DeviceMaster LT User Guide
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Device Driver (NS-Link) Installation - 35
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
This subsection provides a configuration overview for the NS-Link driver. For
detailed information or if the DeviceMaster LT is on a different physical segment,
refer to the help system or the
DeviceMaster LT Device Driver (NS-Link) User
Guide
, which is available on the
Software and Documentation
CD or you can
.
The DeviceMaster LT must be connected to the local network segment or directly
to a NIC on the host system to operate in MAC mode to perform the following
configuration steps.
1.
Access the
Comtrol Drivers Management Console
using the desktop shortcut
or
Start > Programs > Comtrol > DeviceMaster > DeviceMaster Driver Management
Console
.
2.
Highlight the
Device Name
of the DeviceMaster LT that you want to configure.
3.
Select the MAC address from the drop-down list or enter the address from the
MAC address label on the DeviceMaster LT. If you programmed the IP
address using PortVision DX, the IP address displays in the
IP Mode
text box
after you select the MAC address.
Note:
If you enter the MAC address, make sure that you use the correct format:
00 C0 4E xx xx xx
. A space must separate each pair of digits. The MAC
address is located on a label on the DeviceMaster LT or you can view it
using PortVision DX.
If the appropriate MAC address is not displayed in the drop-down list, then it
can be one of the following reasons:
•
Not on the same network segment
•
DeviceMaster LT not powered on or connected
•
The wrong DeviceMaster model was selected during the driver installation
•
Device failure
