How To Edit Configuration Files - HID VertXHID V2000 Quick Installation Manual

VertX V2000 (CS) Quick Installation Guide
3.3.3 Windows Millennium Computers
1. Go to the Network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and then Control
Panel. From there, double-click the Network icon.
2. On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not
choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPPoE, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP
appears by itself, select that line. Click the Properties button.
3. Click the IP Address tab and select Use the following IP address. Enter the IP address
10.19.4.130.
4. Now click the Gateway tab to enter the Installed Gateway content. Enter the Default
Gateway 10.10.0.1. Click the OK button.
5. Click OK again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional
files. Supply them by pointing to the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x,
c:\windows\options\cabs, etc. (if "D" is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
6. Restart your computer.
3.4

How to Edit Configuration Files

Before configuring a VertX controller to communicate through DHCP or Static TCP/IP Addressing, learning
the following conventions is necessary.
First, you must become familiar with editing conventions to successfully configure the VertX controller.
3.4.1 Conventions
The rules described are basic guidelines for editing the configuration files successfully.
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Lines beginning with "#" are comments and are ignored.
The term "uncomment" means that you should remove the "#" symbol from the referenced line in
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the configuration file.
The term "comment" means to add a "#" symbol to the referenced line in the configuration file.
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White spaces must be space characters, and not tabs.
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In the Installer Tools, do not uncheck Convert CRLF to LF (found at the top of the Edit screen). This
checkbox ensures that Carriage Returns are converted correctly to line feeds for the VertX Controller.
CAUTION: Currently there is minimal error checking on configuration parameter data. If errors occur
during startup, you must verify that all configuration data is within valid ranges.
3.4.2 Accessing the Installer Tools
When configuring for a DHCP or Static TCP/IP connection, access the Installer Tools to edit the
configuration files.
1. Open your Internet Browser.
2. Enter the URL of the controller into the Address field.
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Static TCP/IP Communication,
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DHCP TCP/IP Communication,
Note: The URL is case sensitive and must be entered precisely as shown.
August 2005
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