PXM 2000 Quick Start Guide
Configuring the Meter’s Gateway Card for Network Accessibility
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Control Panel
) .
2 . On the
General
tab, click the
Settings
button under
Temporary Internet Files
.
3 . Ensure the
Keep Temporary Files on My Computer
check box is cleared .
4 . Connect the PC to the Gateway Card through an Ethernet cable (either a straight
though or cross-over CAT 5 cable) .
There are two green lights (LEDs) located on the gateway card’s Ethernet port . If the
Ethernet cable is connected to an active Ethernet port on the PC both lights should
be illuminated (the light labeled
Act
may be flickering reflecting network activity) .
5 . The card’s default Ethernet IP address is 192 .168 .1 .1 . Set the PC’s address to an
address on the same subnet, such as 192 .168 .1 .100 . To do this, use the following
steps:
a . Click Window’s
Start
.
b . Choose either
Settings
>
Control Panel
(Windows 2000) or
Control Panel
(Windows XP) .
c . In the
Control Panel
, click
Network Connections
and right-click
Local Area
Connection
. Select
Properties
from the shortcut menu .
d . Click the
Properties
button .
e . In the
Properties
dialog box, select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click the
Properties
button .
f . In the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box, select
Use the follow-
ing IP address
and enter the following in the
IP address
field:
192.168.1.100
g . Click
OK
throughout the various dialog boxes .
6 . Launch a web browser and navigate to the following IP address:
192.168.1.1
If an information screen appears stating the certificate cannot be verified and asking
if you want to run anyway, select
run.
Loading Page
Java will load and then the meter’s
Home
page will appear .
