8
Installing the Hardware
(Continued)
4. Connect a single AEW-R5200 receiver directly to the
computer’s Ethernet card via an RJ-45-terminated
crossover
cable. (See Figure D.) Failure to use the proper crossover
cable will prevent the receiver from being recognized by the
software.
5. Power the receiver as instructed in
Installing and Using the
Software
(page 10), and then run the software on your
connected computer.
To connect a single AEW-R5200 directly to a computer's
Ethernet card:
1. In Windows, open the
Network and Dial-up Connections
(or
Network Neighborhood
for Win 98) window and create a
LAN or High Speed Internet connection to your network card.
2. Under
Networking
, click on
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) >
Properties
.
3. Click on
Use the following IP address
, and configure the
TCP/IP settings as follows:
•
IP address: 10.*.*.* (where .*.*.* is anything except
“.20.30.40” because 10.20.30.40 is the Ethernet card’s
default IP address)
•
Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
Figure D. Connecting a single AEW-R5200 directly to a computer.
RJ-45-terminated crossover cable
Computer
AEW-R5200