Eaton Power Xpert Gateway PXGX PDP Card User’s Guide 164202122—Rev 1
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Chapter 2
Getting Started
Note:
If you have completed all sections in the Power Xpert Gateway PXGX PDP Card Quick Start
Instructions, proceed to Chapter 3, “Configuring the Card” on page 23.
This section explains:
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Checklist items needed for installation
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Installing the card
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Connecting the card to the computer
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Installing the USB Driver Software (Windows XP and Windows 7)
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Verifying or assigning the IP address
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Configuring the network settings
Installation Checklist
1.
Verify that all of the following items are available:
o
PXGX PDP Card package contents (card, USB cable, and quick start instructions)
o
Phillips
®
screwdriver
o
Available USB port on a computer running Microsoft
®
Windows
®
o
Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer
®
, Mozilla
®
Firefox
®
, or Google Chrome™ are recommended)
2.
Set your computer screen resolution to 1280 by 1024 pixels or better for optimum viewing.
3.
If you are going to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), provide your local network
administrator with the card's MAC address. The MAC address is located on a label on the bottom of the
card.
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MAC Address
_______________________________
4.
If you are not going to use DHCP to provide any of the settings listed below, contact your local network
administrator for the settings. Select DHCP or enter the values for manual configuration in the table
below:
5.
If you need e-mail functionality, obtain the SMTP server IP address or host name. If using the SMTP
server host name, verify that you also have the Name Server IP address (see Step 4).
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SMTP (mail) server IP Address
or Host Name
_______________________________
Item
Either Provided by DHCP*
Or Manual Configuration
IPv4
o
Card IP Address:
_______________________________
Netmask:
_______________________________
Gateway:
_______________________________
DNS – Name Servers
o
Name Server #1:
_______________________________
Name Server #2:
_______________________________
Name Server #3:
_______________________________
DNS – Domain
o
Domain:
_______________________________
* The network administrator normally sets up the DHCP server to provide a static IP address each time the card makes a DHCP request.