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Sensorsoft Alert User Manual
a. When prompted with the question “Set to defaults ? (y/n)”, type N and press the Enter key.
b. You can now configure the following network settings. Ask your network administrator if you
do not have this information.
 Hostname
 DHCP enabled / disabled
 System IP ( DHCP disabled )
 Domain Name
 Primary DNS Server
 Gateway IP
 Network Mask ( DHCP disabled )
c. When prompted with the question “Are all these parameters correct (Y)es or (N)o”, press N if
you want to change any of the setting you have made, otherwise press Y. Press the Enter
key.
d. When prompted with the question “Do you want to activate your configurations now? (Y/N)”,
press N and press the Enter key.
e. When prompted with the question “Do you want to save your configurations to flash (Y/N)”,
press Y and press the Enter key.
4. After the appliance is finished saving the configuration to flash, the configuration wizard will
automatically exit, bringing you back to the command prompt.
5. At the command prompt, type signal_ras hup and hit Enter. This will activate the new IP settings. If
you are logged into the Alert appliance through Secure Shell, then you may now get disconnected.
6. If you are configuring the SSA7001 model appliance through the serial console, then you must reboot
the appliance in order to restart its SNMP, web, and monitoring activities. To reboot the appliance, at
the command prompt type reboot and press Enter. The appliance will now reboot, and will be back
online in 1 minute. After the appliance has rebooted, disconnect the P/N C2017 cable from the
appliance’s serial console port.
7. Ping the Alert appliance using its IP address from a computer to verify that the new IP settings are
valid and active.
8. Now proceed to the next step in the Alert Quick Start procedure above (i.e. Connect Sensorsoft
device(s) to the Alert appliance).
Connecting Sensorsoft devices to the Alert Appliance
Sensorsoft devices that are to be monitored by Alert appliance must be physically connected to its serial
port(s). Models SSA7001, SSA7004 and SSA7008 have different methods for connecting Sensorsoft
devices. Follow the procedure that is suitable for your Alert appliance.
Model SSA7001
The SSA7001 appliance has one serial port with a DB-9M connector where a Sensorsoft device may be
connected. This is the same connector that is used for the console.
1. Determine the model of the Sensorsoft device you are connecting to the Alert appliance. The model is
printed on the plastic enclosure of the Sensorsoft device.
2. If the Sensorsoft device is the C-type (i.e. ST6105C, SM6204C, SS6610C, SM6201C, etc), then it has
a built-in cable with a DB-9F connector at the end. Connect the cable to the SSA7001 appliance’s DB-
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