INTELLIGENT GATEWAY INSTALLATION MANUAL
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address assignments and a DNS server for the gateway’s hostname resolution.
Consult with your network administrator to understand yo
ur network’s DHCP/DNS
configuration before installing the SynapSense Intelligent Gateway on your network.
When using IPv6 static addresses, we recommended using IPv6 ULA (Unique Local
Address) schemes and DHCP/DNS servers configured to support IPv6. Some network
switches will forward, but not route, IPv6 packets. Please consult with your network
administrator to understand your network’s capabilities before configuring the
SynapSense Intelligent Gateway with an IPv6 static address.
Pre-Installation Decisions
Decisions about the following options should be made well in advance of your arrival at
the customer site.
Location for Device Manager
–
Before installation, a decision must be made about where to run Device
Manager. The Device Manager can run on either ONE SynapSense Intelligent Gateway or on the
SynapSense Environment Server. The Device Manager cannot be running in both locations or on
more than one gateway. Only one Device Manager can be running on the network at a time.
DHCP or Static IP
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The SynapSense Intelligent Gateway supports the use of DHCP or Static IP. If using
Static IP, the customer must provide a static IP address for each Gateway. If using DHCP, the
customer must provide the network configured and resolveable hostname and a fully qualified
domain name.
Gateway Configuration
Prior to mounting each Gateway module in its assigned position in the data center, take
a laptop, Ethernet cable and all the Gateways to a comfortable location near a power
outlet (e.g. break room or data center IT office) and configure the Gateway IP
addresses and subnet masks.
N
OTE
:
SynapSense may have performed the Gateway configuration prior to shipment.
If configuration
is complete,
If configuration
is not
complete
, or to change an IP address/hostname, perform all
installation activities.
Static IP addresses or hostnames
and
open ports
for each Gateway should be provided by the
data center’s IT department and ready for use.