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Doc # E107706 V1.25 2-5
2. If you are going to use DHCP, click the Advanced Settings Button:
Click the tab at the top of the DHCP screen. Click Enable.
DHCP will automatically enter the IPAddress and some or all of the Interface Settings.
Click OK at the bottom of the screen to return to the Device Profile: Communication Ports
screen. You may have to manually enter DNS, Email, Gateway Setting and/or a Unique
Computer Name. Click OK.
3. If you are NOT using DHCP, in the Network Settings section, enter data provided by your
systems manager:
IP Address: 10.0.0.1 (Example)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (Example)
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0 (Example)
Computer Name: NETWORK (Example)
QEnter the Domain Name Server and ComputerName.
QCustomize Web Content, if desired. Default Pages with an extensive array of readings comes with
the meter. The content of the pages can be customized using FTPClient.
From the Device Profile: Communications Ports screen, click Advanced Settings. Click the FTP
Client tab on the top of the folder. Using FTP, you can easily replace any file by using the
SAME FILE NAME as the one you want to replace.
QEnter the Email Server IPAddress. The Default Settings store ONE Email Server IPAddress for
administrative purposes or to send an alarm, if there is a problem. An ADDITIONAL8 can be con-
figured with FTP Client.
QUpdate FIRMWARE, if needed, with TFTPprotocol (see Appendix C).
QAfter the above parameters are set, Communicator EXT will connect via the network using a Device
Address of “1” and the assigned IPAddress using the following steps:
1. Double click on Communicator EXT icon to open.
2. Click the Connect icon in the icon tool bar. The Connect screen will appear.
3. Click the Network button at the top of the screen. The screen will change to one requesting the
following information:
Device Address: 1
Host: IP Address (per your network administrator).
Example: 10.0.0.1
Network Port: 502
Protocol: Modbus TCP
4. Click the Connect button at the bottom of the screen. Communicator EXT connects to the
Nexus with the Host IPAddress via the Network.