User Guide

Introduction
General procedure
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20.1 PingofLife
The STPro offers a unique method to supply an IP address to the
STPro's Ethernet port.
This method, the PingofLife, allows to provide the STPro with
an IP address without affecting other configurational settings.
The principle is fairly simple: a special ping packet will deliver an
IP address to your STPro.
Generally the procedure is as follows:
Step Action
1 Preconfigure the intended IP address and a special MAC group
address in the ARP cache of one of your PCs.
2 Power cycle the STPro, and allow the POST to end (this takes about
30 seconds).
3 Ping this same IP address within 60 seconds after the STPro ended
its POST.
If everything goes well, the STPro has assimilated this IP address.
4 Save the new IP setting via the STPro pages.
Most TCP/IP packages support the ARP and PING command. The
PingofLife can be executed from any PC on your local network.
IP Addresses and Subnet Masks
Make sure that the intended STPro IP address and your PC share
the same IP (sub)network.
If not, the ping will be submitted with the MAC address of the
default router instead of the special MAC group address.
CAUTION