Setting The Processor Address; Network Configuration - Interlogix FlexZone Series Product Manual

Chapter 3: Calibration and setup
3. Specify the connection details, e.g., Network Type: = Silver Network; Device
Type = FlexZone-60 or FlexZone-4; Address = 1 (default address; select USB
radio button; USB Device = FlexZone).
4. Select Connect to establish a connection to the processor. The FlexZone
Status window opens.

Setting the processor address

1. In the Program field select the Address button. The change Device Address
dialog displays.
2. In the Change Device Address dialog, specify the New Address for the
connected processor.
3. Select the Program button. The new address takes effect when
communications are reestablished.

Network configuration

For FlexZone processors that use Silver Network alarm data communications,
you must define the network Protocol and Connection scheme under the Network
Config tab. The network configuration can be adjusted only by using a direct USB
connection between the UCM computer and the processor. For Silver Network
based processors, there are two selectable Protocols based on the network
configuration:
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The Silver Star Protocol uses an IP backbone and a direct Ethernet
connection to each processor. This configuration is most commonly used
when the sensor network is distributed over a large area and consists of
isolated blocks of sensors with only a few processors in each block.
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The Silver Loop Protocol is designed to encircle a perimeter using a ring
topology to provide communication redundancy. The Silver Loop Protocol can
use EIA-422 wiring, fiber optic cables, or sensor cables to connect the
distributed processors; and the Silver Loop can use a Network Interface Unit
or Ethernet NIC(s) to connect to the Silver Network Manager.
1. Specify the network Protocol - Silver (Loop) or Silver (Star).
2. Specify the Connection scheme for network communications (see Figure 65
below).
3. For the Silver Star configuration, and for Silver Loop configurations that use
combined Ethernet and Coax communications specify the IP address, the
subnet mask and the gateway IP address for each processor (if applicable).
4. Save and download the configuration changes to the processor.
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