D*AP8
8
Getting started –
IP setup in general
The process of installing a
D*AP8
into an
IP network
is as follows:
1. Ask the system service IT people for two unique IP addresses of the network,
for the netmask and if a gateway address is necessary
2. Assign the
D*AP8
an unique IP address
You have two choices to assign the
D*AP8 VAP
an
IP address
:
* From the serial console interface
* Via Web browser
3. Assign the
X*AP RM
1
remote panel a unique IP address configuration
4. Attach the
D*AP8
to the
X*AP RM
1
remote panel
Important Note!
If you are not familiar with setting up devices for IP communication, we highly recommend
you consult your system service or IT department to assist you.
Getting started – IP setup
–
via console interface
The tool to change the IP configuration of the
D*AP8
can be selected via the console interface. You must
connect it with the PC via an
USB A to B
cable. This will install the driver for the built-in
USB to serial
converter
. Now you can open a terminal program. Here you must select the virtual
COM port
assigned by
the OS. The communication parameters are:
115200kBaud, 8, N, 1 no hand shake. Pressing
<ENTER>
will open the console menu:
[2014-08-22 12:01] Your choice:
Select item "
2": <ENTER>
Current network configuration
IP Address:
10.110.24.128
Netmask ...:
255.255.0.0
Gateway ...:
10.110.0.1
Enter new IP address, press ENTER to cancel:
You must enter the new IP address (e.g.): "192.168.178.78"
<Enter>
Enter new netmask, press ENTER to cancel:
You must enter the new netmask (e.g.): "255.255.255.0"
<Enter>
Enter new gateway address, press ENTER to configure without gateway:
You may press
<Enter>
to skip this point or
You may enter the new gateway address (e.g.): "192.168.178.1"
<Enter>
Important Note!
The gateway entry is optional but you must take care that the gateway address matches the
network mask related to the device IP address! If you are not sure simply enter
0.0.0.0
.
or leave it without an entry.
Changing Network configuration
Network configuration has been changed. Please reboot the device
to activate the new settings.
