Vaisala vNet PoE Network Interface User Manual

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vNet User’s Guide

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On the

Discover Device

window, scroll down the device list

until you find the MAC address of the vNet Device you are
installing (on the side of the vNet Device above the serial
number). If the vNet Device does not appear in the list, wait a
few seconds, then click

Refresh

. Select the vNet Device, then

click

Next

.

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On the

Configure Network Settings scree

n, specify the IP

settings:

• If DHCP will be used to supply a reserved or dynamic IP

address, select

Obtain IP settings automatically using

DHCP

, then click

Next

.

• If a static IP address will be assigned to the vNet Device,

select

Use the following IP settings

, enter the desired IP

address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, then click

Next

.

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From the

Select Scenario List

, select

RealPort (COM Port

Redirection)

, then click

Next

. Select Custom Configuration if

you want to manually set all parameters using the vNet
Configuration web interface (not recommended).

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Ensure the

Install Digi RealPort on this computer

checkbox is

checked, click

Next

, then click

Next

on the summary screen.

Wait for the new settings to be saved to the vNet Device. This
may take up to 3 minutes, depending on the Device.

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Optional: Enter a description for the vNet Device, then click

Next

.

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If required, enter the system username (

root

) and the default

password (

dbps

). You can change the device password later.

After a short delay, a list of all installed vNet Devices that use
the RealPort driver, displays in the Command Prompt win-
dow. Record the COM port number(s) of the vNet Device(s)
you installed (you will refer to these numbers when using
Vaisala software). You can close the Command Prompt win-
dow by selecting the title bar, then pressing any key on the
keyboard, or click the X in the top right corner.

Refer to, “Configuring vNet Devices” on page 9, for further
instructions on opening the web-based interface to change the
password or other settings.

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