VN-Matrix 300 • Installation and Basic Setup Procedures 19
Network Port Specific Options
Option Function Comment
0 and 10 Network port link
speed
zOption 0 allows the speed of the RJ45 network port to be
set manually.
zOption 10 reports the speed of the SFP port; this is xed at
1Gbs
1 and 11 Set STATIC or DHCP Entering 1 (11) will toggle this option. When DHCP is selected
items 2 (12) through 5 (15) are not accessible.
NOTE: It is necessary to assign a known IP address for the controller. This address must be entered manually into each VN-Matrix 300 unit. Therefore it is not always practical to use DHCP. It is recommended to use a static IP address scheme.2 and 12 Set the local address of
the Network port
zNetwork port 1 is assigned to the RJ45 connector.
zNetwork port 2 is assigned the SFP connector.
zStandard ETHERNET IP addressing rules apply.
Do not use any leading zeroes in the IP address, for example
172.28.12.100 is valid, 172.028.012.100 is not valid.
3 and 13 Set the appropriate
subnet mask for the
network.
zStandard ETHERNET subnet rules apply.
zDo not use leading zeroes in the subnet mask
zsuch as 255.255.10.0 is valid, 255.255.010.0 is not valid.
4 and 14 Set the IP address of
the default gateway.
zRequired for VN-Matrix 300 systems that include multiple
subnets.
The default gateway must be on the same subnet as the as
the port to which it is assigned.
zOnly one default route is supported. Once a value is set
on either option, the other option is no longer available.
To clear a gateway address, select the option (4 or 14) and
enter return with no value set.
zStandard ETHERNET IP addressing rules apply.
Do not use any leading zeroes in the IP address for example
172.28.12.100 is valid, 172.028.012.100 is not valid.
5 and 15 Set the broadcast
address.
Not required.
6 and 16 Set the value of
the maximum
transmission unit, that
is, the number of bytes
(payload) in a frame.
zThis value will affect the performance of the system. A large
value can cause packets to be fragmented (split) whilst
a small value may not make efficient use of the network
capacity.
zFor ETHERNET this value is normally set to 1500. In certain
circumstance this value may need to be changed to better
match the network that is in use.
Unit Specific Options
7 Set the IP address of
the controller.
zRemember that one (and only one) VN-Matrix 300 must be
configured as a controller.
zThe controller IP address must be set to the IP Address
(option 2 and 12) of either Network port on the unit
designated as the controller. This is port over which control
data is sent.