Network Connection To A Network Router Equipped With Dhcp - Gerber EDGE FX Installation Manual

Network hub,
switch, or
server
• Contact network administrator to
obtain compatible IP address for
GERBER EDGE FX.
• Connect GERBER EDGE FX to
network hub/switch with straight-
through Category 5 RJ45 Ethernet
cables (or crossover cables if hub is
auto-sensing).
• Use GERBER EDGE FX keypad to
assign a static IP address provided
by network administrator.
• Existing computers and equipment
retain static addresses (no need to
change).
• Install OMEGA 2.1 or higher.
• Install GERBER EDGE FX in OMEGA
using the Browse button in GSPTray.
New network
hub, switch, or
server without
DHCP
• Connect new computer and GERBER
EDGE FX to network hub/switch with
straight-through Category 5 RJ45 Ethernet
cables (or crossover cables if hub is auto-
sensing).
• GERBER EDGE FX uses default static
network address (no need to change
settings.)
• New computer(s) uses default Automatic
Private IP Addressing (no need to assign
network addresses).
• Install OMEGA 2.1 or higher.
• Install GERBER EDGE FX in OMEGA using
the Browse button in GSPTray.
• TIP: Assign static address to computers if
boot times are excessive.

Network connection to a network router equipped with DHCP

Some locations may activate DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) on the GERBER
EDGE FX and allowing a network equipped with a DHCP server to automatically assign
addresses. Two typical scenarios are shown in the following illustrations: a new network with
Existing Network using Static IP Addresses
Network cables
GERBER
Existing
EDGE FX
computer
with OMEGA
2.1 or higher
Existing static
Assign compatible
static IP address
New Network Connection using Static IP Addresses
GERBER
EDGE FX
Default static
IP address
Other
computer or
equipment
Existing static
IP address
IP address
Network cables
New
Other new
computer
computer
with OMEGA
2.1 or higher
Default
automatic IP
automatic IP
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Other
computer or
equipment
Existing static
IP address
Other new
computer
Default
Default
automatic IP