Tait TB9400 Installation And Operation Manual

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DRAFT 448 Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB9400 Installation and Operation Manual© Tait Electronics Limited September 20114.2.2 Setting the IP AddressBefore the base station is installed on site, you need to provide it with itsproper IP address. Make sure that you do not lose this address. A quick wayto set the base station’s IP address is to use the front panel, as describedbelow.Note If access to this menu on the front panel has been disabled, log into the base station and set the IP address using the web interface(Identity > Identity > Network Identity).1. Use the front panel display to enter the IP address, subnet mask andgateway specified for this base station by the IP addressing plan for thenetwork. From the base station menu select Modules > Reciter 1(or 2) > Edit Reciter 1 (or 2) Address. If the idle screen is showing,press an arrow key, a scroll key or OK to clear it.Important In this screen each octet in the address lines has provisionfor three characters. If an octet in the address has less thanthree characters, enter one or two leading zeroes so thateach position is filled, even though the zeroes are not partof the address. For example, enter 172.25.506.47 as172.025.506.047. Leading zeroes are removed when theaddress is programmed into the base station.2. Set each address as described below. Use the left and right arrow keysto move the cursor across each line in the Addresses screen. Use thescroll keys to scroll through the available numbers for each position ina line.a. Set the IP address and press OK. This moves the cursor to the nextline. To move the cursor back to the previous line, press the returnkey.b. Set the Mask address and press OK.c. Set the Gateway address and press OK.d. The display shows “Setting Reciter 1 (or 2) address Please wait...”while the base station confirms that the addresses are correct.When this process has finished, the display will show“SUCCEEDED ” or “ FAILED ” as appropriate. Press OK to return tothe previous menu.3. If the process failed, try entering the address again. It it still fails, trythe following:■ enter the address through the web interface■ check that the IP address you are trying to enter is not already inuse by another device on the same subnet.