Honeywell HC900 Installation And User Manual page 152

Communications Installation - Connecting the HC900 Controller to a PC with the Designer Software
D. Network Access to one or more controllers
ATTENTION:
Always observe the wiring/cabling guidelines on page 45.
Step
1 Make sure the PC has an Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) installed and enabled. Be sure the
NIC has an IP address (fixed or DHCP served) that allows access to controllers with IP addresses on
the same or other subnet. Consult your IT department or network administrator for allocating IP
addresses to the controllers if required.
2 You will need to set each controller's IP address prior to network connection since every HC900
controller is shipped with the default IP address of 192.168.1.254. Placing multiple controllers on the
same network before they have been given unique IP addresses will cause problems.
3 On the PC, use the Utilities Worksheet in the HC Designer software to set up the serial RS-232
connection to the controller at the desired baud rate (see Direct Serial RS-232 Connection above).
This will require a null modem cable.
4 Select the Set Controller's Network Parameters button. Using the wizard (bottom radio button), select
the PC COM port to be used, then set the controller's new network parameters including IP address,
Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway (if required). See your IT network administrator for proper
entries. (Refer to the on-line help provided with the HC Designer software, Utilities Worksheet, Set
Controller's Network Parameters, for further details on this step).
Note: This step will require the controller to be placed temporarily in the Program mode. After the
new network parameters have been downloaded, the controller will conduct a Cold Start in its
transition to RUN. This will cause an initialization if there is a current configuration in the controller.
5 Repeat step 4 for each controller on the same network.
6 Select the Network button at the bottom of the dialog box and Add any or all of controller IP
addresses configured to the list. This will allow selection of any of these Addresses for downloading
or uploading configurations.
7 You may now connect the controllers to your network for access by the Designer software. For the
Networking Example shown, connect one end of the Ethernet 10Base-T cable to the PC's network
port. Connect the other end of the Ethernet 10Base-T cable to the Ethernet switch.
8 Connect an Ethernet 10Base-T cable to each HC900 controller's Open Ethernet RJ-45 port (top RJ-
45 port). Connect the other end of each Ethernet 10Base-T cable to the Ethernet switch.
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