Lantronix SLC 8000 manual Quick Setup, Recommendations, IP Address

4:Quick Setup

This chapter helps get the IP network port up and running quickly, so you can administer the SLC advanced console manager using your network.

Recommendations

To set up the network connections quickly, we suggest you do one of the following:

Use the front panel LCD display and keypads.

Complete the quick setup (see Figure 4-5)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 SLC 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 by running the Lantronix DeviceInstaller™ application. If Eth1 cannot acquire an IP address, you cannot use Telnet, SSH, or the web interface to run Quick Setup.

IP Address

Your SLC 8000 advanced console 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.

The following table lists the options for assigning an IP address to your SLC unit.

Table 4-1 Methods of Assigning an IP Address
Method	Description
DHCP	A DHCP server automatically assigns the IP address and network settings.
	The SLC 8000 advanced console manager is DHCP-enabled by default.
	With the Eth1 network port connected to the network, and the SLC unit
	powered up, Eth1 acquires an IP address, viewable on the LCD.
	At this point, you can use SSH to connect to the SLC console manager or use
	the web interface.
BOOTP	Non-dynamic predecessor to DHCP.
Front panel LCD display	You manually assign the IP address and other basic network, console, and
and keypads	date/time settings. If desired, you can restore the factory defaults.
Serial port login to	You assign an IP address and configure the SLC unit using a terminal or a PC
command line interface	running a terminal emulation program to the SLC serial console port
	connection.

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