Triton 9100 User Manual - Manual (Page 48)

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M
ODEL
9100 U
SER
M
ANUAL
I
NTRODUCTION
(TCP/IP E
THERNET
)
This section will discuss the TCP/IP Ethernet-specific Management Functions. The Ethernet hardware
should be previously installed. In the 8100/9100 models, only one communication type is allowed for all
hosts.
TCP/IP A
DDRESSES
The Ethernet-equipped ATM communicates using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet
Protocol (IP), allowing it to send and receive information in the form of small packets of digital data. In
order to configure the ATM to correctly access the host network using this protocol, IP addresses must
be entered into the appropriate ATM setup functions. The Addresses are the H
OST
TCP/IP, T
ERMINAL
IP,
S
UBNET
M
ASK
, G
ATEWAY
, and L
ISTENING
P
ORT
.
The addresses are attached to the data packet that is being sent; the H
OST
TCP/IP address allows the
data packet to be routed through the TCP/IP Ethernet network, ultimately to be received and processed
by the host server on the network. The T
ERMINAL
IP address identifies the ATM as the source of the data
packet, and is used by the host server to return acknowledgements, transaction approvals, or other data
to the ATM. Alongside the addresses, each port requires a S
UBNET
M
ASK
.
This part of the IP address distinguishes other machines on the same LAN from machines in other
departments or elsewhere in the world. For direct access to networks beyond the current one, each
machine must be told the IP addresses of the router (or G
ATEWAY
) that connects the local network with the
wider world. The L
ISTENING
P
ORT
value identifies the data being sent to that specific machine. The MAC
A
DDRESS
is assigned from the iChip manufacturer. The C
HIP
V
ERSION
indicates the chip family, software
version, and boot block revision in the Ethernet device only. TCP/IP T
IMEOUT
is the time that the terminal
will wait from the message to be sent to the host and the time it takes for the host to respond.
If Triton Connect ATM monitoring software is being used, the applicable IP addresses for the Triton
Connect host computer and Alarm Monitoring feature must also be entered.
The descriptions on the following pages will cover how to access the appropriate functions and initially
enter the IP addresses and any other TCP/IP Ethernet operating parameters or diagnostics.