Static Only Networks - Avtech Room Alert User Manual

Room Alert Signal Tower
Static-Only Networks
If the network that the Room Alert Signal Tower unit will be connected to does not have automatic
DHCP IP address assignment, the Room Alert Signal Tower unit will default to a '169.xxx.xxx.xxx'
IP address. The AVTECH Device Discovery may or may not be able to discover your unit when it has
obtained a '169 xxx.xxx.xxx' IP address, depending on various network conditions. Follow the steps
below to assign an IP address to the Room Alert Signal Tower unit that will be appropriate for your network.
1. Restart the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and click the 'Set IP' button.
2. Click 'Ok' on the first dialog that displays and enter the Room Alert Signal Tower MAC address
when prompted. The MAC address is listed on the label located on the bottom of the Room Alert
Signal Tower.
3. Enter a valid static IP address for the current location of the Room Alert Signal Tower unit when
prompted.
NOTE: If the Room Alert Signal Tower unit is later relocated outside of the current subnet, you will need to reset the IP address in
order to see and work with the Room Alert Signal Tower unit.
If the Room Alert Signal Tower unit is still not discovered or the IP address is not updated, continue with
steps 4-6.
4. Locate a cross-over Ethernet cable or spare hub and connect it to the computer being used.
Connect the Room Alert Signal Tower to the other end of the cross-over Ethernet cable or directly
to the hub.
5. Assign static IP settings to the computer being used. If the 'Search' button is pressed after doing
so, the Room Alert Signal Tower unit should be discoverable. If it is not, be sure that there are no
applications on the computer being used that are blocking traffic sent to or from the AVTECH
Device Discovery Utility (i.e. software firewalls, anti-virus applications, etc.)
6. Repeat steps 1-3 above although enter a static IP address in step 3 that has the same first three
octets as the static IP address assigned to the computer (i.e. IP address of computer: 192.168.2.3, IP
address of Room Alert Signal Tower: 192.168.2.4).
If the IP address of the Room Alert Signal Tower unit is still not updated, continue with steps 7-9.
7. Assign static IP settings to the computer being used that match the IP address of the Room Alert
Signal Tower unit (i.e. IP address of Room Alert Signal Tower: 169.254.10.122, IP address of
computer: 169.254.10.123).
8. Click the 'Search' button in the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and select the Room Alert Signal
Tower unit when discovered.
9. Click the 'Set IP' button and enter a valid IP address for the location on the network where the
Room Alert Signal Tower unit will be located. If the IP address does not update, access the
'Settings' screen of the Room Alert Signal Tower unit and enter the IP address settings on the
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