AMX MAX-CSD ENCODER Instruction Manual page 50

Configuring Communication
8. Click the New button to open the New TCP/IP Settings dialog where you will enter both a
previously obtained DHCP or Static IP Address and an associated description for the
connection into their respective fields.
9. Place a checkmark within the Automatically Ping the Master Controller to ensure availability
radio box to make sure the Master is initially responding online before establishing full
communication.
10. Click OK to close the current New TCP/IP Settings dialog and return to the previous TCP/IP
Settings dialog where you must locate your new entry within the List of Addresses section.
11. Click the Select button to make that the currently used IP Address communication parameter.
12. Click OK to return to the Communications Settings dialog an place a checkmark within the
Authentication Required radio box if your Master has been previously secured with a
username/password. This action opens up a Master Controller User Name and Password
dialog.
13. Within this dialog, you must enter a previously configured username and password (with
sufficient rights) before being able to successfully connect to the Master.
14. Click OK to save your newly entered information and return to the previous Communication
Settings dialog where you must click OK again to begin the communication process to your
Master.
If you are currently connected to the assigned Master, a popup asks whether you
would want to temporarily stop communication to the Master and apply the new
settings.
15. Click Yes to interrupt the current communication from the Master and apply the new settings.
16. Once the particular System Master is configured for communication via an IP Address, remove
the DB9 connector from the Program port on the NI on-board Master.
17. Click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System
Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during
the incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
18. Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads *Reboot of System Complete*.
19. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window and right-click the associated System
number and select Refresh System. This establishes a new connection to the specified System
and populates the list with devices on that system. The communication method is then
highlighted in green on the bottom of the NetLinx Studio window.
If the connection fails to establish, a Connection Failed dialog appears.
Try selecting a different IP Address if communication fails.
Press the Retry button to reconnect using the same communication parameters.
Press the Change button to alter your communication parameters and repeat
steps 4 thru 18.
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