Bimba STP-10 - Manual (Page 9)

STP-10 Hardware Manual
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Option 1: Connect a Drive to Your Local Area Network
If you have a spare port on a switch or router and if you are able to set your drive to an IP address that is compatible with your
network, and not used by anything else, this is a simple way to get connected. This technique also allows you to connect multiple
drives to your PC. If you are on a corporate network, please check with your system administrator before connecting anything
new to the network. He or she should be able assign you a suitable address and help you get going.
If you are not sure which addresses are already used on your network, you can find out using “Angry IP scanner”, which can be
downloaded free from www.angryip/w/Download. But be careful: an address might appear to be unused because a computer
or other device is currently turned off. And many networks use dynamic addressing where a DHCP server assigns addresses “on
demand”. The address you choose for your drive might get assigned to something else by the DHCP server at another time.
Once you’ve chosen an appropriate IP address for your drive, set the rotary switch according the address table above. If none
of the default addresses are acceptable for your network, you can enter a new table of IP addresses using Configurator. If your
network uses addresses starting with 192.168.0, the most common subnet, you will want to choose an address from switch set-
tings 4 through E. Another common subnet is 192.168.1. If your network uses addresses in this range, the compatible default
selections are 1, 2 and 3.
If your PC address is not in one of the above private subnets, you will have to change your subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 in order to
talk to your drive. To change your subnet mask:
1. On Windows XP, right click on “My Network Places” and select properties. On Windows 7, click Computer. Scroll down the
left pane until you see “Network”. Right click and select properties. Select “Change adapter settings”
2. You should see an icon for your network interface card (NIC). Right click and select properties.
PC NIC
SWITCH
or
ROUTER
LAN DRIVE