Mike's PBX Cookbook

Configure PoLRE IP address

There are two ways to do this: either using the Admin GUI, or Command Line Interface. The Admin GUI is perhaps easier!

Connecting to the Admin GUI:

Defaults:

Connecting to PoLRE:

  1. Set the IP address of your PC/laptop to: 192.168.100.2
  2. Connect the PC/laptop Ethernet port to the GBE1 port on the PoLRE
  3. Open a web browser (Chrome only) and enter: http://192.168.100.1
  4. Login as admin, password admin, you are now in the Admin GUI

To Change the IP Address:

  1. Click on Ethernet on the top menu bar
  2. On the Ethernet page, select UPLINK PORTS
  3. Enter a new IP Address for in-band IP configuration
  4. Enter a new Net Mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0)
  5. Enter the default gateway in the Default Gateway section
  6. Click APPLY and SAVE CHANGES

Command Line Interface (CLI):

Cable pinout:

Console PortRTSDTRTxDGNDGNDRxDDSRCTS
RJ45 Pin12345678
DB-9 Pin86255347
Console DeviceCTSDSRRxDGNDGNDTxDDTRRTS

Connect to the Console Port:

  1. Connect the RJ45 end of the console cable to the PoLRE console port
  2. Connect the DB-9 end of the console cable to a PC/laptop serial port
  3. Configure the serial port/PuTTY software to 115200/8/N/1
  4. Login as admin, password admin, you are now connected to the CLI
  5. Change the IP configuration with the following commands:

    pal-set-sys-ip GbE <IPADDRESS> <NETMASK> <BROADCAST>
    pal-set-sys-gateway GbE <GATEWAY>

    eg:pal-set-sys-ip GbE 192.168.9.1 255.255.255.0 192.168.9.255
    pal-set-sys-gateway GbE 192.168.9.254
  6. You will be prompted to confirm the changes

Management Port IP Address:

The Mgmt IP default address of 192.168.1.1 may conflict with other PoLRE devices. To avoid this from happening, you must change the IP address of the Mgmt Port to an IP which will never be used on the network. For example, if your network belongs to the “192.168.X.X” subnet, change the Mgmt Port IP to “10.10.1.1”.

Steps to Change the Management Port IP Address:

  1. Log into the unit via the serial console port: 115200,8,N,1,None
  2. The comand is: pal-set-sys-ip mgmt <IPADDRESS> <NETMASK> <BROADCAST>
    eg: pal-set-sys-ip mgmt 10.10.1.1 255.255.255.0 10.10.1.255
  3. You will be prompted to confirm the changes

Reset Button:

Located on the front panel of the PoLRE switch, immediately right of the power supply unit.
Use a paper clip or something similar (NOT a pencil tip) to press the Reset button.