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Chapter 2. Installing 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module
You have now entered the following configuration
Network configuration inside:
Physical device name: eth0
IP address: 192.168.150.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Deactivate other interfaces: no
Computer allowed to configure from:
IP address: 192.168.128.3
Password: eeyore
The rest of the configuration is kept.
Is this configuration correct (yes/no/abort)? yes
Now, finish configuration of the Telecommuting Module from the computer/computers specified in the installation
program.
Installation with a diskette
These steps are performed when installing with a diskette:
• Select an IP address and store it on the installation diskette as described below.
• Insert the installation diskette into the Telecommuting Module’s floppy drive.
• Plug in the power cord and turn the Telecommuting Module on.
• Connect the network cables to the network interfaces.
• Wait while the Telecommuting Module boots up.
• Configure the rest through a web browser.
You must first insert the diskette into your PC. If the PC is running Windows, open a Command window and run the
finst-en script from the diskette. If the PC is running Linux, mount the diskette, change directory to the mounted
one, and run the finst-en script.
Decide which computer(s) are allowed to configure 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module and enter the name of
the network interface to which they are connected, for example, Network Interface 1. You must use the physical
device name (eth0 and eth1).
Enter the IP address of the Telecommuting Module on this interface and the network mask for the network.
A network mask can be written in two ways in 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module:
• The first looks just like an IP address, for example 255.255.192.0 or 255.255.254.0.
• The other way is as a number between 0 and 32. An IP address has 32 bits, where the number of the network
mask indicates how many bits are used in the network’s addresses. The rest of the bits identifies the computer on
the network.
Now, you can select to deactivate any network interfaces. Select y to deactivate all interfaces but the one you just
configured. The remaining network interfaces can be activated later when you complete the configuration via the
web interface from your work station. This only applies to interfaces which was previously active; you can’t
activate interfaces with this setting.
Now enter the computer or computers from which the Telecommuting Module may be configured (the configuration
computers).
Then enter a password for the Telecommuting Module. This is the password you use in your web browser to access
and change the Telecommuting Module’s configuration. Finally, you can reset all other configuration if you want to.
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