Integration Into The Network - KERN YKI-01 Installation Manual

4.2

Integration into the network

For communication between devices on an IP-based network, the IP address and subnet
mask settings for both devices must be compatible.
The adapter is factory-set to an unusable IP domain, such that the IP address of the
adapter must first be changed for it to be compatible with your network.
Ideally you will be assigned a free IP address for the adapter by your network
administrator. To select a free IP address yourself, you must know your network data. You
can find out the most important information from your computer (which is already attached
to the network):
⇒
Click on Start (Windows Vista/7) or Start -> Run or press the key combination
"Windows key + R".
⇒
Enter the following command: cmd /K ipconfig
Press return.
In the window that will open, you will see the computer's IP address and its subnet mask:
The parts of the subnet mask containing the number 255 have to correspond in the IP
addresses of the adapter and computer. Compatible addresses in the example thus
include: 10.0.1.7, 10.0.12.34, 10.0.200.300, ...
Be sure to choose an IP address that is not in use elsewhere now or will not be in
the future. It may otherwise be the case that another device on the network will
not be able to communicate properly. For this reason, installation of the adapter
should only be carried out in coordination with the appropriate network
administrator.
In the following example, the address 10.0.12.34 has been selected for the adapter.
The NPort administrator software makes it possible to fix the IP address of the adapter via
the ARP protocol. The program needs Adminstrator privileges for this.
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