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The following limitation applies to iSTAR controllers with member connected controllers and iSTAR Ultra controllers
with connected IP-ACMs that use DHCP IP address assignments:
■ If DHCP is used, the lease may expire and assign a new IP address to the iSTAR controller. If this happens, all
members and IP-ACMs are not able to connect to the iSTAR controller with the new IP address. You need to
reassign the IP address:
1. Update the iSTAR controller IP address in the ICU.
2. Update the IP address in the IP-ACM Configure/Status web page.
3. Update the IP address in the iSTAR Controller Editor (members).
• When you initially configure the IP-ACM v2 using the iSTAR Configuration Utility (ICU), you can only use one IP address of the
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Ultra GCM board for configuration. The GCM board has two Ethernet connections, so if the GCM switches to a different IP
address from the initial configuration, communication from the IP-ACM v2 to the GCM board is lost.
Normal operation mode
To configure the IP-ACM v2 in Normal Operation mode, complete the following steps:
1. Ensure the SW1-1 is OFF.
2. Apply power using the PoE (J1) or the local power port.
3. Push the SW3 reset switch.
4. Connect the IP-ACM v2 board to the Ethernet port directly on a DHCP network and run the iSTAR Configuration
Utility (ICU), version 6.5.4 or later, on the same subnet using an Ethernet cable. Ensure you have previously
configured the iSTAR Ultra controller in order to obtain the iSTAR IP address for the IP-ACM configuration.
5. To discover the IP-ACM, click the IP-ACM icon in the ICU. A list of IP-ACM modules appear.
6. Right-click the IP-ACM, identified by its IP address or MAC Address, you want to configure and select Configure
IP-ACM.
• There is limited access to the IP-ACM v2 Configuration/Status Web Page on a system with Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating
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system using Internet Explorer 11 or Edge browser on IPv4 and IPv6.
• Internet Explorer 9 does not display content correctly for the IP-ACM v2 web page.
• If using Internet Explorer and you receive a Certificate Error indicating "There is a problem with this website's security certificate",
click Continue to this website (not recommended).
• If using Goggle Chrome and you receive an error indicating "Your connection is not private", click ADVANCED and then click
Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe).
7. Enter the password: iSTAR, and click Login. The IP-ACM Configuration/Status web page appears.
8. In the Configuration section, enter the iSTAR IP address assigned to the iSTAR Ultra controller.
Ensure you click Logout on the IP-ACM Configuration/Status Web Page instead of exiting the browser through the X in the
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upper-right corner so you can access this web page when you want to. If you close IP-ACM Configuration/Status Web Page from the
X in the upper-right corner and then re-open a new web page to the same URL, a message appears stating that the IP-ACM session
is currently locked by the IP Address of the machine where you closed the web page. The locked session times out after being idle for
five minutes. You can then try accessing the URL again.
9. Click Save.
• Saved changes do not take effect until the board is rebooted.
NOTE
• When you initially configure the IP-ACM v2 using the iSTAR Configuration Utility (ICU), you can only use one IP address of the
Ultra GCM board for configuration. The GCM board has two Ethernet connections, so if the GCM switches to a different IP
address from the initial configuration, communication from the IP-ACM v2 to the GCM board is lost.
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