AMX NI-2000, NI-3000, NI-4000 instruction manual Communicating with the On-board Master via an IP

Configuration and Firmware Update

7.Click the Set IP Information button to retain a known IP Address (obtained from the System Administrator) on the specified System Master.

8.Click OK to accept the new changes.

9.Click the Reboot Master button and select Yes to close the Network Address dialog.

10.Click Reboot (Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.

11.Press Done once the Master Reboot Status field reads Reboot of System Complete.

12.Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the System. The default System value is one (1).

13.Right-click the associated System number and select Refresh System. This establishes a new connection to the specified System and populates the list with devices on that system.

If Studio can not establish communication with the Master, wait a few seconds and click the Retry button.

14.Use Ctrl+S to save your existing NetLinx Project with the new changes.

Verify that these IP values are also entered into the related fields within either the

IP Settings section of the System Connection page (on the touch panel) or within the

Address field on the web browser.

Communicating with the On-board Master via an IP

Whether the on-board Master’s IP Address was Set (Set IP Info) or obtained (Get IP Info), use the information from the Network Addresses dialog to establish a new communication method to the Ethernet connected Integrated Controller.

1.Launch NetLinx Studio 2.2 (default location is Start > Programs > AMX Control Disc > NetLinx Studio > NetLinx Studio 2.2).

2.Obtain the IP Address of the Master from your System Administrator, if you do not have an IP Address:

Follow the steps outlined in either the Obtaining the Master’s IP Address (using DHCP) section on page 42 or Assigning a Static IP to the NetLinx Master section on page 43.

3.Select Settings > Master Communication Settings from the Main menu to open the Master Communication Settings dialog (FIG. 28).

4.Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog.

5.Click on the NetLinx Master radio button (from the Platform Selection section) to indicate you are working with a NetLinx Master (such as the NXC-ME260/64 or NI-Series of Integrated Controllers).

6.Click on the TCP/IP radio button (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate you are connecting to the Master through an IP Address.

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