Establishing A Network Environment; Connecting 882S To The Network - Quantum Data 881 User Manual

Establishing a network environment

Connecting 882s to the network

Chapter 4 Networking 882s
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To create a network environment for your 882s, you must physically connect the 882s to
the network, and then configure their IP addresses and the IP address of the file server.
Procedures for these tasks are described in this section.
In a typical networked environment, you will connect the 882s to the corporate, IP-based
Ethernet LAN. In this scenario, you connect a standard Ethernet patch cable between the
Ethernet port on the 882 and a LAN access jack. The file server is also connected to the
LAN in the same manner.
Another type of network scenario is to directly connect a single 882 to a file server. For a
direct connection, you must use a crossover Ethernet cable and connect it from the
Ethernet port on the file server to the 882 Ethernet port as shown below.
Note: If you are using a PC that is connected to a network that automatically assigns an
IP address, and you will be disconnecting from that network to connect to the crossover
cable and 882, you must manually enter an IP address into the PC so it can communicate
with the 882. The network portions of the IP addresses of the 882 and the PC must match.