Configuration Methods 25
Easy Config Wizard
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Direct Connection
—Use this method when you can connect to the Terminal Server from a
serial terminal or from a computer running terminal emulation software over a serial port. Using
this method, you will need to configure and/or manage the Terminal Server using either the
Menu or CLI.
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DHCP/BOOTP
—Use this method when you have a BOOTP or DHCP server running and you
can connect the Terminal Server to your network. The Terminal Server will automatically obtain
an IP address from a local network DHCP/BOOTP server when this service is enabled (it is
disabled by default). You can also configure certain Terminal Server parameters that will be
passed from the DHCP/BOOTP server to the Terminal Server when it boots up. Other
configurators such as DeviceManager, CLI, or Menu can be used to set this option, and obtain
the initial IP address.
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ARP-Ping
—Use this method when you can connect the Terminal Server to the network and
want to assign a temporary IP address to the Terminal Server by specifying an ARP entry from
your PC and then pinging it.
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IPv6 Network
—When the Terminal Server is connected to an IPv6 network, its local link
address is determined using stateless auto configuration.
Once an IP address has been assigned to the Terminal Server, in most cases, you can continue to use
the same method if it is a configurator or you can switch to any other configuration method.
Requires a Configured IP Address
The following configuration methods require that an IP address already be assigned to the Terminal
Server.
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WebManager
—WebManager is a fully functional, browser-based configuration method.
Easy Config Wizard
The Easy Config Wizard is a configuration wizard that will configure all the serial ports on your
Terminal Server to one of the following:
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Printing (not supported on Terminal Server 1-Port models)
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Raw TCP (also referred to as the TCP Sockets in DeviceManager/WebManager)
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Console Management
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Secure Console Management (not supported on Terminal Server 1-Port models)
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Terminal
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Virtual COM Port (COMredirect access)
You can launch the Easy Config Wizard from the installation CD-ROM.
