Advanced Device Management - Moxa Technologies EtherDevice User Manual

Advanced Device Management

Some users will want to use MOXA EtherDevice Server's full range of management and
monitoring functions. This not only includes such functions as Monitor, Auto Warning,
Mirror Port, and Segment Integrity, mentioned in the previous section, but also Advanced
EDS functions that allow you to configure EDS's own network parameters, and functions
that let you assign IP addresses to connected devices, such as:
1. Auto warning (by e-mail)
2. DHCP
3. Communication Redundancy
4. SNMP
All of EDS's management and monitoring functions are discussed in detail in Chapter 6.
To be able to access EDS's functions over the network (by Telnet or Web Browser) from a
PC host that is connected to the same LAN as EDS, you need to make sure that the PC host
and EDS are on the same logical subnetwork. To do this, check your PC host's IP address
and netmask. By default, EDS's IP address is 192.168.127.253 and EDS's netmask is
255.255.0.0 (for a Class B network). If you do not change these values, and your PC host's
netmask is 255.255.0.0, then its IP address must have the form 192.168.xxx.xxx. On the
other hand, if your PC host's netmask is 255.255.255.0, then its IP address must have the
form 192.168.127.xxx. If your LAN connects to a WAN or the Internet by a router, then
check with your network administrator to determine the IP address you should enter for
EDS's Gateway setting.
NOTE To use EDS's management and monitoring functions from a PC host connected to the
same LAN as EDS, you must make sure that the PC host and EDS are on the same logical
subnetwork.
Another point to consider is whether or not EDS is connected to a DHCP network. In the
next section, we explain how to configure your DHCP host to reserve a specific IP address
for MOXA EtherDevice Server. By reserving a specific IP address, you will always be able
to locate EDS by Telnet or Web Browser.
How To Use MOXA EtherDevice Server
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