Sunfire TGM-100 Server, Installation Manual

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Installation Manual

CHAPTER 3

Network Confi guration Settings

To ensure that when the TGM-100 is fi rst switched on it will 
automatically be assigned an IP address on most net-
works, it is confi gured to 

DHCP

 by default. For best perfor-

mance, you should manually assign a 

Static IP Address

.

To confi gure Network settings:

Navigate to the 

• 

Admin UI

 and display the 

Settings

screen as described previously.

Use the

•  

U

 and 

V

 buttons to highlight the 

Connections Settings

 option and press the 

O

Select

button.

The 

Connection Settings

 screen is displayed:

Use the

•  

U

 and 

V

 buttons to highlight 

Edit Ethernet 

Settings

 and press the 

O

Select

 button.

The 

Edit Ethernet Settings

 screen is displayed:

The TGM-100 has two Ethernet Modes: 

DHCP

 and 

Static

.  

DHCP should be selected as the Ethernet Mode if the 
TGM-100 is to be assigned an IP address by a DHCP 
server on the network. The TGM-100 is confi gured to 
DHCP by default. If you are unsure if the network has a 
DHCP server, contact the network administrator.

Assigning a Static IP Address

You will need to assign the TGM-100 a 

Static IP Address

if you are using the TGM-HDC external storage device, or 
if you connect one or more TGM-100C Clients to it. This is 
because all communications between these devices occur 
over the network, and their IP addresses must remain con-
stant for this to take place.

Note:

You should obtain the IP addresses you need from your 
Network Administrator. Do not just change it to Static and 
re-use the IP address issued by the DHCP server. DHCP 
IP addresses can expire after a variable amount of  time, 
and the DHCP Server will expect to be able to reuse them. 
If you have used such an IP address as a Static address, 
this can cable to a confl ict of IP addresses, with unpredict-
able consequences. Static IP addresses must be outside of 
the range of the DHCP server.

To assign a Static IP Address:

Press the 

• 

O

Select

 button to edit the 

Ethernet Mode

.

Use the

•  

U

 and 

V

 buttons to highlight 

Static

 and press 

the 

O

Select

 button.

A number of extra fi elds will appear on the 

Ethernet 

Settings

 screen:

The extra fi elds allow you to enter the following details:

IP Address

• 

 - the IP address is used to identify the 

TGM-100 on the network. Choose an IP address in the 
same IP range as the other devices on the network.

Subnet Mask

• 

 - a subnet mask is used to determine 

what subnet an IP address belongs to. It is likely that 
the subnet mask will be the same as the other devices 
on the network.

Gateway

• 

 - the gateway enables devices on the 

network to connect to the Internet. If the network 
employs a router, the gateway will probably be the 
same as the IP address of the router.