4: Quick Setup

This chapter helps get the IP network port up and running quickly, so you can administer the SLB branch office manager using your network. To set up the network connections quickly, we suggest you do one of the following:

Use the front panel LCD display and pushbuttons.

Complete the Quick Setup web page on the web interface.

SSH to the command line interface and follow the Quick Setup script on the command line interface.

Connect to the console port and follow the Quick Setup script on the command line interface.

Note: The first time you power up the SLB unit, Eth1 tries to obtain its IP address via DHCP. If you have connected Eth1 to the network, and Eth1 is able to acquire an IP address, you can view this IP address on the LCD or Lantronix® Detector™ (downloadable at http://www.lantronix.com/support/downloads/). If Eth1 cannot acquire an IP address, you cannot use Telnet, SSH, or the web interface to run Quick Setup.

IP Address

Your SLB branch office manager must have a unique IP address on your network. The system administrator generally provides the IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway. The IP address must be within a valid range, unique to your network, and in the same subnet as your PC.

You have the following options for assigning an IP address to your SLB device.

 

 

Table 4-1. Methods of Assigning an IP Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method

Description

 

 

 

DHCP

A DHCP server automatically assigns the IP address and network

 

 

 

 

settings. The SLB branch office manager is DHCP-enabled by

 

 

 

 

default.

 

 

 

 

With the Eth1 network port connected to the network, and the SLB

 

 

 

 

device powered up, Eth1 acquires an IP address, viewable on the

 

 

 

 

LCD.

 

 

 

 

At this point, you can Telnet into the SLB branch office manager, or

 

 

 

 

use the web interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOOTP

Similar to DHCP but for smaller networks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detector

A Windows-based application downloadable at

 

 

 

 

http://www.lantronix.com/support/downloads/ for viewing a DHCP-

 

 

 

 

provided IP address or for assigning a static IP address to the SLB

 

 

 

 

branch office manager. You can use Detector only if you have not

 

 

 

 

already assigned a static IP address by another method. For more

 

 

 

 

information, see Detector’s online help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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