Alcatel SPEED TOUCH 710, User Manual

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Introduction
General procedure
Note
18 Maintenance - Speed Touch ToDefaults
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18.1 PingofLife
The AST710 offers a unique method to supply an IP address to
the AST710 's Ethernet port.
This method, the PingofLife

, allows to provide the AST710 with
an IP address without affecting other configurational settings.
The principle is fairly simple: a special ping packet will deliver an
IP address to your AST710 .
Generally the procedure is as follows:
Step Action
1 Preconfigure the intended IP address and a special MAC group
address in the ARP cache of one of your PCs.
2 Power cycle the AST710 , and allow the POST to end (this
takes about 30 seconds).
3 Ping this same IP address within 60 seconds after the AST710
ended its POST.
If everything goes well, the
AST710 has assimilated this IP
address.
4 Save the new IP setting via the AST710 pages.
Most TCP/IP packages support the
ARP
and
PING
command. The
PingofLife can be executed from any PC on your local network.
IP Addresses and Subnet Masks
Make sure that the intended AST710 IP address and your PC
share the same IP (sub)network.
If not, the ping will be submitted with the MAC address of the
default router instead of the special MAC group address.
CAUTION