Campbell NL200, Instruction Manual

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NL200/201 Network Link Interface
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To enter a static IP address, select disable in the Use DHCP field. Then
input the IP Address , Network Mask , and Default Gateway . These
values can be provided by your network administrator.
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If a dynamic address is to be used, the network information acquired via
DHCP can be seen on the NL200 tab.
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Click Apply to save your changes.
It is recommended that a static IP address be given to the
NL200/201 for most applications so that the path to the device is
always known. If using a dynamic IP address acquired via DHCP
you may wish to configure the NL200/201 as a PakBus/TCP
client.
3.3
LoggerNet
Setup
The next step is to run
LoggerNet
and configure it to connect to the datalogger
via the NL200/201.
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In the
LoggerNet Setup
screen, press Add Root and choose IPPort . Input
the NL200/201’s IP address and port number. The IP address and port
number are input on the same line separated by a colon. IPv6 addresses
will need to be enclosed in square brackets when specifying a port number.
An IPv4 address may look like 192.168.1.100:6785. An IPv6 address may
look like [2001:db8::1234:5678]:6785. A fully qualified host name entry
may look like yourlogger.com:6785.
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Add a PakBus® Port (PakBusPort).
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Add a PakBus® Router (pbRouter). Input the PakBus address of the
NL200/201. The NL200/201’s default PakBus address is 678.
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Add the datalogger and input the PakBus® address of the datalogger.
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Press Apply to save the changes.
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You can verify that your settings are correct by selecting the datalogger in
the Network Map, selecting the Clock tab, and pressing
Check Clocks . If
your settings are correct, you should see the current clock of your server
and datalogger.
NOTE