Setting Up An Ethernet Connection - GE DigitalFlow GF868 Programming Manual

Chapter 6. Serial Communications

6.6 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection

A modified GF868 can use the Ethernet interface to communicate with an internal network. An optional Ethernet card
with a unique MAC (IP) address (installed only in slots 5 or 6) includes an RJ45 connector. To connect the
Ethernet-enabled GF868 to the network, insert the jack of an RJ45 cable into the RJ45 connector, route the cable
through the bottom of the GF868, and wire the other end of the cable to the LAN according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
To establish Ethernet communications with the GF868, you must install the
(available with your modified GF868) on a PC connected to the LAN. Once installed and running, the software
displays all Ethernet devices currently connected to the subnet. You can identify the GF868 by its MAC address,
supplied as part of customer documentation. The default IP Port is 2101.
The default IP addressing for the GF868 is DHCP (dynamic). If you need to assign a static IP address to the GF868,
complete the following steps:
IMPORTANT: To assign a static IP address, the GF868 must be connected to an Ethernet network with a dynamic
address assignment mechanism (DHCP) first.
1. Run
Ethernet Device Discovery
2. Open your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, or other) and type the DF868 IP address in the
box.
3. The
Connect ME Configuration and Management
password.
a. In the
Username
b. In the
Password
4. At the left of the window, click on
5. The window opens. In the text boxes for
IP Settings
information.
6. Click The software applies the new address.
Apply.
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software, and identify the GF868's current IP address.
text box, type .
root
text box, type .
dbps
.
Network
window opens. Two text boxes ask for the user name and
IP Address, Subnet Mask
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Ethernet Device Discovery
, and
Default Gateway
software utility
Address
, type in the new