Accessing The Wcb - Colubris Networks WCB-200 Admin Manual

WCB-200 Admin Guide
With DHCP enabled, the IP address of the WCB-200 may change, and you will
Note:
lose connection to the management tool. To reestablish a connection, see
Accessing the WCB below.
E. Accessing the WCB
1. Configure your computer to obtain an IP address and DNS Server address automatically.
For example, in Windows XP, use Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area
Connection > Properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties, and make sure that
both the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain a DNS server address
automatically are both checked.
2. Connect your computer to the same network as the WCB-200.
3. Look in the DHCP server log for the Ethernet Base MAC address shown on the WCB-200 label
and take note of the corresponding IP address.
4. Relaunch the WCB-200 management tool, this time using: https://<IP address discovered in
previous step>, to access the WCB-200 management tool.
It is also possible to assign a second, static, IP address to the WCB-200 for ease of
Note:
access to the management tool later. For information, see
on page 23.
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"Management IP address"
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