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Radius NX 4x4, 12x8
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Software Installation
Composer is the software that provides real-time set-up
and control of Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 from a Win dows PC
environment.
Use the following procedure to install Composer on your
computer.
From the Symetrix web site (http://www.symetrix.co):
1. Download the Composer software installer from the
Symetrix web site.
2. Double-click on the file you just downloaded and follow
the on screen directions to install.
After installing the software, refer to the Help File for full
connection and configuration information.
Network Setup
About DHCP
Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 boots with DHCP enabled by
default. This means that as soon as you connect it to a
network, it will look for a DHCP server in order to obtain an
IP address. If a DHCP server is present, Radius NX 4x4 and
12x8 will obtain an IP address from it. This process may
take several minutes. With your PC attached to the same
network, and thus getting its IP address from the same
DHCP server, all will be ready to go.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, Radius NX
4x4 and 12x8 will not be able to obtain an IP address. While
waiting, Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 will default to a private IP
address in the range of 169.254.x.x where x.x is the last four
alphanumeric characters of Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8’s MAC
address (MAC address hex value is converted to decimal for
IP address). Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8’s MAC address can
be found on a sticker on the bottom of hardware.
When there is no DHCP server present to assign IP
addresses to either Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 or your PC,
you may need to configure your PC with a static IP in the
range of 169.254.x.x with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0
in order to communicate with Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 in
a direct connect mode. However, if your PC is using the
default network settings, it should also have automatically
self-assigned a similar private IP address in the range of
169.254.x.x, and if this is the case, you should be able to
connect to Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 directly.
Even if the PC’s default settings have been changed, Radius
NX 4x4 and 12x8 will try to establish communications by
setting up appropriate routing table entries to reach devices
with 169.254.x.x addresses.
Connecting to Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 from a host
computer on the same LAN
Both Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 and the host computer
require the following 3 items:
1. IP Address - The unique address of a node on a network.
2. Subnet Mask - Configuration that defines which IP
Addresses are included in a particular subnet.
3. Default Gateway (optional) - The IP address of a device
that routes traffic from one subnet to another. (This is only
needed when the PC and Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 are
on different subnets).
If you are adding Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 to an existing
network, a network administrator will be able to provide
the above information or it may have been provided
automatically by a DHCP server. For security reasons, it is
not recommended to put Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 directly
on the Internet. If you do, a network administrator or your
Internet Service Provider can provide the above information.
If you are on your own private network, directly or indirectly
connected to Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8, you may allow
Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 to choose an automatic IP address
or you may choose to assign it a static IP address. If you
are building your own separate network with static assigned
addresses, you may consider using an IP Address from one
of the ”Private-Use” networks noted in RFC-1918:
1. 172.16.0.0/12 = IP Addresses 172.16.0.1 through
172.31.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.240.0.0
2. 192.168.0.0/16 = IP Addresses 192.168.0.1 through
192.168.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0
3. 10.0.0.0/8 = IP Addresses 10.0.0.1 through
10.254.254.254 and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0
Connecting to Radius NX 4x4 and 12x8 through a
Firewall/VPN
We have successfully tested control of Radius NX 4x4
and 12x8 through a firewall and VPN, but are unable to
guarantee performance of these types of connections at this
time. Configuration instructions are specific to each firewall
and VPN, so specifics are not available. Additionally, wireless
communications are also not guaranteed, though they have
also been successfully tested.
