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Setting Up a Point-to-Point (Direct) Ethernet Connection
To connect to your PanelMate ePro PS unit using this method, complete the following
steps:
1. Use
a
crossover
cable.
2. Connect one end of the cable to the Ethernet port on your computer and the
other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of your PanelMate ePro PS unit.
3. Power up your computer and your PanelMate ePro PS unit.
Result:
A green
LAN Present
LED indicator should appear next to the Ethernet port.
Once you have established the physical connections, the next step is to establish the
correct logical connections between your computer and your PanelMate ePro PS unit. If
you are using a static IP address, the computer IP address should be assigned a unique
value where the first three fields match that of the ePro PS. For example, if the IP
address of the ePro PS is 192.168.0.001, then the computer IP address would be
192.168.0.xxx where xxx is between 0 and 255 and is not equal to 001.
Point-to-point (direct)
Use Static IP Addressing
Use crossover cable
Setting Up an Ethernet Connection Using a Hub/Switch
This method can be used to set up a local workgroup using only static IP address. To set
a local workgroup with dynamic only or static and dynamic combined see
Setting Up a
Local Ethernet Workgroup Using DHCP Server.
To connect to your PanelMate ePro
PS unit using this method, complete the following steps:
1. Use
patch
cables.
2. Power up the hub/switch and connect a patch cable from both your computer’s
and your PanelMate ePro PS unit’s Ethernet port to the hub or switch. Other
units can be added.
Note:
Do not to use the port labeled
Uplink
on the hub or switch.
Result:
A green
LAN Present
LED indicator should appear next to the Ethernet
port on each machine.
3. Once you have established the physical connections, the next step is to establish
the correct logical connections. If you are using a static IP address, the computer
IP address should be assigned a unique value where the first three fields match
that of the ePro PS (for example, 192.168.0.xxx where xxx is between 0 and 255
and is not equal to any other assigned value).
