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Networking Ki Pro
using the Factory
Default IP
If you don’t want to use DHCP to network Ki Pro Rack and also don’t want to set your own
static IP address, you can simply use a Default setting to use a factory setting of
10.65.74.65. This might be useful for an application where you directly connect a laptop
or computer to Ki Pro Rack and want to get networking quickly. Here are the steps to set
up this method of communication:
1. Use the Select buttons to navigate to parameter “50.1 IP CONFIG”, and then use the
Adjust buttons to select “Default”.
2. Set your laptop or desktop computer Ethernet IP address to 10.m.n.m (where m is not
65 and n is not 74).
3. Also on the computer, set the Subnet mask to 255.0.0.0 (most PCs default to the
proper netmask when the address is set—so you may not have to do anything here).
4. Run a browser on the computer and type “10.65.74.65” (the Default factory IP
address). You should now see Ki Pro Rack’s browser status screen.
Test Ki Pro’s
Network
Connection with
“Ping”
After setting the IP address and other TCP/IP settings and connecting Ki Pro Rack’s
Ethernet connection to a LAN or directly to a computer, ensure that you have a valid
connection by “Pinging” the Ki Pro Rack. Pinging ensures that other devices on the
network, or a computer directly attached to it, can see it. Simply run the Ping utility from
a computer on the same LAN as Ki Pro Rack, or one attached directly to Ki Pro Rack. Here’s
how to Ping a Ki Pro Rack from a Mac OSX computer:
Mac Ping Procedure 1. Find the Applications Folder, and then find the Utilities Folder inside of the
Applications Folder.
2. Locate the “Terminal” utility application and double-click it.
3. On the Ki Pro Rack, go to parameter menu 50.2 and read the IP address.
4. At the Terminal prompt, enter the IP address noted in step 3. For example: ping
192.168.0.2
5. If successful, the ping utility will respond that packets were sent, received and how
long it took. For example:
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.590 ms
6. If unsuccessful, check Ki Pro Rack’s network settings and resolve the problem with
your IT administrator.
Controlling Ki Pro
from a web-browser
To control Ki Pro Rack from a web-browser on a network attached computer, you must
enter Ki Pro Rack’s IP address as a URL in the browser. For example, if Ki Pro Rack’s IP
address were “10.0.6.31”, you would then type into the web browser: http://10.0.6.31
This topic is explained in greater detail in Chapter 4: Browser Remote Control.