Dhcp connection – ClearCube C/Port & MVX User Manual

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C/Port Installation

f. Click Configuration > Session. Ensure that the Accept Any Peer option is clear. In

the Peer MAC Address line, type the MAC address of the C7420 (the MAC address

is on a label on the bottom of the C7420).

g. Click Apply and then click Continue.
h. Click Configuration > Monitor Emulation. Select the monitor emulation option for

both monitors (DVI 1 and DVI 2).

i.

Click Apply and then click Reset. The V5120 displays a power state message. Click

OK.

5. Briefly press and hold the reset button on your blade to reset it. You can now start your

C7420 and click Connect to connect to your blade.

DHCP Connection

When connecting a blade and a C7420 on a network with a DHCP server, you can enable both

devices to accept a dynamic IP addresses.

Note: The C7420 Fiber C/Port and V5120 Dual Host are initially configured for DHCP

connections. If a DHCP server does not provide an IP address within 20 seconds of

startup, the C7420 and V5120 use the defaults detailed in

Understanding Default

Network Addresses

” on page 22.

Note: Ensure that your chassis is connected to switch on a network with a DHCP server.

1. Ensure that you have connected devices as described in “

Setting up the C7420 Fiber

C/Port

” on page 20.

2. Connect the chassis and C7420 Fiber C/Port.

a. Connect one end of a CAT5 or CAT6 Ethernet cable to the appropriate port on your

chassis.

R4300 chassis—Insert the cable in the Secondary Network port.

A3100 chassis—Insert the cable in the PCoIP port.

b. Connect the other end of the cable to the TX port on the F6150–160 fiber transceiver

(for more information, see the Quick Start Guide and User’s Guide with the

F6150–160 fiber transceiver).

3. Provision the C7420.

a. Briefly press and hold the power button on the front of the C7420 to start it.
b. In the upper–left corner of the screen, click Options > Configuration to open the

Configuration window. From the Network tab, select the Enable DHCP option. Click

Apply and then click OK.

c. From the Discovery tab, select the Enable Discovery and Enable Host Discovery

options. Click Apply and then click OK.

Your C7420 Fiber C/Port is now configured to discover blades automatically.

4. Provision the V5120 Dual Host card on the blade.

a. From the C7420 desktop, click the Connect button to display the Discovered Hosts

dialog box. Record the IP address and MAC address of the blade’s V5120 Dual Host

card, or host, and then click Cancel to close the dialog box.

b. Open a Web browser on a computer with a static IP address on the same subnet as the

blade with the V5120 Dual Host card you are provisioning. To open the PCoIP Web

interface on the V5120, type the IP address that you recorded in the previous step in

the browser.

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