Distech Controls ECLYPSE Installation Manual page 17

Using the Xpress Network Utility
The Xpress Network Utility is a software application that runs on a PC that allows you to discover all ECY Series controllers connected to an IP network's
subnetwork or Wi-Fi network and to perform a range of operations on many controllers at once: you can set each controller's Hostname and IP address,
launch EC- gfx Program to program the controller, or you can access the controller's configuration Web interface. See the Xpress Network Utility User
Guide for more information.
Xpress Network Companion mobile app can be installed on your smartphone and it works with the QR code marked on the controller's faceplate which
encodes the controller's MAC address and host ID. By scanning the QR code, the app records this information to which you assign a hostname. Once
the QR codes for all controllers have been read in, the app's information is transferred to the Xpress Network Utility where it is used to populate the rele-
vant data fields. See the Xpress Network Utility User Guide for more information.
Figure 25: Typical QR Code
Using the Controller's Factory-default Hostname in a Web Browser
Controllers have a factory-default hostname that you can use instead of an IP address to connect to it. The hostname can be used in a Web browser's
address bar or in the EC- gfx Program's Connect to screen. When installing the latest version of EC- gfx Program and your PC does not have the Bonjour
service installed, a link to install the Bonjour service is provided. The Bonjour service must be installed on your PC to allow your PC to discover con-
trollers by their hostname.
If your PC is unable to resolve the controller's hostname, you must connect your PC to the controller through Ethernet or Wi-Fi so that your PC only sees
the controller network. For example, in this case, your PC must be disconnected from all other networks such as a corporate network or the Internet. If
necessary, temporarily disconnect your PC's network cable from its Ethernet port.
The controller's factory-default hostname is eclypse-xxxxxx.local where xxxxxx is the last 6 characters of the MAC address printed on a sticker located
on the side of the controller. See above.
For example, the sticker on the side of a controller shows that its MAC address is 76:a5:04:cd:4a:d1. Connect to the controller's Web interface as fol-
lows:
1. Open your Web browser.
2. In the Web browser's address bar, type https://eclypse-cd4ad1.local and click go.
3. Login to the controller. Then set the controller's configuration parameters in the controller's configuration Web interface. See Connecting to the Con-
troller's Configuration Web Interface.
Using the Controller's IP Address in a Web Browser
Connect to a controller through its IP address as follows:
£ For a Wi-Fi Network Connection:
1. Open your Web browser.
2. In the Web browser's address bar, type https://192.168.0.1 (the controller's factory-default wireless hotspot IP address) and click go.
3. Login to the controller. Then set the controller's configuration parameters in the controller's configuration Web interface. See Connecting to the Con-
troller's Configuration Web Interface.
£ For an Ethernet Network Connection: You must know the controller's current IP address (from the DHCP server for example).
1. Open your Web browser.
2. In the Web browser's address bar, enter the controller's IP address and click go.
3. Login to the controller. Then set the controller's configuration parameters in the controller's configuration Web interface. See Connecting to the Con-
troller's Configuration Web Interface.
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