3. Configuration Options
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Configuring Ethernet Management

Select Ethernet Management from the Management and Communication menu, o r

Ethernet Management Options Screen from the Easy Install screen, to confi gure

the Ethernet port (see Table3- 37, Ethernet Management Options).

Main Menu→Configuration→Manag ement and Communication→

Ethernet Management

Main Menu→Easy Install →Ethernet Management Options Screen

Table 3-37. Ethernet Management Options (1 of 2)

Interface Status
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Determines whether the Ethernet port is being used and can be configured.
Enable – The port is active. It can receive Version 2 or IEEE 802.3 MAC frames and
transmit Version 2 MAC frames only. When the Ethernet port is enabled, the Would you
like to set the Node’s IP Destination to Ethernet? prompt is displayed.
If you select Yes, the Default IP Destination (see Table3-31, Node IP Options) is
automatically changed to Ethernet, so the Ethernet port’s Default Gateway Address
is used for packets that do not h ave a route. This is required wh en the NMS is on a
different subnet than the unit.
If you select No, the COM port or a PVC will be used for packets without a route.
Disable – The port is not active. When the port is disabled, the following will occur:
No alarms or traps configured for the port will be generated.
All port uses that refer to the Ethernet port, like the Default IP Destination and Initial
Route Destination, will be reset to their default values (see Table3- 31, Node IP
Options, and Table3-36, SNMP Traps and Trap Dial-Out Options).
IP Address
Possible Settings: 001.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)
Specifies the IP address needed to access the Ethernet port.
001.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255 – Shows the IP address for the port, which can be
viewed or edited.
Clear – Fills the IP address with zeros.
Subnet Mask
Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: 000.000.000.000
Specifies the subnet mask associated with the IP address that is needed to access the
Ethernet port.
000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255 – Set the Ethernet port’s subnet mask. The range for
each byte is 000 to 255.
Clear – Fills the subnet mask associated with the IP address with zeros.