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IOLAN Device Server User’s Guide, Version 1.0

Manage Device Server Tab

You can connect to Device Servers or assign a temporary IP address to a Device Server. Whenever
you connect to a Device Server through the DeviceManager, you connect as the Admin user and must
supply the password for the Admin user.

Populating the Device Server List

The first time you start the DeviceManager, the

Manage Device Server

tab will be empty. To add

Device Servers to the

Device Server List

, you can do either of the following:

z

Click the

Search Local Network

button. This searches the local network segment and

automatically displays any Device Servers it finds. Any Device Servers found by this method
will be displayed in

Type

column as

Dynamic

. Once you close the DeviceManager, any Device

Servers that were displayed as

Dynamic

will not be there until you click the

Search Local

Network

button again.

z

Click the

Static Server List

button to add Device Servers to the

Device Server List

permanently. This also allows you to add Device Servers that are not found on the local network
segment with the

Search Local Network

button. To connect to a Device Server that is not in the

Device Server List and resides outside the local network, see

Adding/Deleting Static Device

Servers on page 49

.

For more information about managing a Device Server, see

Managing a Device Server on page 50

.

Assigning a Temporary IP Address to a New Device Server

If your network does not use DHCP/BOOTP, you can temporarily assign an IP address to a Device
Server that is connected to your local network segment, for the purpose of connecting to it and
downloading a configuration file (containing a permanent IP address). To temporarily assign an IP
address to a Device Server, do the following:

1.

Click the

Search Local Network

button. The Device Server will be displayed in the

IP Address

column as

Not Configured

.

2.

Select the new Device Server and click the

Assign IP

button. The following window is

displayed:

3.

Type a valid temporary IP address into the address field and click the

Assign IP

button.

4.

Double-click the Device Server in the

Device Server List

. If this is the first time you are

accessing the Device Server, type in the factory default Admin password,

superuser

, and click

OK

. The DeviceManager will display a window indicating that it is trying to authenticate and

connect you on the Device Server.

5.

If the authentication and connection are successful, the Server Info window is displayed. You are
now ready to configure the Device Server. If authentication was unsuccessful, try to connect to
the Device Server again; you probably mistyped the password for the Admin user.

For more information about managing a Device Server, see

Managing a Device Server on page 50

.