Mcd-menu program – WattMaster WM-WCC3-TGD-01B User Manual
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WCC III Technical Guide
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13B. WCC III - MCD INSTALLATION GUIDE
Setup Network Configuration
(Choice #1)
This sub program will allow you to set the IP confi guration of the 
WCCIII-MCD2. You will be prompted to enter an IP Address in 
the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX format. If you do not have all of the 
following information, then you should not proceed any further. 
Fill in the blanks below for future reference.
Static IP address __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __
Subnet Mask __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __
Gateway __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __
Nameserver __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __
Nameserver __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ Optional
Nameserver __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ . __ __ __ Optional
You will be now be prompted to enter the following data, and if you 
do not want to change the address listed within the listed brackets 
[ ] then just press the enter key and the value in the brackets [ ] 
will not change.
Enter interface confi guration data:
Interface to confi gure: [eth0] __
IP address: [192.168.100.101] __
Netmask: [255.255.255.0] __
Gateway (none for no gateway): [192.168.100.1] __
Nameservers (blank separate list): [8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4] __
Interface to confi gure: [eth0] __ There are two possible entries 
here “eth0” and “eth1”
eth0 is the default main IP address for the WCCIII-MCD2. 
Eth1 is the secondary IP address for the WCCIII-MCD2 and it is 
meant for direct connection from the WCCIII-MCD2 to a local 
computer (Laptop) via an Ethernet crossover cable. Note: Do not 
change this “eth1” IP address.
IP address: [24.123.103.99] __. This IP address must be supplied 
by your Internet provider or by your network IT personnel. This IP 
address must be a “static IP address” (fi xed), as in not dynamic – 
which does change. 
Netmask: [255.255.255.248] __. This IP address must be supplied 
by your Internet provider or by your network IT personnel.
Gateway (none for no gateway): [24.123.103.97] __. This IP 
address must be supplied by your Internet provider or by your 
network IT personnel.
Nameservers (blank separate list): [8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4] __ . Is the 
actual IP address for a DNS server. 
MCD-Menu Program
Some internet service providers do not have a static IP address. 
They use what is called static host names, which correspond to an 
actual static IP address. You can enter more than one IP address 
here, a primary and a secondary, And please note that they must be 
separated by a space.
For example, on the Internet, there exists a special case of 
nameservers lookup sites, the so-called Domain Name System 
(DNS) servers, which are used to translate a static hostname or 
a domain name (for example, ‘WCC-CONTROLS.com’) to its 
corresponding binary identifi er (the IP address 50.87.183.62), or 
vice versa..
After you have entered in all of the required IP addresses, subnet 
masks, Gateways, and or Nameservers, the program will now 
change the internal IP network confi guration fi les within the Linux 
operating system of the WCC III – MCD. It will take a few seconds 
to do this function, and the following messages will display:
Confi guring interface:
/sbin/ifconfi g eth0 24.123.103.99 netmask 255.255.255.248 
broadcast 24.123.103.103
Deleting old interface route:
/sbin/route del -net 24.123.103.96 netmask 255.255.255.248 eth0
Setting interface route:
/sbin/route add -net 24.123.103.96 netmask 255.255.255.248 eth0
Deleting old default route:
/sbin/route del default
Setting default route:
/sbin/route add default gw 24.123.103.97
Writing /etc/network/interfaces:
Writing /etc/resolv.conf:
When completed the following information will be displayed:
New netstat settings:
24.123.103.96 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.248 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.200.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 24.123.103.97 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
Network Confi guration Done.
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Warning: The program is not running as root.
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Interface configurations or saving may fail!
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wcciii@wcciii-mcd:~$
NOTE:
The mcd-menu program will close after the setup
process for the IP connections. This is done purposely and is
normal operation.
