PlugNewNetworkDevice

How to plug a new network device?

Requirements

• An account on gitlab.com. You can create one by going into their webpage.
• Access to the Network-Hosts repo. If you don't have this access ask a net-admin to provide it to your user on gitlab.

Before plugging it to the network

1. Make sure it will not serve any DHCP leases inside our Network. If you're not sure about what this means ask the net-admin closest to you.

2. Set up manually an IP address for the device. You should look into our hosts file for an available address coherent with the already assigned addresses. Remember that usually the range for the access points is 172.31.18.X .

3. Set up the proper gateway: 172.31.16.4

4. Set up the proper netmask: 255.255.240.0

Plugging it to the network

1. Insert smoothly the cable in the designated ethernet port until you hear a confirmation sound.

After plugging it to the network

1. Update the Network Map repo.

2. Document the new address-device pair in the hosts file using the gitlab web interface. Remember to add a meaningful commit message and save the changes.

3. Describe the device on this wiki.