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GPC-3 / Jan 2006
Note: In this example we have seen how the Script Wizard associates
a button with the corresponding LIO from the LIO definitions in the device
properties dialog box. This one to one correspondence is only a limitation
of the Script Wizard. If you are writing a custom script you may access any
LIO from any action or subroutine.
Changing the Panel’s IP Address
As promised, here’s how you change the IP address, if it becomes
necessary. First, know what you want the new IP address to be. Let’s
investigate a simple change, from 192.168.1.221 to 192.168.1.100. The
simplest way to do this is to set up a mini network with your computer and
the panel connected together through a hub. Using the hub removes some
complications that can arise if you’re running Windows XP, and keeping
the system small and simple results in less clutter in the WSNetServer
screens.
Fire up the Wheatstone utility program WSNetServer. This program
can be found on your system install CD if you don’t have it on the computer
you’re using now. When WSNetServer starts, you see the main program
window. The first thing you need to do is to “find” the panel. So select
Scan | Network... Up pops the Network Scan Results window, and you
should see a listing for MyPanel (or whatever name you’ve called your
panel), its MAC address, and its IP address. The Type shows up as “???”;
this is normal. Single-click anywhere along the line of text representing the
panel to highlight it. Then select Edit | Add Device... A message box pops
up that warns you of the consequences of having non-unique MAC
addresses co-existing on the same network. Click Yes. The next form to
appear is a Device Settings form. Click OK. That form goes away, leaving
behind the Network Scan Results window; clear this window from the
screen by clicking on the “X” in the upper right corner.
Information on the panel has now appeared in the WSNetServer main
window. You now need to select this device in the main window, but be
aware that you must click the entry in the Type column to select the device.
Now select Edit | Edit Device... The Device Settings form appears once
again. In my example, the IP Address: shows as 192.168.1.221. Change
“221” to “100” and click OK. The popup box informs you that the changes
will show up in the panel when you reboot it. Click OK.
VERY IMPORTANT: Do NOT exit from the WSNetServer program
until after the panel has been rebooted.
Unplug the panel’s wall wart, either from the AC power or from the
back of the panel, and then reconnect the power. Watch the Requests
column in the WSNetServer main window; the value should be “0” before
you reboot the panel and will change to “1” as the panel reboots. If this does
not happen your changes have not been saved in the panel, and you need
to do it over.