4.5 Network Setup Wizard
The network setup wizard can assist you in setting up your TCP/IQ network for the first time. Using the wizard, you can address your components and be informed of addressing and other errors in the system. Please note that this wizard is designed to work with devices that are on the same physical network segment as the computer it is running on. It will not work through a router.
Select Network Card
The first page of the wizard lists all the network adapters currently in the computer. If you have more than one adapter, you can scroll through the list and see the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway address assigned to each card.
If you have a card with an IP address of 0.0.0.0, it typically means one of several things:
1.The card is disabled.
2.The card is not connected to a network.
3.The card is setup to obtain it's address from a DHCP server, and no DHCP server is available.
Select the card that is connected to the TCP/IQ system and click the Next button.
Address Devices on the Network
The box labeled Check for Errors will report to you if any devices in the system have misconfigured IP addresses, or if there are duplicate IP or IQ addresses in the system. If there are, what happens next is dependent on what Action to Take is selected:
Readdress all devices - this selection will be the default if 10 or more addressing errors are found in the system. This selection will bring up another page in the wizard where you can readdress all the devices in the system.
Fix errors individually - this selection will be the default if 1 to 9 addressing errors are found in the system. This selection will bring up another page in the wizard where the errors will be listed and you will have the opportunity to fix each error individually.
No action at this time - this selection will be the default if no address- ing errors are found.
Select an Action to Take and click Next.
Readdress All Components
This page gives you the opportunity to assign IP and, optionally, IQ addresses to all devices in the system. The default values will Assign IP addresses (including Subnet Mask and Gateway address) that match the addresses assigned to the selected network
adapter in the computer. You can also Assign IQ Addresses by checking the appropriate box and assigning a range of addresses.
The wizard is able to avoid assigning IP addresses used by other TCP/IQ components, but it cannot detect if it has assigned an address that is cur- rently being used by another computer or TCP/IP device on the network. If you have other computers or TCP/IP devices on the network, be sure to assign a range of addresses that does not conflict with the addresses assigned to these network nodes.
Click the Readdress button to initiate the readdress process. The wizard will assign addresses to, and reboot, each TCP/IQ device on the network.
When the readdressing process is finished, click the Back button to check again for errors, or the Finish button when you are ready to close the wiz- ard.
Fix Errors Individually
This page gives you a list of each error detected in the system. Select the error you want to fix in the list, then click Fix Error. A dialog will be dis- played that will give the opportunity to change the addresses of the offend- ing device. Clicking OK on this dialog will change the address on the selected device, reboot that device, and remove the error from the list.
When you are done fixing errors, click the Back button to check again for errors, or the
Finish button when you are ready to close the wizard.
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