DPS NetGuardian 832A, User Manual

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... via LAN 12.2
Fig. 3.2.1. Ethernet port 1
You can also connect to the NetGuardian over a LAN connection. This is a very convenient way to
provision multiple NetGuardian units at multiple locations.
Note: You don't have to be connected to a
NetGuardian unit to use NGEditG5. You only need a connection to the unit to read or write configuration
files to its NVRAM. You can use NGEditG5 on an unconnected PC to create and store NetGuardian
configuration files.
To connect to the NetGuardian via LAN, all you need is the unit's IP address (Default IP
address is 192.168.1.100).
Note: NET1 is defaulted to 192.168.1.100
If you have physical access to the NetGuardian, the easiest thing to do is connect to the unit through
the craft port and then assign it an IP address. Then you can complete the rest of the unit configuration
over a remote LAN connection, if you want. For instructions, see Section 12.1, "Connecting to the
NetGuardian via Craft Port."
If you DON'T have physical access to the NetGuardian, you can make a LAN connection to the unit
by temporarily changing your PC's IP address and subnet mask to match the NetGuardian's factory
default IP settings. Follow these steps:
1. Look up your PC's current IP address and subnet mask, and write this information down.
2. Reset your PC's IP address to
192.168.1.200 .
3. Reset your PC's subnet mask to
255.255.0.0 . You may have to reboot your PC to apply your
changes.
4. Once the IP address and subnet mask of your computer coincide with the NetGuardian's, you
can access the NetGuardian via a Telnet session or via Web browser by using the
NetGuardian's default IP address of
192.168.1.100 .
5. Provision the NetGuardian with the appropriate information, then change your computer's IP
address and subnet mask back to their original settings.