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Appendix E: LAN Configuration SetIP
LAN configuration utility (LAN CFG – SetIP) provides a unique Ethernet messaging exchange
to remotely configure unknown or default ROSS IP addresses. This small Windows application
broadcasts a proprietary packet which all ROSS unit's listen for and respond with MAC, IP and
version information. This simplifies and eliminates need to modify the IP address of the PC
especially if the ROSS units IP address is known.
New Installations and Modifications
The SetIP application sends a broadcast message to any listening ROSS unit(s) on the same LAN
segment. The message being a broadcast IP packet will not pass through LAN devices that block
broadcasts, e.g. smart switches, routers, etc. Typically if the local LAN switch is configured to
allow broadcasts to pass all ports this program will reach any connected ROSS unit.
If the network devices present a problem, the PC running SetIP can be directly connected using a
standard CAT5 cable.
The application is easy to use, by selecting the Scan button a single message is sent waiting for
any active ROSS unit to respond.
Once a unit receives the message they respond back to the sender with the following information,
MAC address of the device, current IP address and software version.
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