Comtech EF Data ROSS - Manual (Page 30)

ROSS MN/13070
2. Apply input AC power to ROSS and push the front panel power button to boot ROSS.
Boot up requires approximately 35 seconds.
3. Next on the PC configure network communication to operate within ROSS IP subnet
address range. See your Windows operators guide for settings of network properties.
4. On the PC launch the Putty application clicking on the desktop ICON or from sourced
directory location.
Configure the Putty settings to match the ROSS default IP address or networked
configured.
Enter default
“192.168.254.3 or
network assigned
IP
address
Under Connection,
verify that the
Return key sends
setting is unchecked
5. Click Open button to establish communications, at the login prompt enter “admin”
and default password as “Comtech” or set password.
There is a second method to configure the IP address of each ROSS unit, which is by a
Comtech utility (LAN CFG – SetIP) that provides a unique Ethernet messaging exchange.
This small Windows application broadcasts a proprietary packet which all ROSS unit’s
listen for and respond with MAC, IP and version information. See Appendix E for more
information.
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