Operation Manual
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9. Enter the IP settings for F-Link accordingly to your network.
Example:
Press button “Apply”. -> F-Link reboots. Wait until Ready LED of the F-Link is on again.
(The execution of the command may need to be confirmed in the internet web browser)
10. Turn off F-Link.
11. Disconnect direct LAN network cable between F-Link and PC.
12. Set the LAN network settings of the PC back to the previous values (refer to your notes).
13. Connect the F-Link device to the LAN network for the operation with the franking system.
14. Turn on the franking system and the F-Link.
15. Execute business processes on the franking system when the Ready LED of the F-Link is on.
It’s also possible to change to a static IP address when F-Link uses currently a DHCP IP address. In this case
the dynamic assigned IP address has to be entered into the browser address field. Processes for finding
out this address are described in Chapter 2.1.3.
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2.2 Wireless operation
The F-Link device can also operate with a wireless network. By default the F-Link is configured to operate
with a wired connection. Refer to the install manual for information about installing the F-Link on the
franking system for wireless operation.
Access
Point
Remark!
If the F-Link was used with LAN connection type DHCP or STATIC before for connections,
the access to the F-Link configuration page by the default IP address 192.168.1.200 and a
direct LAN cable is only possible after a reset of F-Link.
Configuring the F-Link for wireless operation is done in following steps.
1. Connect the F-Link device directly with a LAN cable to a PC
(A cross-wired LAN cable is needed when the PC doesn’t support auto-MDIX).
2. Note the PC LAN network settings for later use.
Set the PC LAN network settings as follows:
IP address: 192.168.1.199
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Turn on the F-Link and wait until the Ready LED of the F-Link is on.
4. Open internet web browser on PC.
5. Insert the F-Link default IP 192.168.1.200 into address field.
6. Login with username and password. (Default username: “admin” and password: “admin”).
7. Open configuration page Wireless Settings.