This example is based on a standalone system using switches and not
routers. The screen captures were done in Windows 2000; your exact
configuration may vary. If your computer uses a network for other
applications, please check with your IT Department before making any
changes.
1. Wire the system using one Category 5 cable per network node (Figure
1). Connect the cables to the network switch for the system. We highly
recommend that the CobraNet be a standalone or separate-network LAN.
CobraNet with redundancy requires two cables.
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| 2. Select Settings > Control Panel >
Network Connections (Figure 2). Set a static TCP/IP address and Subnet
mask on the master computer. Document the address and mask.
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Figure 2. Selecting Settings > Control Panel
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| 2A. Right-click on LAN Connections. Then select
Internal > Properties (Figure 3).
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Figure 3. Result of clicking LAN Connections > Internal
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| 2B. Once the Properties window opens (Figure
4), click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
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Figure 4. Internal Properties Window
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| The Internet Protocol (TCP/IQ) Properties
window appears (Figure 5). Disable Virtual Private Network or other
encryption settings.
See the TCP/IQ Addressing Worksheet later in this document. Open the
supplied Excel worksheet called IQ Worksheet.XLS.
2C. If you need to set an IP address manually, specify an IP address.
The IP address is four numbers between 1 and 255 separated by periods. For
example, 126.126.0.1.
Select a subnet mask. The subnet mask is four numbers between 1 and 255
separated by periods. For example, 255.255.0.0.
2D. Click OK and close the Control Panel. At this point, some computer
operating systems will require a restart.
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Figure 5. Internet Protocol (TCP/IQ) Properties Window
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| 3. Select IQ Systems > IQwic > TCPIQ
Utility (Figure 6). This launches the TCP/IQ Utility on the master
computer.
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Figure 6. Selecting IQ Systems > IQwic > TCPIQ Utility
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| 3A. The master computer should discover the
TCP/IQ products (Figure 7). If not, please refer to "Common Problems"
later in this document.
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Figure 7. Example of Discovered Components
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| 3B. Update firmware.
3C. Once TCP/IQ Utility has launched, select a single component and
click on Set Address. In the Set Address window (Figure 8), set up a
TCP/IQ address-it must be unique. Then set up the same Subnet mask for
all of the components as well as the master computer. Set the IQ address,
and select Send Code.
3D. Close the software. Repeat as necessary.
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Figure 8. Set Address Window
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| 4. Launch IQwic (Figure 9) and run a roll call.
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Figure 9. Selecting IQ Systems > IQwic
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