INSTRUCTIONS
USB-to-Ethernet Adapter 4001-096
Acromag Incorporated, 30765 South Wixom Road
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Wixom, MI
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48393-2417, USA
Phone:
(248) 295-0880
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Fax:
(248) 624-9234
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E-mail:
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On-Line:
http://www.acromag.com
Copyright 2009, Acromag, Inc. Printed in the USA.
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This device is a USB-to-Ethernet adapter that you can use to communicate
with any Acromag Ethernet I/O product for the purpose of reconfiguration
for your application. It is recommended for initial communication with
Acromag Ethernet devices so that you do not have to disrupt your existing
network connection.
Acromag manufactures Ethernet I/O devices with built-in web capability,
which allows you to use your internet web-browser to set them up and
configure them for your application. All Ethernet devices, including the
interface adapter you use to connect to them, must have unique IP address settings. All Acromag Ethernet
devices have their user-programmable IP address preset to
128.1.1.100
from the factory. Additionally, all
Acromag Ethernet devices include an alternate default mode of operation that uses a fixed IP address also set
to
128.1.1.100
. If your Acromag unit is factory fresh, you can talk to it at this address in either mode.
However, in order to talk to an Acromag device at IP address 128.1.1.100, your own network interface adapter
has to be set to another compatible address in this range. Then once you establish communication with the
Acromag device, you can change its IP address to something else, compatible with your existing network or its
final application network. Since changing the address of the network adapter already installed in your machine
can be disruptive to your existing network connection, you can use this secondary adapter to instead create
another network that you can use to talk to Acromag Ethernet devices for the purpose of configuring them for
their final application, including changing their factory IP address setting.
Follow these steps to install this Ethernet adapter on your personal computer or laptop:
INSTALLATION:
Follow the installation instructions given in the Instruction Manual included with the
USB-to-Ethernet Adapter.
SET THE ADAPTER IP ADDRESS:
You now need to change the IP address of your network adapter to an
address in the range of the Acromag default IP address setting of 128.1.1.100. That is, change it to an IP
address of 128.1.1.x, where x is an integer from 1 to 254, except 100. Note that to do this, your account on
your PC must have administrator rights. For our example, we will use 128.1.1.235. From your PC desktop,
click the Start button, then click to select Control Panel, and then double-click
on “Network Connections”. You
should see a listing with an icon or entry for the additional adapter you just installed. Click on the adapter icon
it to select and highlight it. Then right-click on this selection and click to select
“Properties”. The property
details of this adapter will list several items. Click on the
“Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item to select and
highlight it, then click on the “Properties” button. In the General tab window that pops up, click to select “Use
the following IP address:”, then enter “128.1.1.235” into the “IP address” field (you can use any integer from 1-
254 for the fourth number, except 100). Next, enter
“255.255.255.0” into the “Subnet mask” field. Then click
OK, and then click OK again. Your adapter is now set to a static IP address that is compatible with the default
static IP address domain of Acromag Ethernet I/O products.
If your Acromag Ethernet I/O device is powered-up and connected to the USB-Ethernet adapter, you can begin
browsing its internal web-pages using your internet browser set to IP address
“128.1.1.100” (i.e. the web
browser URL field is set to
http://128.1.1.100
). Done correctly, you should be presented with the Home Page
of the particular Acromag Ethernet product you are connected to. Refer to your User Manual for additional
information on how to reconfigure your Acromag device as required for your application.
Note that once you reconfigure the factory IP address of your connected Ethernet device, you will no longer be
able to browse it at IP address 128.1.1.100, unless the Acromag Ethernet product is in its default mode.
Further, depending on the
IP Address
and
Subnet Mask
you set, you will have to change the IP address of the
network adapter to another address in the domain of the new IP address and subnet mask settings in order to
