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11. Click
Panel
>
Send Job
to send the job to the Fire Alarm Control Panel.
17.2.3
Configuring the BACnet Computer
Communication between the panel and the computer running the BACnet software will be
more reliable if the computer is assigned a static IP address. The following procedure
describes how to do this in Windows 7.
Set a Static IP Address on Computer
1. Click
Start,
then click
Control Panel
.
2. Click
Network and Sharing Center
.
3. Double-click
Local Area Connection
.
The
Local Area Connection Status
window appears.
4. Click
Properties.
The
Local Area Connection Properties
window appears.
5. Double-click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
The
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties
window appears.
6. Click on the
Use the following IP address
radio button.
Set the
IP Address
to match the
Default Gateway
of the
node
where the computer is
connected.
Set the
Subnet Mask
to match the
Subnet Mask
of the
node
where the computer is
connected.
Set the
Default Gateway
to match the
IP Address
of the
node
where the computer is
connected.
Click on
Okay
and close the other windows.
17.2.4
Pinging the Fire Alarm Control Panel
Before attempting to connect BACnet software to the FleX-Net™ system, ensure that there is
a network connection between the computer with the BACnet software and the Fire Alarm
Control Panel.
Ping the Fire Alarm Control Panel
1. Click
the
Start
button, click
Run
, type
cmd.exe
, and then press Enter.
2. In the command prompt window, type
ping
followed by the IP address of the node that is
connected by Ethernet. For example, if the IP address is 10.10.0.1, then type:
ping 10.10.0.1
