Specifications

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Quick Start with RASExpress
MultiTech Systems has pre-installed RAS Server software on your MiniArray
III
to make
configuration as simple as possible. For your convenience, a copy of the RASExpress Installation disk
is on the CD-ROM shipped with the MiniArray
III
. Complete this procedure to put your MiniArray
III
into operation as a RAS Server.
What you need to start
• The MiniArray
III
Server
• A dumb terminal or an auxiliary PC (other than the MiniArray
III
itself) that can operate in
terminal mode
• A shielded RS-232C serial cable with a female DB-9 connector on one end and a
connector to match the serial port of the terminal or auxiliary PC on the other end.
• An IP Address assigned to the MiniArray
III
server
• An IP Subnet Mask assigned to the MiniArray
III
server
• Optional: a client PC connected to the MiniArray
III
’s network and equipped with Telnet,
a browser, or MultiManager
Accessing RASExpress
To configure the MiniArray
III
as a RASExpress server, you must first connect a terminal or auxiliary
PC to the MiniArray
III
s serial port. Then you must enable IP Remote Access and then program the
IP Address and IP Subnet Mask into the MiniArray
III
. After the IP Address and IP Subnet Mask
have been entered into the MiniArray
III
, you can either:
(a) continue using the terminal or auxiliary PC to program other network settings into
the MiniArray
III
, or
(b) re-boot the MiniArray
III
and then continue programming the MiniArray
III
’s network
settings from a client PC connected to the LAN in which the MiniArray
III
is the RAS
server.
Do this using Telnet, or a browser, or MultiManager.
The steps for both methods are presented below.
Method A. Do All Configuration using Terminal or Auxiliary PC
A1. Be sure that the MiniArray
III
is connected to the LAN. Turn off the power for the MiniArray
III
.
A2. Using the provided RS-232C serial cable, connect a terminal (or an auxiliary PC) to the
MiniArray
III
s serial port.