Specifications

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Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
The DeviceMaster must be connected to the local network segment or directly to a NIC on
the host system to operate in MAC mode to perform the following procedure.
1. Access the Properties page for the DeviceMaster.
a. Right-click My Computer or Computer, click Manage, and then highlight Device
Manager.
b. Expand the Multi-port serial adapters entry, right-click the DeviceMaster you
want to configure, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Network Connections tab.
3. Enter the address from
the MAC address label on
the DeviceMaster or
select the MAC address
from the drop list.
Note: If you enter the
MAC address,
make sure that
you use the
correct format: 00
C0 4E xx xx xx. A
space must
separate each
pair of digits.
4. Click OK to program the
driver with the MAC
address of the
DeviceMaster.
The Properties page
closes automatically.
5. Re-open the Properties
page for the
DeviceMaster and select the Network Connections tab.
6. Click Program Addresses into Device.
7. Click the appropriate
addressing method in the
Program IP Address into
Device dialog for your
environment and click Ok.
8. To run the driver using an IP
address, click IP Mode in the
Network Connection Mode
group and Ok when you are
returned to the Network
Connections tab.
9. Go to the next subsection to
configure the COM port
properties.