Using Direct Connection - Gerber EDGE FX Owner's Manual

10 CHAPTER 2
Installing the GERBER EDGE FX
Network router
Internet
or server with
connection
DHCP
• Connect GERBER EDGE FX to DHCP
router/server with straight-through
Category 5, RJ45 Ethernet cables (or
crossover cables if router/server is
auto-sensing).
• Activate DHCP on the GERBER EDGE
FX keypad.
• DHCP automatically assigns IP
addresses for all equipment.
• Install OMEGA 2.1 or higher.
• Install GERBER EDGE FX in OMEGA
using the Browse button in GSPTray.

Using direct connection

A new computer defaults to DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) for network
addressing. When the computer initializes it first searches for a DHCP server. If it fails to find a
DHCP server, the computer automatically selects a network address using Windows Automatic
IP Addressing. The range of IP addresses in Automatic Private IP Addressing are as follows:
♦ 169.254.000.000 to 169.254.255.255
The default network address of the GERBER EDGE FX falls with in the range of Automatic
Private IP Addressing:
♦ GERBER EDGE FX IP Address: 169.254.128.129
♦ Subnet Mask for GERBER EDGE FX: 255.255.0.0
A new (unconfigured) computer connected directly to the printer via a crossover cable should
be able to communicate without altering the network address of either piece of equipment.
To directly connect the GERBER EDGE FX to the computer
1 Connect one end of the supplied Category 5 crossover cable to the RJ45 jack on the
back of the GERBER EDGE FX and the other end into the network interface board RJ45
jack on the computer.
2 When connecting directly to a computer that has not been configured for networking,
the default IP Address and Network Mask of the GERBER EDGE FX should be correct
and will not need to be changed.
3 If the computer is running under Windows default networking scheme, the
computer's network address will be assigned by Windows Automatic Private IP
Addressing and should not need to be changed.
DHCP Network
Network cables
GERBER
Computer
EDGE FX
with OMEGA
2.1 or higher
DHCP assigns
Activate DHCP
IP address
DHCP assigns
IP address
Other
Other
computer or
computer or
equipment
equipment
DHCP assigns DHCP assigns
IP address IP address