Comtrol RocketPort Serial Hub Si 8-Port - Manual (Page 6)

Using the IP Configurator Utility 6 of 9
Use the following procedure if you need to configure a
RocketPort Serial Hub Si to use an IP address. You will
need the following information to configure IP
addressing:
• A unique reserved IP address.
• The IP mask number.
• The IP gateway number.
• Optionally, SNMP information, such as:
-
SNMP system contact name.
- SNMP system name.
- SNMP location.
1. Turn the Power switch to the OFF position.
2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si.
3. If necessary, extract the diagnostic if you
downloaded it from the ftp/web or if you are using
the Comtrol CD.
Note: If the RocketPort Serial Hub Si is not
located near your server, you can use
another computer or laptop to run the
Diagnostics and IP Configurator.
4. Execute the sidiag.exe program in a native MS-
DOS
®
environment.
Note: The Diagnostic and IP Configurator Utility
takes a few moments to load.
5. At the first screen, press the A key and Enter to
start the IP Configurator utility.
6. Connect a null-modem cable from a COM port on a
PC (COM1 or COM2) to Port 1 on the RocketPort
Serial Hub Si.
7. Press the 1 or 2 and Enter keys to represent which
COM port on the PC to which you are connected.
8. Turn the RocketPort Serial Hub Si Power switch to
the ON position and wait for the Port 1 LED to
start blinking.
9. Press any key after the Port 1 LED starts to blink.
Note: When configuring an IP address for the first
time, you may need to use the e option to
erase the configuration.
10. Press the 1 key, enter the unique reserved IP
number, and press the Enter key.
11. Press the 2 key, enter the IP mask number, and
press the Enter key.
12. Press the 3 key, enter the IP gateway number, and
press the Enter key.
13. Optionally, configure the SNMP entries.
14. After configuring all required fields, press the s key
to save and exit or the x key to exit without saving
the IP configuration.
Note: Run the diagnostics again to verify the
addresses. If they are not set, erase the
memory and enter the values again.
15. If you saved the configuration, verify that the IP
Configurator utility responds with an OK for each
item.
16. Use the Software Installation documentation or
the device driver readme file to install and
configure the driver for your operating system.
Note: To download the most recent driver or
software installation document, you can
check the Comtrol web/ftp sites:
http://www.comtrol.com/coperate.htm
ftp://ftp.comtrol.com/readme.htm
17. After you install and configure the driver, you can
connect your serial devices to the RocketPort Serial
Hub Si.
See the following discussion if you need help
diagnosing error messages.
Port 1
PC COM1
or COM2
Null-modem
Cable
Disconnect
Ethernet Cable
Port 5