VTC Pro Audio DLMS4080 Setting Up

Setting up a PC Ethernet connection to the DLMS4080

These instructions allow a computer to communicate to the DLMS4080 through an Ethernet connection:
1) If you are not familiar with setting up a CAT-5 Ethernet connection, then we advise you to have a
person familiar with this procedure set up your network on your behalf
2) The first step is to connect the Ethernet Switch to the computer and to the DLMS4080 with Ethernet
straight-thru cables.
3) In Windows XP click the Start menu button in the bottom left corner of the screen.
4) Click on Run
5) Type "command" and click OK
6) Type in the command ipconfig, and then press the Enter key.
7) Note the IP address and the subnet mask. Write these numbers down on a piece of paper. For
example if your computer's IP address is 169.254.168.107 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0,
for the two devices to communicate, an IP address in the same network group should exist in the
DLMS4080. To access and change the IP address in the DLMS4080, with the unit powered up:
A) Press Enter
B) Press the Menu > button 6 times until the Eth-IP window is showing.
C) Enter 169.254. into the first 6 digits of the IP address in the DLMS4080. Use the <Cursor>
buttons and the Data wheel to change the numbers.
D) Now enter the last 6 digits of the IP address but using a slightly different number. For example
you could enter 168.108. The full IP number in the DLMS would read 169.254.168.108. Press
Enter. To confirm, press Enter again.
8) Now start up the VTC ProControl PC software on your computer. Do not connect to the device
when asked.
9) Select Setup on the top menu bar. Select Port Connection. For the connection type: Select CAT-
5 Ethernet. Next, you need to know the DLMS4080 device number. To find it, go to the DLMS4080
and press Enter/Sys. Then press the Menu > button 5 times until the Comm screen appears. Now
press the Cursor > button once. The Device ID: screen will appear. Note the number, for example
Device ID: 1. now, back to the ProControl software. Select the Device No. that you just found in
the DLMS4080 into the Device selector. Check the box Online to confirm that this is required. Now
enter the IP address that you entered into the DLMS4080. Following our example above, you
would enter 169.254.168.108. Press O.K. to close the window.
10) To check that the computer is communicating with the DLMS4080, go back to the DOS window that
you opened using ipconfig. At the DOS prompt type in ping followed by the IP number. Our
example from above would result in the command ping 169.254.168.108. If the computer is
communicating with the DLMS 4080, you should see the results: Packets: Sent= 4, Received= 4,
Lost= 0. This confirms that there was data sent to the DLMS4080, and data received in return. If
you do not receive this result, then go back to step #3 and confirm the installation.
11) Start up the VTC ProControl program. When asked, Do you want to connect to the device,
select Yes. After the start up window if the computer is communicating with the DLMS4080, you
should see in the Device List "Device 1 (connected)". Now the DLMS4080 VTC ProControl
software can control the DLMS4080.
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