Symetrix Edge - Manual (Page 2)

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QUICK START GUIDE: SymNet EDGE
Getting Started
Software Installation
SymNet Composer is the software that provides real-
time set-up and control of EDGE from a Win dows PC
environment.
Use one of the following procedures to install SymNet
Composer on your computer.
From the CD-ROM:
1. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Open “My Computer”. The “My Computer” icon is
typically on your desktop or in the “Start” menu.
3. Double click on your CD-ROM drive. This is typically drive
“D:\”. If your CD-ROM drive isn’t “D:\”, then substitute its
drive letter.
4. Double-click “Setup.exe”.
From the Symetrix web site (http://www.symetrix.co):
1. Download the SymNet Composer software installer from
the Symetrix web site.
2. Double-click on the file you just downloaded and follow
the on screen directions to install.
After installing the software, refer to the Help File for full
connection and configuration information.
Network Setup
About DHCP
EDGE boots with DHCP enabled by default. This means
that as soon as you connect it to a network, it will look for
a DHCP server in order to obtain an IP address. If a DHCP
server is present, Edge will obtain an IP address from it. This
process may take several minutes. With your PC attached to
the same network, and thus getting its IP address from the
same DHCP server, all will be ready to go.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, EDGE will not
be able to obtain an IP address. While waiting, EDGE will
default to a private IP address in the range of 169.254.x.x
where x.x is the last four alphanumeric characters of EDGE’s
MAC address (MAC address hex value is converted to
decimal for IP address). EDGE’s MAC address can be found
on a sticker on the bottom of hardware.
When there is no DHCP server present to assign IP
addresses to either EDGE or your PC, you may need to
configure your PC with a static IP in the range of 169.254.x.x
with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0 in order to communicate
with EDGE in a direct connect mode. However, if your PC
is using the default network settings, it should also have
automatically self-assigned a similar private IP address in the
range of 169.254.x.x, and if this is the case, you should be
able to connect to EDGE directly.
Even if the PC’s default settings have been changed,
EDGE will try to establish communications by setting up
appropriate routing table entries to reach devices with
169.254.x.x addresses.
Connecting to EDGE from a host computer on the
same LAN
Both EDGE and the host computer require the following 3
items:
1. IP Address - The unique address of a node on a network.
2. Subnet Mask - Configuration that defines which IP
Addresses are included in a particular subnet.
3. Default Gateway (optional) - The IP address of a device
that routes traffic from one subnet to another. (This is only
needed when the PC and EDGE are on different subnets).
If you are putting EDGE on an existing network, a network
administrator will be able to provide the above information or
it may have been provided automatically by a DHCP server.
For security reasons, it is not recommended to put EDGE
directly on the Internet. If you do, a network administrator
or your Internet Service Provider can provide the above
information.
If you are on your own private network, directly or indirectly
connected to EDGE, you may allow EDGE to choose an
automatic IP address or you may choose to assign it a static
IP address. If you are building your own separate network
with static assigned addresses, you may consider using an
IP Address from one of the ”Private-Use” networks noted in
RFC-1918:
1. 172.16.0.0/12 = IP Addresses 172.16.0.1 through
172.31.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.240.0.0
2. 192.168.0.0/16 = IP Addresses 192.168.0.1 through
192.168.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0
3. 10.0.0.0/8 = IP Addresses 10.0.0.1 through
10.254.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0
Connecting to EDGE through a Firewall/VPN
We have successfully tested control of EDGE through a
firewall and VPN, but are unable to guarantee performance
of these types of connections at this time. Configuration
instructions are specific to each firewall and VPN,
so specifics are not available. Additionally, wireless
communications are also not guaranteed, though have also
been successfully tested.