SDLT 600A Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
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Configuring the SDLT 600A Tape Drive
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The only software required on your system is the
Java Plug-in
.
The
Java Plug-in
is the virtual machine software that allows
the execution of Java applets.
The Java Plug-in
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The Java FTP client needs the Java Virtual Machine to run. This
Java Plug-in
is provided by Sun Microsystems.
The Java FTP client will install immediately. When you load the
Java FTP client for the first time, a display window may ask you
to download and install the Java plug-in. If you need that plug-
in you can just follow the instructions on the screen or go to
www.java.com
to download it.
If you have
Java Plug-in
version 1.5 or later or the
Java
Runtime Environment
version 1.5 or later installed on your
computer, you should not need to download new software.
The plug-in should activate on your Web browser automatically
once installed. For Mac OSX, the supported JRE version is 1.4.2.
Configuration Options
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There are several options available when configuring the
SDLT 600A within your network. Select the best solution based
on the diagram presented in
figure 6
.
A sample Windows configuration is provided as follows.
For Windows
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The host IP configuration may have to be modified to
communicate with the drive.
1
Go to
Network Connections
and click the
LAN
icon.
2
Go to
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection
and click
Properties
(see
figure 7
).
Figure 6 IP Configuration
Options
Figure 7 Local Area
Connection Properties
3
In the
General
dialogue box
(see
figure 8
), select the radio
button
Use the following IP address
.
•
In the
IP address
box, enter
10.10.10.1
•
In the
Subnet mask
box, enter
255.255.255.0
4
Click
OK
.
N
OTE
:
Detailed configuration instructions for Macintosh
and Linux operating systems are available in the
Quantum
SDLT 600A Product Manual
.
N
OTE
:
The factory default IP address for the SDLT 600A is
set to
10.10.10.10.
To
configure
IP
Is
SDLT 600A
on it's own
network?
Open PC's
network
properties
Leave SDLT 600A
on 10.10.10.10
yes
no
Configure PC to IP
10.10.10.1
Is PC
configured
for DHCP?
yes
Configure
SDLT 600A for
DHCP
Obtain valid IP and
netmask for
SDLT 600A
from network admin
Configure
SDLT 600A as
advised
done
no
Select the TCP/IP
connection
