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

5

Connect the PC to the Gateway

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 192.168.1.24, 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 192.168.1.xxx network.
For Windows 10:
• Use the search field in the local computer's taskbar (to the right of the windows icon
• Click "Control Panel", click "Network and Internet" and then click "Network and Sharing Center".
• Click "Change adapter settings" on the left side of the window.
• Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and select "Properties" from the dropdown menu.
• Highlight
• Select and enter a static IP Address on the same subnet. For example:
• Click the Okay button to close the Internet Protocol window and the Close button to exit the Ethernet Properties
window.
5.2

Navigate to the Login Page

• Open a web browser and connect to the FieldServer's default IP Address. The default IP Address of the FieldServer is
192.168.1.24, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
NOTE: If the IP Address of the ProtoNode has been changed, the IP Address can be discovered using the FS
Toolbox utility. See Section
13
and then click the Properties button.
9.1 Lost or Incorrect IP Address
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) and type in "Control Panel".
for instructions.