Confirming Installer Laptop And Site Requirements; Installer Laptop Requirements; Remote Site Requirements - Hughes HX200 Installation Manual

Confirming installer laptop
and site requirements
Installer laptop requirements The installer laptop must meet the following requirements:
Remote site requirements IP devices that will be connected to an HX200 satellite router
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Before installing the HX200, you must confirm that the installer
laptop and the computer at the installation site meet specific
requirements.
• Ethernet-enabled network interface card (NIC) and Ethernet
cable.
• Operating system with graphical user interface, such as
Windows, Linux with X Windows, or Mac OS X; and with
TCP/IP protocol support and client-side DHCP enabled. See
Appendix A – Configuring a Windows computer to support
DHCP, on page 87.
• Web browser such as Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 or Netscape
with proxy settings disabled. See Appendix D – Disabling a
Web browser proxy connection, on page 111.
• The latest version of the
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must implement the standard TCP/IP stack and provide an
Ethernet interface; otherwise there is no constraint to the
platforms and operating systems of devices attached to the
satellite routers.
For example, PCs, MACs, SPARC and Alpha workstations,
AS400 systems, and so on, can all be used on LANs connected to
an HX200 satellite router, running operating systems such as
Windows, Linux, Solaris, MAC OS X, AIX, VMS and others.
The following additional equipment is required:
• A power strip or surge protector. If neither of these devices
are available, proceed with the installation using a wall outlet
or other appropriate power source.
Note: Prior to beginning the installation, confirm that the
installer laptop is configured to support DHCP. See Appendix A –
Configuring a Windows computer to support DHCP for
instructions on configuring DHCP on a Windows computer.
file (if instructed to install
sbc.cfg