Chatsworth Products RIM-600 - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 1: Installation
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NOTE: You can remotely reconfigure the Node network settings using the RIM-600
ConsoleView software if the Allow Remote Configuration option is set to Y. However, the Node
must initially be configured via the serial port before any remote configuration is possible.
Option 3 will display operating statistics of the Node. This information may be useful for
troubleshooting. A sample is shown below:
Statistics
Running (hrs)
0 Disk free (KB) 209
Ram free (KB) 7136 Error mask 0
IP alarms 0 Input alarms 0
Pkt rcvs 24 Pkt xmts 4
Pkt errs 0 Ack timeouts 0
Clock timeouts 0 Socket closes 0
Socket errors 0 Socket connects 1
Avg Pkt RTT (ms) 20 Input Prog timeout 0
DSP proc starts 1 IP proc starts 1
Press any key to return to main menu
Option 4 will reset the Node to factory default settings. All programming and network settings will
be deleted.
Option 5 will reboot the system. You must reboot for new Network settings to take effect.
Option 6 will logout without rebooting.
Local Configuration Definitions
Parent Host IP Address: This is the IP address of the RIM-600 Host that this Node is
associated with.
Node IP Address: This is the IP address assigned to the RIM-600 on your network. This
address is provided by you or your network administrator. It is formatted as a standard dotted
decimal number.
Subnet Mask: This is the subnet mask which distinguishes the portion of the IP address that is
the network ID from the portion that is the station ID.
Default Gateway: A TCP/IP network must have a gateway to communicate beyond the LAN
identified by the network ID. A gateway is a computer or router that is connected to two
different networks and can move TCP/IP data from one to the other. If your TCP/IP network
has more than one LAN or if you are connecting to the Internet, you will need to know the IP
address of the gateway that will transfer TCP/IP data in and out of your LAN. A single LAN
that is not connected to other LANs does not require a gateway setting.
DNS Server: The DNS server is used to translate site names into actual numeric network
addresses. Enter the IP address of the DNS server for your network.
Node Name: This name will appear in the RIM-600 ConsoleView Software. In systems with
many Nodes, the Name is useful for identifying one node from another.