Super Systems SDS 8120 - Manual (Page 15)

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Color Touch Screen Data Logger Operations Manual
If you are connecting the data logger to your network, you will need an Ethernet cable (the cable
provided is a crossover cable for direct connections to a PC). The cable is plugged into the data
logger Ethernet plug; the other end should be plugged into a network hub. If the IP Address of
the data logger needs to be changed, this can be done on the data logger through the Set IP
Address menu option.
If you are not putting the data logger on the network, you should use the Ethernet crossover
cable that has been provided with the device. Ethernet crossover cables are most often
used when connecting two Ethernet computers without a hub. An Ethernet crossover cable has
its send and receive wires crossed. When using a hub or switch, this is automatically done for
you.
With a crossover cable, you are forming a network between the computer that you are directly
plugged into and the data logger. There will be some network settings on the data logger and
on the computer that you will have to configure for the two devices to communicate.
Setting an IP address in the data logger is described in Finding and Setting the IP Address of the
Color SDS Data Logger above.
Network settings can be found through the Control Panel in Microsoft Windows.
Using the crossover cable will require the Local Area Connection to be modified.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, open the
Network and Sharing Center menu within
Control Panel. Click “Change adapter settings”.
This will bring up a list of network connections,
including active and inactive ones. Right click
on the name of the network to which the Color
SDS Data Logger is or will be connected, and
then click Properties.
Figure 15 - Accessing Network Connection
properties