Gateway E-824R Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 2: Installing and Setting Up your Autoloader www.gateway.com
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Setting an IP gateway
A gateway is a node on a network that allows access to another network.
To set an IP gateway:
1 From the Main menu, click Configuration, then press ENTER. The
Configuration submenu opens.
2 Scroll to Ethernet, then press ENTER. The Ethernet submenu opens.
3 Scroll to Set Gateway, then press ENTER. The cursor automatically appears
at the first digit.
4 At each position of the gateway address use the up and down arrows to
change the value of each digit. Press E
NTER to advance the cursor to the
next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the gateway address,
the autoloader displays “Enter to save.”
Important
If you make a mistake, press ESC to
backspace to the digit you want to
change.
5 Press ENTER. “New Gateway is xxx.xxx.xxx” appears on the LCD. You do not
need to reboot the autoloader.
6 Press ESC or ENTER to return to the Ethernet submenu.
Setting the SNMP server
An SNMP server monitors a network by processing reporting activity in each
network device (hub, router, bridge, and so on). The server uses this information
to define what is available from each device and what can be controlled (turned
off, on, and so on).
To set an SNMP server:
1 From the Main menu, click Configuration, then press ENTER. The
Configuration submenu opens.
2 Scroll to Ethernet, then press ENTER. The Ethernet submenu opens.
3 Scroll to Set SNMP Server, then press ENTER. The cursor automatically
appears at the first digit.
4 At each position of the SNMP server address use the up and down arrows
to change the value of each digit. Press E
NTER to advance the cursor to the
next digit.
When you have advanced through all of the digits of the SNMP server
address, the autoloader displays “Enter to save.”
Important
If you make a mistake, press ESC to
backspace to the digit you want to
change.
5 Press ENTER. “New SNMP Server xxx.xxx.xxx” appears on the LCD. You do
not need to reboot the autoloader.
6 Press ESC or ENTER to return to the Ethernet submenu.