EAW DX1208 Help File page 56

network can be easily created by connecting one or more computers running DX Navigator to
one or more DX series hardware devices through Ethernet switches or hubs. This example
also applies to setting up a peer-peer network by connecting a computer directly to a DX
device using an Ethernet crossover cable.
Every device that is connected to an Ethernet network (computer, printers, DX series
hardware devices, etc.) must have a unique IP address. As long as your network doesn't
connect to any other network, you can assign each device an arbitrary IP Address. However,
each device must be set to the same subnet mask.
In the absence of a DHCP server, Windows XP and Windows Vista computers are typically
setup automatically configure their own IP addresses using
zeroconf addressing techniques. RFC 3927 recommends that link local addresses fall within
the range between 169.254.0.0 and 169.254.255.255, and use a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
For purposes of this example, let each Windows computer configure its own IP address.
Because DX devices do not support zeroconf link-local addressing, their IP address will need
to be manually configured to be compatible with the computer's link-local addresses.
To setup one or more DX devices for operation with zeroconf-addressed Windows computers:
1. Connect the first DX device to any computer using USB communications (see
Communcations
2. Launch DX Navigator and go online (see
3. Login to the device, and change the following settings in the IP section of the Settings tab:
a. Check the IP Mode checkbox.
b. Enter [169.254.0.1] into the Static IP textbox.
c. Enter [255.255.0.0] into the Subnet textbox.
d. Because the network in this example does not connect to any other network, the
Gateway setting is not used and can be left set to [0.0.0.0].
4. Close the Device Window and go offline with DX Navigator.
5. Power cycle the DX1208 for the IP setting to take effect.
6. Connect the DX device to a hub or switch using a standard
a peer-peer connection, connect the DX device directly to the computer using an
crossover cable.
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