NetRunner WAN User’s Manual
Startup
3-7
Node Numbering and Naming from the Command Facility
To configure new node numbers and node IDs, follow this path of selections
through the menus. This process is sometimes referred to as naming" the
node. A reset is required after this part of the configuration process. The
reset updates the network with the new node number and node ID.
CONFIGURE LOCAL NODES [!240]
NODE IDS
COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [!240]
3
CONFIGURE LOCAL NODES
NODE ID CONFIGURATION
1
LOCAL NODE
Enter the node number you
planned for the local NetRunner
unit. For example, 101
ENTER NODE–ID (^X TO ABORT) [!240]:
Los_A
Enter the planned node ID.
The NetRunner software is not
case-sensitive, so for example,
Los_A, LOS_A and los_a are
all the same.
**SELECT “Y” TO RESET SYSTEM WHEN NODE CHANGES MADE**
ENTER “Y” TO RESET “C” TO CONTINUE:
Y
ENTER NODE–ID # [240]:
101
Press Y, which will force the reset and complete the node configuration
process, or you may press C which will return you to the Node IDs menu. If
you select C, your configuration is placed into temporary storage and not
implemented.
CAUTION
!
To implement the node ID configurations, you must select Y
before leaving the Node ID Configuration menu or your new
configuration will be lost.
Do not reset via the LCD/Keypad. You must select the node reset with a Y to
set the new node ID.
