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Net Botz Programmers Console

The document discusses how to configure the network settings of a NetBotz appliance using a serial communications program and the appliance's Programmers Console instead of the NetBotz Installer software. It provides steps to connect the appliance to the computer with a serial cable, start a program like HyperTerminal to communicate over the serial port, and respond to prompts to configure settings like the IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP. After entering the settings, the new network configuration is saved to the appliance.

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Net Botz Programmers Console

The document discusses how to configure the network settings of a NetBotz appliance using a serial communications program and the appliance's Programmers Console instead of the NetBotz Installer software. It provides steps to connect the appliance to the computer with a serial cable, start a program like HyperTerminal to communicate over the serial port, and respond to prompts to configure settings like the IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP. After entering the settings, the new network configuration is saved to the appliance.

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Using the Programmers Console to Configure Your

NetBotz Appliance
All NetBotz appliances ship with the NetBotz Installer CD-ROM, which includes a
Java-based Windows application that is used to configure the network settings
on your NetBotz appliance. However, if you do not have access to a Windows
system or do not wish to use the NetBotz Installer to configure your appliance
you can also perform the network configuration using a serial communications
program (such as HyperTerminal) and the DB-9 Male/Female serial cable that is
included with your appliance and configure the appliance from the Programmers
Console. The Programmers Console is a text-mode configuration interface that
runs on the appliance itself.
Note: While the examples and instruction in this document pertain to
HyperTerminal, the serial communications program that is included with
Windows operating systems, most serial communications programs are similar in
function and configuration. If you are using a serial communications program
other than HyperTerminal be sure to use the settings specified in step 2 on page
2 when configuring your communications settings.

Before You Begin


Before you begin, be sure to collect the following information. You will need this
information to configure the network parameters on your appliance.
DHCP and IP Address Information:
o Does your network use a DHCP server?
o If you do not use DHCP, what IP address is assigned for use by
your NetBotz appliance?
Subnet Mask Information:
o Will you use a subnet mask for the appliance LAN interface? (Y/N)
o If you are using a subnet mask, what is the mask?
Gateway Information:
o Will you use a default gateway for packet routing?
o If you use a default gateway, what is the IP address of the
gateway?

Using the Programmers Console


To configure your appliance from the Programmers Console:
1. Plug your DB-9 Male/Female serial cable into an available serial port on
your system. Then, connect the other end of the serial cable to your
NetBotz appliance.
2. Start a serial communications program, such as HyperTerminal, and use it
to configure a COM port on your system to communicate with your
NetBotz appliance. Instructions on how to do this using HyperTerminal
follow.
Note: If you are not using HyperTerminal, be sure to use the following
serial communications settings for your communications session and then
proceed to step 3 on page 3:
Bits per second: 38400
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: Hardware or None
To configure a serial communications session using HyperTerminal:
a) Start HyperTerminal on your Windows system (click Start
Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal).
b) The Connection Description window opens (shown below). Type a
name for this connection in the Name field, select an icon, and then
click OK.

c) The Connect To window opens (shown below). Select from the


Connect using dropbox the COM port that is configured for use by the
serial port to which you connected the DB-9 Male/Female serial cable
and then click OK.
d) The COM Properties window opens (shown below). Use the following
Port settings for this communications session:
Bits per second: 38400
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: Hardware or None.

When you have finished specifying the COM Port Properties, click OK to
start your HyperTerminal serial communications session.
3. Plug your NetBotz appliance power cable into your NetBotz appliance (if it
was already plugged in, unplug the power cable and then plug it in again
to power-cycle your NetBotz appliance). The appliance will start up, and
information similar to that which is shown in the screen capture below will
be displayed in the terminal window.
4. When To change any of this, press enter within 3 seconds appears in
your terminal window, press Enter.

5. After you press Enter, (M)odify any of this or (C)ontinue? [M] will appear
in the terminal window. Type M and then press Enter to continue.
Note: If this line does not appear, you probably did not press Enter
quickly enough when you initially power-cycled your appliance. Power-
cycle the appliance again and be sure to press Enter within three
seconds.
6. The following message appears in your terminal window:
For each of the following questions, you can press <Return> to select the
value shown in braces, or you can enter a new value.
You are presented with a series of prompts that enable you to configure all
of the network interface parameters on your NetBotz appliance. You can
configure the following values:
Use DHCP? (Y/N)
Host IP Address
Use a subnet mask for the LAN interface? (Y/N)
Subnet mask for LAN
Should there be a default gateway for packet routing? (Y/N)
Gateway IP Address
When presented with each option, type the appropriate value and then
press Enter.

Note: You will also be prompted for changes to the appliance


manufacturing information. This information is for NetBotz, Inc. use only
and cannot be changed without a special unlock code. When prompted
regarding making changes to this information, type N and press Enter.
7. After you have entered all network parameters, (M)odify any of this or
(C)ontinue? [M] will appear in the terminal window. Type C and then
press Enter to save your parameter settings. The following messages
appear in your terminal window: Dialog done. Updating parameter
storage. This may take a while...Done.
8. The new network parameter settings have now been saved to your
appliance. The appliance restarts automatically. You are now finished and
can unplug the DB-9 Male/Female serial cable from your appliance and
your system.
Optional: If you wish, you can connect an Ethernet cable to your NetBotz
appliance and connect the Ethernet cable to a 10/100 Ethernet wall jack or hub.
Then, power-cycle the appliance one last time and observe the output from the
appliance in your terminal window. A series of statements regarding the various
services that are started on the appliance are displayed.
When the statements Starting FSV and FSV started appear in the terminal
window the appliance is up and running. Additional output may appear after this
statement, depending on your configuration, but if FSV started appears your
appliance should be functioning normally.

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