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Assigning the IP Address via Terminal
1.
If you connected a terminal, the “Welcome” banner and a password prompt will
appear on your terminal. The factory-supplied user password is “user”; the
administrative password is “admin”. Enter administrative mode, so you can assign an
IP address to the port server:
Welcome to the port server Remote Communications Server
Password:user
>>admin
Password:admin
admin>>
2.
To assign the ip address, use the set ip command. For example, if the port server’s IP
address is 192.111.222.33, type:
admin>> set ip 192.111.222.33
3.
If your network is sub-netted, you also need to enter a subnet mask. For example, on a
class B network with 8-bit subnet numbers, you would type:
admin>> set mask 255.255.255.0
4.
Save the address in non-volatile memory using the save command:
admin>> save
The IP address will be retained during reboot.
5.
Reset the port server, either by cycling power or by entering “expert” mode and
issuing the reboot command:
admin>> expert
expert>> reboot
6.
When the port server has rebooted, log in again by repeating step 1 above. You can
establish telnet or rlogin sessions with other hosts on your network via any of the
serial ports on the port server using commands available in “user” mode or you can
continue customizing the port server for your application using commands available
in “admin” mode.
ARP
1.
Record the MAC address for use with the arp command. The MAC address is printed
on a label on the outside case of the port server. It is a 12 digit number, beginning
with 00:80:44, printed in bar code and in digits.
2.
Boot the port server.
3.
Enter an arp command on a host on your network. Use the appropriate arp command
to associate an IP address with a MAC address. Usually, the command will be:
arp -s {IP} {MAC}
(on AIX: arp -s ether {IP} {MAC} )
where: IP is the IP address you want to assign to the port server and MAC is the
MAC address on the port server. For UNIX versions, enter the MAC address as
shown, including the colons. For the Windows version, enter the MAC address
replacing the colons with hyphens (e.g., 00-80-44 etc.).
