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Control Server
Software Installation
Composer is the software that provides real-time set-
up and control of Control Server 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
Control Server 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, Control Server 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, Control
Server will not be able to obtain an IP address. While
waiting, Control Server 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 Control Server’s MAC address
(MAC address hex value is converted to decimal for IP
address). Control Server’s MAC address can be found on
a sticker on the bottom of the hardware.
When there is no DHCP server present to assign IP
addresses to either Control Server, 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 Control Server 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 Control
Server directly.
Even if the PC’s default settings have been changed, Control
Server will try to establish communications by setting up
appropriate routing table entries to reach devices with
169.254.x.x addresses.
Connecting to Control Server from a host
computer on the same LAN
Both Control Server, 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 Control Server are on
different subnets).
If you are adding Control Server 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 Control Server 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 Control Server, you may allow Control Server
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 255.0.0.0
Connecting to Control Server through a Firewall/
VPN
We have successfully tested control of Control Server
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.
