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SSDC-D/IP Hardware Manual
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Option 3: Use Two Network Interface Cards (NICs)
This technique allows you to keep your PC connected to your LAN, but keeps the drive off the
LAN, preventing possible IP conflicts or excessive traffic.
1. If you use a desktop PC and have a spare card slot, install a second NIC and connect it
directly to the drive using a CAT5 cable. You don’t need a special “crossover cable”; the drive will
automatically detect the direct connection and make the necessary physical layer changes.
2. If you use a laptop and only connect to your LAN using wireless networking, you can use the
built-in RJ45 Ethernet connection as your second NIC.
3. The factory default IP address of the drive is “10.10.10.10”.
4. To set the IP address of the second NIC:
a. On Windows XP, right click on “My Network Places” and select properties.
b. On Windows 7, click Computer. Scroll down the left pane until you see “Network”. Right
click and select properties. Select “Change adapter settings”
5. You should see an icon for your newly instated NIC. Right click again and select properties.
a. Scroll down until you see “Internet Properties (TCP/IP)”. Select this item and click the
Properties button.
b. On Windows 7 and Vista, look for “(TCP/IPv4)”
6. Select the option “Use the following IP address”. Then enter the address “10.10.10.11”. This will
give your PC an IP address that is on the same subnet as the drive. Windows will know to direct
any traffic intended for the drive’s IP address to this interface card.
7. Next, enter the subnet mask as “255.255.255.0”. Be sure to leave “Default gateway” blank. This
will prevent your PC from looking for a router on this subnet.
8. Because you are connected directly to the drive, anytime the drive is not powered on your PC
will annoy you with a small message bubble in the corner of your screen saying “The network
cable is unplugged.”
