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CHAPTER 3: Initial Configuration
3. Initial Configuration
Once you install the Management Card and connect it to your network, you’ll
need to configure it with your network’s TCP/IP settings if you’ll be using it for
remote access.
Sections 3.1
and
3.2
describe how to do this.
Section 3.3
lists the
other settings you’ll need to configure to get your serial-control system going, and
points to the relevant sections elsewhere in the manual that give you point-by-point
descriptions of how to do it.
3.1 Automatic Network Configuration Using DHCP
By default, the Management Card will download the characteristics of the network
it’s attached to using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). However, the
Management Card will only attempt to receive network parameters from a DHCP
server when the Card is first reset. If you want to use DHCP to configure the
Management Card’s network parameters, but didn’t have an Ethernet connection
in place when the Card was first installed and powered on, you’ll need to reset the
Management Card to allow it to communicate with your DHCP server.
To reset the Management Card, take these steps:
1. From a user station attached to a ServSwitch Multi User Card, select the
Management Card the same way you would select a computer. The
Management Card’s User Option Menu should appear on your screen.
2. From the User Option Menu, press “A” to display the Administrator Menu.
3. From the Administrator Menu, press “N” to display the Network Parameter
Menu.
4. From the Network Parameter Menu, press the letter “R” to trigger the reset.
5. When prompted to confirm that you want to reset the card, answer “Y”.
