Kvaser BlackBird Getting Started Guide
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Configuring host computer
When connecting the Kvaser BlackBird directly to a computer, using either ad-hoc
or Wireless Hosted Network, you must configure the computer. This configuration
includes setting up a static IP (see Chapter 8.1 Setting static IP on your computer)
and the wireless network (see Chapter 8.2, Setting up Wireless Hosted Network on
your computer, on Page 32 or Chapter 8.3, Setting up an ad-hoc network on your
computer, on Page 36).
If you are using infrastructure mode and DHCP, you can skip this chapter.
8.1
Setting static IP on your computer
To connect to the Kvaser BlackBird in ad-hoc mode or via a Wireless Hosted
Network, you most likely need to set a static IP address and Subnet mask on your
computer.
The IP address and net mask must be set so that the computer and Kvaser
BlackBird can talk to each other. You can do this by using the following example:
Kvaser BlackBird
Computer
IP address:
192.168.20.21
192.168.20.5
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
Default gateway:
192.168.20.5
192.168.20.5
Table 2: Example of Static IP settings
The example in Table 2 may or may not be usable on your network (check this with
the person responsible for your network), but it is important to put the Kvaser
BlackBird and the computer on the same subnet by:
1. Give them different IP addresses.
2. Give them the same Subnet mask.
3. Give them the same Default gateway, most likely you can use the IP address
of the computer as gateway.
This is how you would configure the computer in Windows 7, see Figure 24 on
Page 32:
1. Open up the Network Connections (Start->Control Panel->View network
status and tasks->Change adapter settings)
2. Select the wireless network connection you want to use for the Kvaser
BlackBird communication. Right click and select Properties.
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