3 Defining the IP address on the Processor Unit network adapter for communication with the EC150-3C

The communication between the Processor Unit and the transceiver(s)/transducer(s) is made using a high capacity Ethernet cable. If more than one transceiver or transducers are used, an Ethernet switch is added. On the EK80, the necessary IP address is generated automatically. However, we recommend that you manually define which IP Address and Subnet mask the Ethernet adapter in the Processor Unit shall use for this communication.

Prerequisites

This procedure is made for the Microsoft® Windows® 10 operating system. It is assumed that you are familiar with this operating system.

Context

As long as you do not replace the Processor Unit with another computer, or change the network adapter, you only need to do this once.

Procedure

On the computer, close the EK80 program.

Open the Network Connections dialog box.

In the bottom-left corner of your desktop, select the Windows® search function.

In the search box, type "Network Connections", and open the Network Connections dialog box.

Right-click the network adapter you are going to use and select Properties on the shortcut menu.

On the list of connections, select Internet Protocol 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then Properties.

Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address and network mask.

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IP Address: 157.237.15.12

IP address for the transceiver network adapter.

Any address can be used, but 157.237.15.12 is recommended for legacy reasons. This is particularly important if your system contains old GPT transceivers.

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Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

You can leave Subnet mask blank and select OK. When you see an error message saying that the message subnet mask is missing, select OK again. A default subnet mask is then automatically generated.

Select OK to save the selected settings, and then close all the dialog boxes.

Start the EK80 program.

Open the Transceiver Installation page.

Open the Setup menu.

On the Setup menu, select Installation.

On the left side of the Installation dialog box, select Transceiver.

Under Transceiver Browsing, select the IP Address that you just specified for the Ethernet adapter, from the list.

At the bottom of the page, select Apply to save your settings.

Turn each transceiver off and on.

This forces the EK80 system to assign new IP addresses within the selected IP range.

Further requirements

If you later need to change the IP address, always recycle the power to the EK80 before you start the EK80.