SnapGear SnapGear - Manual (Page 2)

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STEP 1 Unpack the SnapGear appliance
Check the following items were included with your SnapGear appliance:
Power Adapter
SnapGear CD
Ethernet straight through cable (blue)
Ethernet crossover cable (either gray or red)
On the rear panel of the SnapGear appliance you will see network
(LAN), Internet (WAN) and serial ports, a Reset button, and a power
inlet.
The SME570 and SME575 have an additional network port, labeled
DMZ.
The front of the SnapGear appliance contains activity LEDs (lights) that
vary slightly between models. These provide information on the
operating status of your SnapGear appliance.
Note: The Power LED is ON when power is applied (use only the
SnapGear Power Adapter packaged with the unit).
The System/Heart Beat LED flashes when the SnapGear appliance is
running.
If these LEDs do not behave in this manner, you may need to contact
customer support.
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STEP 2 Set up a PC to connect to the SnapGear
Management Console
The SnapGear appliance ships with initial, static IP settings of:
IP address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Note: The Internet/WAN and DMZ interfaces are by default inactive, i.e.
there are no network services such as DHCP in operation, and no IP
address is configured.
Your SnapGear appliance will need an IP address suitable for your LAN
before it is connected. You may choose to use the SnapGear
appliance’s initial network settings as a basis for your LAN settings.
Connect the supplied power adapter to the SnapGear appliance.
Connect the SnapGear appliance’s LAN Ethernet port directly to your
PC’s network interface card using the crossover cable (red or gray).
Note: If you wish to use the SnapGear appliance’s initial network
settings as a basis for your LAN settings, you may connect it directly to
your LAN hub using the straight through Ethernet cable (blue).
Before doing so, it is critical that you ensure there are no other
devices on the LAN with an address of 192.168.0.1.
Next, you must modify your PC’s network settings to enable it to
communicate with the SnapGear appliance.
Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel and double click Network
Connections (or in 95/98/Me, double click Network).
Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties.
Note: If there is more than one existing network connection, select the
one corresponding to the network interface card to which the SnapGear
appliance is attached.
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties (or in 95/98/Me,
TCP/IP -> your network card name if there are multiple entries) and
click Properties.