Chapter 4Setting Up the Remote Connection

If DHCP is enabled, the next time the HP TopTools Remote Control card reboots it will obtain its network settings (including its IP address) from the DHCP server. The card will attempt to keep the assigned network settings for as long as possible so you won’t need to go back into the card’s BIOS setup program to view a new IP address (or view the card’s new address via HP TopTools Device Manager) every time the card reboots. If, for some reason, the IP address on the card changes, an event will be generated warning you of the change. You may configure the card to page you for this event.

NOTE

The TopTools Remote Control card always requests the

 

maximum lease time for network settings so that they do not

 

change. It will also attempt to renew the lease before the lease

 

time expires. As long as the card does automatic renewing in

 

time, it will not lose the leased IP Address. However, if the

 

card is switched off, and remains off past the lease renewal

 

date, it will lose its lease on the IP Address and will need to

 

obtain a new one.

 

 

PPP Configuration

For remote connection to the TopTools Remote Control card via a modem, the Point-to-Point Network configuration must be enabled and defined. This includes an initialization string for your external modem, a PPP IP address and a PPP Netmask address. Typically, you leave the PPP IP address and PPP Netmask at the factory defaults since your PPP connection does not interact with the site network.

 

NOTE

The PPP IP address must be different from the HP TopTools

 

 

Remote Control card’s LAN IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP TopTools Remote Control for HP NetServers

- PPP Settings

 

<P> Enable PPP

PPP is DISABLED

 

<S> Set PPP Initialization String

ATL1M1X3E0S0=3

 

<I> Set PPP IP-Address

192.168.100.10

 

<N> Set PPP Netmask

255.255.255.0

 

<M> Main Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-4. Point-to-Point Configuration

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HP D6028-90004 manual PPP Configuration, Remote Control card’s LAN IP address