Installation Instructions

IFU Configuration

2.2.5 Configuring Windows Networking Properties

To successfully log into an IFU and run IFU link manager, the PC and the IFU must be in the

same subnet. Use the following procedure to set up the IFU’s IP address on your Windows PC.

For Windows 98

1. On your desktop, click the Start button and select Settings

Control Panel.

2. Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel window.

3. Click on the Configuration tab.

4. Highlight the TCP/IP entry for the Ethernet card used to connect the IFUs and click the

Properties button.

5. A TCP/IP Properties window appears (see Figure 2-2). Click on the IP Address tab.

6. Click on Specify an IP address to highlight the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields.

7. Enter an IP address and the subnet mask for the PC. The address and mask should allow the

user to log into an IFU.

8. Click on the Gateway tab and verify that no IP addresses are listed under Installed

Gateways. If there is an IP address listed, highlight the address and delete it.

9. Click OK and OK again.

10. Reboot the computer (the computer must be rebooted for the new settings to take effect).

For Windows 2000

1. On your desktop, click the Start button and select Settings

Control Panel.

2. Double click on the Network and Dial-up Connections icon in the Control Panel window.

3. Double click on the preferred network connection icon.

4. Under the General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click OK.

5. An Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window appears (see Figure 2-2). Select Use the

following IP address and enter the IFUs IP address and subnet mask.

6. Click OK and OK again.

7. No reboot is required.

NOTE: Before beginning these procedures, make sure the PC has a fully functional Ethernet

interface, usually a PCMCIA card.

NOTE: The first three octets of the IP address entered must match the first three octets of the

IP address. The last octet should be a number not currently used in the IFU network (refer to

Figure 2-2). The subnet mask entered should match the subnet mask of the IFU. Refer to the

site engineering folder for IP addresses for the PCs used to monitor and manage the network.