System 6000 In A Lan - Local Area Network - TC Electronic System 6000 Basic Operation

SYSTEM 6000 IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK
Introduction
If your setup is a standard System 6000 with a
Mainframe and a TC Icon and no other units
connected you do not need to dive into this section.
The System 6000 standard setup with a Mainframe and a
TC Icon is a "point to point Local Area Network" (LAN)
because there are only 2 items connected. This setup is
connected using the supplied Ethernet cable. Please note
that the cable type this setup is cross-coupled.
This is the most simple LAN setup possible. As soon as
several mainframes, TC Icons and/or a computer are
hooked up on the network a HUB (not supplied) must be
used. In this type of scenario standard ethernet cables (not
cross-coupled) must be used.
The following section will explain a few important basic
terms regarding network setups such as TCP/IP and
Subnet Mask. Basic knowledge of these issues is
necessary as soon as your setup consists of more than two
items.
Please note that a working TCP/IP protocol must be
installed on your computer before attempting to hook up
the computer on the network.
Subnet Mask - TCP/IP address
Win 95/98/2000/NT
Subnet Mask
The Subnet Mask is a number that defines a group of
computers (or Icons/Mainframes) connected to the network.
All units in the group must have the same Subnet Mask.
Further the first three groups of digits in the TCP/IP
address must also be the same.
The System 6000 Subnet Mask is by default 255.255.255.0
and therefore the Subnet Mask on all other units/computers
must be set accordingly.
The System 6000 Subnet Mask can be altered, to
match your network Subnet Mask if this differs from
the standard 255.255.255.0. Please see the section:
Setting Subnet Mask on the System 6000.
To find the TCP/IP address and the Subnet Mask settings
on your computer running Windows:
Go to Control Panel, Network, Configuration, double click
on TCP/IP and you will see the following (or similar
depending on you operating system).
TCP/IP address
The TCP/IP address is unique to each unit connected in
the network. Two units must therefore never have the same
IP address. However, the variation must be on the last
three digits for the units in the Subnet to see each other.
The TC Icon default address is
The M6000 default address is
If your computers IP address (or any in the network) is one
of the above you have two options. Either to alter the
computer's IP address or to alter the IP address of the TC
Icon and the Mainframe. Please see the sections:
Setting the TCP/IP address on the Mainframe.
Setting the TCP/IP address on the TC Icon.
Mac
• Go to "Control Panel - TCP/IP"
• Set Subnet Mask. Subnet Mask must be identical to the
Subnet Mask used on System 6000. Default Subnet
Mask setting on System 6000 is 255.255.255.0
• Set TCP/IP address. The first three numbers separated
by "." must be identical. The last three digits must be
unique for each unit in the network.
The TC Icon default address is
The M6000 default address is
Illustration (MacOS 9.2)
Illustration (MacOS X)
: 192.168.1.125
: 192.168.1.126
: 192.168.1.125
: 192.168.1.126
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