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Assigning A Static IP Address |
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Use the Following Seven Steps to Assign a Static IP Address to the Wireless Gateway. The Wireless Gateway defaults to using DHCP to obtain its IP Address. If your Network does not have a DHCP Server, you must Assign it a Static IP Address. Since the Wireless Gateway will not have an IP Address yet in this case, you cannot access its Configuration Web Page to set the Address. To solve this problem the Wireless Gateway uses a method called IP Gleaning that allows you to send it an Address from a Command Prompt Window on your Computer. Note: Determining a Valid Static IP Address requires some knowledge of TCP/IP Network Addressing. Providing this background information is beyond the scope of this document. If you do not know how to assign IP Addresses, a possible solution is to purchase an External Router that provides a DHCP Server. If your Network has a DHCP Server the Wireless Gateway will have obtained an Address from it and the Gleaning Method will not be available. If you want to configure the Wireless Gateway to use a Static IP Address in this case, use the Web-based Interface using the DHCP Assigned IP Address. 1. Determine the IP Address you wish to Assign to the Wireless Gateway. 2. Get the MAC Address of the Wireless Gateway, either from the Label on the Wireless Gateway, or by Using the GWDetect Utility, or by Using the GWLocate Utility. 3. Open a Command Prompt Window on your Computer by Clicking the Start Button, Clicking Run…, Typing cmd in the Open: Box and Clicking OK. 4. Type ping x.x.x.x at the Command Prompt, where x.x.x.x is the IP Address you want to Assign to the Wireless Gateway. If the Command Times Out, no other Device on the Network is using that IP Address and it may be Assigned to the Wireless Gateway. If a response is received, another Device is already using that Address and a different one must be chosen for the Wireless Gateway. 5. Type arp –s x.x.x.x mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm at the Command Prompt, where x.x.x.x is the Desired IP Address and mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm is the MAC address of the Wireless Gateway. The MAC Address must be typed exactly as shown, two characters at a time with dashes between the two-character groups. The MAC Address will always start with ‘00-15-27-. 6. Type ping x.x.x.x at the Command Prompt. You should receive a Response, indicating that the Wireless Gateway has Accepted the IP Address. 7. Access the Wireless Gateway’s Web-based Interface using the Assigned IP Address to finish Configuring the Static Network Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server Addresses. As an example, assume you want to assign IP Address 192.168.1.5 to a Wireless Gateway with MAC Address 00-15-27-01-02-03. You type the following at the command prompt: C:> ping 192.168.1.5 <Command Times Out> C:> arp –s 192.168.1.5 00-15-27-01-02-03 C:> ping 192.168.1.5 <Response Received from the Wireless Gateway> At this point you open your Web Browser and Type 192.168.1.5 in the Address Bar. The IP Gleaning Process only assigns an IP Address to the Wireless Gateway. The Wireless Gateway will not be functional until the Network Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server Addresses are added using the IP Settings Page on the Web-based Interface. Until this is done the IP Address Assigned using Gleaning is not permanently stored in the Wireless Gateway and will be lost if the Wireless Gateway is Powered Down or Reset. Return To Configuring The Gateway Return To Adding Remote Management System |