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Section 6 - Networking

6.1 Default ZonePRO Network Settings

The below table shows the factory default Internet Protocol (IP) settings and ZonePRO

Designer Node IDs for the ZonePRO series products.

640, 641 1260, 1261 640m, 641m 1260m, 1261m

IP Address

N/A 169.254.2.2 169.254.XXX.XXX 169.254.XXX.XXX

Subnet Mask

N/A 255.255.0.0 255.255.0.0 255.255.0.0

Gateway

N/A 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

ZPD Node ID

32 32 484 484

The ZonePROm processors derive the last two octets of their IP address from the

processor’s Mac address. This helps prevent IP conflicts when networking multiple ZonePROm

processors. The ZonePRO 1260 and 1261 have a static IP address as shown in the above table.

Therefore, when networking multiple ZonePRO 1260s or 1261s, their IP addresses must be

changed manually in order to avoid IP conflicts.

6.2 Networking Overview

This section provides a step-by-step guide on how to properly connect and configure LAN

settings for three different network architectures. The first topology is a simple direct

connection using the provided Ethernet crossover cable. The second method describes how

to connect several ZonePROs to an isolated network and configure them with the ZonePRO

Designer GUI. The final configuration details how to add one or more ZonePRO devices to

an existing Local Area Network (LAN). The following subsections explain how and when to

connect to a remote ZonePRO using the proxy feature and some tips and examples of how to

access your ZonePRO by setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN). This section concludes

with some further networking considerations and troubleshooting tips that will help with

connecting to your ZonePRO device via Ethernet.

Careful planning needs be made before placing a ZonePRO on a network that provides any

access to the public. Some examples of public access are direct access to the device from

the Internet, an unsecured or weakly secured wireless network, a network jack in a public

area that provides network access to the ZonePRO, or having a computer on the LAN that is

not secured so that someone could use the ZonePRO Designer software to reconfigure the

ZonePRO. It is highly recommended that the equipment be placed on a protected, isolated

network that does not have any connection to the public to prevent unauthorized users from

reconfiguring the device. Please refer to the VPN portion of this section for more information.

At the current time, ZonePROs do not support DHCP or Auto IP (see the “Default ZonePRO

Network Settings” section for more information). In order to use Ethernet to manage the

device from the ZonePRO Designer GUI, modifications to the network settings may be needed

Section 6

Networking