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Watthour Engineering Co., Inc.
WE-20 Remote Control
Installation Instructions
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Software Installation on the WE-20 – page 2
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Software Installation on a laptop – page 5
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Hardware Installation on a laptop – page 9
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How to Use – page 11
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Watthour Engineering Co., Inc.
333 Corsspark Dr.
Pearl, MS 39042
(601) 933-0900
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Summary of Contents for Watthour Engineering WE-20
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Page 1: Installation Instructions
Pearl, MS 39042 (601) 933-0900 Watthour Engineering Co., Inc. WE-20 Remote Control Installation Instructions • Software Installation on the WE-20 – page 2 • Software Installation on a laptop – page 5 • Hardware Installation on a laptop – page 9 •... - Page 2 Software Installation on a WE-20 Download from the Weco ftp site the installation file using the following link: www.watthour.net\download\WE20XP\RemoteControl_WE20.exe Please note that the link is case sensitive and between Control and WE20 there is an underscore ‘_’. You may download this file either directly to the WE20’s hard drive or to a jump drive.
- Page 3 When you see this screen, click the Next button.
- Page 4 When the installation is finished you should see the following screen. You may ignore the comment about rebooting as that is not required. Just click the Finish button. Click OK on the following screen and you do NOT have to reboot. You have completed the software installation on the WE-20.
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Page 5: Software Installation On A Laptop
Software Installation on a laptop Download from the Weco ftp site the installation file using the following link: www.watthour.net\download\WE20XP\RemoteControl_Laptop.exe Please note that the link is case sensitive and between Control and Laptop there is an underscore ‘_’. You may download this file directly to your laptop. - Page 6 When you see the following screen, just click Next.
- Page 7 When the next screen appears, just click the Finish button. You may ignore this next screen and just click OK. A reboot is NOT required.
- Page 8 If your meter programming software that is installed on your laptop is NOT configured to use com1, then do the following steps: Right mouse click on the newly installed desktop icon WE20vnc. Select Properties from the pop-up menu. On the Target Line, change the com1 at the end of the line to the comport number that your meter programming software is configured to use.
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Page 9: Hardware Installation On A Laptop
Hardware Installation on a laptop To prevent IP address conflicts with your companies IP addressing it is required that you install a USB to Ethernet adapter to your laptop. We have used the TRENDnet TU2-ET100 available through Weco or directly from RadioShack. Install the USB to Ethernet adapter and software per the manufacture’s instructions. - Page 10 Click the radio button to Use the following IP address and enter 169.254.1.1 [You may actually use any value between 1 and 254 for each of the 1’s, it really does not matter]. The subnet mask will default to 255.255.0.0 and accept the default.
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Page 11: How To Use
This will shutdown the WE-20 and close the remote connection. You may also just choose to close the remote session and leave the WE-20 on by clicking on the Red X on the most outer window of the VNC window.