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MDX420 SkyWire™ Satellite Network Gateway TCP/IP Ethernet Setup
MN-MDX420 Revision 6 B–1
Appendix B. TCP/IP Ethernet
Setup
B.1 Introduction
The gateway supports SNMP protocol. Utilization of the protocol is dependent upon proper set
up of the TCP-IP menus though the Network Configurator. This document is to be used only as a
guideline for setting up the TCP-IP menus. Contact the IT manager for proper guidance to
ensure setup is compatible with the local LAN.
B.2 TCP/IP Network Configuration
TCP/IP setup must be done in conjunction with the Network Configurator setup. Each gateway
requires proper configuration with the correct network settings. Contact the IT manager for a
valid IP address mask, Gateway, server and router IP addresses.
1. Boot Mode: This allows for the selection of the operating boot mode for the TCP / IP. Several
selections are available and are described below. When configuring the gateway for Web
Browser, Boot Mode must be set to “NON-VOL”. A brief description of the available selections
are:
a. Default: If the Ethernet interface is not to be used, select this mode. No IP Address or
mask changes will be allowed while in this mode of operation. The following parameters
will be set and will not change until the boot mode is changed. The IP addresses are non
accessible addresses.

IP MASK 255.000.000.000
 GATEWAY IP ADDR
010.000.000.001
 SERVER IP ADDR
010.001.001.001
 ROUTER IP ADDR
010.000.001.001
b. BOOTp: When enabled, at boot time, the gateway will use the Bootp Protocol to
automatically get names, masks, and IP Addresses of the gateway, router, and server
from the Network Manager. This should be consistent with the tag expected by the users
Bootp Server (see the next menu selection for setting the BOOTp TAG). If Bootp is not
enabled, the gateway will ignore the BOOTp Tag setting.
c. NON-VOL: This will allow for setting up all required IP Addresses and will store the
information to the non-volatile memory. Upon power cycle, the gateway will restore the
saved settings into the correct fields.