Intermate 100 manual About Initial Contact, Powerful Multi Purpose Utility, Getting, Connected

Introduction: Topics in This Manual

Powerful

Multi-

Purpose

Utility

•Chapter 11 “The Intermate Management and Configuration Utility (IMCU)” [page 78]

This chapter covers how to install and use this powerful Windows-based utility which is included on the CD-ROM.

As a tool for configuring a single unit, the IMCU is especially useful in establishing initial contact. Most users will find other tools more useful for configuring the other parameters and options.

As a monitoring tool, the IMCU can give you an overview over many different kinds of network devices and their network status (such as “not available”, “sleeping”, ready); for printers, you can also see “page count”. These possibilities are also introduced in Chapter 11, in the section “Device List / Available Agents” [page 83].

As a firmware upgrade tool, the IMCU can be used not only for upgrading single units, but also for bulk upgrade as well as for copying configuration files from one unit to one or more other units; see “Upgrades and Maintenance”, starting on page 196.

1.4.3.About Initial Contact

Getting

TCP/IP-

Connected

This main section consists of one large chapter, Chapter 12 “IP Assignments for Initial Contact” [page 88].

It contains comprehensive information on how to choose a method for assigning TCP/IP-related information (IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and host name)—and how to use the chosen method. It is especially meant to help those whose situation cannot be easily handled with the information in Getting Started or the Quick Guide. This chapter can also be used as a replacement for those guides.

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