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Use DHCP
Use DHCP to obtain IP address and other network parameters. DHCP provides
dynamic allocation of network addresses. A DHCP server must be on the same LAN
segment as the EM1500 for the unit to succeed as a DHCP client. This option is
enabled by default.
If your EM1500 will act as a server out in the field, clients will need a known IP
address to contact. DHCP may still be used if the DHCP server is configured to recog-
nize the EM1500, and (for example) always assign it the same IP address.
Ping configure
Check this to allow use of ping to assign the unit’s IP address. Please see Section 3.2.1
for a detailed description.
Enable web browser config
Check this to allow the use of a web browser for configuration. Please see the “Gen-
eral” tab for instructions on how to select a login name and password to limit access
by a web browser.
Enable config
This must be checked for the stand-alone program to communicate with the EM1500.
Enable discovery
This option allows the EM1500 to respond when it recognizes a specially-formatted
broadcast packet. The stand-alone program will send out such a broadcast packet
when it first starts and when the menu option
Unit | Find all
is chosen. (Keyboard
shortcut is <Ctrl+F>.)
If the EM1500 was previously configured by another host (by the setting of the
“Secure config” option) the unit will not reveal itself to anyone else unless they too
have the key. A directory on the host that secured the unit, contains the keys that
allow configuration access. Copying the directory and its contents to a new host gives
the new host configuration access.