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Section 3 | Remote Monitoring
Connecting to the Remote Monitoring Unit via the Internet
Prerequisites
System administrators must decide whether the remote monitoring unit will operate on the network with DHCP or a
fixed IP address. The factory-set unit will have these static addresses:
IP address: 192.168.100.220, gateway address:
192.168.100.1, netmask: 255.255.255.0, and DNS address: 192.168.100.1
.
If you configure it to use DHCP, the remote monitoring unit will request an available IP address on your network. You
will need to determine what address it has been given.
If DHCP is not used, system administrators must also choose an unused IP address, and other network settings to use in
the Network Setup page. System administrators will also need to choose an email service and address to use for
notifications if needed. These will be used in the Email Setup page.
Determining the IP Address of the Unit
Power up the PS Series unit then connect the remote monitoring unit to the network with an Ethernet cable.
Using DHCP
You will need to get the IP address in one of two ways. You can get the IP address from the DHCP server’s client list, or
you can use a PC on the same network to scan for the new IP address by using a software tool such as Angry IP Scanner.
In Angry IP Scanner, you should add the MAC address “Fetcher” under “Tools > Fetchers”. The DuraComm MAC
addresses all start with a base address of
70-B3-D5-6B-3.
Write down the IP address of the unit then proceed to the
section in this manual named “
Open a Web Connection to the Unit
”.
Using Static IP and Network Configuration
If your network is not set up for DHCP, you will need to manually configure the settings to match the network it will be
used on. Before you can do that, you will need to configure a computer to talk to the remote monitoring unit at the
default configuration settings shown above. We will use Windows 7 as an example. Other operating systems will vary,
but the overall concept is the same.
1.
D
isconnect your PC from all networks.
2.
Connect it directly with an Ethernet cable (You may need to use an Ethernet crossover cable if the PC does not
automatically detect this configuration).
3.
Open the control panel on your PC and select “View Network Status and Tasks”
4.
Click on “Change Adapter Settings” on the left side of the screen.
5.
Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click on “Properties”
6.
Click on “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” to highlight it, then click the “Properties” button.
7.
Before you make any changes,
record the existing settings
, so that you can change them back when you are finished setting
up the unit.
8.
Enable “Use The Following IP Address”
9.
Now enter 192.168.100.220 for the IP address.
10.
Enter 255.255.255.0 Subnet mask
11.
Click OK to save the network configuration.
12.
Jump to the section in this owner’s guide named
“Open a Web Connection to the Unit”
to log in and enter the final
network settings for the unit.
