Carrier TruVu VVTBP-E2, Installation And Startup Manual

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To set up the controller through the Comm/Service ports
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To discover devices on a network
1
To address a network of devices, you must first select one i- Vu® XT or TruVu™ controller and set th e IP
Address , Subnet Mask , and Default Gateway on the Ports tab.
NOTE This controller is referred to as the connected controller.
2
On the Local Network tab, at the top of the page, verify that the connected controller's Mode , IP Address ,
Subnet Mask , and Default Gateway are accurate.
3
Use the following settings to define the devices that you want to discover in the Local Devices table.
Local Devices
Only Unconfigured When checked, only discovers devices that do not have an IP address and are
linked to the connected controller's network.
When unchecked, discovers both configured and unconfigured devices.
Clear All Erases all information in the table.
Export Creates .csv file of the data in the table, limited to 256 devices.
4
Click Discover to populate the table with your i- Vu® XT or TruVu™ devices that are on a single network
communicating with the connected i- Vu® XT or TruVu™ controller.
To auto-assign IP addresses to multiple devices at one time
1
Follow the above steps to Discover devices.
2
In the Select column, click the checkbox for the devices you want to assign addresses to.
NOTE To change the IP Address, the device's Mode must be Custom Static .
3
Enter the starting IP address under Address and click Assign to automatically assign sequential IP addresses.
There are different workflows for using the Local Devices table to address your devices, depending on the
information you have from the installation. See To address when you know the serial numbers (page 18) or To
address when you do not know the serial numbers (page 19).
Local Devices table
Select Check to select devices for:
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Changing the Mode
•
Resolving a Mismatch
•
Auto-assigning an IP Address
NOTE You cannot select devices with a lock symbol.
MAC Ethernet MAC address of device
Serial# The discovered devices are in order by serial number.
NOTE To change how the rows are sorted, click a different column heading.