Novatel OEM6 Series User Manual page 80

Chapter 6
To set up a dynamic IP address configuration, follow these steps:
1. Connect a computer to the OEM6 receiver using a null modem serial cable or USB cable.
2. Establish a connection to the receiver using either NovAtel Connect or another terminal program
such as Windows HyperTerminal. This connection is used to send the commands in this procedure to
the receiver.
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For information about establishing a connection using NovAtel Connect, refer to the
Quick Start Guide for the product or NovAtel Connect Help.
3. Enable the Ethernet port by entering:
ethconfig etha auto auto auto auto
4. Obtain the IP address assigned to the OEM6 receiver by the DHCP server.
log ipstatus once
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Make a note of the IP address returned with this log. This value is used later in this pro-
cedure.
5. Confirm that DHCP is enabled. by entering:
log ipconfig once
6. Assign the TCP/IP port number by entering:
icomconfig icom1 tcp :2000
7. Confirm the port number assigned to ICOM1 by entering:
log icomconfig once
8. Connect to the receiver using NovAtel Connect or any third party terminal program that supports
TCP/IP connections. Use the IP address obtained from the IPSTATUS log in Step 4 and port number
assigned in Step 6.
The figure below shows the New Connection window in NovAtel Connect with the Ethernet settings from
Step 4.
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For information about establishing a connection using NovAtel Connect, refer to the
Quick Start Guide for the product or NovAtel Connect Help.
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Ethernet Configuration