Chapter 2. Initial Configuration
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Setting the IP Address
Use the Web interface, as described in this section, whenever possible. An alternate
method, sometimes useful in setting up the initial RXT-150 IP address, is reviewed in
Option: Setting the IP Address Using the Serial Interface
on page 15.
• Have on hand an Ethernet cable, either standard or crossover, that you can connect
to a computer that can display the RXT-150 Web interface. You can use the Web
interface to set the drive’s IP addressing information, as well as to view RXT-150
and RXT media status and to perform all functions described throughout this guide.
• Have on hand a non-networked computer that you can use as a temporary host.
Caution:
If you use a networked computer, your network service may be
seriously disrupted if addresses conflict. Contact a network
administrator before attaching the RXT-150 to your network.
• Note that the RXT-150 is shipped with a default static IP address of
192.168.200.200. Make sure that the temporary host IP address is in the same
network range as that IP address, gateway, and subnet: 192.168.200.NNN, where
NNN is not 0, 200, or 255. You may need to assign the temporary host computer a
static IP address that conforms to these requirements.
• Make sure the temporary host can accept the IP address 192.168.200.200. If your
host
cannot
accept a 192.168.200.200 IP address, use the serial port to change the
RXT-150’s IP address to an IP address that your host
can
accept. To access the serial
port, follow the procedures in
Option: Setting the IP Address Using the Serial
Interface
on page 15.
Attaching the RXT-150 to the Temporary Host
1.
Plug in the RXT-150’s AC power cord.
2.
Connect the drive to the temporary host using
an Ethernet cable.
You can use either a crossover or standard
Ethernet cable; the RXT-150 Ethernet port auto-
detects the cable type.
3.
If necessary, set the temporary host’s IP address
to 192.168.200.NNN.
4.
Turn on the RXT-150 and let it fully initialize.
