Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90057)

Automatic Configuration of DTCs

Performing an Automatic Configuration Outside NMMGR

Chapter 3

• Automatic configuration operation specified:

:DTCCNTRL func=autoconf

3. The following prompt will appear:

****Make sure your DTC is turned on NOW****

Enter the DTC LAN address in the format of xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx or press

RETURN to exit:

First, make sure that the DTC’s power has been turned on. Then, enter the LAN

address of the DTC to be configured. The LAN address can be found on a label inside

the front cover or on the back panel of the actual DTC box. Note that the LAN

address is different from the IP address which is discussed in step 5 below.

4. DTCCNTRL will create a default DTC node name structured as

DTCxxxx.domain.organization, where xxxx are the last four digits of the DTC’s

LAN address and domain.organization are taken from the host's node name.

At the prompt “The default DTC node name is DTCxxxx.domain.organization.

Press RETURN to continue or enter the DTC node name to overwrite

default:” press the

[Return]

key to continue or enter a different DTC node name to

overwrite the default.

5. At the prompt “Enter optional DTC IP address in the format of n.n.n.n or

press RETURN to continue:” enter the optional DTC IP address or press the

[Return]

key to continue. The IP address is used if your HP 3000 is configured as part

of a network and you want the DTC to be able to respond to PING/iX requests.

6. The following will appear on the screen indicating successful DTC automatic

configuration:

DTCxxxx.domain.organization automatic configuration in progress.....

(DTC download messages will appear here if you are at the system console.)

DTCxxxx.domain.organization configured and downloaded

successfully.

All ports configured successfully.

END OF PROGRAM