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Appendix C – Network Interface Card (NIC) Configuration
For Windows XP:
Control Panel>Network Connections>Local Area Connection>Properties
button>highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from list>Properties button (again).
Select “Use following IP address” radio button. Enter the desired IP and subnet
mask. Set Default Gateway, if required (typically it isn’t). Click “Close/OK/Accept” until
you’ve backed all the way out of the menus.
You do not need to reboot the computer.
If you have more than one NIC (for example, if you have a wireless card), choose
the correct one at Local Area Connection.
For Windows Vista:
Control Panel>Network and Internet>Network and Sharing Center>View network
status and tasks. The left-hand column is called Tasks. Select Manager Network
Connections. Choose Local Area Connection>Properties. Answer the User Account
Control prompt. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)>Properties (again).
Select “Use the following IP address” radio button. Enter the desired IP
and subnet mask. Set Default Gateway, if required (typically it isn’t). Click
“Close/OK/Accept” until you’ve backed all the way out of the menus.
For Mac OS 10.5:
System Preferences>Network (from Internet&Network). Configure=’manually’.
Set IP address, Subnet Mask and Router(= default gateway) as required. Click Apply.
Make sure these settings are not locked before attempting the changes.
Appendix D - Common IP Address Schemes
The following are some default industry IP addressing schemes:
Pathway Connectivity (Pathports)
IP range:
10.x.x.x
Subnet mask:
255.0.0.0
Pathports can be set to any valid IP
address and subnet mask
ETC
IP range:
10.x.x.x
Subnet mask:
255.255.0.0
Some ETC equipment is hard-coded
to specific IP addresses
Strand
IP range:
192.168.0.x
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
Strand nodes are shipped with an IP
of 192.168.0.1. This subnet mask
allows for only 254 devices
Artistic Licence (ArtNet devices)
IP range
2.x.x.x
Subnet mask:
255.0.0.0
This IP is a potentially routable
address and should not be
connected to the Internet without
precautions