How to Configure the 494E for TCP/IP Ethernet

Issue:
How to configure the 494E for TCP/IP.

Solution:

The 494E can be configured either by using the dos utility or a display station attached to the controller, the Dos Utility has to be used for any  Tcp/ip  configuration ,and if there is more than two  feature cards installed in the controller regardless of the method of communication.

To create a TCP/IP configuration with the Dos Utility,
1) Locate a copy of the Dos Utility
2) To install software.
1) Switch to a dos prompt.
2) Insert the utility disk in floppy drive
3) At C:\ prompt change the drive letter to the floppy drive.
For example if your main drive letter is C: and the floppy drive A:
from the C: prompt change to A:
3) The syntax for installing the software installation is

A: install C 0

A= drive A

C= drive C

Type of installation

0 =  Standalone

There are additional install variables which are not required for most installations, for information on any of the additional options please refer the User and Reference Guide.

On completion of the utility installation type C: this command will take you to the install directory for the 494 controller, the directory created during installation is.

C:\494UP

The utility directory has three batch file .

For the 494E at the prompt type 494eup

For the 494T at the prompt type 494tup

And for the 494A type 494aup

Please check your product model for correct batch file.

To identify the controller model, you will have to look at the physical hardware.

For the 494E controller the installed feature cards can be as follows.

40 48 45 or 40 41, the feature cards can be any combination of cards.

The Sync card of 40 = 494E (This is the card which identifies the controller type.)

The Sync card of 64 = 494T

And the Sync card of 72 = 494A

The feature cards are all the same for all three models.

41,44,48 These are twinax cards.
42 Ascii card
43 Token Ring lan Card  4/10 Mpbs
45 Ethernet 10 Mbps Lan Card

Note:
  Only the 494e supports Tcp/ip.

Getting Started.

From the dos prompt ,the directory is c:\494up

type ,494eup to start the program

Use the arrow keys to select an option,  Configuration then press Enter.
 

  Network Link Establishment

  Configuration <= select this option.

  Bridge Filter Configuration
  Concurrent Diagnostics
 Source Route Bridging Status
 System Reset
 Software Download Utilities


 

PC2 494E - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

_AS/400 Connection
Network Information
LAN Gateway
Keyboard Translation
Frame Relay Bridging
Save Configuration 

  F9= Enhanced Mode


Because the configuration is a TCP/IP ,the controller has to be in Enhanced mode.
F9 will select Enhanced Mode , from Figure above

 

PC2E-A 494E - Configuration - Hardware

Fill in the fields, then press F6.

Press Enter to verify the data.

Slot 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [00] Multisession
Slot 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [40] Synchronous
Slot 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [41] Twinaxial
Slot 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [45] Ethernet
Slot 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [41] Twinaxial
Slot 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
Slot 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
Slot 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] None
-----------------------------------------------
Esc=Cancel F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Return


For the configuration hardware,check the back of the 494E controller and record the hardware configuration,going from the left.
Using the Fig above, add the feature card ID numbers to match the slot slection.
When the hardware configuration matches the 494E controller configuration F6 to return.
The cursor will position its self to Slot 2 Twinax press the enter key to start configuration.

 PC2E-B 494E - Configuration - Slot Selection
Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter.

Slot 0 Multisession
Slot 1 Synchronous
_Slot 2 Twinaxial
Slot 3 Ethernet
Slot 4 Twinaxial
Slot 5 None
Slot 6 None
Slot 7 None

Save Configuration


PC2E-C 494E - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.
Controller slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slot 2
Controller type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 - Twinaxial Controller

_AS/400 Connection
Network Information
Keyboard Translation

 

The configuration starts with the AS/400 connection
Use the arrow key and move down to

_TCP/IP  press  Enter
Next select
_Ethernet


Fill in the IP information as see below.
 

 PC2E-C-1-5A 494E - Configuration - AS/400 Connection - TCP/IP Ethernet

494E IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [192].[168].[1 ].[10 ]
Global Parameters (Required)

Ethernet Frame Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet  Type II
Network (Subnet) Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . [255].[255].[255].[0 ]
Default Gateway IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . [192].[168].[1 ].[1 ]
AnyNet Keep Alive Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3 ]

H1 AS/400 System 1
AS/400 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . [172].[16 ].[5 ].[11 ]

F6 = continue


The 494E ip address has to be configured on the same network as the remote router,the router ip address acts as the controller gateway.

Next select Network Information

 

PC2E-C 494E - Configuration

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press Enter.

Controller slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slot 2

Controller type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 - Twinaxial Controller

AS/400 Connection
_Network Information
Keyboard Translation


The default network name is the same value as the as/400 network , to find the network name on the AS/400 type at the  command line  DSPNETA locate the default network name, also take note of the Local location this will be required,for field H1 1 As/400 LU Name
Note: most networks network name defaults to APPN.
 

PC2-1 494E - Configuration - Network Information - TCP/IP Ethernet

Default Local Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]
494E LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C494E01 ]
494E CP Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C494E01 ]
Default Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]
Permanent Ethernet Address on card . . . . . . . . . . . .
S
ource of 494E Ethernet Address . . . . . . . . _Address typed below
 494E Address Format . . . . . . . . . . . _Ethernet Address Format
494E Ethernet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0200[49400003]
Logical Connection:
Retry Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[10 ]
Retry Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6 ]


 

Concurrent Host Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _NO
Printer Inactivity Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [000]
Synchronize date and time with primary AS/400. . . . . . . . . . _NO

H1 AS/400 System 1
AS/400 LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [S106551 ]
AS/400 Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]
494E Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]
Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]
Controller Session Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _NO

Controller Session Not Terminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _NO


F6 to return then F6 back to Slot Selection.
In the 3rd figure the configuration contained a twinax card type 41 in slot 4, if the hardware you are configuring doesn't have have a second card save the configuration and end.
if there is a Twinax card in slot 4, down arrow to card slot and press enter.
Configure  slot 4
As/400 connection assign an IP address to the twinax card plus the as/400. location  H1
Assign a new IP address and add the as/400 IP address
config the network information.
From the network information the command F9 will copy the configuration from the information in slot 2.
Now change the 494E LU/CP names, all other information remains the same.

494E LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C494E02]

494E CP Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C494E02]

PC2E-B 494E - Configuration - Slot Selection

Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter.

Save Configuration

PC2-5 494E - Configuration - Save Configuration

To save the configuration data press Enter.

 Save Configuration File
Configuration File Name:

[C:\494UP\494CONF.DAT ]

Usage of this Configuration File:

_Normal Configuration

Now the configuration has been saved on the computer.
Save a copy of the configuration file to diskette, this can be on a blank diskette or the controller setup diskette.
To do this change the drive letter and delete the directory, see below.
Configuration File Name:

[A:\494CONF.DAT

Usage of this Configuration File:

_Normal Configuration

The configuration is now ready for transfer to the controller
Please follow instructions on how to save a normal configuration to a 494.

Related Articles:
1.) How to transfer a configuration file to a controller
2.) AS/400 TCP/IP 494 configuration


Article ID:
280
Published:
2/24/2003 3:40:07 PM
Last Modified:
5/2/2003 5:45:00 PM
Issue Type:
Configuration