Perle Systems SCS8C DC User Manual

Getting Started  77

Setting Up the Network

The most important part of setting up the network is assigning an IP address to the IOLAN, whether 
this is a static IP address or enabling a DHCP/BOOTP-assigned IP address. You should also assign a 
name to the IOLAN, to make it easier to recognize. This section deals primarily with setting the IP 
address.

To use the DeviceManager, you must first install it on a Windows

®

 operating system. The 

DeviceManager is able to automatically discover all IOLANs on your local network, even if they 
have not yet been assigned an IP address. If routers on the network have been setup to propagate 
multicasts, DeviceManager will also be able to discover IOLANs in other networks. The 
DeviceManager installation wizard can be found on the CD-ROM included in the IOLAN package.

Connect the IOLAN to the network.

Power on the IOLAN.

From the CD-ROM that was included in the IOLAN packaging, select the DeviceManager link.

Click on the link under 

 and click 

 to automatically start the DeviceManager 

installation.

Install the DeviceManager by following the installation wizard. On the last window, check the 

 box and click the 

 button. 

When you launch the DeviceManager, it will automatically scan the local network and display 
any IOLANs that it can find.

Any IOLAN that does not have an IP address will be displayed as 

, with the 

 and 

 to identify the IOLAN. Highlight the IOLAN that you want to assign 

an IP address to and click the 

 button.

Choose the method you want to use to assign an IP address to the IOLAN:

z

Type in the IP address that you want to assign to this IOLAN.

z

Enable the 

 option. This will 

turn on DHCP/BOOTP, so the IOLAN will attempt to get its IP address from your 
DHCP/BOOTP server. If you don’t have a DHCP/BOOTP server, DeviceManager will 
temporarily assign an IP address in the range of 

-

 that will 

be used only for the duration of the DeviceManager/IOLAN communication.

 Click the 

 button.

You are now ready to configure the IOLAN. Double-click the IOLAN you just configured IP 
address for to open a configuration session. Type 

 (the factory default admin user 

password) in the Login window and click 

.

Expand the 

 folder and select 

. Verify the IP address configuration. 

You should also enter a name in the 

 field to make the IOLAN easily identifiable.

To make your edits take effect, you need to download the new configuration file and then reboot 
the IOLAN. Download the configuration file to the IOLAN by selecting 

, 

 or click the 

 button. 

Reboot the IOLAN by selecting 

, 

 or click the 

 button.

For more information on configuring the IOLAN using DeviceManager, see 

.