Operational setup
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products
04.2006
9.1.2
Mapping a network route
Mapping an appropriate network route informs the computer that it can reach IP
address 192.168.100.100 in its own network segment and does not need to use a
router.
Network routes can be set using the operating system "route" command. The exact
command syntax depends on the operating system used and may sometimes be
affected by the computer's hardware configuration. The following example is valid
for the Windows 2000 operating system:
First of all, enter the client PC IP address from which the device is to be accessed.
1.
Open the command prompt dialog via the Windows Start Menu.
2.
Type
ipconfig
and press the
Enter
key.
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The IP address of the client PC is now displayed. In this example, we have
assumed IP address 10.11.12.13.
3.
Type
route add 192.168.100.0 mask 255.255.255.0 10.11.12.13
and press
the
Enter
key.
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A network route will be established that ensures device accessibility.
Note that you should enter the IP address of your own client PC instead of
10.11.12.13.
4.
Check that there is communication with the device by typing
ping
192.168.100.100
.
5.
You must now allocate the desired IP address to the unit via its home page.
See Section 10.3.1 Changing the device IP address via the device home
page.
9.2
Checking device accessibility
Your unit is accessed in the network via its IP address. The IP address is either
preset at the factory (
IP address 192.168.100.100
) or set by you when allocating a
new IP address to your device.
See Section 10.3 Changing the device IP address.
Type the following command in the your client PC's command prompt window:
1.
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
z
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = 192.168.100.100
if the IP address set by the factory is used
z
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = the IP address you have allocated to the device;
e.g. 141.73.31.3.
2.
Press the
Enter
key.
