3: Using Deviceinstaller; Installing Deviceinstaller; Assigning An Ip Address - Lantronix XPort Direct+ User Manual

3: Using DeviceInstaller

This chapter covers the steps for getting the XPort Direct+ device server online and
viewing its current configuration.

Installing DeviceInstaller

To install DeviceInstaller:
1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically starts and
displays the main window.
2. If the CD does not launch automatically:
a) Click the Start button on the Task Bar and select Run.
b) Enter your CD drive letter, colon, backslash, Launch.exe (e.g.,
3. Click the DeviceInstaller button. The installation wizard window displays.
4. Respond to the installation wizard prompts.
Note:
DeviceInstaller online help.

Assigning an IP Address

The unit's IP address must be configured before it can work correctly on a network.
You have several options for assigning an IP to your unit. We recommend that you
manually assign the IP address over the network using DeviceInstaller software,
which is on the product CD.
Note: To use a serial connection instead of an Ethernet connection to configure the
device, see
The unit's IP address is normally set to 0.0.0.0 at the factory. The hardware address
is on the product label. The unit is DHCP enabled as the default.
To assign an IP address manually:
1. Click Start Programs
PC has more than one network adapter, a message displays. Select an adapter
and click OK.
Note:
IP address), click the Search icon and select the unit from the list of
Lantronix device servers on the local network.
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D:\Launch.exe).
For more information about DeviceInstaller, see the
5: Configuration via Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode)
If the unit already has an IP address (e.g., DHCP has assigned an
Lantronix DeviceInstaller DeviceInstaller. If your
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