User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Installation and Operation Manual Draft in Progress
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Description
- 2 General Safety and Regulatory Information
- 3 Operation
- 4 Working with Base Stations from Your PC
- 4.1 PC Recommendations
- 4.2 Connecting Your PC to the Base Station
- 4.3 Working with the Web Interface
- 4.4 Basic Tasks
- 4.4.1 User Settings
- 4.4.2 Taking the Base Station Offline
- 4.4.3 Troubleshooting Alarms
- 4.4.4 Working with Configuration Files
- 4.4.5 Configuring Single Base Stations
- 4.4.6 Configuring Base Stations in a Channel Group
- 4.4.7 Setting Up Custom Alarms
- 4.4.8 Disabling the Front Panel Keypad
- 4.4.9 Preparing to Download Firmware
- 5 Installation
- 6 Maintenance
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Replacing Modules
- Appendix A – Interface Pin Allocations
- Appendix B – Inter-Module Connections
- TaitNet P25 Glossary
- Tait Software License Agreement
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50 Working with Base Stations from Your PC TB9400 Installation and Operation Manual
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4.2.4 Connecting a Networked PC to a Base Station
You may want to temporarily disconnect a networked PC from its LAN in
order to be able to establish a direct connection with the base station. A
physical connection is needed as well as an alternate (Windows 7, Windows
Vista, Windows XP) or temporary (Windows 2000) IP address and subnet
mask.
Windows 7 or
Windows Vista
1. Remove the local area Ethernet connection and connect an Ethernet
patch cable between the PC and the base station. You can use either
a straight through or crossover Ethernet patch cable with the current
base station firmware.
2. Navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and
Sharing Center.
3. Click View status.
4. In the Local Area Connection Status dialog box, click Properties.
5. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click Internet
Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
6. Click Alternate Configuration.
7. Select the User configured option, and then enter a number that is on
the same subnet as the base station. For example, if the TB9400 has
IP 192.168.1.2, enter 192.168.1.1 for the PC.
8. Enter a suitable subnet mask, for example 255.255.255.0.
The web browser should now be able to connect to any physically
connected base station that is on the same subnet.
9. Once the web browser session is finished, re-connect the local area
network cable to the PC. The PC then uses its normal TCP/IP
properties.
Windows XP
Professional
1. Remove the local area Ethernet connection and connect an Ethernet
patch cable between the PC and the base station. You can use either
a straight through or crossover Ethernet patch cable with the current
base station firmware.
2. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
3. Double-click Network Connections.
4. Double-click the Local Area Network icon.
5. Click Properties.
6. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
7. Click Alternate Configuration.