# Network Configuration

Click on “System Configuration”->”Network”.

On this page you can change your network settings if needed.

 

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Click “Save” button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

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Please note that if the network settings are changed then it may be needed to re-connect using the gateway’s new IP number. You can either scan for it again as described in [Microchip Ethernet Discoverer](/bbo-gateway-installation-manual/tools/microchip-ethernet-discoverer.md) or go to the new IP number directly if you set is as a static address.

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<table><thead><tr><th width="221">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Device name</td><td><p>The factory default is BoomBridge ONE v2. However, this is a user definable name, maximum 24 characters. Alphanumeric characters, dashes, periods,</p><p>spaces, colons and underscores are permitted. This flexibility allows you to distinguish a device by its location or function for clarity. This field is included in the XML file.</p></td></tr><tr><td>User name</td><td><p>The username, case-sensitive maximum 12 characters, used to access the configuration sections of the on-board Web tool and the Telnet interface. Upper- case and lowercase alphanumeric characters permitted.</p><p>The factory default is "admin". </p></td></tr><tr><td>Password</td><td><p>A password used to access the configuration sections of the on- board Web tool and the Telnet interface. Uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric characters permitted.</p><p>The factory default is "icu". </p></td></tr><tr><td>Password</td><td>Confirm the password entered in the upper field. </td></tr><tr><td>Host Name</td><td>The factory default name is BOOMBRIDGE2. You can change the name, but it is limited to 16 UPPERCASE characters. This field is also included in the XML file. </td></tr><tr><td>Enable DHCP</td><td>Check this box to automatically enable the BBO to receive an IP address and other network configuration information (such as gateway and subnet mask) from a DHCP provider on your network. Note: this is the factory default setting of the device. If you elect NOT to enable DHCP, you must manually provide network adapter settings for the device.</td></tr><tr><td>IP Address</td><td>A standard IPV4 address. Note: if you configure the device with an IP Address that is NOT a part of your network IP-range or class you will be unable to access the device unless connected directly to it with a computer configured with the same IP settings. </td></tr><tr><td>Gateway</td><td>The IP address of your network gateway. </td></tr><tr><td>Subnet Mask</td><td>Subnet mask. </td></tr><tr><td>Primary DNS</td><td>IP address of the primary DNS server.</td></tr><tr><td>Secondary DNS</td><td>IP Address of an optional secondary DNS.</td></tr><tr><td>HTTP Port</td><td>Port on which the BBO will listen for incoming HTTP requests (default 80). </td></tr><tr><td>Require name / password for all pages</td><td>Check this checkbox to block access to BBO web interface for users without credentials. </td></tr></tbody></table>

## &#x20;MAC address

The gateway MAC address is shown in the bottom of the Network Configuration page.

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This address is used as a unique Gateway ID in Boomerang.

## USB access <a href="#ref150176907" id="ref150176907"></a>

&#x20;The power / USB port may be used to configure the network settings via access to the internal flash drive. This method would typically be used to configure the network settings to a fixed IP address with the DHCP server turned off, as shown below.

&#x20;1\.       Using a cable with a micro-USB connector, plug the BBO into a USB port of a computer.

2\.       BBO will be detected as a USB drive. There is one file on this drive called CONFIG.TXT.

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3\.        Edit CONFIG.TXT with a notepad, save it, eject the disk and disconnect the BBO from the computer's USB port. An example contents of the CONFIF.TXT  file:

*DHCP\_Enabled:     TRUE  (TRUE or FALSE)*

*IP\_Address:       192.168.61.76*

*Gateway\_Address:  192.168.61.1*

*Subnet\_Mask:      255.255.255.0*

*Primary\_DNS:      192.168.61.1*

*Secondary\_DNS:    8.8.8.8*

*HTTP\_Port:        80*

*MAC\_Address:      68:27:19:32:BD:C1*

&#x20;4\.       Apply power using the wall transformer and the BBO will power up with the new network settings.

Note: The USB port cannot be used to determine the current IP address assigned by the DHCP server.

## Factory network settings <a href="#ref150352919" id="ref150352919"></a>

At the time of initial boot-up, the device will look for a DHCP server. If it cannot be found, the following default configuration settings will be applied:

* IP Address: 169.254.1.1
* Gateway: 169.254.1.1
* Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
* DNS: 169.254.1.1


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