S90-510 CS (MAR 07) FRICK
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QUANTUM™ LX ACUair
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CONTROL PANEL
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COMMUNICATIONS SETUP
THE INTERNET
The Internet is a world wide data and information sharing
system. To put it simply, it is a method of connecting one
network to another (and another, and so on). These
networks are inter-connected, hence the name
INTERNET. Another name that the Internet is sometimes
referred to is the World Wide Web. Anyone even remotely
familiar with this term will notice that the abbreviation is
also the prefix that is assigned to most Internet addresses,
as in WWW.
Any Windows or Linux based computer is capable of
accessing this network. All that is needed is either a
modem, USB port, or an Ethernet port. These devices
provide the necessary point of connection for one end
(branch) of the connection (a home computer for
instance). The other point that completes the connection is
usually provided by an Internet Service Provider (or ISP).
The Internet Service Provider usually has a very large
network router, or means of bring in many individual
connections. The router then assigns a discrete and
individual address to each connection (much like a street
address). This address is known as an Internet Protocol
address (IP). The IP address consists of a series of 4
numbers ranging from 0 t0 255, and is normally
transparent to the end user. For those individuals familiar
with using the internet, they understand that every time
they activate their web browser (the software that allows
your computer to connect), there is an address bar that
appears near the top of the screen. This address bar is
where you would enter the IP address of the computer or
network that you would like to communicate with. To make
this simpler, these numeric IP addresses are also coded
to allow alpha-numeric names to be masked over them,
so that rather than having to enter an address of
216.27.61.137, you can simply enter in
www.frickcold.com, as an example. Although the actual
process is more detailed and complicated than this basic
explanation, the end result is that most of the work is being
done invisibly, and the end user in not even aware of how
it all works, nor do most people care. The following write
up describes how to set up the Quantum™ LX to do this
behind the scenes work, so that it can communicate both
at the Internet level, and at a local Ethernet level.
INTERNET SETUP
The following section describes the suggested setup
for connecting the Quantum™ LX panel to the
Internet:
SCREEN NAME: Internet.
ACCESSING:
DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this screen is to allow the user to assign and setup Internet and Email
communications parameters.
IP DATA
Address Type - The following drop-down menu is
provided:
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Fixed (Static) – A fixed address is usually
assigned by the network (LAN) administrator,
and is normally always the same.
•
DHCP (Dynamic) – Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol permits auto-
assignment of temporary IP addresses for
new devices connecting to the network.
IP Address – (Internet Protocol) Four setpoint boxes
are provided here. Every machine on an Internet or
Configuration …
Internet
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