Installation Manual

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Installation Instructions G5 Release A
C.
Finding the MAC Address of the G5 Basestation
To find the MAC address of the G5 Basestation.
Enter the configuration mode, see Enter Configuration Mode” on page 28, and choose
1 System Menu
.
Select
16 Network Setup
.
Note the 6 pairs of alpha-numeric characters (enclosed in square brackets), against the
MAC Address
field.
Note that your G5 Basestation may contain a different set of characters than the one illustrated below:
D.
Configuring with a Computer
Figure 24.
All of the procedures in this chapter assume that you are using the display to configure your basestation(s). However,
the basestation can function as a web server, which means it can be configured using a PC. The web server
functionality is enabled on the basestation by default. To set up web-server functionality:
1.
Connect the base station:
a.
Peer-to-Peer
a direct connection between the basestation and the PC using a crossover cable.
b.
Private network
a connection between the basestation and a router, switch or hub using an Ethernet cable.
The PC is somewhere on the same network.
2.
Enter the configuration mode, see Enter Configuration Mode” on page 28, and choose
1 System Menu
.
3.
Select
16 Network Setup
.
4.
Change the values for
IP address
,
subnet mask
, and
default gateway
, according to the table below.
5.
Reboot system. See“Reboot System” on page 47.
6.
Enter the configuration mode.
7.
Select
16 Network Setup
.
8.
Verify the values for
web server enabled
is
Yes
, or else change this value to
Yes
.
9.
Reboot system. See“Reboot System” on page 47.
Setting
If Peer-to-Peer
If Private Network
IP Address
Base Station
192.168.99.2
192.168.0.110
(or another unused address in the same address
space as the DHCP address)
PC
192.168.99.1
DHCP
Subnet Mask
Base Station
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
PC
255.255.255.0
No requirement
Default Gateway
Base Station
192.168.99.1
192.168.0.1
(or the switch, router, or hub address)
PC
Leave blank
192.168.0.1
(or the switch, router, or hub address)