Table Of Contents

Product Overview

Bezel Features

Front Panel Features

System Indicators

System Switches

Back Panel Features

Serial Ports

Serial Port Connectors

Ethernet Connectors

Network Cable Requirements

Product Overview

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The Security Information Management Solution Engine (SIMS Engine) is a hardware-based network management tool that monitors security devices in the network.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Bezel Features

•Front Panel Features

•Back Panel Features

Bezel Features

The SIMS Engine has a bezel that attaches to its front and covers the front panel.

Front Panel Features

The SIMS Engine's front panel contains switches (see System Switches), indicators (see System Indicators), and DVD-ROM and floppy disk drives. To access the front panel, remove the bezel. Figure 1-1 shows the front-panel features.

Figure 1-1 Front Panel Features

1	Power switch	2	Reset switch
3	Power indicator	4	Hard drive indicator
5	Ethernet indicators	6	Hard drive bays
7	DVD-ROM drive	8	Floppy disk drive

System Indicators

When troubleshooting your system, you might need to check the status of the indicators on the system's front panel shown in Figure 1-1. The appearance and function of these lights are described in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 System Indicators 

Indicator	Color	Function
Power	Green	The power indicator lights up when the SIMS Engine is connected to an AC power source, and blinks when the SIMS Engine is in sleep mode.
Hard Drive activity	Green	The hard drive activity indicator blinks when hard drive activity occurs.
Ethernet 0 activity / link	Amber	The Ethernet 0 activity / link indicator lights up when the Ethernet 0 port is connected to a network, and blinks when activity occurs on this channel.
Ethernet 1 activity / link	Amber	The Ethernet 1activity / link indicator lights up when the Ethernet 1 port is connected to a network, and blinks when activity occurs on this channel.

System Switches

Figure 1-1 shows the location of the switches on the SIMS Engine's front panel. To activate a switch, press the corresponding icon on the front panel as shown in Figure 1-1. Table 1-2 describes the function of these switches.

Table 1-2 Front-Panel Switches 

Switch	Function
Power switch	The power switch turns the SIMS Engine's power on or off. To turn system power off, press and hold this switch for at least 4 seconds.
Reset switch	The reset switch reboots the system. If you cannot shut down the SIMS Engine using the operating system, press the reset switch.

Back Panel Features

The back panel contains the SIMS Engine's AC power receptacle, Ethernet connectors, and a serial port. Figure 1-2 shows the back-panel features.

Serial Ports

The integrated serial port on the back panel of the system uses a 9-pin D-subminiature connector.

Serial Port Connectors

If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and signal information about the serial port connectors. Figure 1-3 illustrates the pin numbers for the serial port connectors and Table 1-3 defines the pin assignments and interface signals for the serial port connector.

Figure 1-2 Back Panel Connections

1	AC power receptacle	2	Mouse port
3	Keyboard port	4	Serial port
5	Video port	6	Ethernet connectors (2)

Figure 1-3 Pin Numbers for the Serial Port Connectors (58685)

Pin	Signal	I/O	Definition
1	DCD	I	Data carrier detect
2	SIN	I	Serial input
3	SOUT	O	Serial output
4	DTR	O	Data terminal ready
5	GND	N/A	Signal ground
6	DSR	I	Data set ready
7	RTS	O	Request to send
8	CTS	I	Clear to send
9	RI	I	Ring indicator
Shell	N/A	N/A	Chassis ground

Ethernet Connectors

Your system has integrated 10/100/1000-megabit-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet connectors. Each Ethernet connector provides all the functions of a network expansion card and supports the 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T Ethernet standards.

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Warning To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.

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Network Cable Requirements

Your SIMS Engine's Ethernet connectors are designed for attaching an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable equipped with standard RJ-45 compatible plugs. Press one end of the UTP cable into the Ethernet connector until the plug snaps securely into place. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ-45 jack wall plate or to an RJ-45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub, depending on your network configuration. Observe the following cabling restrictions for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX networks:

•For 10BASE-T networks, use Category 3 or greater wiring and connectors.

•For 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T networks, use Category 5 or greater wiring and connectors.

•The maximum cable run length (from a workstation to a concentrator) is 328 feet (ft) or 100 meters (m).

•For 10BASE-T networks, the maximum number of daisy-chained concentrators on one network segment is four.

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Note To avoid line interference, voice and data lines must be in separate sheaths.

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