Addressing A Network Of Controllers Using The Controller Setup Local Network Tab; Method 1: To Address When You Know The Serial Numbers - Carrier TruVu VVTBP-E2 Installation And Startup Manual

Addressing a network of controllers using the controller setup Local Network tab

Addressing a network of controllers using the controller setup Local
Network tab
You can use the controller setup Local Network tab to discover Carrier i-Vu® XT or TruVu™ devices on a single
network. You can configure them and assign addresses to each one using one of the methods described below.
NOTE For this discovery tool to work, the controllers must reside on the same subnet and be downloaded with
drv_fwex_107-xx-xxxx or later.

Method 1: To address when you know the serial numbers

Connect one i-Vu® XT or TruVu™ device on the IP network to either of the Comm/Service ports. For details,
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see Addressing the TV-VVTBP-E2 through the Comm/Service Ports (page 15).
NOTE This device is referred to as the "connected controller".
Browse to the Comm/Service port address (http://local.access or http://169.254.1.1).
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On the Ports tab, set the device's IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.
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On the controller setup Local Network tab, verify that the device's address information is displayed at the top
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of the page.
On the Local Network tab, click the Clear All button to erase the Local Devices table if there is information in
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it.
Click Discover. The table finds and lists the first 256 unconfigured devices on the same subnet. The table is
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sorted by serial number.
NOTE A maximum of 256 i-Vu® XT or TruVu™ controllers can be discovered and displayed in the Local
Devices table. If you have more than 256 controllers on your network, configure some or all the controllers in
the table and click Clear. Check Only Unconfigured and click Discover again. A count appears above the table
to report the total number of controllers and the discovered number.
To configure devices:
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One at a time - Enter the IP Address and Location or name (optional) of each device you wish to
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configure. When you enter the IP address, that device inherits the original device's subnet mask and
default gateway.
Multiple devices simultaneously - Select the devices you want to address, enter the starting IP address in
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the field under the Address heading, and then click Assign. The selected devices are automatically
assigned sequential IP addresses.
NOTE To change the IP Address, the device's Mode must be Custom Static.
For more details about discovering and configuring your devices, see Local Network tab (page 59).
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