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RDX 8000 User Guide
5. Product configuration
5.1 Product configuration process
Once the RDX 8000 unit has been powered up the unit may be configured to the user’s desired network settings and
operational mode. The unit may be configured via the built in RDX 8000 (Remote Management Interface). The RDX 8000
is accessed over the customer’s local IP network using an internet browser application.
The RDX 8000 is compatible with the following internet browser applications:
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Google Chrome
5.2 IP address assignment
The RDX 8000 comes configured to communicate over Ethernet port 1 (Ethernet port 2 is disabled) and will search for an
IP address as follows:
Note: The network cable must be plugged in before powering on the unit.
1. The unit will look for an active network connection. If no connection is found, the OCP will display No Link
2. When an active network connection is detected, the RDX 8000 will search the user’s local network for a DHCP
server.
3. If a DHCP server is found it will receive the assigned IP address from the local DHCP server and use this address
for operations. The IP address will appear on the System Information screen of the OCP.
4. If after 60 seconds no DHCP server is found the unit will use the APIPA protocol to assign a static IP address. The
assigned static IP address will appear on the OCP.
Once an IP address is assigned the unit may be reconfigured to a new static IP address or redirected to a DHCP server
by logging into the unit via the RDX 8000 interface.
5.3 OCP – Operator Control Panel
The RDX 8000 unit includes an LCD based display located on the right side of the unit’s front bezel – referred to as the
Operator Control Panel or OCP. Highlights of the OCP are:
• 64 dot high by 128 dot width graphics display with color backlight
• Displays both text and icon based information
• Under normal conditions the backlight uses white light
• A flashing amber backlight is used to alert the user to error conditions. The errors may be acknowledged and
cleared via a long press of the Display Navigation button push on the unit front panel. The error may also be
cleared by reading the error message in the System Information Block in the RDX 8000.
• OCP has an automatic sleep mode and will turn off the entire display after 1 minute with no interaction as long as
there are no pending error notifications.
