Configuring The Ethernet Settings - Opticon ESL Server Manual

The PAN-ID makes it possible to have multiple base stations operating on the same RF channel.
By default the PAN ID is the same as the 2 least significant bytes of the MAC-address. In the
extremely rare case that you will have two base stations that have the same default PAN ID, it's
necessary to change the PAN ID manually. In this case, edit the PAN-ID to a unique 4 digit
(hexadecimal) value and press the 'Apply' button afterwards to store the name inside the base
station.
The LAN-ID makes it possible to run two or more parallel ESL networks next to each other. By
default the LAN-ID is 0000, which means any Opticon ESL will connect to this base station. To
run two ESL networks in parallel, change the LAN-ID of both networks to non-zero.
Do this by configuring the LAN-ID of all base stations of both networks. Then make sure the LAN-
ID of all ESLs is cleared (=default), by using the ESL action: 'Clear LAN Id'). Then move all ESLs
to a base station of the desired LAN-ID. Once all ESLs are associated to the correct network,
choose the ESL action 'Set LAN Id' to lock the LAN-Id of the ESLs.
Be aware that any ESLs that were already associated with the base station before changing the
PAN-ID or LAN-ID will lose their connection with the base station. By default it will take 10 or 20
polls (times the poll interval of 20 seconds) before the ESLs will time out and start looking for base
stations again.
5.4.

Configuring the Ethernet settings

By default the base station is configured with DHCP enabled. If DHCP is not available, then the
EBS-3x / EBS-40 will be available on the following IP address and subnet mask: 169.254.19.63 /
255.255.0.0.
If DHCP is used, make sure the DHCP server always leases the same IP to the same base
station to prevent having to find and add the base station again every time that the IP-addresses
changes.
To change the Ethernet settings, you first have to find and add the base station in the 'Base
stations'-tab of the ESL server application. After that, you can open the embedded webpage of
the base station with your default web browser by pressing the 'View' button next to 'Ethernet
settings'.
It's also possible to access this webpage directly from your web browser using the IP-address of
the base station.
After that you can change all the settings of the base station by going to the 'Configure' page.
Important notes:
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If DHCP is disabled and the current IP address and subnet mask are unknown, then it's
possible to recover the EBS-3x/4x by applying power the device with the reset button
pressed. This will re-enable DHCP temporarily to allow reconfiguration on a network with
DHCP enabled.
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If DHCP isn't available or working, then it's possible to connect the base station directly to
the Ethernet port of your PC with the following IPv4 set-up: 'Obtain IP address automatically
disabled; IP: 169.254.19.61; Subnet: 255.255.0.0. After that the base station can be
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