Setting the initial server settings – Rice Lake CLS-420/420Plus WLAN User Manual
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CLS-420/420 Plus WLAN Installation Instructions
3.
To initialize the configuration mode of the WLAN option card, press the
x
key on the keyboard three times
within three to five seconds after the option card’s power is applied, or it is reset. The easiest way to do this
is to:
•
Press and hold the
x
key on the PC’s keyboard
• Then press and release the RESET button on the option card.
•
If done correctly, within a few seconds the option card will respond with its MAC address, its software
version, and a message stating
Press Enter for Setup Mode
.
•
Release the
x
key and press the
enter
key within five seconds to enter setup mode.
Figure 5. Connect Three Wires to Configure the Unit
Example:
MAC address 00204A04F598
Software version V6.8.0.2 (120903)
Press Enter for Setup Mode
After pressing
enter
, the option card will list all of its present settings, then display a list of up to nine options that
can be chosen.
At a minimum, the parameters in #0 (Server) and #4 (WLAN) will have to set.
Setting the Initial Server Settings
To set the server settings:
1. Type
0
, press
enter
.
2. Choose if the card will be used as a Wired Ethernet (0), or Wireless WLAN (1) interface. The current value
is shown in “()” just prior to the “?” prompt.
3. If the current value is OK, press
enter
.
If not, key in the value, then press
enter
.
Example, if the current value is Wired Only (0), to change to Wireless Only, key in “1” and press
enter
.
4. Set the IP address. If using a Static IP address, enter the address one octet at a time.
Example, to enter 192.168.0.10:
• At the first octet type 192, then
enter
.
• The second octet displays, type 168, then
enter
.
• The third octet displays, type 0, then
enter
.
• The fourth octet displays, type 10, then
enter
.
If r network supports dynamic IP assignment (DHCP), the address to enter is 000.000.000.000 (this turns
on the DHCP mode in the Option Card).
• If the value in the “()” is okay, press
enter
to advance.
5. Set the Gateway. This can be set later, or not at all.