Symetrix Radius 12x8 - Manual (Page 2)

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QUICK START GUIDE: SymNet RADIUS 12x8
Getting Started
Software Installation
SymNet Composer is the software that provides real-time
set-up and control of RADIUS 12x8 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
RADIUS 12x8 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, RADIUS 12x8 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, RADIUS
12x8 will not be able to obtain an IP address. While waiting,
RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8’s MAC address (MAC address
hex value is converted to decimal for IP address). RADIUS
12x8’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 RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8
directly.
Even if the PC’s default settings have been changed,
RADIUS 12x8 will try to establish communications by setting
up appropriate routing table entries to reach devices with
169.254.x.x addresses.
Connecting to RADIUS 12x8 from a host computer
on the same LAN
Both RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8 are on different
subnets).
If you are putting RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8 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 RADIUS 12x8, you may allow RADIUS 12x8
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 RADIUS 12x8 through a Firewall/VPN
We have successfully tested control of RADIUS 12x8
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.