Patton electronic SMARTNODE 4900 - Manual (Page 41)

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SmartNode 4900 User Manual 4 • Getting started with the SmartNode 4900 Series
2. Connecting the SmartNode to the network
In general, the SmartNode will connect to the network via the ETH 0/0 (WAN) port. This enables the
SmartNode to offer routing services to the PC hosts on the ETH 0/1 (LAN) port. The SmartNode 4900 Series
is equipped with Auto-MDI-X Ethernet ports, so you can use straight-through or crossover cables for host or
hub/switch connections (see
figure 17 ).
Figure 18. Connecting the SmartNode to the network
You can check the connection with the ping command from the SmartNode to another host on the network.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#ping
Respectively from the host: ping 172.16.1.99
Note To ping outside your local LAN, you will need to configure the
default gateway. (For information on configuring the default gate-
way, refer to section "Set IP addresses" in Appendix C, "Command
Summary" of the SmartNode Series SmartWare Software Configura-
tion Guide.)
3. Loading the configuration (optional)
Patton provides a collection of configuration templates on the support page at www.patton.com/smart-
node—one of which may be similar enough to your application that you can use it to speed up configuring the
SmartNode. Simply download the configuration note that matches your application to your PC. Adapt the
configuration as described in the configuration note to your network (remember to modify the IP address) and
copy the modified configuration to a TFTP server. The SmartNode can now load its configuration from this
server.
Straight-through wired or
crossover cable
100-240V
(50-60 Hz) 1 AMP
UNIT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SUPPLIES DISCONNECT BOTH SUPPLIES BEFORE SERVICING
UNIT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL SUPPLIES DISCONNECT BOTH SUPPLIES BEFORE SERVICING
100-240V
(50-60 Hz) 1 AMP
ETH 0/0
NIC ADDRESS 00:A0:BA:00:04:10
Console
Telco Ports
50
1
Reset
Expansion
ETH 0/1
Status
Activity
LAN (ETH 0/1) Network
interface
PC or workstation
or Telnet
LAN
Internet or
WAN (optional)
WAN
(ETH 0/0)