ChallengerPlus Installation and Quick Programming Manual
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5. On the
Communication
tab, ensure USB is selected from the drop-down list
for the
Type
field.
6. Save the panel record by clicking the
Save
button on the form’s toolbar.
7. Click the
Connections
button on the ribbon to view the list of panel
connections. The new entry for the panel in the connections list should
indicate that the panel is enabled and online.
Example 2: Programming an event-driven IP connection to CTPlus
To establish an event-driven IP connection:
1.
On an LCD RAS, access the Install menu. See “Accessing the Challenger
menu
2. Press 9 [ENTER] to access the Communications menu, and then select
option 1
–Setup H/W, to access the Setup menu.
3. Select option 1
–Onboard and then press [ENTER] to step through the
options. Change the default settings, if required (in particular, change
Ethernet to Yes).
Note:
By default, DHCP is enabled. If you want to configure the Ethernet
settings manually, disable DHCP and use the valu
es advised by the site’s
network administrator for the IP address, subnet mask and gateway address.
4. When returned to the Setup menu, press [0] [ENTER] to exit to the
Communications menu.
5. At the Communications menu, select option 2
–Setup Paths, and then press
[3] [ENTER] to select path 3
–MANAGEMENT SOFT.
6. Press [ENTER] to display the first item for path 3, and then select option
1
–Main.
7. Press [ENTER] to step through the options, and change the default settings if
required (in particular, change Enabled to Yes). You might also need to
change the account code and the computer password (default is
0000000000).
8. When returned to the Path menu select option 6
–Path IP Address.
9. Press [ENTER] to step through the options, and program the following
settings (in particular, program the CTPlus
computer’s IP address).
Use the default values (if applicable) for the Send and Listen IP Port numbers
(default is 3001) and UDP/IP.
10. Press 0 [ENTER] as needed to exit from the Communications menu.
11.
Connect the Challenger panel’s Ethernet port to the LAN or directly to the
CTPlus computer via a Cat 5 cable.
12. In CTPlus, select
Panel programming > Panels
from the
Navigation
bar to
open the Panels form.
13. Click the
New
button on the form’s toolbar to create a new panel record.
Enter a description for the new panel record.
