CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
SETTING UP COMPUTER-TO-DDFR ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS
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1.4
Setting Up Computer-to-DDFR Ethernet Communications
1.4.1
Checking the Communications Setup in Your Computer
Before proceeding with setting up computer-to-DDFR Ethernet communications, you must
check the communications setup in your PC.
Note
New DDFRs are factory configured as follows:
All DDFRs
must
be reconfigured with your own unique IP Addresses.
This is done as follows:
Z
On the main screen of your PC, click the
Start
button.
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Select
Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
The black "DOS" screen will appear.
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Type
ipconfig
, and press
Enter
A window similar to the one shown below will appear:
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If your ipconfig screen shows a single Ethernet Adaptor, proceed to
section 1.4.2.
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If your IP Address is 192.168.2.
n
, and the Subnet Mask is
255.255.
n
.0, go ahead and directly Discover the new DDFR (go to
section 1.4.2)
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If the ipconfig screen shows more than one Ethernet adaptor,
go to
section 1.4.3 and try to detect the new DDFR
. If the system does
not detect the new DDFR, follow the procedure shown in section
1.4.4 below.
Table 1–2: Default DDFR IP Configuration
IP Address
Net Mask
Gateway
192.168.2.254
255.255.255.0
192.168.2.1
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