Searching The Network For Units; Connecting Or Disconnecting Units; Naming A Unit; Calling Up The Configuration Window - Monacor DRM-882LAN Instruction Manual

Fig. 14 Selection of unit number (ID)
Select the unit number (ID) of the unit desired
and then press "OK" to confirm (setting the
ID of a unit ☞ chapter 6 .2 .10 or 5 .3 .4) .
If Ethernet is selected as the current interface
type (the text on the button on the upper left
is "TCP/ IP"), the following dialog window will
initially be displayed:
Fig. 15 Selection of IP address
Enter the IP address of the unit desired and
then press "OK" to confirm (setting the IP
address of a unit ☞ chapter 6 .2 .10 or 5 .3 .1) .
If the IP address of the unit is not known, use
the function "IP Search" to search the net-
work for units connected ( ☞
For each unit, a separate window is added .
6.2.2

Searching the network for units

To search the network for connected units,
call up the window shown in fig . 16 by means
of the button "IP Search" .
Note: The function is only available when the inter-
face "TCP / IP" has been selected .
Fig. 16 Window "IP Search"
1) Under "Scan the following IP range", de-
fine the address range to be searched .
Under "Host Address", the current IP
address of the computer is shown . This
address should be in the same subnet
range as the addresses of the units to be
controlled .
2) Click "Scan" to start searching .
The IP addresses of the units found in
the network are listed under "Device(s)
found" .
3) Tick the boxes next to the addresses of the
units desired .
4) Click "Add device(s) to Project" to add the
units selected .
6.2.3

Connecting or disconnecting units

To establish a data connection to the unit,
click the button "Connect" in the window
of the unit desired (cf . fig . 12) . Instead of the
unit name or "no-name" (if no name was
assigned to the unit), a status bar is shown
indicating the progress of the connection es-
tablishment . Once the connection has been
established, the button "Connect" is replaced
by the button "Disconnect" .
To connect all units, use the button "Con-
nect All" located in the upper button bar of
the main window .
If a connection establishment fails and an
error message is displayed (e . g . "COM not
found", "Devices disconnected" or "IP ad-
dress: x .x .x .x not found"), this may be due
to the following reasons:
– a wrong unit number/ IP address has been
set ( ☞
– a cable connection is defective
– a unit is not switched on or its system menu
is called up (
– the wrong interface has been selected in
chapter 6 .2 .2) .
the system menu (
– the network settings on the computer are
not correct (for connection via Ethernet)
The display of a connected unit shows the
following (example):
System Lock
PC
or
System Lock
Online Device ID [01]
or, if controlled via Ethernet
System Lock
IP: 192.168.001.101
The unit cannot be directly operated as long
as the connection exists .
To disconnect the data connection, click the
button "Disconnect" in the window of the
unit desired and then confirm the confirma-
tion message . Then, the DRM-882LAN can
directly be operated again .
It is not possible to disconnect the connection
while the configuration window of a unit is
still open .
6.2.4

Naming a unit

The units may be named for easier identifica-
tion in the main window . The default name
is "no-name" . To change a unit name, dou-
ble-click the current name . A dialog window
appears . Overwrite the old name with the
new name (max . 16 characters) and then click
"OK" to confirm your changes or "Cancel"
to cancel .
chapter 5 .3 .4, 5 .3 .1 or 6 .2 .10)
☞ chapter 5 .3)
☞ chapter 5 .3 .3)
Connection
6.2.5 Calling up the
configuration window
To operate a connected unit by remote con-
trol and to change its configuration, click
the button "Edit" in the window of the unit
(cf . fig . 12) . The configuration window for
the unit is displayed (fig . 18) . The operating
options provided by the configuration win-
dow are described in detail from chapter 6 .3
onwards .
The configuration window may also be
opened when the unit is not connected . Thus,
it is possible, for example, to view and edit
configurations saved on the computer with-
out the need of a unit . To connect the unit,
first exit the configuration window (
ter 6 .18) .
6.2.6

Removing units

To remove a unit from the constellation, close
the corresponding unit window () and then
confirm the confirmation message .
To remove all units, click the button
"Remove Device" located in the upper but-
ton bar of the main window . Then confirm
the confirmation message .
6.2.7

Saving a unit constellation

The unit constellation currently created in the
main window along with the unit names and
the interface type may be saved as a "project"
on the computer .
1) Click the button "Save Project" . The dialog
window "Save As" is displayed .
2) Enter the file name desired, select the lo-
cation where the file is to be saved and
then save the file .
By default, the subfolder "Project" is
selected which was automatically created
during program installation . The file ex-
tension * .p88 is automatically appended
to the file name entered .
6.2.8

Loading a unit constellation

To load a unit constellation that has been
saved on the computer:
1) Click the button "Load Project" located on
the upper right of the window . The dialog
window "Open" is displayed .
2) Select the file desired and then confirm
your selection .
If the interface used by the constellation se-
lected is different from the interface currently
set, a warning message will appear . To go
to the interface of the constellation, confirm
the message .
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