Hitachi Microlok II, Installation, Operation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Microlok II
®
Serial-to-Ethernet Converter (SEC)
Copyright 2019 SM6800O Rev. 1, March 2019 3-10
3.6
15B
Connecting a New SEC to a PC for Configuration
You access the SEC configuration screen just as you would access a web site using a PC and
Internet Explorer.
During the initial installation of the SEC, you must access the unit's configuration screens
directly through its Ethernet port or through a hub or network switch that has no other
unconfigured SECs connected to it. This is because all new SECs are set to the same IP
address at the factory. If more than one device on a given network has the same IP address,
none of those devices will be accessible.
Once the SEC is configured to communicate with the network, subsequent access and
reconfiguring can be done from any PC connected to the network.
The Ethernet port of the SEC is set to IP address 169.254.1.10 at the factory. To use the
Ethernet port in a network, you must set the IP address to a unique value using the following
procedure.
1. Connect the PC to the SEC either directly with an Ethernet crossover cable, or through an
Ethernet hub or switch using a standard Ethernet cable.
2. To configure the PC to communicate with the SEC, wait for the PC to go check its local
area connections. A message will appear (
X
Figure 3-10
X
) that indicates the PC is in a
limited connectivity mode. At this point you can access the SEC configuration page and
set its IP address (Sections
X
3.7
X
and
X
3.8
X
).
Figure 3-10 - Low or No Connectivity Mode Balloon Message
NOTE
Be sure Internet Explorer’s Proxy settings allow for
accessing the 169.254.* address range. See Section
X
3.5
X
for
the procedure.
3.7
16B
Accessing the SEC Configuration Page
If the SEC unit is already functioning and connected to the network, you can access its
configuration page from a PC anywhere on the network. See Section
X
3.11
X
for instructions on
downloading a utility that can help you find the existing IP addresses of the SEC units on the
network.