Configuring A Wireless Connection; Step 1: Configuring The Panel's Wireless Ip Settings; Wireless Communication Using A Dhcp Address - AMX Modero NXD/NXT-1200VG Operation/Reference Manual

Configuring a Wireless Connection

When working with a wireless card, the first step is to configure wireless communication parameters within
the Wireless Settings page. This page only configures the card to communicate to a target WAP (such as the
NXA-WAP200G), it is still necessary to tell the panel which Master it should be communicating with.
This "pointing to a Master" is done via the System Settings page where you configure the IP Address, System
Number and Username/Password information assigned to the target Master.

Step 1: Configuring the Panel's Wireless IP Settings

The first step to successfully setting up your wireless card is to configure the IP Settings section on the
Wireless Settings page. The section configures the communication parameters from the Modero panel to the
web.

Wireless communication using a DHCP Address

1.
Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of the panel page) to open the Protected Setup
page and display an on-screen keypad.
2.
Enter 1988 into the Keypad's password field and press Done when finished.
3.
Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the lower-left) to open the Wireless Settings page.
Wireless communication is set within the IP Settings section of this page (FIG. 78).
4.
Toggle the DHCP/Static field (from the IP Settings section) until the choice cycles to DHCP. This action
causes all fields in the IP Settings section (other than Host Name) to be greyed-out.
DHCP will register the unique MAC Address (factory assigned) on the panel and
once the communication setup process is complete, assign IP Address, Subnet
Mask, and Gateway values being communicated to the panel.
5.
Press the optional Host Name field to open a Keyboard and enter the Host Name information.
Modero
connection
IP info.
FIG. 78 Wireless Settings page (IP Settings section)
6.
Press Done after you are finished assigning the alpha-numeric string of the host name.
7.
Do not alter any of these remaining greyed-out fields in the IP Settings section. Once the panel is
rebooted, these values are obtained by the unit and displayed in the DNS fields after
power-up.
The information can be found in either the Workspace - System name > Define
Device section of your code (that defines the properties for your panel), or in the
Device Addressing/Network Addresses section of the Tools > NetLinx Diagnostics
dialog.
8.
Setup the security and communication parameters between the wireless card and the target WAP by
configuring the Wireless Settings section on this page. Refer to the Step 2: Configuring the Card's
VG-Series Modero Touch Panels
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