SilentKnight 5600 - Manual (Page 68)

Model 5600 Installation and Operation Manual
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6.5 Modifying Panel Programming using a PC
6.5.1 Connecting the panel to a PC
Modifications to the default panel programming can only be done using the
embedded web server of the control panel. There are two ways to connect to the
panel for the purpose of programming. It can be connected through a DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) router or it can also be plugged in using a
Standard CAT5e Ethernet cable without a router. Both methods of connecting the
panel to the PC are for local connection only.
By default, the panel is configured to search for a DHCP server. If there is a DHCP
server present, the panel receives the IP configuration offered by the DHCP server
and displays the IP address on the seven segment display.
If the panel is connected to a PC without a router, it assigns itself a default class B IP
address of the format (169.254.X.X). Each panel will have a unique IP address and it
will also be displayed on the 7 segment display. When direct connected, it will
normally take about 40 seconds to display the IP address. The panel displays “IP”
while the IP address is being determined during this 40 second search period.
A PC with the Windows operating system may take up to 1 minute to fallback to the
APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) which enables the PC to communicate to
the panel. Whether using either the PC direct connect or the PC connected to the
panel via DHCP router, you are ready to view and edit the panel programming options
once the panel shows the IP address on the seven segment display.
The embedded web page programming tool is accessed by typing in the panel IP
address in a web browser. MS Internet explorer 6 and Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 are the
only two web browsers tested and recommended.