Important First Configuration Steps - Black Box iPATH ACR1000A-CTL-24 User Manual

4.3 IMPORTANT FIRST CONFIGURATION STEPS

There are several important configuration steps that must be carried out when starting a new iPATH server for the first time.
4.3.1 TO DETERMINE THE IPATH SERVER'S ROLE AND MAIN IP ADDRESS
1 Switch on and log in to the iPATH server; you will be presented with the Servers page.
2 Within the Server page, choose the Role of this new iPATH server:
• Solo - This will be the only iPATH server on the network (with no redundancy and failover), or
• Primary - This server will be used as part of a redundant cluster of iPATH servers, where it will be the main server used to
manage the Agility units.
3 Click the Save button. You will next be presented with the
4 See the warning below - do not carry out this step while the system is in operation. Within the Ethernet Port 1 section at the
top of the page, change the default iPATH IP Address (and Netmask) options to settings that suit your network configuration
and which will be used henceforth for this server.
IMPORTANT: The Ethernet Port 1 iPATH IP Address and Netmask settings must NOT be changed during operation of the
system. Changing these will invalidate the system's security and require intervention from the Black Box technical support
staff to restore to a working state.
5 You can now either:
• Continue with other settings on the same page (See To choose how IP addresses are applied to Agility units right), or
• Click the Save button. After a short delay the web browser will automatically redirect itself to the new IP address so that you
can continue administering the iPATH server.
Note: Ensure that your computer can view the new IP address, otherwise the iPATH server will appear to be offline. Depending
on your network configuration and that of the computer, you may need to change the computer's configuration to be able to see
iPATH server's new network address.
IMPORTANT: To use subnet operation, you must have a DHCP server within your network in order to assign IP addresses to the
iPATH and Agility endpoints. If subnet operation is used without a DHCP server, the Agility endpoints will not communicate
with iPATH As a result, the iPATH will need a factory reset in order to be able to revert it back to single subnet mode.
4.3.2 TO CHOOSE HOW IP ADDRESSES ARE APPLIED TO AGILITY DEVICES
1 Login again to the iPATH server and choose the
2 The Subnet Operation option may, or may not, be presented at the top of the page.
Note: If Subnet Operation is not present, the iPATH server will operate as per the Off setting described below.
When the Subnet Operation option is present, you have the following choices:
• Off - iPATH can administer a single subnet and will use its own DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to
automatically assign IP addresses to new Agility devices, drawing upon a pool of spare addresses defined by you.
• On - iPATH can administer devices across multiple subnets, but will rely upon an external DHCP server to assign valid IP
addresses to new Agility devices.
3 If you chose the Off setting, you now need to define the boundaries of the IP address pool that will be used by the internal
DHCP server. Enter valid start and end addresses to the IP Pool Lower Limit and IP Pool Upper Limit options.
Note: If you chose the On setting, you will need to perform a similar operation within the external DHCP server. For details about
DHCP server requirements, see
For further details about other options within this page, see
4 When all options have been set, click the Save button.
5 If you need to change the operation of iPATH from single subnet to multi-subnet (or back again) this option only appears after
a successful factory reset of iPATH
IMPORTANT
Note: If an existing iPATH server must be replaced, follow the important advice given within
Dashboard > Settings > Network
Dashboard > Settings > Network
Appendix G.
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Dashboard > Settings > Network.
Appendix C (Swapping out an iPATH
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