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Installing the viewnet mx application – Teac MX-2424 v1.15 User Manual

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ViewNet MX

ViewNet MX Version 1.1/1.5 Owners Manual

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Installing the ViewNet MX Application

The ViewNet MX application is a software program designed to run on a personal computer. Each
instance of the ViewNet MX application installed on a network computer operates independently and can
view any MX-2424 or show an overview of the entire network.

Installing ViewNet MX on a Macintosh

To install ViewNet MX on a Macintosh.

1. Insert the CD-ROM included with the MX-2424 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the CD-ROM and open the folder named “ViewNetMX1_1 Install”
3. Copy the folder named “ViewNet” from the CD-ROM to your computer’s hard drive by dragging its

icon to your computer’s Hard Drive icon.

4. Double-click the MRJ Installer icon on the CD-ROM. This will place an MRJ Install icon on your

desktop.

5. Open the MRJ Install icon from your desktop, inside will be an “Installer” icon. Double-click that

icon to install the Java Runtime Environment. Accept all default choices by pressing AGREE in the
License screen and pressing INSTALL in the MRJ Installer screen.

6. Once the MRJ installation is complete, drag MRJ Install icon on the desktop into the trash and

remove the CD-ROM from the computer.

7. Access Menu 950 on the MX-2424 by pressing SETUP, the numerical key “0” then the Down Arrow

Key six times. There will be an IP Address displayed similar to this: 192.168.100.001. NOTE: Your
number may be different but will follow the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX rule.

8. Open the TCI/IP control panel which is accessible under the Apple menu in the Control Panels

folder.

9. Set the Connect via option to “Ethernet” and the Configure option to “Using Mac IP Manually”.
10. Enter the first three groups of numbers from Menu 950 on the MX-2424 into the IP Address field

exactly as they are displayed on the MX-2424. Enter a different value for the last group of numbers.
Example: If Menu 950 displays 192.168.100.001 then the IP Address field on the computer should
display 192.168.100.XXX where XXX is anything except 001.

11. Close the TCP/IP control panel, saving changes and restart the computer.
12. Double-click the ViewNet icon in the folder on your hard drive that you copied from the CD-ROM in

step #3 above to run ViewNet. You will see the ViewNet Network screen with connected machines
listed on the right. Click the Connection box next to the desired machine to activate it.