AMX NXD/NXT-1700VG Configuring a Wireless Connection, Wireless communication using a Dhcp Address

Configuring Communication

Although the calculations required to encrypt data with WEP can impact the performance of your wireless network, it's generally seen only when running benchmarks, and not large enough to be noticeable in the course of normal network usage.

Configuring a Wireless Connection

When working with a wireless card, the first step is to configure wireless communication parameters within the Wireless Settings page. This page only configures the card to communicate to a target WAP (such as the NXA-WAP200G), it is still necessary to tell the panel which Master it should be communicating with. This "pointing to a Master" is done via the System Settings page where you configure the IP Address, System Number and Username/Password information assigned to the target Master.

Step 1: Configuring the Panel’s Wireless IP Settings

The first step to successfully setting up your wireless card is to configure the IP Settings section on the Wireless Settings page. The section configures the communication parameters from the Modero panel to the web.

Wireless communication using a DHCP Address

1.Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of the panel page) to open the Protected Setup page and display an on-screen keypad.

2.Enter 1988 into the Keypad’s password field and press Done when finished.

3.Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the lower-left) to open the Wireless Settings page. Wireless communication is set within the IP Settings section of this page (FIG. 79).

4.Toggle the DHCP/Static field (from the IP Settings section) until the choice cycles to DHCP. This action causes all fields in the IP Settings section (other than Host Name) to be greyed-out.

DHCP will register the unique MAC Address (factory assigned) on the panel and once the communication setup process is complete, assign IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway values being communicated to the panel.

5.Press the optional Host Name field to open a Keyboard and enter the Host Name information.

Modero connection

IP info.

FIG. 79 Wireless Settings page (IP Settings section)

6.Press Done after you are finished assigning the alpha-numeric string of the host name.

7.Do not alter any of these remaining greyed-out fields in the IP Settings section. Once the panel is rebooted, these values are obtained by the unit and displayed in the DNS fields after power-up.

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