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Setting a sign’s TCP/IP address
Before you can begin to use an AlphaPremiere™ sign on a Ethernet network, the display must be assigned
a unique TCP/IP address.
NOTE: The Alpha® Ethernet option inside the display is shipped with a default address of 010.11.11.1.
To set a new IP address, follow these steps:
1.
Get a unique IP address from your network administrator. An example of an IP address is: 10.67.12.21.
2.
Write down the 6-digit
Ethernet address
found on the Ethernet option label the
back
of your sign. For
example, the
Ethernet address
for the following label is: 00-20-4A-54-09-C8.
3.
Using the Configuration Utility software supplied with the sign, select
Tools
>
Assign IP . . .
:
4.
Next, select
Tools > Ping Device . . .
, enter the sign’s IP address, and click on
Ping
to make certain that
the IP address you just assigned works.
Ethernet address
232/AUX
RXD
TXD
RS232
/AUX
RS485
4
2
Spkr
Out
Sign
Reset
RS485
6
This label is
on the back
of Ethernet-
equipped
signs.
Enter the IP address from step 1.
Enter the Ethernet Address from step 2.
Click
Set IP Address
.
If a reply from the sign is
not
received, try assigning
the address again by repeating the previous steps.