Static IP is not required as the computer will get IP address information from the DHCP server If this is not the case your computer MUST be configured for Static IP Following are the steps required to configure your computer for Static IP these steps are typical for a Windows 7 operating system but may vary slightly depending on your computers configuration 1 From th...

Page 18: ...2 Click on the Local Area Connection This opens Local Area Connection Status 3 Select the Properties button This opens the Local Are Connections Properties dialog ...

Page 19: ...the Properties button the following dialog box will open Check this button This information can be ignored 1 2 Add IP information here 3 Check OK Double click the shortcut to EXmux VNMS 7 0 icon on your desktop ...

Page 20: ...omer basis The following dialog box will appear Type control into the User ID field and password into the Password field and check the Log In button After logging in to VNMS you may want to change the User ID and Password at a later date see the Instruction Manual for details Type control Type password VNMS is now ready for operation To view the Instruction Manual select Help NMS Help from the pul...

Page 21: ...ware and Documentation MCD3500 XXX VNMS Software Install application Instruction Manual pdf bundled with VNMS Document Revision Information Rev Description Date Approval 1 23 13 New Document Release 1 23 13 TG 5 29 13 VNMS Install changed 5 29 13 TG 3 24 15 CLI Screens changed 5 0 System Software 3 24 15 TG 12 11 15 CLI Screens updated 6 0 System Software 12 11 15 MI 10 17 Update procedures and sc...

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Page 24: ...o revise this publication and make changes to its contents from time to time We assume no liability for losses incurred as a result of out of date or incorrect information contained in this publication Trademark information Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation Windows Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 10 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation eXmux is a registered trademark o...