Measurement Specialties 9116 user manual Verifying Host TCP/IP Communications

Pressure Systems, Inc. Model 9116 User’s Manual

Activate the Windows® control bar (left click the START icon). Select the SETTINGS line followed by the CONTROL PANEL folder. In the CONTROL PANEL folder, select the NETWORK icon. Once in the NETWORK setup, select the tab labeled CONFIGURATION. Scroll through the list of installed configuration protocols. Select the one labeled ‘TCP/IP- >xxxx’ where xxxx will typically identify your Ethernet adapter card. There may be other TCP/IP protocols listed for other items such as dial up adapters, these are not used for the NetScanner™ System Ethernet configuration. If the TCP/IP protocol is not listed in the configuration menu, left click the ADD button. Continue by selecting to add a PROTOCOL. Select MICROSOFT from the Manufacturers list. Then select TCP/IP from the networks protocol list.

Once in the proper TCP/IP protocol setup, select the ‘IP Address’ tab. Click on the button to enable the field ‘Specify IP Address.’ Once selected, the fields for IP address and Subnet will be enabled. In the IP address, enter a TCP/IP address for your host computer. An IP address of 200.200.200.001 will work if the Model 9116 is using the factory default IP address. If the leftmost fields of the Model 9116 module IP addresses are different than the factory default of 200.20x.yyy.zzz then the leftmost fields of the host computer’s IP address must match the module’s leftmost IP address field. In the Subnet field a value of 255.0.0.0 can be entered for most configurations.

When these fields are entered, click the OK icons until Windows® prompts you to restart your computer. (Windows® 95/98 only). Once the computer has restarted, it should be capable of communications with the Ethernet Model 9116 module.

6.1.2.3Verifying Host TCP/IP Communications

At this point, the Model 9116 module should be configured to obtain its IP address through either static (default) or dynamic IP addressing. The module’s IP address must be assigned and known in order to proceed. The host computer has also been configured for TCP/IP protocol and assigned an IP address compatible with the Model 9116 IP address. A simple method to verify proper operation is through the ping utility. This is a simple TCP/IP utility that is found in Windows® 95/98/2000/XP/NT as well as most other TCP/IP packages. The ping utility simply sends a test packet to the specified IP address and waits for reply to be returned. Model 9116 Ethernet modules are programmed to reply to these ping requests.

To run the ping utility from Windows® 95/98/2000/XP/NT, follow these steps. Left click the Windows® START button. Move the mouse pointer to ‘RUN’ and left click on it. At the prompt type ‘ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’ where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx represents the IP address of the device to test. The IP address of an Ethernet Model 9116 module should be used. A small DOS window will appear as the ping application executes. The ping program will either report that a reply was received or that it failed to receive a reply. If the ping application reported receiving a reply, the host computer and the Model 9116 module are both properly configured for TCP/IP communications.

If an error free ping reply was not received, rerun the ping application using the IP address of the host computer. This will verify if the TCP/IP protocol was properly configured on the host computer. If a ping reply was not received, verify the TCP/IP installation steps for your host computer. Also verify that the host computer is configured for the proper IP address and subnet mask.

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