Vaisala viewLinc: Installing viewLinc with Digi Devices User Manual

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Last updated: 5/3/2007

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Installing viewLinc with Digi Devices across Subnets

This procedure will document the steps involved in setting up Digi devices that are not in
the local subnet.

The following steps supplement the Quick Start Guide for viewLinc with Digi Devices.

1. From the Quick Start Guide for viewLinc with Digi Devices, complete step 1 and

2A.

2. With the Digi connected to the network, confirm you can communicate with it.

From the machine where you’ll eventually install viewLinc, enter ping <ip
address for the Digi>

in a command prompt. Ensure the ping gets a

response.

3. Because you are installing a Digi in a different subnet, you can’t “Discover” the

Digi device as described in the Quick Start Guide for viewLinc with Digi Devices
(step 2B). Instead, use the Digi Software & Documentation CD to install the
RealPort Driver required for communication between the viewLinc Server and the
Digi device in the other subnet:

a. Insert the Digi Software & Documentation CD. A splash screen and a wizard

will launch automatically.

b. Click Cancel to close the wizard

c. On the Digi splash screen, click the Software button.

d. On the Select Software to Install window, highlight RealPort Driver and click

Install.

e. If this is the first Digi you are installing, click Next. If you have installed units

previously, select Add a New Device and click Next.

f. On the Select Device screen, select Device not listed (this is normal, as the

Digi device is in a different subnet) and click Next.

g. In the Model Name field, enter the model of the Digi device (or a short

descriptor).

h. In the Serial Ports field, enter the number of ports on your Digi device (1 for a

Digi One SP, 4 for a Digi PortServer TS4, etc).

i. In the IP Address field, enter the static IP address you were given by your IT

department.

j. Leave all of the other fields in their default values and click Next.

k. Select the COM port(s) that will be assigned to your device and click Next.

l. Click Finish.

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