d. Make sure the assigned NL241 IP address (DHCP or static) and the IP address of the
computer you are trying to connect from are able to communicate with each other.
(Your network administrator can help with this.)
For example, the following addresses are able to communicate:
NL241: IP address: 192.168.0.2, Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
Computer: IP address: 192.168.0.3, Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
e. If using DHCP to assign an IP address to the NL241, use
Device Configuration Utility
to read the IP address assigned to the NL241. This is done through a USB connection
to the NL241 while the NL241 is connected to your network (if bridge mode is not
being used).
f. The IP address assigned to the NL241 must be unique on your network.
g. When bridge mode is enabled, the data logger controls how the IP address is
assigned. Make sure your data logger is connected correctly to the NL241 via the
CS I/O port and SC12 cable.
5. Try to ping the NL241 from your computer. (From the Windows Start Menu, type
command, and click Command Prompt. Then type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your NL241.) If no packets are returned, this indicates
that there is no network connection to that IP address.
6. Make sure the IP address and port number entered in
LoggerNet
/
PC400
/
RTDAQ
match the
settings in the NL241.
Note that PakBus and serial server communications use different port numbers. The default
port number for PakBus communications is 6785. The default port number for CS I/O serial
server communications is 6783. The default port number for RS-232 serial sever
communications is 6784. The correct port number must follow the IP address of the NL241
in
LoggerNet
Setup in order for
LoggerNet
to communicate through the NL241. For
example, if the NL241 is configured as a CS I/O serial server, in
LoggerNet
Setup, enter the
correct IP address of your NL241 followed by :6783 (for example, 192.168.0.3:6783).
7. If you are unable to communicate with the NL241 via the USB cable, verify that the latest
drivers for the NL241 have been installed. These can be downloaded from our website at
8. If the NL241 is configured as a CS I/O serial server, verify that any other SDC device
attached to the data logger is using a different SDC address. For example, if the NL241 is
configured for SDC7, any other device attached to the data logger cannot use SDC7.
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