Ethernet Settings; Using The Base Url Field - DPS Telecom NetGuardian 420 Web User Manual

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4.3.4 Ethernet Settings

From the Ethernet screen, you can configure information for your NetGuardian 420's ethernet ports.
To change Ethernet information, enter information in the appropriate fields and click Submit Data:
Field Description
Unit Address IP address of the NetGuardian
A road sign to the NetGuardian telling it whether your packets should stay on your
Subnet Mask
local network or be forwarded somewhere else on a wide area network.
An important parameter if you are on a network that is connected to a wide area
Default Gateway network. It tell the NetGuardian which machine is the gateway out of your local
network. Set to 255.255.255.255 if not using a gateway.
MAC Address Hardware address of the NetGuardian (not editable, for reference only).
DNS Address IP address of the domain name server. Set to 255.255.255.255 if not using.
Defines the NetGuardian TCP ports used by data ports 1-8 (serial ports). Data port 1
receives the port number entered here. Data ports 2-8 receive the next 7 port numbers
Proxy Base
in ascending order. (i.e. TCP port 3000 through port 3007 at the IP address of the
NetGuardian).
HTTP Port Enter 80 if using HTTP, 443 if using HTTPS
DCHP Toggles the Dynamic Host Connection Protocol On or Off
The Base URL is the destination website address or the alarm point description
Base URL
hyperlinks. See Section "Using the Base URL Field."

4.3.4.1 Using the Base URL Field

The NetGuardian allows users to turn each alarm point description into a hyperlink. When utilized, the alarm
description for each alarm point that appears in the monitor mode (for base alarms, ping targets, or system alarms)
becomes a link that directs technicians/managers to specific Web pages or to other files viewable by a Web
browser. This allows users to create easily accessible informational databases on how to handle specific alarm
conditions or other instructions. The hyperlinked page or file will be displayed in the main window frame of the
NetGuardian Web browser. Follow the directions below to create hyperlinks for alarm point descriptions.
1. From the Menu select
Edit
Field Descriptions on the Ethernet Screen
. Scroll down to the
Ports
field, see Figure 2.5.
Base URL