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The remainder of this section will assume the installer has brought a laptop to the site, and will
connect the laptop to the building LAN, or directly to the DAS. Attach the laptop to the DAS or
LAN as shown.
5.2.2
Attach the laptop to the DAS or to the LAN. The A8812 will automatically detect whether a
direct or crossover cable is required, and will reverse polarity accordingly. This feature will
allow you to use either a straight ethernet cable or a crossover ethernet cable interchangeably.
If the laptop is to be attached to an existing LAN, obtain a static IP address (or use DHCP
addressing) from the network administrator.
5 CONFIGURATION
5.2 Laptop/Computer Setup
5.2.1
You must have a computer to access and configure the DAS. This computer must have an
ethernet connection (on the LAN or by direct connection) and must have a web
browser installed.
Note: If your building already has an existing LAN that the DAS is attached to, you can use an
existing computer on that LAN. Check with your network administrator for details. If this option
is available, use a LAN connected computer and skip to the “DAS administration overview”
section below.
LAN
Laptop
ethernet
LAN Connected DAS
ethernet
DAS
ethernet
Laptop
Direct Connect DAS
DAS
WEB
VERSION
