# Connecting the Station Manager

If you ordered the EI-300 or EI-700 Industrial PC (IPC), unpack your Station Manager unit and check that the following components have been included: power cable, display port to VGA adapter, and DIN rail mounting kit.

Perform the steps below before connecting to the web user interface:

1. Connect Station Manager unit to your Enterprise network using the External Ethernet port.

   Number | EI-300 | EI-700
   1 | External (DHCP) | External (DHCP)
   2 | Internal (192.168.1.100) | Internal (192.168.1.100)
   3 | Internal (DHCP default) | Internal (DHCP default)

2. Connect the IPC unit to your reader network LAN using the Internal Ethernet port.

3. Connect the IPC unit to power and start the device.