Specifications

Network Connection 117
11.0 Network Connection
If you use the DC-200/300 default IP Addresses of 192.168.0.1 for the DC-300 or 192.168.0.2 for the DC-200,
then you do not need to use Section 11.2 - Machine Setup Utility or Section 11.3 - Changing the IP Address
Directly on the Scale. Go directly to Section 11.5 - Setting the Computer’s Network Communication.
If your computer network requires that the scale’s IP Address be changed, use the steps below in Section 11.2 to
change it by way of the Machine Setup Utility. Contact your Network Administrator if you need more
information on how to integrate the DC-200/300 as a workstation on your network.
Note: The instructions and screen shots below apply to computers running Microsoft Windows 98 as their operating system.
Windows 2000 and Windows XP installation is similar although the options may not appear in precisely the same place. For help
with Windows 2000 or Windows XP installations, see your Network Administrator or contact your DIGI dealer.
11.1 Checking the Scale’s IP Address
You can check to see what the DC-200/300’s IP Address is set at by doing the following:
1. Press the
MODE key three times. The scale will display SERVICE MODE. While holding down the REZERO
key, enter 0416. The display will show the Scale IP Address. Unless you have modified it as explained in
Section 11.2 and Section 11.3, it should show the default address which is 192168000001 for the
DC-300 or 192168000002 for the DC-200.
2. To exit the IP Address display, press the
TARE key. Then press the MODE key twice to return to the
normal or weighing mode.
11.2 Machine Setup Utility
In most situations you will be able to simply use the DC-200/300’s default IP Address. The Machine Setup
Utility is only necessary if you need to change the IP address of the scale to avoid conflicts on your network. If
you are not sure whether the IP address needs to be changed, please talk to your Network Administrator.
The Machine Setup Utility installs automatically when you run the setup program for the DC-300 Utility
program that appears in the Service Tools folder on the DC-300 Setup Tools CD-ROM you received with your
scale. If you have not yet installed the DC-300 Utility programs, please see Section 6.2.2 on page 54.
1. On your computer, open the Machine Setup Utility program If you used the defaults when you installed
the program, it will appear under the DC-300 Utility group under
Programs.
2. To change the IP Address of the DC-200/300, press the
Edit button. Enter the new address in the “IP
Address” field.
Figure 11-1. Machine Setup Utility
3. After entering the new address, press the SAVE button.