Wheatstone E-SAT, Technical Manual

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E-Series Network / Apr 2007
X P O I N T S O F T W A R E S E T U P G U I D E
Changing the E-WHEATNET's IP Address
Changing the IP address of devices in the system requires the editing of a text
file located on the E-WHEATNET’s system CPU. You will need a third party
FTP application to be able to FTP to the E-WHEATNET. We recommend the
freeware FTP client FTP Surfer by Whisper Technology. Google™ to “FTP
Surfer “ to download the client. Windows™ Internet Explorer™ allows FTP,
but in our experience it is not the best choice for this file maintenance
application.
To change the IP address scheme, carefully follow the instructions in the
Configuring System IP Addresses Appendix 1 at the back of this manual.
Configuring IP Address in XPoint Software
Next, start the XPoint application, log on as administrator (default
password=Admin), and navigate to the Configure•System menu item. The
following form will appear.
Important:
• If you changed the E-WHEATNET’s IP Address, enter the parameters you
entered in the xp_net.txt network text file.
If you are connected to the router, you should see a "Connecting to..."
message in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
Saving the System Configuration
Once you connect for the first time be sure to save the configuration. Choose
the File• Save main menu option from the toolbar. When you make subsequent
changes (e.g. rename Sources or Destinations, add controllers, etc.) be sure to
save them.
Important Note!
This form tells the XPoint software
where the CPU is located on the
network. To modify the actual net-
work settings of the CPU card lo-
cated in the system’s Master Rack
- see Configuring System IP Ad-
dresses Appendix 1.
Important Note!
Before closing this form and sav-
ing your configuration make sure
the Tier ID spin box shows the
main system CPU Tier number,
usually 1.