Connect The Pc To The Protonode; Connecting To The Gateway Via Ethernet; Changing The Subnet Of The Connected Pc; Navigate To The Protonode Login Page - MSA fieldserver ProtoNode FPC-N54 Startup Manual

Connect the PC to the ProtoNode

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5.1

Connecting to the Gateway via Ethernet

Connect a Cat-5 Ethernet cable (straight through or cross-over) between the local PC and ProtoNode.
5.1.1

Changing the Subnet of the Connected PC

The default IP Address for the ProtoNode is 192.168.2.101, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. If the PC and
ProtoNode are on different IP networks, assign a static IP Address to the PC on the 192.168.2.xxx network.
For Windows 10:
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Find the search field in the local computer's taskbar (usually to the right of the windows icon
and type in "Control Panel".
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Click "Control Panel", click "Network and Internet" and then click "Network and Sharing Center".
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Click "Change adapter settings" on the left side of the window.
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Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and select "Properties" from the dropdown menu.
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Highlight
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Select and enter a static IP Address on the same subnet. For example:
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Click the Okay button to close the Internet Protocol window and the Close button to close the
Ethernet Properties window.
5.2

Navigate to the ProtoNode Login Page

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Open a web browser and connect to the ProtoNode's default IP Address. The default IP Address
of the FieldServer is 192.168.2.101, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
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If the PC and the ProtoNode are on different IP networks, assign a static IP Address to the PC on
the 192.168.2.X network.
Ethernet Port

Figure 8: Ethernet Port Location

and then click the Properties button.
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