System User Interface
GARD 8000 SYS RFL Electronics
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Netmask and Gateway
The administrator who assigns the IP Address will also assign these values. In most cases the subnet
mask will remain the same: 255.255.255.0.
Rear Ethernet Port LED’s
Table 5-3. Rear Ethernet port LEDs
Rear Ethernet Port – Facing Rear of
GARD8000
Display Link and Receive Status.
o Solid color indicates Link.
o Blinking color indicates Link and
Ethernet Frames being received.
Display Transmit Status.
o Blinking color indicates Link and
Ethernet Frames being transmitted.
5.2.3 HOW TO CONFIG. A PC TO CONNECT TO THE GARD RS-232 PORT
WITH WINDOWS XP OR 2000
GARD8000 Rear
Laptop/Notebook PC
Standard RS-232 Cable
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
(Automatically Assigned)
Baud Rate: 9600
Data: 8, Parity 0, Stop Bits 1, Enable Hardware Flow Control
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
RS-232 Port
RS-232 Port
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Note: All GARD 8000 Rear RS-232 ports are preconfigured for an IP address of 192.168.1.1 at
the factory, and the IP Address assigned to the PC by the PPP connection will be
192.168.1.2.