AMETEK MX15 Series User Manual
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User Manual
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California Instruments
MX15
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ENTRY
DESCRIPTION
LANetwork
LAN
If the
–LAN option is installed; pressing Enter
while the cursor is on the LANetwork entry
provides access to the LAN interface setting
screens listed below.
IP Address
Displays the IP address setting. This value can
be changed by pressing the SET key and
entering a new value from the keypad. Use the
numeric data pad to enter each field. To move
between the four fields, use the decimal point
key on the keypad.
To set a fixed IP address, press SET and
enter the desired IP address. To set the unit to
DHCP mode, press SET and enter all zeros
(0.0.0.0) as the IP address and cycle power
two times. The obtained IP address will be
displayed after the second power on.
Any change to this value will NOT take effect
until after power on the unit has been cycled.
When changing mode from static IP to DHCP,
it is necessary to cycle power on the unit twice,
once to change mode and again to obtain and
display a new IP address from the network.
MAC Address
Displays the network Media Acces Control
address. This value is fixed and cannot be
changed. The same MAC is normally printed
on the model serial tag. The MAC address is
shown as six hexadecimal numbers separated
by a colon, e.g. 02:20:4A:9A:02:FD. Note that
the leading
‘0’ is never visible due to the
maximum number of LCD characters per line.
GWAddress
Gateway address setting. A default gateway
is a node (a router) on a computer network
that serves as an access point to another
network.
This value can be changed by pressing the
SET key and entering a new value from the
keypad. Use the numeric data pad to enter
each field. To move between the four fields,
use the decimal point key on the keypad.
Any change to this value will NOT take effect
until after power on the unit has been cycled.
HostBits
Number of host bits as opposed to network
bits in network mask. A CIDR class C network
uses 24 network bits and 8 host bits. (Class A
= 24, Class B = 16).
This value can be changed by pressing the
SET key and entering a new value from the
keypad. Any change to this value will NOT
take effect until after power on the unit has