Model 4525 Gate Monitor
Operator’s Manual
Ludlum Measurements, Inc.
Page 15
May 2018
The IPSetup program is used to configure the network settings for each RPM.
IPSetup is installed in the Supervisor folder, and a shortcut is created on the
desktop when the software is installed.
IPSetup uses UDP communication to find the RPMs on the network. On the
right, a list is displayed showing all available RPMs to configure. Each device
shows the MAC (Media Access Control) address and current IP Address. The
first three sets of numbers on an MAC address usually identify the manufacturer
of the device with the last three sets of numbers representing the unique address
for this device. There is a label on the network card inside the RPM with the last
three sets of numbers printed on it. These numbers can be used to help identify
a RPM if necessary. Select the RPM to configure and set the IP address
according to the table above. The baud rate should be set to 57600. Click “Set”
to save the settings to the RPM. After changing the settings, the RPM will
disappear from the list; it will take a few seconds before it can be found again.
Test Network
An RPM that is not visible through the IPSetup program or is experiencing
timeouts might indicate a network problem. First check to make sure there are
no firewalls running on the computer and that there are no devices between the
computer and RPMs that might interfere with communication. Examples
would be optical converters, wireless access points, or routers. Windows XP
includes a firewall application that will need to be either disabled or modified to
allow communication between the RPM and computer.
To test the network connection to any other device on the network, use the
“ping” command. This command will transmit data to the specified IP address
and display the time it takes to reach the remote address. If the destination is
unreachable or the request timed out, the remote address may not be on the
network, or the workstation may not be connected to the network properly. The
ping command is a command-line based utility. To access the Windows
command line, click on the Start button, select Run… and type “cmd,” and click
OK.
Example of good network communication:
C:\>ping 192.168.200.2
Pinging 192.168.200.2 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.200.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.200.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.200.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.200.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.200.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milliseconds: