Giving the Hub an IP Address
4-9
2
Enter the
relevant
information
into the IP Setup
diolog box or Easy Setup screens
and click on
OK
to
exit the screens.
3
Reset the hub for any changes to take effect, see
“Resetting the Hub” on page 4-11
.
After resetting the hub, you may need to select
Reset View
from the
File
menu to restart
communication using the new information.
CAUTION:
Always make a note of any changes you
make to the settings on this screen. There is an area
at the front of this User Guide for doing this, called
“Your Hub Addresses”
.
Device Configuration
Show
s
the following:
■
Device Name
—
Provides a box for you to type a
name for the hub. Use a descriptive name, for
example ‘
Finance’
.
■
Emergency Contact
—
Provides a box for you to type
the name and/or telephone number of your
network administrator (possibly yourself) who
should be contacted in an emergency.
■
Support Contract
— Provides a box for you to type
the ID number of any technical support contract you
may have.
The default entries for these three fields is ‘3Com’.
These defaults are just place holders and should be
changed for your information as soon as possible.
These three fields u
se the same information as
s
ysContact and sysName
i
n the MIB II panel
, so if you
change them, the fields in the MIB
II
panel
change as
well.
For information on the MIB II panel, see
“Displaying Information About the Hub” on
page 4-13
.
Network Configuration
Show
s
the following:
■
IP Address
—
Provides a box for you to type the IP
address of the hub
.
CAUTION:
To ensure that Quick Config Manager can
always communicate with the hub, the IP subnet
192.168.101.x is permanently assigned to the SLIP
port in addition to the user configurable SLIP
address. Do not use this subnet for your Ethernet
(network).
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