Step, Using the network with default – Altera EthernetBlaster II User Manual

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Chapter 1: Installing the EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable

Cable Setup

EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable User Guide

January 2014

Altera Corporation

7. If your network supports DHCP, you can access the EthernetBlaster II

Configuration

administrative web page using a web browser with the hostname

as the address. The hostname is located on the label on the base of the
EthernetBlaster II communications cable (

Figure 1–4

Browse to http://<host name> and specify the host name from the label on the base of
your EthernetBlaster II communications cable. The EthernetBlaster II login window
opens.

The last four digits of the MAC address match the last four digits of the host
name on the label on the base of your EthernetBlaster II cable.

If you know the IP address obtained by the EthernetBlaster II communications cable,
you can access the administrative web page by entering this address in your browser.

Refer to Step

for system configuration details.

Using the Network with Default Factory Settings if Your Network does not
Support DHCP

1. If your network does not support DHCP, you must configure your computer to an

address in the 192.168.0.X network domain and then browse to http://192.168.0.50.
Refer to Step

for system configuration details.

Refer to your operating system manual or contact your network
administrator for instructions about how to change your IP address.

To maintain your computer’s IP address and change the EthernetBlaster II
communications cable default IP address, see

“Configuring the

EthernetBlaster II Hardware to Use Static IP Addressing” on page 1–9

Figure 1–4. MAC Address and Host Name

EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable Bottom View

Ethernet Blaster

Use the hostname as the address
to access the EthernetBlaster
communications cable
configuration administrative
web page.

The last 4 digits of the MAC address
are the same as the last 4 digits of
the host name.

EthernetBlaster II

00:07:ED:05:XX:XX

Host Name: acebXXXX