cnReach N500 User Guide
Tasks and Best Practices
phn-4673_002v000 (March 2018)
4-2
Obtaining an Unknown IP Address
The IP address of the radio can be changed by the user at any time. It is also possible to assign different
IP addresses to each interface; Eth1, Eth2, Radio1, Radio2 when using layer 3 routing. If the IP address of
the radio is unknown, the CLI can be used to either discover the IP or default the radio back to the
factory default IP address and configuration.
Attention
Defaulting the radio via the CLI will also default the radio RF and radio network settings,
which will bring down any active RF connections.
If your computer is on the same subnet as the default radio IP address and communications cannot be
established, it‘s possible the IP address of the radio has changed. This is a common situation with
previously used radios.
Note
It’s good practice to apply some light colored electrical tape to the underside of the radio to track any IP address changes
with a marker. You never know when you’ll appreciate the time saved when needing to set up a radio in a rush!
Use the following equipment to obtain the IP address you need:
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Serial to USB cable
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Standard CAT5 Ethernet cable
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cnReach N500 DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter
Connect the Serial to USB cable to the computer and install the drivers per the manufacturer
instructions (unless the Operating System recognizes the device).
1.
Note the COM Port number allocated to the device by the operating system.
2.
Connect the RJ-45 to DB9 adapter to the DB9 Serial port on the Serial to USB cable.
3.
Plug the CAT5 Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 to DB9 adapter.
4.
Look at the SERIAL ports on the Enclosed radio. The SERIAL port that has the blinking
Orange LED is the CLI port. Plug in the Cat5 Ethernet cable.
Attention
cnReach N500 radios use RJ-45 connectors for both Serial and Ethernet ports. This means
it is possible to plug an Ethernet cable into a Serial port and vice versa.
1.
Open a terminal emulator such as Teraterm, PuTTY or HyperTerminal and connect to the
PC’s COM Port at 115200 8N1.
2.
Hit Enter. You will be prompted to log in. UserName: admin
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