Specifications

Application Note #231 – Using a VPN Connection to Remotely Access Lutron® Systems
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2. Click the Project Setup link below the menu bar.
a. Under the Network Settings tab, for every Processor:
i. Uncheck the DHCP option.
ii. Assign a unique IP address within the 192.168.100.151 –
192.168.100.199 range to the Processor in the IP Address field
(Example: Processor 1: 192.168.100.151, Processor 2:
192.168.100.152, etc.).
b. Set the Gateway Address to 192.168.100.1 (or other VPN Router address set
up in step 3.a.ii.1.
c. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0.
d. Press the Done button.
3. Press the Refresh button to re-identify processors on the system.
4. Deactivate and Reactivate each processor.
b. For HomeWorks
® IlluminationTM Systems:
i. Connect the PC to the HWI system and open the project file in the HomeWorks
® IlluminationTM
application.
1. In the Illumination
TM software, open the Terminal screen.
2. In the File menu of the Terminal screen, select the TCP/IP Setup Wizard.
3. On the Overview screen, press the Next button.
4. On the Connecting your Ethernet cables screen, press the Next button.
5. On the Processors discovered screen, select the network adapter that matches the
connection to the processor.
6. In the lower half of the same window, select the processor from the list of discovered
processors.
7. Press the Next button.
8. Ensure that the checkbox for DHCP Enabled is unchecked.
9. Assign a static IP address to the processor within the 192.168.100.151-192.168.100.199
range in the IP address field.
10. Ensure that the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
11. Ensure that the gateway address matches the IP address of the router.
12. Click Next.