SD-MA-029
1
i.
Set up connection
1.
Set up the static IP address on control PC
The default IP address of DS2 is
192.168.1.136
. The control PC needs to be at the same
range of controller to connect to the DS2
•
Open the ‘Ethernet Properties’ windows on the Control PC
•
Highlight the TCP/IPv4 in Networking and click the Properties button to
open the TCP/IPv4 Properties window
•
Change the ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ to ‘Use the following IP
address to set up a static IP address
➢
IP address: any address between
192.168.1.1
and
192.168.1.253
except the address which has been taken by the DS2
➢
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
➢
Default Gateway:
192.168.1.254.
2.
Connect the control PC to
powered up
DS2 with network port. Ensure
the ‘LAN’
port on DS
2
is connected, not the ‘RS232’ port since both of them use
RJ45 connetion.
3.
Open the DS2 software
and click ‘Player Connection Settings’ or ‘P’
button on toolbar to open the connection dialog box.
In this dialog box, all the
DS2 units connecting to
this control PC will be
shown in the list. Highlight
DS2 to be connected and
then press
‘Connect’
button to connect. A
‘connected’
message will
be shown once the
connection is established.
Note:
if the DS2 software can not be run on the control PC
Reason
VC++ redistribution not installed at current OS
Solution
Please install the ‘vcredist_x86.exe’ coming with the software, in the folder of
Libs
If a ‘Please change your display scale to 100%’ message dialog box coming up, please
change scale back to 100% in control PC’s Display Settings
