Connecting The Smartnode Device To The Network; Connecting The Sn4141 To A Laptop Pc; Connecting The Smartnode To The Network - Patton SmartNode 5541 Series User Manual

SmartNode 5541 & 4141 Series User Manual
The modified configuration is applied immediately. It is not necessary to
Note
reboot the device when changing any configuration parameter.
172.16.1.99(if-ip) [WAN]#copy running-config startup-config
172.16.1.99(if-ip) [WAN]
The SmartNode can now be connected to your network.

Connecting the SmartNode device to the network

In general, the SmartNode will connect to the network via the WAN (ETH 0/0) port. This enables the
SmartNode to offer routing services to the PC hosts on LAN (ETH 0/1) port. The SmartNode device is
equipped with Auto-MDX Ethernet ports, so you can use straight through or crossover cables for host or hub/
switch connections. (see
You can check the connection with the ping command from the SmartNode to another host on the network.
172.16.1.99(if-ip)[WAN]#ping <IP Address of the host>
If the WAN address is not set to DHCP, to ping a device outside your local
Note
LAN you must first configure the default gateway. (For information on con-
figuring the default gateway, refer to section "Set IP addresses" in the Trinity
Software Configuration Guide.)
Connecting both Ethernet ports to the same switch will only work if the
Note
switch has separate ARP tables for each connection.
Go to section "Loading the Configuration (optional)"

Connecting the SN4141 to a laptop PC

First, the SmartNode device must be connected to the main power supply with the power cable. Wait until the
Power LED stops blinking and stays lit constantly. Now the SmartNode device is ready.

Connecting the SN4141 to a laptop PC

figure 12).
Figure 12. Connecting the SmartNode to the network
on page 39.
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