Connecting To A Device (Device Discovery Window); Ethernet Tab - Lightware UMX-TPS-TX120 User Manual

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5. Software Control - Lightware Device Controller
5.3. Connecting to a Device (Device Discovery Window)
Connecting Steps
Step 1. Connect the device to a computer via USB, RS-232 or Ethernet.
Step 2. Run the controller software; device discovery window appears automatically. There are three tabs for
the different type of interfaces: Ethernet, Serial, and USB.
Step 3. Select the desired unit and click on the green Connect button (or just double-click on the device).
Device Discovery Window
Applied firmware packages: (UMX-TPS): v1.5.0b4 | (WP-UMX-TPS): v1.4.0b8 | (FP-UMX-TPS): v1.4.0b8 | LDC software: v2.5.6b2
UMX-TPS-TX100 series – User's Manual
5.3.1. Ethernet Tab
The Ethernet tab consists of two lists. All devices list contains all Lightware devices which are available in the
connected network (in the 255.255.0.0 subnet). However, there is no need to browse all the available devices
as you can expand the list of Favorite devices with any Lightware device that is connected via Ethernet by any
of the following ways:
Mark the desired device with the
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▪ Press the Add button and add the device in the appearing window, or
▪ Import the list of favorite devices that was exported previously.
Add New Favorite Device
Press the Add button; in the appearing window you can enter
the IP address. The host name of the desired device can be used
instead if it is supported. That allows setting a unique name
to identify the device in a network. If the host name is saved
in this window and the IP address is changing, the device will
be still available and connectible.

ATTENTION! The host name connection-feature does not
work when the target device is accessed over VPN.
See more information about the host name property in the
Setting the Host Name section.
Import/Export the List of Favorite Devices
The list of favorite devices can be exported/imported by the dedicated buttons (saved as *.JSON file). The
list can be imported later (in another computer, too), but please note that the current list will be overwritten
by the imported list.
Changing the IP Address
To modify the IP address settings quickly it is not necessary to enter the
device's settings/network menu, you can set them by clicking the pencil
icon beside the IP address.
You can see the new settings only in this window. The device needs some
seconds to apply the new settings.
Identifying the Device
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Clicking on the icon results the blinking of the status LEDs for 10
seconds. The feature helps to find the device itself physically.
symbol in the All Devices list,
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