Patton electronic 07MSN5200-QS quick start Connecting the SmartNode to your laptop PC

3.0 Connecting the SmartNode to your laptop PC

First the SmartNode must be connected to the mains power supply with the power cable. Wait until the Power LED stops blinking and stays lit constantly. Now the SmartNode is ready.

The interconnecting cables shall be acceptable for external use and shall be rated for the proper appli- cation with respect to voltage, current, anticipated temperature, flammability, and mechanical service- ability.

CAUTION

The SmartNode 5200 Series is equipped with Auto-MDX Ethernet ports, so you can use straight-through cables for host or hub/switch connections (see figure 3).

Straight-through wired cable

LAN (ETH 0/1)

Laptop PC

Figure 3. Connecting the SmartNode to your laptop PC

The SmartNode comes with a built-in DHCP server to simplify configuration. Therefore, to automatically config- ure the PC for IP connectivity to the SmartNode, the laptop PC must be configured for DHCP. The SmartNode will provide the PC with an IP address. You can check the connection to the SmartNode by executing the ping com- mand from the PC command window as follows:

ping 192.168.1.1

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