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30 Connecting to the Base Station TB7300 Installation and Operation Manual

and usernames securely and do not lose them. They may be needed by

Tait support personnel if assistance is required. Tait cannot retrieve

forgotten passwords.

4.2.2 Setting the IP Address

Before the base station is installed on site, you need to provide it with its

proper IP address. Make sure that you do not lose this address.

1. Select Identity > Identity > Network.

2. Enter the required details in the Change network identity area and

click Save.

When a user saves or changes the IP address of an online base station,

the base station will sometimes reset. Tait recommends that all config-

uration changes are made after taking the base station offline.

4.2.3 Security Certificates

You can upload your own security certificates to the base station (Tools >

Settings > Web certificate). If you have installed and configured the

appropriate Certification Authority software, you can issue security

certificates for all base stations. After uploading the certificates to the base

stations, you can configure all maintainers’ web browsers to accept

security certificates from your own Certification Authority.

Before you have uploaded a security certificate to the base station, it

will raise a security warning when your browser connects to it for the

first time. The base station creates a self-signed certificate when the

firmware is installed. Your browser raises a security warning because

the security certificate was not issued by a trusted Certification Author-

ity. The browser will have an option to let you override or bypass the

security warning.

4.2.4 Local Connection to a Base Station

Using a computer onsite normally requires the computer have an IP address

that is compatible with the sub-netting and routing used by the

communications network. Additionally, you may need to connect to a

reciter after removing it from service.

In either case, you may have to change your computer IP address

configuration.

To connect the base station to your computer, ensure that your computer is

part of the same subnet as the base station, or has a route to it. Refer to your

operating system provider's Help for further information.