GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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CLIENT
runs only the Client module, and is connected through a LAN to an APPSERVER which is
basically running the Directory Services module and the Communications and Services
Module, or to another RCP-100 which is configured as a SERVER;
SERVER
runs the Directory Services module, the Communications and Services Module, and the Client
module.
Note that the Client module is running in all RCP-100s, whether configured as CLIENT or SERVER.
When RCP-100 is running as a SERVER, it can control up to ten Densité frames, whose IP addresses must
each be different, and which must lie within plus or minus five of the IP address of the RCP-100 itself. For
example, the RCP-100 whose IP address is 145.152.23.100 can recognize up to 10 Densité frames whose
IP addresses lie within the range 145.152.23.095 to 145.152.23.105. Note that if the last number in the IP
address of the RCP-100 is less than 6 or more than 249, fewer than ten frames can be recognized because
there are not 5 numbers available either above or below the RCP-100 IP address.
When RCP-100 is running as a CLIENT, it is not bound by the plus-or-minus-five restriction on IP addresses,
and can control more devices.
Detailed instructions on setting up the networking parameters, addresses, etc. and configuring RCP-100 as
CLIENT or SERVER can be found in section 4.3.4 of this guide.
3.4.3 Typical Operating Configurations
The following figures show three typical operating configurations which illustrate how the RCP-100 connects
to Miranda card frames through its RS-422 and ethernet ports. Configuration settings are shown for each
example. Note that the IP addresses shown are for illustration only – you must configure your RCP-100 for
your own network. Case 1 corresponds to a default configuration for the RCP-100.
Case 1 (figure 3.4)
Here is a minimal configuration in which a single RCP-100 connects to a daisy chain of Imaging frames
(Symphonie and Quartet in this case) through its RS-422 port, and connects to a number of Densité frames
on a LAN through its ethernet port. The RCP-100 must be configured as a SERVER for ethernet operations
Figure 3.4
Single RCP-100 Installation
Here are the settings for this set-up, where the IP address of the RCP-100 is 192.168.210.10:
IPADDR: 192.168.210.10
SERVICE CONFIG – ICOM: ON
DCOM:
ON
DSRV:
ON
DSRV IP: 192.168.210.10
