2. Connect the SmartNode to the network
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2. Connect the SmartNode to the network
The 4830 Ethernet ports are auto MDX, therefore a straight-through wired cable can be used for host and
switch connections (see
figure 25
).
Figure 25. Connecting the SmartNode to the network
You can check the connection with the ping command to another host on the local LAN.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#ping <IP Address of the host>
Respectively from the host:
ping 172.16.1.99
Note
To ping outside your local LAN, you will need to configure the default
gateway.
3. Load configuration
Patton provides a collection of configuration templates on the support page at
www.patton.com/smart-
node
—one of which may be similar enough to your application that you can use it to speed up configuring the
SmartNode. Simply download the configuration note that matches your application to your PC. Adapt the
configuration as described in the configuration note to your network (remember to modify the IP address) and
copy the modified configuration to a TFTP server. The SmartNode can now load its configuration from this
server.
Note
If your application is unique and not covered by any of Patton’s configura-
tion templates, you can manually configure the SmartNode instead of load-
ing a configuration file template. In that case, refer to the
SmartNode Series
SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
for information on configuring the
SmartNode device.
In this example we assume the TFTP server on the host with the IP address 172.16.1.11 and the configuration
named
SN.cfg
in the root directory of the TFTP server.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#
copy tftp://172.16.1.11/SN.cfg startup-config
Download...100%
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[eth0]#
Network
interface
ETH 0
Cross-over cable
SmartNode
Host
Network
interface
ETH 0
Straight-through
wired cable
SmartNode
Host
Hub
Straight-through
wired cable
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