Relay Connection; Establishing Communications For Setup; Option 1: Assign A Temporary Ip Address To Webrelay-10 - Xytronix Research & Design ControlByWeb WebRelay-10 User Manual

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2.2.3 Relay Connection

Direct connection to relay contacts is provided through tab connectors located on the top of the relays. Do
not exceed specified load ratings for relay contacts (see specifications for load ratings).

2.3 Establishing Communications for Setup

WebRelay-10 is set up using a web browser. The first task is to establish communications between a computer and
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the WebRelay-10 device so that the browser-based configuration can begin. To do this, the computer and
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WebRelay-10 must be physically connected to the same network and both must have IP addresses on the same
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network. There are two ways to set up the computer and WebRelay-10
first way (Option 1), is to change the IP address of WebRelay-10
computer. The second way (Option 2) is to change the IP address of the computer to an address that is on the same
network that WebRelay-10

2.3.1 Option 1: Assign a temporary IP address to WebRelay-10

This option is used to TEMPORARILY assign an IP address to WebRelay-10
change the IP address of the configuration computer. Note that WebRelay-10
address as long as power is maintained. Once power is lost and restored, WebRelay-10
address assigned in the setup page and not the temporary address assigned here. This means that once
communications are established, the desired IP address should be entered into the network setup page using
the browser.
To assign the temporary IP address...
1. Make sure WebRelay-10
network. This will not work through routers or gateways.
2. Assign the address as follows...
Windows :
Open a Command Prompt (on Windows XP, select START, then RUN, then type "cmd").
Type...
Next, type...
Linux/Unix:
Open a terminal, change to root user (su -, then enter root password).
Type...
Xytronix Research & Design, Inc.
is set to by default.
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and the configuration computer are connected to the same physical
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arp -s {new IP address} {serial number of WebRelay-10
Note: IP address format is: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Serial number format is: ss-ss-ss-ss-ss-ss
For example, to set a WebRelay-10
10.10.10.40 the following command would be used.
arp -s 10.10.10.40 00-0c-c8-01-00-01
ping -l 102 {new IP address}
For example, if the new IP address is 10.10.10.40, the following command would be
used.
ping -l 102 10.10.10.40
arp -s {new IP address} {serial number of WebRelay-10
Note: IP address format is: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
WebRelay-10
so that they are on the same network. The
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to an address that is on the same network as the
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device (with serial number 00-0C-C8-01-00-01 ) to
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Users Manual
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without the need to
will only use this IP
will use the IP
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