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Configuration
Creating the NK8237 Gateway
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Building Technologies
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CPS Fire Safety
25.01.2019
9.5
Creating the NK8237 Gateway
This configuration task is carried out in Composer on a project created for the
NK8237 gateway starting from an empty template to which an IEC system has
been added.
9.5.1
NK8237 creation procedure
Adding the folder for the NK8237 gateway
1. Select the main node of the project.
2. In the toolbar on the left, click the Generic Template icon .
A new folder is added to the project structure.
By default, the new node is named “Generic Node #1”.
3. Rename the folder node (for example,
“NK8237 Gateway”
).
Adding the NK8237 node
1. Select the NK8237 folder node.
2. In the toolbar on the left, select the Network folder icon .
3. In the menu that appears, select the NK823x icon .
A new NK823x #1 node is added to the project structure.
Set the NK Type to NK8237 (see the Node tab).
4. Rename the NK823x #1 node (for example,
“NK8237 Unit”
).
5. Select the Node tab.
6. In the NK Type, select 3- NK8237.
7. In the File transfer Setting section, the Enable secure download check box is
selected by default. If required (see
58]), deselect
the Enable secure download check box and select the FTP Mode
(Active/Passive).
8. In the Web Server section, the web server cannot be selected anymore
because this functionality has been disabled due to security reasons.
9. In the NTP Service section, you can optionally enable the time synchronization
of the fire units based on a Network Time Service (NTP). If enabled, you must
specify the IP address of the NTP Server, Region and City for the time zone
(the daylight-saving time is automatically applied).
9.5.2
TCP/IP IEC configuration procedure
Configuring the NK8237 for IEC TCP/IP
1. Select the NK8237 node and expand the subtree.
2. Select the Ethernet node.
3. Select the Node tab.
4. In the form on the right pane, enter:
–
IP address.
–
Subnet mask.
–
Default gateway
(optional, it may be left = “0.0.0.0” if not used).