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Manual for VMP300-based instruments
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4.
Connecting the PC to the instrument
4.1 Network parameter configuration with the Ethernet connection
The Ethernet connection on the communication board is a 10/100 baseT compatible with every
network. The
USB connection is also integrated on this board. When it is installed on a Local
Area Network (via the Ethernet connection), the instrument is automatically detected by the
computers of the network. It becomes very easy to select an instrument in the network and
modify its IP address via the Ethernet connection. This is possible with a MAC Address (set at
the factory on the communication board) even if the instrument is not in the same network as
the computer (before being connected together). All new instruments are delivered with the
following IP address commonly used as default:
192.109.209.128 or 192.168.0.1 . You can
either manage your instrument directly with the computer (direct connection with the cable) or
change the instrument’s IP address to add the instrument in your local network. The way to
proceed is the same in both cases. The first step is the detection of the new instrument by a
computer (directly or via the network). The second step is the IP address change before the
connection, either to have both the instrument and the computer in the same LAN or to make
a small network consisting of only the instrument and the PC.
Note: - to switch between EC-Lab

and EC-Lab

Express software, the instrument has to be
switched off and restarted.
4.2 Connecting to the instrument using EC-Lab

software
The procedure to connect your computer directly or via the network to the instrument is as
follows.
1. Launch EC-Lab

software V10.30 or higher
Fig. 33: Main window of EC-Lab
®
.