| 81.3. How to activate a new USB Ethernet port | ||
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| 81.3. How to activate a new USB Ethernet port | ||
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Physical connection:
Verify that a USB Ethernet is connected at the Abilis. If the device isn't connected, insert it in a free USB port.
Enter into the Abilis control-program or open the configuration file with the Console configurator and type the following commands.
| a dev:ethusb-1 | Add a USB Ethernet device (e.g. ETHUSB-1). |
| a res:ip-2 subtype:lan | Add an “IP over LAN” resource (e.g. IP-2). |
| s p ip-2 lanres:ethusb-1 | Configure the ETHUSB-1 as the IP-2 lower resource. |
| s p ip-2 ipadd:192.168.2.1/24 | Configure the IP address and the mask. |
| s p ip-2 descr:LAN_2 | Configure the description of the IP resource. |
| save conf | Save the configuration. |
On a working Abilis, a system restart is required to make the ETHUSB-1 device and the IP-2 resource running.
![[Caution]](../images/caution.png) | Caution |
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The IP addresses of the Ethernet ports must belong to different LANs! |
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| 81.2. How to activate a new Ethernet port |  | 81.4. How to assign several IP addresses to the same LAN port |