Product manual

NL200 Network Link Interface
3.2 Configuring the NL200
INSTALL the DEVICE DRIVER BEFORE plugging the NL200
into your PC for the first time. You will need the device driver
properly installed before you can connect to the NL200 via USB.
See Appendix D for instructions on installing the device driver.
NOTE
• Ensure the NL200 is powered.
• Connect the supplied USB cable between a USB port on your computer
and the USB port on the NL200.
• Open Device Configuration Utility.
• Under Device Type, select “NL200”.
• Click the browse button next to “Communication Port”.
• Select the port labeled “NL200”.
• Click “OK”.
• Click “Connect”.
• To enter a static IP address, select ‘disable’ in the Use DHCP field. Then
input the IP Address, Network Mask and Default Gateway. These values
can be provided by your network administrator.
• If a dynamic address is to be used, the network information acquired via
DHCP can be seen on the NL200 tab.
• Click “Apply” to save your changes.
It is recommended that a static IP address be given to the NL200
for most applications so that the path to the device is always
known.
NOTE
3.3 LoggerNet Set-up
The next step is to run LoggerNet and configure it to connect to the datalogger
via the NL200.
• In LoggerNet’s Setup Screen press Add Root and choose IPPort. Input the
NL200’s IP address and port number. The IP address and port number are
input on the same line separated by a colon. If the NL200 is connected to
the datalogger via CS I/O, then enter the CS I/O Serial Server port number
after the IP address (e.g., 192.168.12.144:6783). If the NL200 is
connected to the datalogger via RS-232, then enter the RS-232 Serial
Server port number after the IP address (e.g., 192.168.12.144:6784). (The
CS I/O Serial Server default port number is 6783. The RS-232 Serial
Server default port number is 6784.)
• Add a PakBus Port.
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