User guide

In This Chapter
Chapter 1 Introduction 7
Chapter 1 Introduction
In This Chapter
The following topics are discussed in this chapter:
Setup Overview................................................................................................................................6
About Entering Commands on the Command Line.........................................................................7
Supported Devices ...........................................................................................................................8
About This Guide.............................................................................................................................8
Other Documents in the Library ......................................................................................................8
About Configuration Methods.........................................................................................................9
Configuration Prerequisites ...........................................................................................................10
Setup Overview
This section provides an overview of the setup process.
Step A: Plan
Before beginning setup, consider the following:
• How to assign an IP address to the Digi device’s Ethernet interface, which can be accomplished in a number
of ways. See "Configuring the IP Address" on page 12.
• How to configure serial ports. A key consideration is whether to use RealPort. Other considerations include
the type of peripheral that will connect to the port and the peripheral’s cabling requirements. See "Configur-
ing Ports for RealPort" on page 16 and the online RealPort driver documentation and Cable Guide, both of
which are on the Access Resource CD.
• The various ways that your Digi device can be configured. See "About Configuration Methods" on page 10
and "Configuration Prerequisites" on page 11 for more information.
Step B: Set Up the Hardware
1. If the Digi device supports multiple serial port interfaces (EIA-232, EIA-422/485), set the interface with the
dip switches on the device.