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Installation: Configuration
Using ATTO ExpressNAV
ATTO ExpressNAV is the recommended
management tool for the iPBridge. It is a web-
based graphical user interface (GUI) that allows
you to manage the iPBridge by clicking choices
and commands in traditional GUI fashion or by
entering Command Line Interface commands
directly, as you would in a terminal emulation
session.
The minimum requirement for browsers is
Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Navigator 6.2.
Access from any web browser that supports the
latest standards for XHTML 1.0 and CSS1. To
make ExpressNAV as compatible as possible with
as many browsers as possible, all pages are
written in pure XHTML 1.0 and CSS1.It is
compatible with the latest versions of Internet
Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla (including K-
Meleon, Camino, Mozilla Firefox, Epiphany and
Galeon), and KHTML (including Konqueror and
Safari).
To take full advantage of the ExpressNAV
interface, enable Java script through your
browser.
To optimize ExpressNAV in Internet Explorer
1 Go to the browser toolbar and select Tools
2 Select Internet Options
3 Select the Security tab
4 Select the Custom Level button.
5 On the menu presented, go to the Microsoft
VM, Java permissions and make sure
Disable Java is not selected.
6 Go to the Miscellaneous topic and select
METAREFRESH.
To use ATTO ExpressNAV
1 Once the iPBridge is found, click the Launch
button to open the ExpressNAV web browser.
2 The ExpressNav home page displays. Click
Enter.
3 Enter the username and password.
The default values are username “root” and
password “Password”.
Note
The username is case insensitive and the
password is case sensitive.
4 The ExpressNAV iPBridge Status page
appears. Configure your iPBridge using the
ExpressNAV interface. Refer to ExpressNAV
provides web-based interface on page 19,
ending with the SaveConfiguration Restart
from the Restart page.
Connecting using the serial port
1 Connect an RJ11 part number CBL-0911-001
and adapter crossover serial cable (null
modem) between the ATTO iPBridge serial port
and one of the computer's serial COM ports.
A gender changer or DB-9 to DB-25 converter
may be needed depending on the cables being
used.
2 Enable the computer’s serial port and initiate a
terminal emulation link.
3 Set the following serial parameters in your
terminal program:
• Bits per second: 115200
• Data Bits: 8
• Parity:, None
• Stop Bits: 1
• Flow Control: None
• Terminal type: ASCII
• Echo: on.
4 Press Enter several times until the Ready
prompt is displayed.
5 Disable DHCP by typing
set ipdchp dp0 disabled
6 To configure the IP address, type
set ipaddress dp0 w.x.y.z
where w.x.y.z is an addressable address for
your network.
7 To configure the subnetmask, type
set ipsubnetmask dp0 a.b.c.d
where a.b.c.d is the subnet you want the
iPBridge to be available.
8 To configure the gateway, type