User's Manual
36 MDS Master Station MDS 05-6399A01, Rev. D
Logical (non-physical) interfaces such as bridges and VLANs use free-form names and can be renamed
by the user.
5.5 Configuration via the Device Manager
The Device Manager is a built-in software tool that works with your PC’s browser to provide an intuitive,
web-style presentation of all unit information, settings, and diagnostics. Device manager is accessible
through ETH1 or ETH2 using a web browser.
Minimum browser requirements: IE10 or later, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
NOTE: For security, web access can be enabled/disabled via the CLI using the command
% set services
web http(s) enabled true/false
5.5.1 General Configuration
For initial configuration of the Master Station, perform the following steps:
1 Connect the unit to a PC via an Ethernet connection.
2 Configure your PC network settings to an IP address on the same subnet as the unit. The default subnet
mask is
255.255.255.0.
NOTE
For IP addressing the Master Station uses a routing prefix expressed in CIDR notation instead
of the specifying a subnet mask. The CIDR notation is the first address of a network, followed
by a slash character (/), and ending with the bit-length (max 32) of the prefix. A subnet mask is
expressed in dot-decimal notation. For example, 192.168.1.0/24 is equivalent to specifying
192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
3 Open a web browser and navigate to the IP address of the unit (default Ethernet IP address is
192.168.1.1). The initial sign-in prompt appears.
4 Enter the username and password (admin is the default entry for both fields), then click ‘Sign In’.
5 On first-time login, the Initial Setup Wizard will appear and provide guidance for general device setup.
This is disabled after the initial setup has been complete but may be re-run at any time by accessing the
Wizards link on the left side of the screen, and clicking Initial Setup.
Key items that should be reviewed and/or set for the radio include:
Create one-time programmable passwords for unit recovery
Change login passwords (to maintain security)