TCP/IP Interface Module Installation
Connect a PC or Laptop to the TCP/IP Interface Module
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4. After confirming a successful link between the PC and the TCP/IP module, proceed to the either the IP
Address/Configuration section using Telnet or using a browser as desired.
CONNECTING TO THE TCP/IP INTERFACE MODULE DIRECTLY
1. Connect the laptop to the TCP/IP Interface Module as shown in Figure
9. Insert the RJ-45 plug of the ethernet
crossover cable into the RJ-45 connector in the end plate of the TCP/IP Interface Module.
Important! you must use an ethernet crossover cable.
2. Locate the 2 LEDs on the top edge of the RJ-45 connector on the module’s end plate (see Figure
10).
3. Depending on the network card installed in the laptop, the left or right LEDs on the top edge of the RJ-45
connector should remain ‘On’ when a proper connection is made as shown in Table 3.
4. Before entering the TCP/IP Interface Module’s IP Address enter a static IP Address in your connected laptop.
IP Address setup procedures for both Windows 7 and 10 are discussed in this section.
Setting Your PC’s IP Address for Direct Connect (Windows 7 and 10)
1. Connect your laptop to the TCP/IP card as shown in Figure 9 above. Go to your laptop’s Control Panel folder
and select
Network and Internet
to display the Network screen (Figure
10):
Off
Blinking green
100Base-T full-duplex; activity
Solid amber
Off
10Base-T half-duplex link
Blinking amber
Off
10Base-T half-duplex; activity
Solid green
Off
10Base-T full-duplex; link
Blinking green
Off
10Base-T full-duplex; activity
Legend For Numbered Boxes In
Figure
1. Plugs into RJ45 Ethernet
Adaptor in Laptop
2. Laptop
3. You MUST use an Ethernet
crossover cable!
4. Plugs into RJ45 connector in
end plate of TCP/IP module
5. Tank Gauge
Figure 9. Direct connect using ethernet crossover cable
Table 3. Network Connection/Activity LED Codes (ref. view in Figure
8)
Left LED
Right LED
Meaning
