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the same LAN segment as the LAN Solution Network
Tester. A off-LAN router cannot be addressed by the
tester, and therefore is not a useful setup option.
Pressing the SEL button drops the tester into the
manual IP configuration screens. The up/down arrow
buttons scroll through the options in this sub-menu. To
exit this sub-menu, scroll to the “Sel to go to Main
Menu” screen and press SEL, or press CABLE or
NTWRK to exit to a test mode.
When one of the option screens is displayed, pressing
the SEL button drops the tester into the edit IP address
screen for that option.
NOTE
The tester’s IP address, MyIP, can only be set to non-
reserved IP addresses. This is any address other than
0.0.0.0 or 224-255.x.x.x
MyIP is edited in a similar fashion to the target IP
addresses described on the previous pages. The router
IP address is also edited in a similar fashion to the
target’s IP address. In addition, the router IP address is
forced to be on the same LAN segment as MyIP. This
means that the Netmask, whose bits define the LAN
segment, is compared with MyIP, and the bits that must
be common between MyIP and the router IP are forced
CHAPTER 5: Setup Mode