Installation guide

DirectOut Technologies

M.1k2 Hardware & Installation Guide - Version 1.1

CHAPTER 3: Installation

Network integration

To set up your D.O.TEC

M.1k2 initially (or after a reset) you need

a working IP connection with the controller of the device. The M.1k2

is delivered with a ﬁxed IP address. So ﬁrst you will have to change

the network settings of your computer to setup the IP connection.

An online wizard will guide through all necessary steps then.

For some basics about networking see page 26.

Requirements

• computer with ethernet port - access privileges to network set-

tings required

• standard network cable (e.g. CAT5)

Installation

1. Connect M.1k2 with your computer using a standard network

cable (e.g. CAT5).

2. Go to to the network settings of your operating system

• Mac OS X: System settings - Network - Ethernet

• Windows 7 or Vista: Control panel - Network and Internet

- Network and Sharing Center - Manage network connec-

tions2

It is recommended that you store your original network settings be-

fore modifying them.

3. Change IP address setting to manual if set to DHCP and enter:

• IP address: 10.0.0.20

• subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

4. Open an internet browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox) and enter

http://10.0.0.24 to open the GUI of the controller. The online wiz-

ard will open automatically and guide you through all necessary

steps.

Following you may want to restore the network settings of your com-

puter to the original values.

5. After setup log in, go to Conguration-Device-Firmware

update and perform an ﬁrmware update ﬁrst. Download the

latest version of the ﬁrmware and the update instructions from

http://www.directout.eu/en/support/downloads/m.1k2.html.

1 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh11939.

html

2 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-TCP-IP-

settings