Configuring Ethernet Card
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2.0
Configuring Ethernet Card
The following section covers the configuration
procedure of the ethernet card for the Ishida 3000
Series.
2.1
Assigning an IP Address to your
Ishida Scale
If the address of the scale is unknown or undefined,
the following steps outline how to assign a temporary
IP address over the network.
NOTE: If the IP address is already known, go to step 3.
1. Set a static ARP with the desired IP address
using the hardware address of the scale. The
address is printed on a label attached to the
side of the scale. The following example
shows the use of ARP in Win 95/98/NT (from
the DOS prompt or from “Run” in the Start
menu) when the hardware address of the scale
is: 00-20-4A-01-64-0B.
NOTE: In order for the ARP command to work in
Windows
®
, the ARP table on the PC must have
at least one IP address defined other than its
own. Type “ARP - A” at the DOS prompt (or from
Run) to verify that there is at least one entry in
the ARP table. If there is no entry other than the
local machine, ping another IP machine on your
network to build the ARP table. This has to be a
host other than the machine on which you are
working. Once there is at least one entry in the
ARP table, use the following commands to ARP
an IP address to the scale.
An example of of a ping command:
Ping 128.1.1.192
ARP -s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yy-yy-yy-yy-yy-yy
Where “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is the IP address.
See Section 4.0 on page 7 for details.
Where “yy-yy-yy-yy-yy-yy” is the
permanent, hardware address of the sce.
Example: ARP -s 128.1.1.215 00-20-4A-01-64-0B
2. Open a Telnet connection to port 9999 and set
all required parameters.
Telnet 128.1.1.215 1
3. Open a Telnet connection to port 9999 and set
all required parameters.
Telnet 128.1.1.215 9999
NOTE: The temporary IP address by ARP clears after
every power reset of the scale. Be sure to log into the
scale and store the parameters to make the changes
permanent. See Section 2.4 for a detailed explanation of
setting the parameters.
2.2
Basic Parameters
To change the basic parameters, press “0”. The
following values can be set/changed:
IP Address
The IP address must be set to a unique value in your
network. If you are not familiar with IP addresses,
please refer to Appendix A.
If the scale is given and address that is already in use,
it will not connect to the network.
Gateway IP Address
The router/gateway address is needed to communicate
to other LAN segments. The default gateway must be
set to the IP address of the other router that connects
these segments. This address must be within the local
network.
Netmask
A netmask defines how many bits from the IP address
are to be taken as the network section and how many
bits are to be taken as the host section (class A:8/24
(net/host), class B: 16/16, class C: 24/8 bits). If set to
0, the standard netmask for the actual IP address is
used. Appendix A covers the calculation of the correct
value in detail.
The scale prompts for the number of host bits, and
then calculates the netmask. It is shown in standard
format “255.255.xxx.xxx” when saved parameters are
displayed.
Telnet Configuration Password
The Telnet configuration password can be set to
disable unauthorized access to the setup menu via a
Telnet connection to port 9999.
2.3
Exit Configuration Mode
To leave the configuration program and save all
changes, press “9”. All value will be stored in
nonvolatile (E2PROM) memory.
