Appendix A: Network Installation
IP Address
An IP address is assigned to each unit and acts as a unique identifier within a network. An IP address will be assigned by the Network Administrator.
IP addresses are written as four groups of up to three digits each separated by periods, for example, '119.183.115.11'.
The IP address must be associated with a MAC address for the unit to be able to function within a network.
New units are shipped with the IP address set to 0.0.0.0; this is because the IP address that will be used by a customer is unknown. In this situation, the steps described below must be followed in order to associate the proper IP address with the MAC address (see Network
If the IP address is not known, it must be reset to 0.0.0.0 and set up with a new IP address before the unit can be used.
Resetting the IP Address
There are two ways of resetting the IP address of an MTM400 unit to '0.0.0.0' (factory default).
Method 1: If the current IP address of the unit is known, the address can be reset using the MTM400 user interface.
Method 2: If the current IP address of the unit is unknown, the address must be reset by clearing the
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