PRELIMINARY

Operation, cont’d

Making changes to the serial port and IP configuration

To make changes to the serial port configuration, IP address, DHCP mode, Gateway

address, and/or Subnet mask, you must access the edit level screens as follows:

1.

With any Comm./IP Configuration menu view-level screen displayed,

 

press the Enter button and hold it until the Serial Config screen appears

 

(approximately 2 seconds).

2.

Press Next repeatedly to cycle through the edit level screens.

3.

To enter or change information on each screen, rotate the horizontal Adjust

 

knob ([) to move the angle brackets to the desired setting. Rotate the

 

vertical Adjust knob ({) to adjust the setting.

4.

When finished editing the settings for the selected item, either press Next to

 

go to the editing screen for the next item, or press Menu to exit serial/IP edit

 

mode and go to the next menu (Advanced Configuration).

Screens are provided for editing the following parameters:

Serial Config: Configure the serial port by switching between RS-232 and

RS-422, and selecting the baud rate.

Set DHCP Mode: Set DHCP to On or Off.

NDHCP must be off before you can edit the IP addresses.

Set IP Address: Set the IP address.

Set Gateway Addr: Set the gateway address.

Set Subnet Mask: Set the subnet mask.

N You cannot edit the MAC address; there is no editing screen for it.

 

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Menu

Rotate either Adjust knob

Comm. / IP

to adjust the submenus.

Configuration

Next

Serial Port

RS232 9600

Next

MAC Address 0005A600C1A5

Next

DHCP Mode

Off

Next

IP Address

010.013.005.130

Next

Gateway Address

010.013.000.100

Next

NEXT

Subnet Mask

255.255.000.000

Menu

Press and hold the Enter button for 2 seconds.

Advanced

Configuration

 

 

 

Serial Config

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<RS232>

9600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set DHCP Mode

 

 

 

 

<Off>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set IP Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<010>.013.005.130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Gateway Addr

 

 

 

<010>.013.000.100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next

 

 

Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Subnet Mask <255>.255.000.000

Menu

View level

Edit level

Communication/IP Configuration menu flow

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