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OEM6 Family Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 7
Chapter 6
Ethernet Configuration
To set up a dynamic IP address configuration, follow these steps:
1. Connect a computer to the OEM6 receiver using a null modem serial cable or USB cable.
2. Establish a connection to the receiver using either NovAtel Connect or another terminal program
such as Windows HyperTerminal. This connection is used to send the commands in this procedure to
the receiver.
3. Enable the Ethernet port by entering:
ethconfig etha auto auto auto auto
4. Obtain the IP address assigned to the OEM6 receiver by the DHCP server.
log ipstatus once
5. Confirm that DHCP is enabled. by entering:
log ipconfig once
6. Assign the TCP/IP port number by entering:
icomconfig icom1 tcp :2000
7. Confirm the port number assigned to ICOM1 by entering:
log icomconfig once
8. Connect to the receiver using NovAtel Connect or any third party terminal program that supports
TCP/IP connections. Use the IP address obtained from the IPSTATUS log in Step 4 and port number
assigned in Step 6.
The figure below shows the New Connection window in NovAtel Connect with the Ethernet settings from
Step 4.
For information about establishing a connection using NovAtel Connect, refer to the
Quick Start Guide for the product or NovAtel Connect Help.
Make a note of the IP address returned with this log. This value is used later in this pro-
cedure.
For information about establishing a connection using NovAtel Connect, refer to the
Quick Start Guide for the product or NovAtel Connect Help.
