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Brick-HD IP NETWORK CONFIGURATION
The processor
network port
is permanently enabled. It will auto-configure for 10/100BaseT and
auto-sense the connection direction. It is not necessary to use a cross-over cable to connect the
network port directly to a network port on a PC. The status of the Ethernet connection can be
viewed from the front panel display.
If the display is blank, press the front panel button. Rotate the Select front panel knob or click the
Down button in the Display panel dialog to select the Ethernet status display. This will display the
MAC address and the Ethernet status.
By default the processor will be configured to acquire a network (IP) address using DHCP. If the
processor is connected to a router that supports DHCP the processor can be connected immediately
using an Ethernet cable and powered-up. The IP address assigned can be seen on the front panel
display as part of the start-up process. Once the processor has started the IP address can be
determined by rotating the front panel knob clockwise to the IP parameters page.
If DHCP is not going to be used, do not connect the Ethernet cable just yet, otherwise the processor
will take some time start-up as it is trying to perform a DHCP transaction that will ultimately time
out.
If the processor is connected to the controlling PC using a serial port, as described in the previous
section, the IP parameters can be set using the PC application. Select File/Config from the main
menu to select the dialog box shown below.
The MAC address is pre-configured. It can be
set to any value (provided it is unique on the
LAN it’s connected too). To make the address
unique select the “Set MAC from Serial
Number” button and enter the processor serial
number.
If DHCP is going to be used, check the enable
DHCP box. You can also configure the
remaining IP values even if DHCP is being
used. These will only be applied if DHCP
fails.
The SNTP (internet time) server address is
optional. This will not be populated by
DHCP. The server can be either an SNTP or
an NTP server.
The TFTP server service should be enabled
(checked). The other services are optional.
In order for the software to communicate with the processor over the network, the MTCP (Media
Technologies Control Protocol) box must be checked to enable it on the processor.
