Lindy MC5-IP User Manual

IP models of the MC5 family possess a further collection of configuration 
options related specifically to IP networking. It is important that the options 
are correctly set up for your installation BEFORE being connected to an open IP 
network.

1  From a local user port (for security reasons, the IP configuration option 

cannot be accessed from remote user ports), log on as ‘admin’ user.

2  Press 

 

   (hotkeys can be changed).

3  Press   to select ‘More menus’.
4  Select ‘Functions’ and then select ‘Configure IP port’.

•  If the unit is being configured for the first time or following a reset, 

the unit will display the first of five screens, as shown opposite 

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•  If the unit has been previously 

IP-configured it will display the 
IP Configuration menu, as 
shown below 

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LINDY MC5

Unit Config

Hardware

Rev 1

Firmware

1.0b7

Keyboard

UK

Admin Pwd

Unit Name

Time

11 : 14 : 44

Date

27 Apr 2006

Encryption

Prefer Off

Screen 1 of 5

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Next

Space-Toggle

LINDY MC5

Secure Keys

Random data is required to

generate encryption keys for

secure VNC access.

Please move the mouse or

press keys until the bar

becomes full.

– – – – – – – – – – – – –

Screen 4 of 5

LINDY MC5

Network Config

Mac Addr

00:0F:58:40:07:FE

Use DHCP

No

IP Address

192.168.1.22

Net Mask

255.255.255.0

Gateway

VNC Port

5900

HTTP Port

80

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Enter-Edit

Space-Toggle

Screen 2 of 5

Next

LINDY MC5

Modem Config

Server IP

192.168.3.1

Client IP

192.168.3.2

Baud Rate

115200

InitString

ATZS0=1

Initialize Port

Restore Defaults

Enter-Select

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Esc-Exit

Space-Toggle

Screen 3 of 5

Next

LINDY MC5

Configuration

Unit Configuration

Network Configuration

Modem Configuration

Reset Configuration

Back

Enter-Select

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Esc-Exit

   See 

Configure IP port

 for details.

To use the initial IP-configuration sequence
Set the options in each screen and then select Next to proceed.

Enter a password of at least six characters that has a mix 
of letters and numerals. The background colour provides 
an indication of password suitability and is initially red 
to indicate that the password is not sufficient. When a 
password with reasonable strength has been entered it 
will change to green. 

Set these correctly as all entries in the activity log are time 
stamped using them.

See 

Encryption settings

 for a description of the issues 

and the settings.

You need to either set the DHCP option to ‘Yes’ or 
manually enter a valid IP address, Net mask and Gateway. 
See 

Networking issues

 for more details.

These should remain set to 5900 and 80, respectively, 
unless they clash with an existing setup within the 
network. See 

Networking issues

 for more details.

The default items here are perfectly adequate for 
the majority of modem and ISDN terminal adapter 
installations.
The Server IP and Client IP addresses are used to form an 
isolated two-device PPP network connection via the dial 
up link. Their settings are not related to any other ‘real’ 
network settings within the MC5-IP unit. 

With every mouse move and keypress, the single dash 
will move across the screen (unless the same key is 
pressed repeatedly). Periodically, a new star character will 
be added to the bar as the random data are accepted 
as part of the new encryption key. When the bar is full, 
the final encryption keys for your MC5-IP will be created 
– this process takes roughly 30 to 40 seconds. Once the 
secure keys have been calculated the MC5-IP will show 
the IP configuration menu.