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6.2 Determining the IP address of the instrument
As the use of the instrument is heavily dependent on receiving work-lists from the third
party software application, one of the first tasks a user should perform is determine the
IP address of the instrument. This can be done by accessing one of the instrument’s
engineering tools.
6.2.1 Pre-requisites
Before the instrument can be used with a RIDA qLine® Soft, the instrument needs to
be turned on with an RJ-45 Ethernet connector already inserted into the RJ-45 socket on
the side of the instrument. If the instrument has already entered the main menu before
an RJ-45 cable is connected, the application will need to be restarted to register it.
6.2.2 Activating Engineering
Activate the engineering tab by following
the steps outlined in section 6.1.1. Upon
activating engineering and closing the
system menu, the screen from Figure 17
should become visible. The ‘Advanced
Tools’ option is password protected and
not intended for normal users, therefore
this tool should be left alone.
Figure 17:
The engineering tab that
is located within the main menu
