
NPort 5100 Series Initial IP Address Configuration
Initializing the NPort 5100’s IP Address
1. Determine whether your NPort 5100 needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP (either DHCP or BOOTP
application).
2. If the NPort 5100 is used in a Static IP environment, you can use NPort 5100 Administration Suite,
ARP, Web Console, Telnet Console, or Serial Console to configure the new IP address.
3. If the NPort 5100 is used in a Dynamic IP environment, you can use NPort 5100 Administration suite,
Web Console, Telnet Console, or Serial Console to configure the NPort 5100 to get an IP address
dynamically with DHCP, DHCP/B OOTP, or BOOTP.
ATTENTION
Consult your network administrator
on how to reserve a fixed IP address for your NPort 5100 in the MAC-IP
mapping table when using a DHCP Server or BOOTP Server.
In most appl
ications, you should assign a fixed IP
address to your NPort
5100.
Factory Default IP Address
NPort 5100 products are configured with the following default private IP address:
Default IP address: 192.168.127.254
(IP addresses of the form 192.168.xxx.xxx are referred to as private IP addresses, since it is not possible to
access a device configured with a private IP address directly from a public network. For example, you would not
be able to ping such a device from an outside Internet connection. NPort 5100 applications that require sending
data over a public network, such as the Internet, require setting up the server with a valid public IP address,
which can be leased from a local ISP.)
NPort Administration Suite
NPort Administration Suite consists of useful utility programs that are used to configure and manage your NPort
5100s.
See Chapter 5 for details on how to install NPort Administration Suite, and how to use this suite of
useful utilities to set up IP addresses and configure your NPort 5100 serial device servers.
ARP
You can make use of the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) command to set up an IP address for your NPort
5100. The ARP command tells your computer to associate the NPort 5100’s MAC address with the intended IP
address. You must then use Telnet to access the NPort 5100, at which point the device server’s IP address will
be reconfigured.
ATTENTION
In order to use this setup method, both your computer and the NPort
5100 must be connected to the same
Or, you may use a cross-over Ethernet cable to connect the NPort 5100 directly to your computer’s
Your NPort 5100 must be configured with the factory default IP address—192.168.127.254—
executing the ARP command, as described below.
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