Device Addressing; Master Addressing Via Terminal-Telnet; Establishing A Terminal Connection; Getting And Setting The Ip Address - AMX VISUALARCHITECT 1.1 Manual

Device Addressing

Master Addressing Via Terminal-Telnet

To configure NetLinx Master's network address, using telnet or terminal:
Although these procedures are written for a Terminal connection, a user can also
connect to a Master via a Telnet connection. Do this by going to Start > Run, enter
CMD within the Run dialog's Open field and click OK.
Then from within the CMD command prompt use the IP Address info to type > telnet
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX <ENTER>.

Establishing a Terminal Connection

1. Launch the HyperTerminal application from its' default location (Start > Programs > Accessories >
Communications).
2. Apply power to the NetLinx Master and allow it to boot up.
3. Connect the PC COM (RS232) port from your computer to the RS232 Program port on the NetLinx
Master. Note the baud rate settings for the Master.
4. Enter any text into the Name field of the HyperTerminal Connection Description dialog window and
click OK when done.
5. From the Connect Using field, click the down-arrow and select the PC COM port being used for
communication by the target Master and click OK when done.
6. From the Bits per second field, click the down-arrow and select the baud rate being used by the
target Master.
Type echo on to view the characters while entering commands. If that does not work, press
<ENTER> key on your keyboard.

Getting and Setting the IP Address

Within the Terminal session, type get ip and press <ENTER> to view the current IP communication
parameters. Here is a listing of some sample information pulled from the Master:
>get ip
IP Settings for 0:1:1
HostName NetLinx
Type DHCP
IP Address 192.192.199.99
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway IP 192.192.199.2
MAC Address 00:61:9h:91:aa:6e
1. Type set ip and press <ENTER> to either retain a DHCP Address or assign a pre-reserved IP
Address.
Throughout the following setting options you can enter new values or press <ENTER> to keep
current settings enabled.
2. When prompted to enter a Host Name you can either press <ENTER> to accept the current name
(NetLinx) or enter a new name and press <ENTER>.
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Configure the remaining communication parameters as follows: Data Bits: 8, Parity: None,
Stop bits: 1, and Flow control: None (default is Hardware).
Click OK to complete the communication parameters and open a new Terminal window.
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