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AN-X-AMXCAPT
January 2008
Basic Configuration
The AN-X-AMXCAPT module connects a computer or other device on Ethernet to a
Reliance AutoMax DCSnet or remote I/O network.
Before you can use the AN-X-AMXCAPT, you must configure its network properties on
Ethernet.
No configuration is required on the AutoMax network.
Ethernet Configuration
AN-X can be configured to use a static (unchanging) IP address or it can be configured to
obtain its IP address from a DHCP server.
Unless you have control of the DHCP server, in most applications you will want to
configure AN-X to use a static IP address. Otherwise the DHCP server may assign a
different IP address each time AN-X powers up, and any software that accesses the AN-
X module would have to be reconfigured.
AN-X is shipped with DHCP enabled. If it finds a DHCP server on the network, the
DHCP server assigns it an IP address. You can use the utility AnxInit to find the IP
address that the DHCP server has assigned. Select
Utilities/Locate All AN-X Modules
and AnxInit will locate the AN-X and display its IP address.
If AN-X does not find a DHCP server within about three minutes of starting up, it reverts
to a temporary static IP address of 192.168.0.41 If AN-X is using this temporary IP
address, it repeatedly flashes the SYS LED three times followed by a pause.
