Connecting SN4171/2ETH models to your PC
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• Initial Configuration
Figure 10. Connecting the SmartNode to your Laptop PC
The SmartNode comes with a built-in DHCP server to simplify configuration. Therefore, to automatically
configure the PC for IP connectivity to the SmartNode, the Laptop PC must be configured for DHCP. The
SmartNode will provide the PC with an IP address. You can check the connection to the SmartNode by execut-
ing the ping command from the PC command window as follows:
ping 192.168.1.1
Configure the Desired IP Address
Factory-default IP Settings
The factory default configuration for the Ethernet interface IP addresses and network masks are listed in
.
Both Ethernet interfaces are activated upon power-up. LAN interface
ETH 0/1 (LAN)
provides a default
DHCP server, the WAN interface uses DHCP client to automatically assign the IP address and network mask.
If these addresses match with those of your network, go to section
“Connecting the SmartNode to the Net-
on page 30. Otherwise, refer to the following sections to change the addresses and network masks.
Login
To access the SmartNode, start the Telnet application. Type either the host name
smartnode.local
or the
default IP address into the address field of the Telnet application:
Table 6. Factory Default IP Address and Network Mask Configuration
IP Address
Network Mask
WAN Interface Ethernet 0 (ETH 0/0)
DHCP
DHCP
LAN Interface Ethernet 1 (ETH 0/1)
192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0
DHCP Address Range
192.168.1.10–192.168.1.99
255.255.255.0
Straight-through wired cable
LAN (ETH 0/1)
Laptop PC
