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FWS-7541 1U Rackmount Network Appliance User’s Manual 1 Last Updated: July 6, 2022...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2022. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgement All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ⚫ Intel, Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫ Core, Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity FWS-7541 ⚫ Console cable ⚫ Ear bracket (pair) ⚫ SATA cable ⚫ SATA power cable ⚫ HDD kit ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. All cables and adapters supplied by AAEON are certified and in accordance with the material safety laws and regulations of the country of sale.
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As most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge, be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and contain all electronic components in any static-shielded containers. If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements in Products AAEON Embedded Box PC/ Industrial System Poisonous or Hazardous Substances or Elements Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated Component Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium Biphenyls Diphenyl Ethers (Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE) PCB &...
Specifications System 1U Rackmount Network Appliance Form Factor Intel® Xeon® ICE-Lake-D LCC Processors Processor DD4 SO-DIMM ECC DIMM slots x 2, up to System Memory 64GB Chipset Intel® i350-AM4 Gigabit Ethernet x 12 Ethernet SFP+ x 4 from CPU 2 Pairs Bypass AMI BIOS ROM BIOS...
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System Internal RTC System Fan x 1 Black Color ATX with Auto Power Button Power Supply 16.93” x 7.87” x 1.73” (430mm x 200mm x Dimension 44mm) AC/DC 1U Flex ATX 220W Power Requirement MTBF (Hours) Display Chipset Ice-Lake-D LCC Interface VGA Port x 1 (via VGA module board) Power LED x 1...
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AC Power Input x 1 Rear I/O Panel Power Switch x 1 Rear Expansion Slot PCIe [x8 or x16] x 1 (Optional) Environmental Parameters and Dimensions 32°F ~ 104°F (0°C ~ 40°C) Operating Temperature -40°F ~ 185°F (-40°C ~ 85°C) Storage Temperature 10 ~ 80% Operating Humidity...
List of Jumpers Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s jumpers that you can configure for your application Label Function Clear CMOS 2.3.1 Clear CMOS (CN5) Setting Configuration Normal 1-3.2-4 Clear CMOS 3-5,4-6 Note: Normal is set as default. List of Connectors Please refer to the table below for all of the board’s connectors that you can configure for your application...
2.4.2 Digital IO Pin Header (CN10) Signal Signal Digital I/O bit1 Digital I/O bit2 Digital I/O bit3 Digital I/O bit4 Digital I/O bit5 Digital I/O bit6 Digital I/O bit7 Digital I/O bit8 2.4.3 Front Panel Header (FP1) Signal Signal Power Button SW+ Ground Hardware Reset SW+ Ground...
Hardware Installation This section details the hardware assembly steps for the FWS-7541. Please read this section thoroughly before beginning installation and ensure you have all necessary components ready. A Phillips head screwdriver is required. 2.5.1 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Installation Step 1: Unscrew the upper lid.
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Step 3: Lock HDD on the bottom cushions with four screws. Step 4: Connect the SATA cable and power cable to the main board. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 5: Connect the SATA cable and power cable into the Hard Disk and put hard drive bracket on the chassis. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 6: Connect the SATA cable and power cable into the Hard Disk and put hard drive bracket on the chassis. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.5.2 Heat Sink Installation Step 1: Loosen the screw and remove the fan duct. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 2: Cover the Heatsink on the CPU and ensure the direction of the Heatsink does not obstruct the airflow. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 3: Fasten the screw to lock the air duct. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
2.5.3 NIM Installation Step 1: Loosen the screws on the bottom of chassis. Step 2: Remove the null Module cover or existing LAN module. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
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Step 3: Insert the LAN Module and fasten the screws. Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
System Test and Initialization These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors.
AMI BIOS Setup AMI BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM and BIOS NVRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>or <ESC>...
3.4.1 Trusted Computing Options summary: Security Device Enable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Support Disable Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device. O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available. SHA-1 PCR Bank Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled...
3.4.3 System FAN Setting Options summary: Manual PWM Setting 127 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Fan will work with this Manual PWM Value Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
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Options summary: Smart Fan 1 Mode Automatic Mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Software Mode Smart Fan Mode Select Fan off temperature Optimal Default, Failsafe Default limit Fan will off when temperature lower then this limit Fan start Optimal Default, Failsafe Default temperature limit Fan will work when temperature higher then this limit Fan full speed...
3.4.5 Serial Port 0 Configuration Options summary Use This Device Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable this Logical Device Possible Use Automatic setting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.6 Serial Port 1 Configuration Options summary Use This Device Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled Enable or Disable this Logical Device Possible Use Automatic setting Optimal Default, Failsafe Default IO=3F8h; IRQ=4 IO=2F8h; IRQ=3 Allows the user to change the device resource settings. New settings will be reflected on this setup page after system restarts Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
Mode Standard Parallel Port mode Optimal Default, Failsafe Default (SPP) EPP Mode ECP Mode EPP mode & ECP mode Change Parallel Port mode. Some of the Modes require a DMA resource. After Mode changing, Reset the System to reflect actual device settings 3.4.8 Serial Port Console Redirection Options summary:...
3.4.9 Console Redirection Settings Options summary: Terminal Type VT100 VT100Plus Optimal Default, Failsafe Default VT-UTF8 ANSI Emulation: ANSI: Extended ASCII char set. VT100: ASCII char set. VT100+: Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc. VT-UTF8: Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes.
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Parity None Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Even Mark Space A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bit is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is 0 if num of 1's in the data bits is odd.
3.4.10 Legacy Console Redirection Settings Options summary: Redirection COM COM0 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Port Select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Message Resolution 80x24 Optimal Default, Failsafe Default 80x25 On Legacy OS, the Number of Rows and Columns supported redirection Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.11 Power Management Options summary: Power Mode ATX Type Optimal Default, Failsafe Default AT Type Select system power mode. Restore AC Power Last State Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Loss Always On Always Off System Wake On Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default By Date By Weekday Bypass...
3.4.12 Digital IO Port Configuration Options summary: Input Output Set DIO as Input or Output Output Level High Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Set output level when DIO pin is output Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
3.4.13 LAN Bypass Configuration Options summary: Lan Bypass Status LED OFF Optimal Default, Failsafe Default RED LED ON RED LED BLINK RED LED FAST BLINK GREEN LED ON GREEN LED BLINK GREEN LED FAST BLINK Configure LAN Bypass status LED Mode for Power-on PassTru Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Bypass...
3.4.14 Case Open Configuration Options summary: Case Open Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Warning Enabled Clear Case Open detecting function Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.3 Controller 3 SATA Configuration Options summary: SATA Configuration Enabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Disabled SATA test setting Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
3.5.12 Hardware PM State Control Options summary: Hardware P-States Disable Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Native Mode Disable: Hardware chooses a P-state based on OS Request (Legacy P-States) Native Mode: Hardware chooses a P-state based on OS guidance Out of Band Mode: Hardware autonomously chooses a P-state (no OS guidance)" Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...
Setup Submenu: Security Change User/Administrator Password You can install an Administrator password, and if you install an administrator password, you can then install a user password. A user password does not provide access to many of the features in the Setup utility. If you highlight these items and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password.
3.6.1 Secure Boot Options summary: Secure Boot Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Enabled Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is Enabled, Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in User mode. The mode change requires platform reset Secure Boot Mode Standard Custom Optimal Default, Failsafe Default...
3.6.1.1 Key Management Options summary: Factory Key Disabled Optimal Default, Failsafe Default Provision Enabled Install factory default Secure Boot keys after the platform reset and while the System is in Setup mode Restore Factory Force System to User Mode. Keys Install factory default Secure Boot key databases Enroll Efi Image Allow Efi image to run in Secure Boot mode.
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Secure Boot Variables Enroll Factory Defaults or load certificates from a file: 1. Public Key Certificate in: a) EFI_SIGNATURE_LIST b) EFI_CERT_X509 (DER encoded) c) EFI_CERT_RSA2048 (bin) d) EFI_CERT_SHAXXX 2. Authenticated UEFI Variable 3. EFI PE/COFF Image (SHA256) Key Source: Default, External, Mixed Chapter 3 - AMI BIOS Setup...