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3. Select Settings > Master Communication Settings, from the Main menu to open the Master
Communication Settings dialog (FIG. 25).
Enter this IP
Master IP/URL
field on the
System Connection
FIG. 25 Assigning Communication Settings and TCP/IP Settings for a Virtual Master
4. Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog.
5. Click on the NetLinx Master radio button (from the Platform Selection section) to indicate that you
are working as a NetLinx Master.
6. Click on the Virtual Master radio box (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate
you are wanting to configure the PC to communicate directly with a TPI/4. Everything else such as
the Authentication is greyed-out because you are not going through the Master's UI.
7. Click the Edit Settings button (on the Communications Settings dialog) to open the Virtual NetLinx
Master Settings dialog (FIG. 25).
8. From within this dialog enter the System number (default is 1) and note the IP Address of the target
PC being used as the Virtual Master. This IP Address can also be obtained by following these
procedures:
9. Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save your settings, and return to the main NetLinx
Studio application.
10. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System.
The default System value is one.
11. Right-click on the Empty Device Tree/System entry and select Refresh System to re-populate the
list.
12. Connect the terminal end of the PSN power cable to the 12 VDC power connector on the rear of the
TPI/4.
13. After the TPI/4 powers-up, press and hold the front panel SETUP button to bring up the Protected
Setup page and continue with the setup process and proceed to the Setup page.
14. Select Protected Setup > System Connection (located on the lower-left) to open the System
Connection page (FIG. 26).
NXP-TPI/4 NetLinx Touch Panel Interface
into the
page
On your PC, click Start > Run to open the Run dialog.
Enter cmd into the Open field and click OK to open the command DOS prompt.
From the C:\> command line, enter ipconfig to display the IP Address of the PC. This
information is entered into the Master IP/URL field on the TPI/4.
Configuring Communication
IP Addresses of computer
(also obtained by using the
Start > Run > cmd command)
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