ELSA LANCOM Business LC-4X00, Manual

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Configuration modes
ELSA LANCOM Business
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The user-friendly method: inband
Using inband configuration allows any computer on the WAN or LAN to access the
router. However, this is only possible if the router permits it, as access from the WAN
or LAN can be restricted or completely blocked by the IP access list. Inband configuration
requires the use of either telnet (supplied with most operating systems) or the
ELSA
LANconfig configuration program for Windows. ELSA LANconfig is supplied with your
router. You can always obtain up-to-date releases from our online media.
Requirements for inband configuration
TCP/IP or TFTP are used to make configurations using telnet or ELSA LANconfig. This
means that the TCP/IP protocol must be installed on the computer being used and the
router must be given an IP address which you will then use when addressing it. A device
that has not been configured yet will respond to the IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.254, in
which the Xs are placeholders for the network address in your LAN. If the computers on
your network have addresses such as 192.110.130.1, then you will be able to address the
router using 192.110.130.254.
If there is already a computer with the address XXX.XXX.XXX.254 on your network you
should assign a new address to the device using the outband configuration method
before you install it on the LAN.
Alternatively: Address administration with the DHCP server
If it is not absolutely essential that you configure the correct IP addresses “manually”,
the DHCP server will gladly do this task for you automatically. When using the DHCP
server you can have all IP addresses on the network assigned automatically, including the
one belonging to the router itself (see also chapter 'Automatic Address Administration
with DHCP').
Beginning inband configuration using
ELSA LANconfig
After the installation (double-click on 'autorun.exe') is complete, call up the ELSA
LANconfig configuration tool, for example by clicking on Start
왘
Programs
왘
ELSAlan
왘
ELSA LANconfig in the Windows task bar. ELSA LANconfig searches the local area
network for ELSA LANCOM devices. ELSA LANconfig will automatically start up the
setup wizard if a device which has not yet been configured is found on the local area
network.
Select one of the wizards offered and simply answer its questions. This will then set up
the router for the task selected.
Just click on the Browse button or call up the command with Device
왘
Find to initiate
a search for a new router manually. ELSA LANconfig will then prompt for a location to