Quantum Data 881 - Manual (Page 160)

142 Chapter 4 Networking Generators
Establishing a network environment
To create a network environment for your generators, you must physically connect the
generators to the network, and then configure their IP addresses and the IP address of the
file server. Procedures for these tasks are described in this section.
Connecting generators to the network
In a typical networked environment, you will connect the generators to the corporate,
IP-based Ethernet LAN. In this scenario, you connect a standard Ethernet patch cable
between the Ethernet port on the generator and a LAN access jack. The file server is also
connected to the LAN in the same manner.
Another type of network scenario is to directly connect a single generator to a file server.
For a direct connection, you must use a crossover Ethernet cable and connect it from the
Ethernet port on the file server to the generator Ethernet port as shown below.
Note: If you are using a PC that is connected to a network that automatically assigns an
IP address, and you will be disconnecting from that network to connect to the crossover
cable and generator, you must manually enter an IP address into the PC so it can
communicate with the generator. The network portions of the IP addresses of the generator
and the PC must match.
When the network connection on the generator is active, the Network LED lights on the
front panel.
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