Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration

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WARNING: The CPS appliance and all attached devices should be powered down before servicing the unit. Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.

Configuring the CPS Appliance

To configure the CPS network appliance, you must specify a unique IP address, plus other network address information. This information will be stored in the CPS configuration database. During initial login, you will specify a password for the Admin user.

Configuring the network addresses

You may use any of four methods to configure the network information: DSView software, BootP, Telnet Command Line Interface (CLI) or the serial CLI on port 1.

These methods work as documented on most Windows and UNIX systems; however, the actual implementation on your system may differ from the instructions provided. Refer to your system administrator guide.

To configure the network addresses using DSView software:

Using the DSView software installation wizard is the easiest method to configure the CPS appliance IP address, subnet mask and gateway. See the DSView Installer/User Guide for instructions. After the network addresses are configured, see Initial CPS appliance login on page 9.

To configure the network addresses using BootP:

1.Ensure that there is a BootP server on your network that is configured to correctly respond to a BootP request from the CPS appliance. BootP servers require the Ethernet MAC address of network devices. The Ethernet MAC address is located on the back panel above the LAN con- nector. See your BootP server’s system administrator guide for information about configuring the BootP server.

2.After you have configured your network’s BootP server with the CPS appliance Ethernet MAC address, IP address, subnet mask and gateway, restore power to the CPS appliance and wait for the ONLINE LED to illuminate. Once this occurs, the CPS appliance has completed the BootP protocol, obtained its IP address and subnet mask and stored these in FLASH.

3.You may verify that the BootP process was successful with a ping command, which tests net- work connectivity. The ping command is entered as:

ping <ip_address>

For example, the following command tests the network connectivity of a CPS appliance with the IP address 192.168.0.5.

ping 192.168.0.5

4.If the CPS network appliance completes the BootP successfully, you will see a display similar to the following.

Pinging 192.168.0.5 with 32 bytes of data: