User's Manual

Chapter 2: Connecting to the EnRoute500
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Note that the “Static Configuration” interface is the only interface that has a fixed address that
cannot be changed by the user. Since this interface is known to always be present, it can be
used for initial configuration and for accessing devices whose configuration settings are
unknown.
2.2 Connecting to an Unconfigured EnRoute500
Use the Static Configuration interface with IP address 169.254.253.253 and netmask
255.255.0.0 to establish network connectivity to an unconfigured EnRoute500.
The Static Configuration interface functions only with the EnRoute500’s wired
interface. Do not try to access the EnRoute500 over a wireless link using the
address of this interface.
To connect to an EnRoute500 using its Static Configuration IP address, you must configure
your computer’s IP address to be in the 169.254.253.253/16 subnet, e.g. 169.254.253.1 and
connect the computer’s Ethernet cable to the “DATA” port on the EnRoute500’s PoE injector.
ENSURE THAT THE DATA CONNECTION FROM THE PC OR THE LAN IS MADE
TO THE “PC” PORT. DO NOT CONNECT ANY DEVICE OTHER THAN THE
ENROUTE500 TO THE PORT LABELED “CPE” ON THE PoE INJECTOR.
NETWORK EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT PoE CAN BE
PERMANENTLY DAMAGED BY CONNECTING TO A PoE SOURCE. NOTE THAT
MOST ETHERNET INTERFACES ON PERSONAL COMPUTERS (PCs),
LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS, AND OTHER NETWORK EQUIPMENT
(E.G. ETHERNET SWITCHES AND ROUTERS) DO NOT SUPPORT PoE.
Since the Static Configuration IP address is the same for all EnRoute500s, you
should not simultaneously connect multiple EnRoute500s to a common LAN
and attempt to access them using the Static Configuration IP address.