Redboot Procedures; Accessing Redboot Overview - Comtrol DeviceMaster EIP Series Hardware Installation And Configuration Manual

RedBoot Procedures

You can use this section as a reference if you want to perform tasks in RedBoot.
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Accessing RedBoot Overview

• Establishing a Serial Connection
• Establishing a Telnet Connection
• Determining the Network Settings
• Configuring the Network Settings
• Changing the Bootloader Timeout,
• Determining the Bootloader Version
• Resetting the DeviceMaster
• Configuring Passwords
• RedBoot Command Overview
Optionally, you can install PortVision DX on a Windows system on the network and perform all of these tasks.
PortVision DX provides a Telnet/SSH session, which is discussed in
SSH Sessions (PortVision DX)
Accessing RedBoot Overview
To access RedBoot, you can use one of the following methods:
• A serial connection between Port 1 on the DeviceMaster and a COM port on a PC (Page 66). If you plan on
using the serial method, you will need a null modem cable, a terminal program installed and configured
on the PC, and a Bootloader Timeout value in excess of 15 seconds. If the Bootloader Timeout value has been
reduced to 1 second, this procedure will NOT be possible.
Note: Use the serial connection method, if the DeviceMaster is not on the same Ethernet network segment
as the PC.
If you do not know the IP address of the DeviceMaster you must use a serial connection to communicate
with the DeviceMaster.
• A telnet connection (Page 67), if the DeviceMaster is locally accessible by Ethernet. A telnet connection
requires that you know the IP address. In addition, the IP address must also be valid for the network to
which it is attached.
For example: The network segment must be 192.168.250.x to telnet to the DeviceMaster default IP
address if you have not changed the IP address to operate on your network.
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