
1. Open the computer’s Network Connections page.
2. Open the applicable Ethernet adapter and make sure the interface is enabled.
3. Open Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) (
).
4. Select the Use the following IP address: function.
5. Make up an IP address for the Ethernet port and enter it: 192.168.1.XXX.
“XXX” may be any integer from 2 to 254 except 201.
6. Enter the subnet mask: 255.255.255.0.
When using a Windows-based computer, you can press the TAB key and the subnet mask field will automatically
populate with the default mask for the network class indicated by the IP address entered; which is 255.255.255.0 in
this case.
Figure 4-1 Sensor Network Settings
7. Click OK. Gateway and DNS are not necessary when testing in isolation.
In some cases it may be necessary to disable the computer’s firewall or configure it to allow UDP I/O on that Ethernet inter-
face. How to do this is not covered here as the process varies widely.
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