LCD panel

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Introduction#

When you start the NetUP server with LCD panel:

1.Plug the network and power cables into the device.

2.Switch power on. You shall see Starting... on the LCD panel.

3.Use the LCD manager for the initial setup of the system.

 

LCD manager provides a convenient way to monitor the CPU and LAN interface load on the device front panel, as well as to assign IP addresses to network adapters.

Statistics screen#

Among other items, the LCD menu contains two statistics screens. The default screen displays the network adapters traffic transfer rate. The lower line of the screen presents the total rate of input and output traffic separated by “/”.

Use Up and Down buttons to navigate through menu elements. Press Up to switch to the CPU load screen.

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First number is the total CPU load. Three subsequent numbers give, correspondingly, the portions of CPU load related to user tasks (u), system tasks (s), and awaiting data from the peripherals (w). Press Down to return to the traffic statistics screen.

Press Down to navigate to the rest of menu items:

Reboot system – restart server

Shutdown system – shutdown server

Generate (Reset) password – generate a new admin password

 

Generate password allows to reset the administrator’s password. The new administrator’s password is displayed on the LCD until a key is pressed on the front panel

Set IP address and subnet mask#

1.To do that, press Fn, then Enter on any statistics screen. The network configuration screen will appear.

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2.Press Up and Down to select the network interface and press Enter.

3.If you need to edit IP address press Fn and then Up or Down to select an octet for editing. The selected octet will be indicated by a symbol " > ". Press Up or Down without Fn to change the selected octet.

4.Then press Enter to go to edit the subnet mask. Press Up or Down to set up the network mask and increase or decrease the number of mask bits. Press Enter to go to the save settings dialog.

5.Select Yes to save the IP address and select No to cancel settings. Buttons Up and Down switch between options, with currently selected option emphasized with brackets. Press Enter to confirm the selection.

6.When the settings are done, set up your DNS server (via its config file) to associate the IPaddress just entered with mw.iptv domain name.

Generate new administrator’s password#

1.Starting from the statistic screen, press Up until you see the Reset Password.

2.Press Enter to generate new password and apply it to all system components. The password will be displayed on the LCD screen.