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Configuring IPmux-8/16 for Management 2-1
Chapter 2
Installation and Setup
This chapter describes how to set up IPmux-8/16 for management and connect it
to the management station, and includes the following sections:
• Configuring IPmux-8/16 for Management
• Connecting IPmux-8/16 to the Management Station
2.1 Configuring IPmux-8/16 for Management
To remotely administer IPmux via a Network Management Station (NMS), it is
necessary to first configure some basic IPmux parameters via an ASCII terminal
session to the IPmux Control Port. The following steps are required:
1. Configuring the host IP parameters (IP address, IP mask, default gateway)
2. Defining the Network Management Station in the Manager List.
Configuring the IP Parameters
The IPmux host IP parameters may be assigned automatically via DHCP or the
may be configured manually.
 To manually configure the host IP parameters:
1. Display the Host IP menu (Configuration > System > Host IP)
2. Disable the DHCP mechanism
3. Save the changes
4. Enter the new host IP parameters for IPmux:
 Host IP address
 IP mask
 Default gateway
5. Save the changes.