User`s guide

16 Chapter 2 Configuring the IP Address
IP Address with Digi Port Authority-Remote
Use this section to configure an initial IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway using Digi Port Authority-Remote. This procedure cannot be used
to change the IP address, but only to assign the initial IP address. It also
cannot be used if a DHCP server is active.
Assumptions
This procedure assumes the following:
• That your Digi device is connected to the Ethernet network.
• That the Digi device has DHCP client turned on. This is the default
setting and it will be on unless it was turned off.
• That you do not have a DHCP server to serve IP address. If you do,
use the DHCP procedure. See "Configuring an IP Address using
DHCP and RARP" on page 17.
• That you have installed Digi Port Authority-Remote version 2.01.11
or later and it is on the same subnet as the Digi device.
Note: Click the Help button on the tool bar in Digi Port Authority-Remote to check
the version number.
Procedure
1. Run Digi Port Authority-Remote.
2. Click Discover. A list of Digi devices appears. Systems with IP
addresses of 0.0.0.0 need IP addresses.
3. Select a device from the list and then click Configure.
4. Supply an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway and then
choose OK.
Digi Port Authority-Remote configures the IP address, subnet mask,
and default gateway.
Configuring the IP Address Using ARP-Ping
An IP address can be configured by manually updating a server’s ARP
table and then pinging the Digi device.
Note: The ARP-Ping command assigns the IP address you designate but also
assigns default subnet mask and gateway addresses. It is necessary to
change the subnet mask and gateway addresses.
Assumptions
This procedure assumes that your Digi device is connected to the Ethernet
network
Procedure
1. Record the MAC address of the Digi device. The MAC address is on the
label side of the unit.
2. Access a server on the same subnet as the Digi device.
3. Manually update the server’s ARP table using the Digi device’s MAC
address and the IP address you want assigned to the Digi device. The