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Appendix A - IP Static Addressing and Interfacing to a Personal Computer
Note: Refer to sections 6.6.5.1 (Report IP Address), 7.4 (Internet Connection) and 7.4(Changing
Network Configuration) on how to obtain current IP address from the front M2TE panel control, how to
obtain and or change IP address through the serial port and how to change the network configuration
using the LAN interface respectively.
Also as noted previously in the manual the M2TE only supports Internet Protocol Version IPv4. It also
supports Auto-MDIX (Medial Dependent Interface Crossover). In general it means a crossover IP cable
is not needed when it is plugged into a network or a personal PC.
A.1. Static
The M2TE transmitter leaves the factory with a static IP setting of 192.168.1.36. Interfacing to a
personal computer involves setting the PC to a static address with the same IP class (and network ID) as
the M2TE which is a class C (beginning octet is in the range of 192-223). By setting the PC to a static
address with the same IP class and network ID it will recognize the M2TE and it will be able to talk to it.
The following steps show how to set the PC to a static address.
The example below is from a Windows 7 operating system. An XP operating system is similar. The
object is to get to the properties of the Local Area Connection, select the properties of the “Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)’ or “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” in the case of an XP operating system
and then check “Use the following IP address” and set it to a class C address with the same network ID
as the M2TE.
 From the desktop click on the Windows start button and select the “Control Panel”. See Figure
35 below.