Setting an initial ip address, Using devicemanager – Perle Systems DS1 User Manual
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Setting an Initial IP Address
Setting an Initial IP Address
This section describes the different methods you can use to set the Device Server IP address.
Following is a list of methods for setting the Device Server IP address and a short explanation of
when you would want to use that method:
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DeviceManager—Use this method when you can connect the Device Server to the network and
access the Device Server from a Windows
®
PC. The DeviceManager is a Windows-based
application that can be used for Device Server configuration and management.
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Direct Connection—Use this method when you can connect the Device Server directly to a
dumb terminal, essentially logging directly into the Device Server. Using this method, you will
need to configure and/or manage the Device Server using either the Menu or CLI.
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DHCP/BOOTP—Use this method when you have a BOOTP or DHCP server running and you
can connect the Device Server to your network.
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ARP-Ping—Use this method when you can connect the Device Server to the network and want
to assign a temporary IP address to the Device Server by specifying an ARP entry and then
pinging it.
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IPv6 Network—When the Device Server is connected to an IPv6 network, its local link address
should automatically be recognized by the network.
Note:
Regardless of which method you use, the Device Server must reside within the same network
as the host you are accessing it from.
Once an IP address has been assigned to the Device Server, in most cases, you can continue to use the
same method to configure and/or manage the Device Server. See
Chapter 3, Configuration Methods
for more information on the different methods you can use to manage/configure the
Device Server.
Using DeviceManager
To use the DeviceManager, you must first install it on a Windows 98/2000/NT/ME/Server 2003/XP
operating system (Windows NT requires Service Pack 4 or later) that resides in the same network as
the Device Server. The DeviceManager installation wizard can be found on the CD-ROM included in
the Device Server package.
1.
Connect the Device Server to the LAN.
2.
From the CD-ROM that was included in the Device Server packaging, select the DeviceManager
link.
3.
Click on the link under
Location
and click
Open
to automatically start the DeviceManager
installation.
4.
Install the DeviceManager by following the installation wizard. On the last window, check the
Yes, I want to launch DeviceManager now.
box and click the
Finish
button.
5.
On the
Manage Device Server
tab, click the
Search Local Network
button.
6.
Any Device Server that does not have an IP address will be displayed as
Not Configured
, with
the
Model
and
MAC Address
to identify the Device Server. Highlight the Device Server that you
want to assign an IP address to and click the
Assign IP
button.
7.
Type in the IP address that you want to assign to this Device Server and click the
Assign IP
button.
Note:
This is just a temporary IP address that you can use to open a session to the Device
Server for configuration.
8.
You are now ready to configure the Device Server. Double-click the Device Server you just
assigned the temporary IP address to, to open a configuration session. Type
superuser
(the
factory default Admin user password) in the Login window and click
OK
.