User's Manual

6/10/02
Eka Systems Proprietary 5/18
4. Connect the DC power cable (included) to the Hub.
5. Connect the other end of the DC power cable to the power outlet.
6. Connect the null modem cable to the available serial port on the PC
running the Network Manager and the ‘COM2’ port on the Hub.
(Null Modem cable not included).
7. Follow the steps outlined in Chapter 2 of the BlueMeter Network
Manager User Guide to add a Hub using a serial port connection as
shown in the picture below.
8. Once the Hub is added, double click on the Hub that is just added.
9. The user will be prompted to enter the username and password for
the Hub. (Use the username and password provided with the
Hardware setup guide).
10. The user will see the screen as shown in Figure 5 of the BlueMeter
Network Manager User Guide.
11. Click on ‘Set Hub IP Address’ from the Advanced Configuration
option.
12. The ‘Set Hub IP Address’ button allows the user to enter an IP
address and a Netmask for the Hub Figure 1.
Figure 1 Set IP address dialog box
13. Enter the new IP address in this dialog box and save.
14. Once the IP address is configured, the Hub may be moved and
relocated to any desired spot, provided access to the LAN is available.
To Verify the IP address, please perform the following:
1. Remove the null modem cable between the PC and the Hub.
2. Using the Ethernet cable, connect Hub to the local LAN drop.
3. Follow steps outlined in Chapter 2 of the BlueMeter Network
Manager User Guide to ‘Configure the Hub’ to communicate over
the LAN.
4. Once the Hub is configured and added in the list of Hubs (with
Network option), follow steps in section 2.2 of the BlueMeter
Network Manager User guide to connect to a Hub.