Extron Electronics IPCP 505 User Guide - Manual (Page 32)

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5. Change the IP address of the PC so it can communicate with the IPCP, and change the
IP settings of the controller.
a. Click the Use the following IP address button (see figure 18, Ä ).
b. Enter the following values, as shown in the following pictures for Windows XP (left)
and Windows 7 (right) (see
Å ):
IP address: 192.168.254.253
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway: blank or 0.0.0.0
Figure 18. Step 5: Changing the IP Address of the PC
c. Click the OK button to save the changes and exit the network setup (see û ).
Reboot the PC, if required, for the changes to become effective.
6. Plug one end of a CAT5 Ethernet crossover cable into the LAN connector on the IPCP
(see page 13 for RJ-45
LAN connector wiring ). Plug the other end of the Ethernet
cable into the Ethernet port on the PC.
NOTE: If a network hub or switch is used between the PC and the IPCP, use a
straight-through CAT 5 cable instead of a crossover cable (see page 13 for pin
assignments ).
7. Set up the IP address of the IPCP using a web browser, or the same SIS commands as
described earlier in this section.
8. Restore the previous IP configuration of the PC by following steps 1, 2, 3, and 5, but
use the original IP address settings for the PC that you wrote down in step 4.