Network Configuration
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Hardware Reference Manual – DXLink™ Twisted Pair 4K Transmitters/Receivers
4.
In the ID Mode section, enter the Device and System numbers that you want assigned to the device in the appropriate text
boxes.
5.
Click Start Identify Mode to place the named system in ID Mode.
The button changes to “Cancel Identify Mode” (click to cancel ID Mode).
The text box below the button displays a “Waiting...Press Cancel to Quit” message.
NOTE:
When in ID Mode, the entire system is put on hold while it waits for an event from any NetLinx device in the named system
(e.g., pressing the ID Pushbutton on the Receiver). The device that generates the first event is the device that will be “identified.”
6.
Briefly press and release the ID Pushbutton on the Module.
The Module will exhibit the following behavior:
Respond with an ID Mode address response.
Report its old address offline.
Report its new address online.
The OnLine Tree will refresh to display the new device address for the Module.
NOTE:
NetLinx Studio (v4.0 or later) provides the ability to auto-increment IP Addresses and Hostnames as well as Device and System
Numbers. Refer to the NetLinx Studio online help for details.
Reset the Factory Default Settings
During power up – if the ID Pushbutton is held until the Control/NetLinx LEDs toggle back and forth in unison approximately
10 times, then released when the faster blinking starts, the Module will reset to its factory default settings, which affect the
parameters but not the firmware version.
Factory Parameters*
Default static IP address of 192.168.1.2
Default dynamic (DHCP) address of 169.254.2.2
Default device number of 0
NDP mode (see page 74)
Unbound state
No IRL files
* For a complete list of factory parameters, see the table on page 39.
IMPORTANT:
If a Module is receiving power from a switcher, disconnect the DXLink connector on the module and reattach to apply
power.
To reset a Module to its factory default settings:
1.
Press and hold the ID Pushbutton while plugging in the power connector. Start counting when the NetLinx LEDs begin to flash
in unison, not when the power connector is inserted.
Once the Module has started booting up, both NetLinx LEDs flash in unison at the rate of once per second.
After 10 flashes at that rate, the LEDs will blink in unison at a faster rate.
NOTE:
A press-and-hold of the ID Pushbutton at power up will prevent the Module from attempting to come online until the ID
Pushbutton is released. The Module will only attempt to come online if you release the Pushbutton prior to the faster blink rate.
2.
At the point that the blink rate increases, release the ID Pushbutton.
The Module will automatically reboot to complete the process.
