Link Network Gateway User Guide
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USING THE NETWORK GATEWAY
SETTING THE GATEWAY ADDRESS THROUGH THE USB PORT
The first step in using the device is to determine the Gateway’s IP address. This could be a static address that you have
assigned or a dynamic one assigned by a DHCP server. Obtaining or setting this address requires connecting to the Gateway
through its USB port (refer to Figure 1 - Interface connectors). The simplest way is to use a terminal emulation program such
as PuTTY (available for free download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/puttymanager). Configure the terminal to
communicate at a baud rate of 115200 with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity.
When you receive the login prompt, use
customer
as both the username and password. The Gateway will then display the
network settings as the example below shows:
From this menu you can configure the IP address for the Gateway by choosing ‘C’ to configure and then ‘I’ for IP address. You
may then choose DHCP (the factory default) or static if you wish to assign an address. Make note of the address and restart
the Gateway if prompted.
DETERMING THE GATEWAY IP ADDRESS THROUGH THE WEB SERVER
In addition to the USB access described above, configuration information about the Gateway can be obtained using its built-
in web server. Simply point any web browser to the Gateway’s hostname and a status page will be displayed. The unit’s
default hostname is
link-xx-xx-xx
where the xx’s are replaced by the last three bytes of the device’s MAC address. For
example, if the MAC address of a unit is 9C-61-1D-00-00-02, the hostname would be
link-00-00-02
. Entering link-00-00-
02.local into the browser’s address field will result in the following page being displayed:
